MSci Microbiology
Entry requirements
A level: AAB including two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics (the Core Sciences)
About this course
MSci in Microbiology, focusing on cellular mechanisms and biological processes. Core topics include Data Analysis and Research Methods. The four-year integrated master's programme incorporates extensive laboratory training in biomedical research techniques alongside advanced study of microbial genetics, biotechnology, and food production.
Modules
- Academic Tutorials Year 1
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- From Molecules to Cells
- Introduction to Laboratory Science
- Introduction to Experimental Biology - Molecular & Cellular Biology
- Biodiversity
- Genes, Evolution and Development
- Introduction to Microbiology and Immunology
- Writing and Referencing Skills (online unit)
- Health & Safety online course
- History of Biology
- Body Systems
- Drugs: From Molecules to Man
- Excitable Cells: the Foundations of Neuroscience
- Chemistry for Bioscientists 1
- Chemistry for Bioscientists 2
- Fundamentals of Chemistry
- Science & the Modern World
- Bodies in History: An introduction to the History of Medicine
- Academic Tutorials Year 2
- Microbiology RSM
- Organismal Biology EDM
- Fundamentals of Bacteriology
- Principles of Infectious Disease
- Immunology
- Parasitology
- Introduction to Virology
- Science Communication
- Genome Maintenance & Regulation
- Proteins
- The Dynamic Cell
- Cell Membrane Structure & Function
- `Omic Technologies & Resources
- Plants for the Future
- Molecules and Cells in Human Disease
- Disease in Nature
- Quantitative Biology
- Bioethics: Contemporary Issues in Science & Biomedicine
- Chemistry of Biomolecules
- Environmental Microbiology
- Ecology and Conservation
- From Cholera to COVID-19: A Global History of Epidemics
- The Crisis of Nature: Issues in Environmental History
- Exploring Enterprise
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Tools and Techniques for Enterprise
- Tools & Techniques for Enterprise
- Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development
- Enterprise Strategy and Marketing
- Enterprise Feasibility
- Enterprise in Healthcare
- Academic Tutorials Year 3
- Current Topics in Microbiology
- MSci Project Literature Review and Research Proposal
- MSci Experimental Skills Module
- Microbiology - Essay Paper
- Microbiology - Problem Paper
- Post-Genome Biology
- Glycobiology: Glycan Function in Health & Disease
- Advanced Immunology
- Gene Regulation & Disease
- Evolution of Genes, Genomes & Systems
- Green Biotechnology
- Biotic Interactions
- Bioethics: Contemporary Issues in Science & Biomedicine
- Living with Climate Change
- Advanced Parasitology
- Immune Response & Disease
- Role of Diagnostics in Medicine
- Cutting-edge Methods in Biomedical Sciences
- MSci Bioinformatics Tools and Resources
- Computational Approaches to Biology
- MSci Reproducible Data Science
- From Sherlock Holmes to CSI: a History of Forensic Science and Medicine
- Climate Change & Society
- Tools and Techniques for Enterprise
- Tools & Techniques for Enterprise
- Advanced Technology Enterprise
- Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development
- Enterprise Strategy and Marketing
- Enterprise Feasibility
- Enterprise in Healthcare
- MSci Research Project