- Degree awarded
- MSc/PGCert
- Duration
- MSc: 1 year FT, 2 years PT; PGCert: 4 months FT
- Entry requirements
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We require a First or Upper Second class degree in a relevant biomedical/biosciences subject, or an equivalent overseas qualification.
Non-standard applicants for the course will be considered on an individual basis.
This course is also available for intercalating medical students, both from The University of Manchester and other UK universities, upon completion of their third year. For St Andrews students, this includes the three-year course, plus the following one or two years spent in Manchester.
- Number of places/applicants
- Up to 20 places.
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form . See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require. We recommend that you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | Y | N | N |
| PGCert | Y | Y | N | N |
Course overview
- Understand viruses, the diseases they cause, and how to diagnose, control and prevent infections.
- Cover topically relevant viruses such as novel coronaviruses including SARS-CoV-2, Influenza and Monkeypox.
- Hear about new viral problems such as non A-E hepatitis and potential causes.
- Learn from experienced academic and clinical virologists.
- Study at a university ranked 8th in the UK and among the top 35 in the world for medicine (QS 2023).
Open days
Come along to Manchester Master’s Expo on 19 Wednesday March, 2-6pm, taking place on the university campus:
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Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £16,000
International, including EU, students (per annum): £37,000 -
MSc (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £8,000
International, including EU, students (per annum): £18,500 -
PGCert (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £6,400
International, including EU, students (per annum): £14,800 -
PGCert (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £3,200
International, including EU, students (per annum): £7,400
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive for the course tuition, administration and computational costs during your studies.
All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of courses lasting more than a year for UK students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees. Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
Self-funded international applicants for this course will be required to pay a deposit of £1000 towards their tuition fees before a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) is issued. This deposit will only be refunded if immigration permission is refused. We will notify you about how and when to make this payment.
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 .
The Catherine Chisholm scholarship is applicable to students from selected countries for this course. Find out more details on the scholarship page .
The University of Manchester is proud to offer six fully-funded scholarships to women from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Timor-Leste completing specific master's courses in STEM subjects. Please visit the STEM scholarship page for more information.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Admissions Team
- Telephone
- 0161 529 4539
- pgtaught.biosciences@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/biosciences/masters/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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