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): £17,600
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £38,900
  • PGCert (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £7,000
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £15,500

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 .

International scholarships

Scholarships for international students are available through the Global Futures scheme. Visit the scholarship page to find out more about eligibility and how to apply.

Course unit details:
Research skills in Practice (short version)

Course unit fact file
Unit code BIOL65242
Credit rating 30
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 Biological Sciences
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The adapted unit is comprised of 3 x 10 credit modules. Each module will typically take 2 weeks (FT) to complete. The three modules comprise:

1. Formulating your research question (10 credits)

2. Critical appraisal of the literature (10 credits)

3. Communicating your Research (10 credits)

Note that each module is assessed independently but award of credits is made only on completion of the entire course unit (i.e. all 3 modules (30 credits))

 

Aims

The unit aims to provide assessed opportunities for the student to: find, evaluate and synthesise information from a variety of sources; apply their skills of critical analysis to a research hypothesis relevant to their specific discipline; develop working relationships; demonstrate effective time-keeping, self-management and initiative; listen to and support others; demonstrate commitment to a task; and express ideas effectively and accurately.

 

Teaching and learning methods

The unit will be delivered wholly on-line.

A variety of learning and teaching processes will be included; e.g. short videos, directed reading, quizzes/self assessments, discussion boards, group sessions, wiki’s.

 

Knowledge and understanding

Demonstrate in-depth and advanced knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of current issues/problems in the subject, discipline or profession

Intellectual skills

Apply skills of critical analysis to real world situations within a defined range of contexts.

Practical skills

  • Find, evaluate, synthesise and use information from a variety of sources.
  • Express ideas effectively and communicate informative appropriately and accurately using a range of media.

Transferable skills and personal qualities

  • Demonstrate a high level of professionalism, exercise initiative and show personal responsibility.
  • Demonstrate independent learning ability to support their continued professional development
  • Enhance their skills and confidence to enable them to operate effectively and creatively within their professional practice

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written assignment (inc essay) 33.3%
Oral assessment/presentation 33.3%
Set exercise 33.3%

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
Lectures 12
Independent study hours
Independent study 288

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Pamela Vallely Unit coordinator

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