Our Microbiology and Infection MSc provides you with sound theoretical and hands-on laboratory experience in cutting-edge microbiology. The course is set within the context of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at the University of Birmingham, the largest grouping of microbiologists in the UK.
This MSc programme is built on the combined expertise in microbiology and infection that has been assembled through the establishment of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at Birmingham.
It draws on the internationally recognized expertise of members of both the College of Life and Environmental Sciences and College of Medical and Dental Sciences to provide a course that will be attractive to aspiring biomedical scientists and clinical microbiologists worldwide.
Students graduating from this course can look forward to gaining a thorough grounding in this important area, with job opportunities throughout the public and private sector, as well as in research settings.
This course will provide graduates in the Biosciences with a sound theoretical background and hands-on laboratory experience in leading-edge microbiology. Students will gain specialist knowledge and insight in key aspects of bacterial infection.
The course will enable students to develop basic abilities and skills on which to build professional capability in a healthcare or related microbiology or biomedical research setting.
At least a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent, or a postgraduate Masters, in a relevant subject
20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.
IELTS 6.0 with no less that 5.5 in any band
TOEFL: 80 overall with no less than 19 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 19 in Writing
Pearson Test of English (PTE) including online: Academic 64 with no less than 59 in all four skills
Cambridge English (exams taken from 2015): Advanced – minimum overall score of 169, with no less than 162 in any component
Biological and Medical Sciences
Birmingham, England
Postgraduate
Full-time, 1 year, Part-time, 2 years
September
5.5
Home full-time: £10,980, International full-time: £26,640,
London
0.0
Postgraduate
Canterbury and Medway
5.5
Postgraduate
8655
Middlesbrough
Postgraduate
7365