Program Overview

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Overview

You'll develop your own bespoke course with our broad range of taught modules. You'll then complete a 24-week research project.

Our teaching is research-informed. Course content changes to reflect developments in:

the discipline

the requirements of external bodies and partners

student feedback

Medical genetics is a competitive research area. Your studies will be centered around academia. You'll also have an opportunity to access industry experience in some cases.

Watch our introduction to An International Perspective

Our suite of MRes courses

The Medical Genetics MRes is closely linked to a suite of MRes courses that you may also be interested in:

Ageing and Health MRes

Animal Behaviour MRes

Biofabricaton and Bioprinting MRes

Biotechnology and Business Enterprise MRes

Cancer MRes

Cardiovascular Science in Health and Disease MRes

Diabetes MRes

Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine MRes

Epidemiology MRes

Evolution and Human Behaviour MRes

Immunobiology MRes

Medical and Molecular Biosciences MRes

Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine MRes

Molecular Cell Biology and Cell Signalling in Health and Disease MRes

Molecular Microbiology MRes

Neuromuscular Diseases MRes

Neuroscience MRes

Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells MRes

Toxicology MRes

Translational Medicine and Therapeutics MRes

Transplantation MRes

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Your course and study experience - disclaimers and terms and conditions

Please rest assured we make all reasonable efforts to provide you with the programmes, services and facilities described. However, it may be necessary to make changes due to significant disruption, for example in response to Covid-19.

View our Academic experience page, which gives information about your Newcastle University study experience for the academic year 2022-23.

See our terms and conditions and student complaints information, which gives details of circumstances that may lead to changes to programmes, modules or University services.