Program Overview

MSc Molecular Pathology of Cancer

Overview

The MSc Molecular Pathology of Cancer is a 12-month full-time program that focuses on the molecular analysis of tissue samples to transform outcomes for patients with cancer. The program is designed to enhance expertise for careers in cancer prevention, early detection, or cancer research in academia, healthcare, or the pharmaceutical sector.

Entry Requirements

• An undergraduate degree (normally an Upper Second) or overseas equivalent in a relevant biomedical subject, including medicine and nursing.
• Flexibility on entrance requirements will be applied to candidates with proven appropriate extensive professional experience.

Application and Selection

• Please apply via our online application form.
• We recommend you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications earlier if the course is full.

Course Details

• Learn about a field of critical importance for transforming outcomes for patients with cancer, with a unique focus on the molecular analysis of tissue samples.
• Enhance your expertise for a career in cancer prevention, early detection or cancer research, whether in academia, healthcare or the pharmaceutical sector.
• Study at a university ranked 8th in the UK and among the top 30 in the world for Medicine (QS World University Rankings 2024).
• Gain hands-on research experience in state-of-the-art facilities, at a University where 93% of research has been identified as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (REF, 2021).

Course Options

| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning
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MSc | Y | N | N | N

Fees

• For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
  • MSc (full-time)
    • UK students (per annum): £14,000
    • International, including EU, students (per annum): £33,000

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the fees and funding page.
• The Catherine Chisholm scholarship is applicable to students from selected countries for this course.
• The University of Manchester is proud to offer six fully-funded scholarships to women from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Timor-Leste completing specific master's courses in STEM subjects.

Careers

• The program is designed to enhance expertise for careers in cancer prevention, early detection or cancer research in academia, healthcare, or the pharmaceutical sector.