Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies
Entry requirements
You'll need at least a 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant science, engineering, law or medical subject.
A 2:2 degree may be acceptable depending on an interview and assessment of your previous experience in areas related to the course.
Months of entry
September
Course content
Course description
Lead academics: Professor Mimoun Azzouz and Professor Janine Kirby
This course is designed to give you knowledge and training in a cutting-edge area of science, which you can apply to a wide range of roles in a growing industry. You’ll study the genetics behind rare inherited diseases, and how cell and gene therapies provide treatment options that can be tailored to individual patients.
In the laboratory, you will explore a range of topics and techniques in molecular and cellular biology. You will also learn how scientists work with industry to translate a discovery into a marketable healthcare product, covering topics such as manufacturing, quality control, regulation, safety and clinical trials.
As an Advanced Cell and Gene Therapies student, you will be learning from the experts who run our Gene Therapy Innovation and Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC). Researchers at this multi-million-pound facility are working to accelerate the development of gene therapies into life-changing treatments. The Sheffield team work with pharmaceutical companies and other organisations in an expanding global gene therapy network, which creates unique learning opportunities throughout the degree. Some of our collaborators give lectures, and you may have the opportunity to be part of a project with one of our industry partners during your 20-week research project.
You will be based within the Sheffield Institute of Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) – an internationally recognised centre of excellence, where top researchers are working on groundbreaking treatments to improve the lives of patients with neurodegenerative disorders.
Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/courses
Information for international students
Overall IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent.
For more information about entry requirements for international students, please visit our website.
Fees and funding
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc
- full time12 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Admissions Tutor
- CellGeneTherapies@sheffield.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 114 222 2296