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): £14,400
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £38,000
  • MSc (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £7,200
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £19,000
  • PGDip (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £5,750
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £15,200
  • PGCert (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £5,800
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £15,200
  • PGCert (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £2,900
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £7,600
  • Modular (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £1,400 per 15 credits
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £3,700 per 15 credits

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 .

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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.

Funding is available to NHS staff for course units on this programme through NHS England.

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 Project MSc Genomic Medicine

Course unit fact file
Unit code BIOL67980
Credit rating 60
Unit level FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree
Teaching period(s) Full year
Offered by School of Biological Sciences
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

The 60 credit research project will normally only be an option for full-time students due to the time commitment required. Part-time students will normally do the 30 credit literature review, in which case two additional optional 15 credit modules must be undertaken to fulfil the requirements of 180 credits for a Masters degree. In exceptional circumstances a part-time students may be allowed to undertake the 60 credit research project if it is discussed and agreed with a Programme Director or the module lead.

Aims

The aim of this module is for students to build on their previous knowledge, skills and  experience of undertaking research by undertaking a medical genomics research project  that shows originality in the application of knowledge, together with a practical  understanding of how established techniques of research and enquiry are used to create  and interpret knowledge in a specialism of healthcare science. Research projects should  be designed to take into account the research training required by individual students and  the needs of the department in which the research is to be conducted. The research  dissertation should be presented in the form of a scientific report to be considered for  publication in a scientific journal, i.e. use of sub-headings, tables, figures, references, etc.  This can be based on a workplace project or the Genomics England dataset.

Content Description 
Students will use both the theoretical knowledge they will acquire throughout the taught  part of the course and the analytical skills they will develop in order to tackle a research  question by themselves. Undertaking of the research project will involve formulating the  question, acquiring and analysing the data and finally present and discuss results. The  
project could be carried out in the hosting NHS laboratory, research department and 
industry under joint supervision i.e. tutors from both the hosting department and the  programme. Research projects should be presented in the format of a paper for  publication (additional figures and tables can be presented as supplementary material). 
 

Knowledge and understanding

1. Design, plan and undertake a research project to test a hypothesis from conception to completion/archiving in accordance with ethical and research governance regulations  drawing on expert advice where necessary and involving patients and service users 
2. Analyse the data using appropriate methods and statistical techniques, and interpret,  critically discuss and draw conclusions from the data 
3. Prepare a written report that describes and critically evaluates the research project,  clearly identifying the strengths and weaknesses 
4. Present a summary of the research project and outcome that conforms to the format  of a typical scientific presentation at a national or international scientific meeting,  responding to questions appropriately 
5. Prepare and present a summary of the research project to specialist, non-specialist  and lay audiences seeking feedback on the presentation(s) and critically reflecting on  the experience and feedback. 
 

Intellectual skills

  1. Justify the rationale for research governance and ethical frameworks when undertaking research or innovation in the NHS
  2. Identify a research question and critically evaluate the novelty and importance of the research question

Practical skills

  1. Develop appropriate laboratory skills relevant to the research project and course
  2. Understand statistical analysis methodology

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Dissertation 85%
Practical skills assessment 15%

Feedback methods

Formative and Summative feedback given

Study hours

Independent study hours
Independent study 600

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Mayada Tassabehji Unit coordinator

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