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  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Diploma

  • Location

    Whitechapel

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    21 months

Course summary

Take the next step in your career with a PgDip in Clinical Microbiology from Queen Mary. On this course you will develop your own original scholarship and scientific research: preparing you to pursue further research or professional study.

  • Part-time schedule allows you to balance work and study
  • Get hands-on experience in our advanced purpose-built laboratories
  • Acquire an understanding of specialised techniques applicable to your own research or advanced scholarship
  • Option to join clinical journal club at Barts Health NHS Trust

Facilities

At Queen Mary you will have access to a number of advanced facilities, some of which are designated exclusively to postgraduate students. These include:

  • the Blizard Building, which has state of-the-art facilities for students and staff including open-plan research laboratories, office space, a 400-seater lecture theatre and a café, and several seminar rooms
  • a Learning Resources Centre, open around the clock, with 200 networked PCs solely for the use of postgraduate students
  • medical libraries located at Barts and The Royal London hospitals and at the Queen Mary Mile End campus
  • access to the Postgraduate Reading Room
  • research access to the British Library.
  • close links with other microbiology departments in the region.

Career paths

Graduation from this course allows you to apply your knowledge directly to the field. It sets you up to work in research-focused positions such as a chemistry consultant, a molecular microbiologist or a conservation officer.

For example, a graduate of this course have gone on to become the Head of the Microbiology Unit in the Pathology and Microbiology Department at the University Teaching Hospital, Zambia.

Application deadline

09 September 2024

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 10,000per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Queen Mary University of London

Queen Mary University of London

  • University League Table

    50th

  • Campus address

    Queen Mary University of London, Admissions and Recruitment Office, Mile End Road, London, Tower Hamlets, E1 4NS, England

Students can experience campus life while living in London, one of the most exciting cities on the planet. The best of both worlds!
Research at Queen Mary is world-leading across disciplines, with its academics making a major impact across all subject areas.
Queen Mary is truly inclusive, with multiple nationalities represented on its campuses.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    32nd out of 94 8

  • Entry standards

    / Max 228
    141 62%

    38th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    52nd

    14
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.06 76%

    52nd

    24

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