Career opportunities
You will graduate with the skills and knowledge required for a career as a modern virologist.
You will be well placed to pursue a career as a diagnostic laboratory scientist or manager, or as a scientist in industry or academia in medical and/or molecular virology, or in any of a number of biotechnology fields relevant to virology.
These include:
- gene therapy (where recombinant viruses are the mainstay of the technology);
- molecular biology, particularly next generation sequencing and new virus discovery;
- vaccinology;
- antiviral development;
- epidemiological and public health control.
For medically qualified applicants, the course will benefit those wishing to specialise in virology or infectious diseases, or pursue a clinical academic route in this or related subjects.
The course is also an excellent stepping stone to PhD research in virology or a related subject.