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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
1 Year
Our long-running MSc Medical Microbiology course is ideal if you are a graduate or professional looking to develop or enhance your skills as a microbiologist. The course is unique because you will spend much of your time in the laboratory, learning how to be a hands-on microbiologist. You will cover medical and molecular aspects of microbiology and immunity to infection, incorporating traditional and current methods of laboratory diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology and management of infection. We aim to give you a significant level of theoretical and practical understanding of the subject, which will be important if you want to follow a career in the diagnosis and study of infectious diseases.Degree awarded MSc/PGDipDurationMSc: 12/24 mths (FT/PT); PGDip: 9/21 mths (FT/PT)
