Program Description

We’ve designed our MSc Medical Microbiology to enable you to develop an advanced theoretical understanding, together with the practical techniques you’ll need to apply those theories in a research or clinical context.On this masters in medical microbiology, you’ll gain a well-rounded understanding learning about analytical approaches and human disorders. To further your knowledge, you’ll take an in-depth look at human infectious diseases, developing the skills to understand, control and manage those diseases.

You’ll also complete an independent research project, building professional-level research skills. This is your opportunity to explore the issues that fascinate you – making the most of our extensive links with hospitals across Greater Manchester to conduct research in clinically relevant areas in a real-world context.By the time you graduate, you should be equipped with the analytical techniques and diagnostic approaches required for practice at a specialist level. This MSc Medical Microbiology is made up of eight units which you will study over one year full-time. This includes six units that let you explore various aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases and biomedical science, together with two units based around your research project.

During the masters, you’ll explore taking a systematic approach to disorders and the principals and applications of essential analytical techniques in modern biomedical science, such as electrophoresis, mass spectrometry and recombinant DNA technology. You’ll study in-depth the management and control of infectious disease, gaining the confidence and ability to evaluate strategies for characterising disease and assess the relevance of new methods to current biomedical practice. You will also look at diagnostics and the ability to take a critical approach in the selection of appropriate methods used in medical microbiology diagnostics. Our Recent Advances in Biomedical Research core unit offers you the opportunity for independent study of a topic at the forefront of biomedical research. 

Admission Requirements

• General Requirement:-
  • Arab Students Requirement:- Qualifications we can accept include:
    • a four year bachelors degree with good grades from a recognised Saudi university
    • a three year bachelors degree with good grades awarded by a military institution
    • a postgraduate diploma with required grades
    • a masters degree with required grades
  • Indian Students:- Acceptable qualifications can include: BA, BCom, BBA, BBM,BMM, BE (Engineering), BTech
• You’ll need a UK honours degree – at least a 55%-60% – or the international equivalent, in biological or biomedical science including the study of Medical Microbiology. 

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	6.5

Remarks:

IELTS Waiver for Indian Students:- 

• We will accept the following XII standard English State Boards with a score of 70% or above as an alternative to IELTS: CBSE, CISCE (ISC)
• We will accept the following XII standard English State Boards with a score of 80% or above as an alternative to IELTS: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,  West Bengal Boards