- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 12 months full-time or 24 months part-time
- Entry requirements
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We require an undergraduate degree (normally an Upper Second) or overseas equivalent in a relevant biomedical subject, including medicine and nursing. Flexibility on entrance requirements will be applied to candidates with proven appropriate extensive professional experience.
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form. See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require with your form.
We recommend you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications earlier if the course is full.
We also offer MSc Oncology Research, MSc Medical Physics in Cancer Radiation Therapy and the Transformative Oncology course, which is 100% online and part-time. All our courses provide research-led, clinically relevant and medically applicable education, nurturing future leaders in cancer research and oncology.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- Learn about a field of critical importance to translational medicine, with a unique focus on the molecular analysis of tissue samples.
- Study at a university ranked 8th in the UK and among the top 40 in the world for Medicine (QS World University Rankings 2023).
- Connect with colleagues and related opportunities across the UK through our association with the network of MRC and EPSRC-funded Molecular Pathology nodes.
Open days
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2024, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £13,000
International, including EU, students (per annum): £32,000
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
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
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Admissions Team
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4577
- pgtaught.medicine@manchester.ac.uk
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Courses in related subject areas
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