Program Overview

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About our foundation years

Our Foundation Year courses are perfect for you if you...

• are returning to education after a long time, or you don't have the qualifications for direct entry into our degree programmes
• are thinking of re-training and would like an introduction to the area
• are an international student wanting an additional year to adapt to the UK academic system
• are still evaluating which degree pathway at UEL is the right one for you

Please note: Foundation years can only be studied full-time. However, you can transfer to part-time delivery once you have completed your foundation year. Please apply to the full-time option if you wish to study in this way.

Bioscience MRes

Overview

Unlike traditional MSc courses, the University of East London's MRes in Bioscience is designed specifically to provide you with the best opportunity to develop and demonstrate key skills for a career in research.

A third of the course consists of a Research Skills module and an optional module that you will choose from a long list, which will either develop your research skills further or offer specialisation in a particular element of bioscience.

The remaining two-thirds of the course is dedicated to the completion of an individual research project within one of the highly respected research groups in the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience.

You will be supervised throughout your project by a highly qualified and experienced director of studies. To complete your MRes you will need to make an oral defence of your submitted project to examiners.

We also offer an intermediate qualification of a PG Certificate.

Course options

• MRes: Full-time, 1 year; Part-time, 2 years
• Home Applicant: Full-time, £6,320 per year; Part-time, £3,160 per year
• International Applicant: Full-time, £16,900 per year; Part-time, £8,450 per year

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements: Bachelor's degree with minimum Second Class (2:2) or equivalent in a relevant subject from a recognised institution and a Research Proposal.
• International Qualifications: We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
• English Language requirements: Overall IELTS 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening (or recognised equivalent).
• Interview: An interview is required with a member of the academic teaching team.

Fees, funding and additional costs

• Fees: EU, EEA and Swiss Nationals starting a course in September 2021, will no longer be eligible for Home fees.
• Postgraduate Loans Scheme: £10,280 to fund your Masters Programme under the Postgraduate Loans (PGL) scheme.
• Postgraduate Scholarship: Apply for a 50 per cent discount on your tuition fees!
• Additional costs: Depending on the programme of study, there may be extra costs which are not covered by tuition fees, which students will need to consider when planning their studies.

What makes this course different

• Research excellence: 92 per cent of UEL's research world-leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised.
• Strong employability prospects: This course will provide you with an excellent grounding if you are seeking a career in the increasingly competitive research environment.
• Uniquely flexible course: The opportunity to develop key research skills focused on bioscience and related research.

Course modules

• Essential post-graduate research skills: Core Module
• Dissertation: Core Module
• Advanced Techniques in Bioscience: Optional Module
• Biology of Disease and Clinical Diagnosis: Optional Module
• Clinical Microbiology and Immunology: Optional Module
• Biotechnology and Genomics: Optional Module
• Cancer Biology and Therapeutics: Optional Module
• Drug Discovery, Design and Development: Optional Module
• Toxicology: Optional Module
• Health and Disease of Physiological Systems: Optional Module
• Neuropharmacology and Advanced Systems Therapeutics: Optional Module
• Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis and Quality Control: Optional Module
• Phyto-pharmaceuticals: Optional Module
• Epidemiology Theory and Practice: Optional Module
• Public Health: Optional Module
• Health Promotion: Health Education, Health Protection and Disease Prevention: Optional Module
• Global Health: Optional Module
• Clinical Reasoning: Optional Module
• Contemporary Theories In Sport Psychology: Optional Module
• The Theory of Strength and Conditioning: Optional Module
• Anatomy and Exercise Physiology: Optional Module

Research proposal

Research proposals give us a better understanding of the area you want to study for an MRes course.

You don't have to follow a predetermined structure when writing your proposal, but it's a good idea to include a title that describes the aims and scope of your research, and information on how your ideas fit in with the research interests of UEL.

Other important elements include: relevant academic literature, how your research will advance knowledge in this area, and a possible methodology. You should also include a timescale for your research.

Your future career

This MRes course will provide you with excellent training for a career in the increasingly competitive environment of scientific research. The flexible course, set in a rich research environment, will give you a real edge as you seek to further your studies through an MPhil or a PhD.

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, and further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. Our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed.

How you'll learn

You will work in our newly refurbished laboratories and become familiar with a range of equipment that you will encounter in your later career.

The course culminates in an individual research project that will give you the opportunity to develop and demonstrate your individual skills and abilities.

UEL will provide you with the best possible setting for your studies. Bioscience contributed to the outstanding results in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, in which 92 per cent of our research submission was rated either world-leading, internationally excellent, or internationally recognised.

How you'll be assessed

We use a variety of assessment methods, including an annotated bibliography with critical appraisal, a professional research proposal, written reports, presentations and a final dissertation or research paper.

Campus and facilities

Our historic Stratford campus is located in one of the best-connected areas of London: close to Stratford's thriving town centre, the 2012 Olympic Park, just 15 minutes from London's West End and 20 minutes from Canary Wharf.

Stratford’s facilities include a state-of-the-art library and learning centre, the majestic great hall and specialist laboratories and computing services. The School of Childhood and Social Care, and Centre for Clinical Education in Podiatry, Physiotherapy and Sports Science are housed in new buildings. There is also a campus restaurant and bookshop, and a Students' Union café-bar.

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience.

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

• Course leader: Dr Darren Sharpe

Related courses

• MPhil PhD School of Health Sport and Bioscience
• MSc Biomedical Science (with specialism)
• MRes Health Science