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Qualification
Postgraduate Diploma
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Location
Whitechapel
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Study mode
Part time
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Start date
SEP
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Duration
21 Months
Course summary
Tailored for medical professionals, the programme imparts interdisciplinary skills and knowledge for advanced research. Expert guest speakers and leading researchers ensure up-to-date content. Collaborate with Clinical and Biomedical scientists, emphasizing real-world applications in advanced laboratories. Develop critical evaluation skills, propose hypotheses, and build a valuable network for your future clinical career.Part-time schedule allows you to balance work and studyGet hands-on experience in our advanced purpose-built teaching laboratoryAcquire an understanding of specialised techniques applicable to your own research or advanced scholarshipWhat you'll studySpecifically designed for those who have a medical background, this Clinical Microbiology MSc will give you the cross-disciplinary skills and knowledge you need to describe and understand advanced-level research. This course delivers a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of medical microbiology and professional practice.You’ll be taught by world-leading experts, internationally recognised for their cutting-edge research in microbiology. Many of the lectures are given by guest speakers who are acknowledged experts in their field from within the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). This ensures the course remains up to date and relevant to your future career and also enables you to develop a strong network of contacts. You will learn alongside Clinical and Biomedical scientists enabling you to learn in a fully interdisciplinary environment.AssessmentModules are assessed using a combination of final written examinations and a series of in-course assessments. The in-course assessments consist of literature reviews, oral and poster presentations and practical and written exams.TeachingThe course aims to promote teaching and learning enriched by original scholarship and scientific research encouraging students to become independent learners. Formal teaching comprises of lectures, workshops, practical classes and demonstrations. Many of the lectures are given by guest speakers who are acknowledged experts in their field from within the NHS, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) or are highly respected researchers. This ensures the course remains up to date and relevant to your future career and also enables you to develop a strong network of contacts.
Application deadline
08/09/2025
Tuition fees
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University information
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University League Table
41st
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Campus address
Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, Tower Hamlets, E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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Subject ranking
30th out of 91 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 218143 66%36th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10080.0 80%28th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.02 76%65th
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