- UCAS course code
- 7A22
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Science (MSci)
MSci Microbiology
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: 7A22 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA-AAB including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB-ABC including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB-ABC including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36-35 points overall with 6, 6, 6 to 6, 6, 5 at HL, including specific requirements
Career opportunities
Microbiologists are in demand in medical research, quality control, and the biotechnology industry.
The significant research skills and experience you will gain in the Year 4 MSci research project will pave the way for a PhD, as well as preparing you for work in both industry and academia.
Find out more about how we help our students prepare for the workplace and the careers our graduates go into within and outside the lab.
Global Careers
Studying a bioscience course is a great way to explore your interests and prepare for an exciting array of careers.
Our graduates progress into roles across the globe. Here are a few examples of the range of careers our bioscience students have progressed into:
- Zoology graduate Anish is the founder of Think Wildlife Foundation (Biodiversity Conservation) in India.
- Pharmacology graduate John is a business-focused marketer working in New York.
- Biology graduate Mark is Vice President at Pfizer Vaccines R&D in New York.
- Medical Biochemistry graduate Laura Ann is a communications consultant in Singapore.
- Zoology graduate Rosie is a Creative and Content Marketing Manager in Valencia, Spain.
Discover more about bioscience careers .
Accrediting organisations
This course has Advanced Accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology.
Advanced Accreditation recognises academic excellence in the biosciences, highlighting degrees that contain a significant research element and educate the future leaders of research and development.
The criteria require evidence that graduates meet defined sets of learning outcomes, including gaining substantial research experience.
In recognition of this, a graduate of an advanced accredited course can apply for membership of the Royal Society of Biology at Member (MRSB) level after just two years of practice, rather than the usual three.
These graduates can attain the qualifications of Chartered Biologist or Chartered Scientist one year sooner than graduates from other courses.