Program Overview

MSc Medical Microbiology

Elevate your expertise in medical microbiology to tackle global health challenges and drive advancements in disease management.

Overview

We’ve designed our MSc Medical Microbiology to enable you to develop an advanced theoretical understanding, together with the practical techniques you’ll need to apply those theories in a research or clinical context.

Course Information

Our MSc Medical Microbiology is made up of six core modules which you will study over one year full-time. This includes modules that let you explore various aspects of microbiology, infectious diseases and biomedical science, together with two modules based around your research project.

Core Modules

• Disorder Case Study: In time, healthcare scientists accumulate knowledge about a large range of disorders. Often, especially in the early days of experience, the acquisition of this knowledge is fragmented. This module component provides the opportunity to make a systematic, comprehensive study of a disorder.
• Analytical and Research Techniques in Biomedical Science: This module provides you with the opportunity to study analytical and research techniques used in biomedical science practice at masters level.
• Human Infectious Diseases: This module provides the opportunity to study human infectious diseases in depth.
• Research Methods and Ethics in Biomedical Science: This module develops your research skills and prepares you for your independent research project.
• Diagnosis, Management and Control of Infectious Disease: This module provides the opportunity for in-depth study of the diagnosis, management and control of human infectious disease.
• Project: This module enables all full-time masters students to complete an independent piece of research which is allied to your specialism, named award, employment aspirations and specific academic interests.

Entry Requirements

You’ll need a UK honours degree – normally a 2:2 – or the international equivalent, in biological or biomedical science, including the study of Medical Microbiology. We might also consider your application if you a have an equivalent professional qualification or substantial relevant professional experience, or if you have an HNC Medical Laboratory Science plus at least 10 years’ experience.

Fees and Funding

UK and Channel Island Students

• Full-time fee: £12,000 per year

EU and Non-EU International Students

• Full-time fee: £22,000 per year

Careers Support and Prospects

This course offers an avenue into a range of specialist fields like hospital science, biomedical and pharmaceutical industries. The subjects you’ll cover will not only help you prepare for the Institute of Biomedical Science higher specialist examination and the advanced practice that follows, but it can also lay the groundwork for careers in research or teaching, or to pursue studies towards a PhD.

Career Paths

• Senior Biomedical Scientist
• Advanced Biomedical Scientist
• Deputy Laboratory Manager
• Field Application Specialist Manager
• Molecular Business Line Manager

Research

We represent one of the highest concentrations of health research excellence, ranking 15th in the UK for the power of our health and biomedical research (REF 2021). Our research is targeted at alleviating the threats of infectious disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke and age-related decline to human health and wellbeing.

Features and Benefits

• Industry standards: Recognised for our expertise, this course is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science up to 2024 student intake, with reaccreditation pending from 2025 onwards.
• Learn alongside leading researchers: We're ranked 15th in the UK for the power of our health and biomedical research (REF, 2021).
• Professional study environment: We’ve invested over £115 million to transform the way we teach and the way our students learn.
• Athena SWAN award: Manchester Met’s commitment to promote and advance gender equality in STEM subjects has been recognised with a Bronze Athena SWAN award.
• Professional connections: Our strong links with the Institute of Biomedical Science, the Health and Care Professions Council, and NHS trusts and hospitals in Manchester and the North West offers you the chance to undertake research projects in clinically relevant areas.
• Cutting-edge facilities: You’ll learn in our new Superlab and modern laboratories for blood biochemistry, microbiology, cell and molecular biology, and tissue culture.