Full time
1 year
23-SEP-24
MSc - Master of Science
Immunology (Microbiology) Immunology (Medicine)
Taught
Course description
Our MSc in Clinical Immunology will give you an advanced understanding of the principles and mechanisms of the immune system and immune responses in the context of infection, malignancy and immunological disorders.
You will also gain insight into a specialist area of laboratory medicine from clinical leaders and researchers at the forefront of immunology.
This course comprises six course units taught in blocks spanning the field of clinical immunology. Teaching is delivered on both campus and hospital sites by more than 40 individual contributors.
Course content includes:
The course will also enable you to develop critical and experimental research skills relevant to the field through practical research masterclasses, a focused research proposal and a research project.
You will learn about assays and techniques employed in research and clinical laboratories to develop your technical understanding and clinical interpretation of results.
If you have an interest in this highly diverse and ever changing field and you wish to expand your knowledge at the interface of clinical and academic immunology, this master's course is ideal for you.
Aims
This course aims to give you:
Coursework and assessment
We will assess your progress using a range of formative and summative assessments. These will include multiple choice, short answer and essay questions, written or creative assignments, laboratory reports and oral presentations.
The assessments will be constructed to assess your knowledge and understanding while at the same time refining and expanding your intellectual and transferable skills.
Career opportunities
Graduates of this course come away with scientific knowledge and transferable skills that are highly sought after by scientific companies within the private sector.
You will also be equipped to work in clinical laboratories or pursue a career in research by undertaking a PhD.
The specialist nature of the course would also benefit students with a medical background, including intercalating medical students, who want to enhance their knowledge of immunology for future career advancement.
For this course (per year)
£13,000
For this course (per year)
£32,000
We require an honours degree (Upper Second minimum) or overseas equivalent in: immunology; biochemistry; physiology; pharmacology; pharmacy; medicine or other biological subject that contains an element of immunology.