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Paediatrics and Child Health: Molecular and Genomic Paediatrics MSc

Paediatrics and Child Health: Molecular and Genomic Paediatrics MSc

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Full time | UCL (University College London) | 1 year | SEP

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Pediatrics

Course Summary

This comprehensive programme is based at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH). As a student, you will benefit from the unique position the institute occupies within UK paediatrics. We bring together strong links to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children with our setting within the powerful teaching and research environment of UCL. With its inaugural year in 1986, originally as the MSc in Community Paediatrics, this postgraduate programme is part of the longest-running paediatric health MSc in London. We continually aim to improve it based on student feedback and changing demands within the Health Service and Academic sectors. Teaching takes place at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) in close collaboration with colleagues from Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with lectures from national and international experts across most clinical and research areas.

Modules

Applied Statistics for Health Research 1 - Core
Clinical Genomics, Genetic and Rare Diseases - Core
Evidence-based Child Health - Core
Molecular Biology of Normal Development and Birth Defects - Core
Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Childhood Cancers - Core
Research Project Report - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£16,000

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£36,500

Entry requirements

Medically qualified applicants should have post-qualification experience in paediatrics or child health. Non-medically qualified applicants should normally have a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and several year's specialist experience of working in hospitals, community child health or public health services for children and families.

University information

University College London (UCL) is consistently ranked among the top ten universities in the world, conducting leading research across a wide range of subject areas. Throughout its long and prestigious history, it has inspired and educated countless minds and produced over 30 Nobel prize recipients. With one campus located in the heart of Bloomsbury and a second campus in vibrant east London, the university is home to over 50,000 students...more