Fees and funding

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • MSc (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £16,400
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £37,500

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .

Always contact the admissions team if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.

International student CAS deposit

Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the fees and funding page.

Course unit details:
Vaccinations, Antimicrobials and Resistance

Course unit fact file
Unit code MEDN68652
Credit rating 15
Unit level FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s) Semester 2
Offered by School of Medical Sciences
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

In order to achieve the unit aims, a variety of learning and teaching methods will be used and will include lectures, laboratory practical sessions, seminars, eLearning materials and private study.

The unit will include the following topics:

  • Vaccination
  • Antimicrobial discovery (new and past discoveries)
  • Antimicrobials and their modes of action
  • Principles of antimicrobial resistance
  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing
  • Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Alternatives therapies
  • Principles of infection control

Aims

Introduce the students to antimicrobials and their mode of action, mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship; principles of infection control and vaccination principles and policies. In addition students will also develop a practical understanding of antimicrobial sensitivity testing.

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Other 40%
Written exam 60%

In-unit assessment

Feedback methods

  • Feedback on assignments will be given in accordance with University guidelines.
  • Informal feedback on a one-one basis in practical sessions.
  • Verbal feedback in seminar/tutorial sessions.
  • Formal feedback at the end of the unit from students.

Study hours

Independent study hours
Independent study 150

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Moustafa Alissa Alkhalaf Unit coordinator

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