MSc by Research Chemistry / Overview

Year of entry: 2020

Degree awarded: Master of Science (Research)
Duration: 1 Year [Full-Time]
Entry requirements: This programme of research is for one year full-time or two years part-time study. You will require a minimum of a Lower Second class UK honours degree or equivalent in Chemistry, Biochemistry or related discipline. Your research area can be chosen from Analytical, Biological, Inorganic, Materials, Organic, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biomolecular Science, Biotechnology, Gene Expression, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Structural Biology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply online

Programme options

	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time distance learning	Part-time distance learning
MSc by Research	Y	N	N	N

Programme description

The course is a standard one year, full time structure consisting of and research elements of study. Taught units equivalent to 45 credits and dissertation project equivalent to 135 credits are undertaken. The research project will be supervised by a member of academic staff and the project can be undertaken in any of the main research areas including Analytical, Biological, Inorganic, Materials, Organic, Physical and Theoretical.

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Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2020, the tuition fees are as follows:

MSc by Research (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): Base rate £TBA Low £9,000, Medium £16,000, High £21,000
International students (per annum): Base rate £24,500;Low £26,000,Medium £31,000, High £36,000

Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU 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 project.

Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Chemistry
Contact name: Recruitment and Admissions Administrator
Telephone: +44 (0)161 306 9279
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 275 4598
Email: pg.chemistry@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/
School/Faculty: See: About the School of Chemistry

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