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MSc PG Dip PG Cert Clinical and Molecular Microbiology

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    MSc/PGDip/PGCert Full-time: 12 months Part-time: 24 months

Masters Degree Description

Are you ready to gain advanced knowledge of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections and how they are diagnosed and treated?

You will be taught state of the art techniques by internationally recognised academics and receive guest lectures from industry leaders in the field of microbiology from the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency. Our graduates have gone on to career paths with well-known public and private sectors employers including the NHS, Severn Trent Water and NASA space agency, USA. In addition, we have a high success rate of students progressing on to PhD degrees.

With a strong focus on clinical methods of diagnosis, patient management, molecular biological techniques in both research and diagnostic laboratories, our innovative course accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) aims to provide you with both the theoretical and practical aspects of clinical microbiology to further your career in this innovative discipline.

Entry Requirements

2:1 honours degree in any relevant subject

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Fees

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Student Destinations

Students from our full suite of MSc courses have gone on to a wide variety of positions – here are a few examples:

  • Senior House Officer (SHO) in Medical Microbiology
  • Research Technicians in Oncology
  • Senior Registrar (SpR) in Medical Microbiology
  • PhD London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Infection Control Nurses
  • NHS Clinical Scientists
  • Regulatory Affairs Specialist – AMGEM Biotech
  • PhD School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Cambridge
  • Clinical Trial Data Managers
  • Application Specialist Biological Sciences, Japan
  • Biomedical Scientists (BMS1)
  • PhD School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham
  • Research Technician – School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham
  • Research Scientist – Glaxo SmithKline

Module Details

Core modules

  • Introduction to Medical Microbiology10 credits
  • Core Research Methods: Transferable Research Skills10 credits
  • Human Pathogens20 credits
  • Viral Pathogenesis and Infection20 credits
  • Prevention and Treatment of Infection20 credits

Research project

  • Research Project60 credits

Clinical pathway

  • Clinical Syndromes in Infectious Disease10 credits
  • Diagnostic Microbiology and Laboratory Methods20 credits
  • Infection Control and Public Health10 credits

Molecular pathway

  • Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infections20 credits
  • Core Research Methods: Molecular Techniques10 credits
  • Clinical Syndromes in Infection Diseases10 credits

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