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- Degree awarded
- PG Credit
- Duration
- Varies by unit
- How to apply
You should apply for this course by completing our online application form . See the Advice to applicants section for details of the supporting documents we require with your form.
We recommend that you apply as early as possible; we accept applications on a rolling basis up until two weeks before the start of each unit. Late applications may be considered. We reserve the right to close applications earlier if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modular | N | Y | N | N |
Course overview
- Learn to apply genetics, genomics and bioinformatics to patient care.
- Learn from clinical and academic experts from The University of Manchester, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine.
- Study one or more units from our MSc Genomic Medicine degree as standalone courses for continuing professional development.
- Fit further study into your schedule if you do not have the time to undertake a full master's course.
- Study at a university ranked 8th in the UK and among the top 50 in the world for medicine (QS World University Rankings 2021).
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
Funding is available to NHS staff for CPD units.
It is possible to apply for multiple units and combine them for the award of PGCert (Genomic Medicine) or PGDip (Genomic Medicine).
HEE funding is initially only available for units that will be completed by the end of March 2022. Any units undertaken after March 2022 may need to be funded from another source.
Further details on HEE funding are available by contacting pgtaught.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk .
HEE funding details and the application process can be found at Health Education England.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Telephone
- pgtaught.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/cpd/subjects/healthcare-sciences-medicine/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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