Teaching and assessment for Biomedical and Molecular Sciences MSc

Faculty of Life Sciences

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Teaching

You'll learn through a range of teaching methods, including:

lectures
workshops
talks by invited speakers
journal clubs
demonstrations and practical classes
research project with one-to-one training

Assessment

You'll be assessed through a mix of coursework and exam-based assessments, including:

analysis of research papers (based on patient case studies)
presentations
short answer and essay questions
scientific writing exercises
mock job applications
data analysis exercises
focused research report

Core Modules

These modules are an essential part of your course.

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Module code: BS51007 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 1

This module provides a detailed and research-led introduction to cell biology, focusing on how cells work in health and what goes wrong in disease.

You will examine topics from pathogenic bacteria and cell signalling to stem cell differentiation and organelle dysfunction, with a particular relevance to current academic and biopharma research.

Cell Biology and Disease full module details

Module code: BS52007 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

This module introduces you to the advanced technology platforms that underpin contemporary biomedical and molecular sciences research.

Covering three major themes - data and bioinformatics, cell imaging, and protein and proteome analysis - you will develop both conceptual understanding and practical skills in the tools used by researchers in academia and the biopharma industry.

Advanced Technology Platforms full module details

Module code: BS52008 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

This module prepares you to design and communicate your own MSc research project.

You will:

review the scientific literature in your chosen area
develop a research proposal
present at journal clubs
engage with questions of ethics, intellectual property and funding strategy

MSc Project Proposal and Associated Skills full module details

Module code: BS52009 Credits: 20 Semester: Semester 2

Engage in-depth with research-led study of modern therapeutics. You will also explore the science behind developing new treatments for disease.

You will cover cutting-edge approaches like:

CAR-T therapies
gene editing
novel vaccines
regenerative medicine

You will also learn about commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property considerations that shape drug development.

Therapeutics full module details

Module code: BS53004 Credits: 60 Semester: Runs during the summer

This module will be the centrepiece of your MSc course. It will place you within an active research group to conduct a substantive laboratory-based project.

Working under the supervision of a Principal Investigator, you will:

design and execute experiments
analyse data
contribute original findings to an area of current research

MSc Research Project full module details

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