Program Overview

MSc Clinical Immunology / Overview

Overview

The MSc Clinical Immunology program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the immune mechanisms underpinning our understanding and diagnosis of disease and infection, supplemented with immunological approaches to vaccines and therapies.

Entry Requirements

• An honours degree (Upper Second minimum) or overseas equivalent in:
  • Immunology
  • Biomedical science
  • Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Pharmacology
  • Medicine
  • Or any other biological subject that contains an element of immunology.

Application and Selection

• Please apply via our online application form.
• See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.
• Due to the competition for places and high quality of applications that we receive, we give preference to applicants with grades above our minimum entry requirements and who can demonstrate relevant experience in immunology.

Course Details

• Learn from leaders in clinical immunology from the NHS across the UK and leading researchers from the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation.
• Benefit from strong NHS links.
• Study at a university ranked 7th in the UK for Biological Sciences and 8th for Medicine (QS Rankings 2022).
• Develop critical and experimental research skills through laboratory-based experimental masterclasses, producing your own research proposal, and undertaking a bespoke research project.

Course Options

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

Fees

• MSc (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £14,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £33,000
• MSc (part-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £7,000
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £16,500
• PGDip (full-time)
  • UK students (per annum): £11,200
  • International, including EU, students (per annum): £26,400

Scholarships/Sponsorships

• 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

• Develop critical and experimental research skills through laboratory-based experimental masterclasses, producing your own research proposal, and undertaking a bespoke research project.