Overview

Key Features

Microbiology impacts numerous aspects of our lives, including ensuring our food is safe, treating and preventing disease, developing green technologies, and tracking the role of microbes in climate change.

Microbiology at University of Lincoln can equip students with the skills needed to solve major global challenges such as antibiotic resistance, clean drinking water, and food security, by conducting research in areas such as medical, industrial, and environmental microbiology; molecular, cell, and system biology; recombinant DNA technology; protein biochemistry; structural biology; fermentation; and bioengineering.

How You Study

Due to the nature of postgraduate research programmes, the majority of time is spent in independent study and research. Students will have meetings with their academic supervisor, but the frequency of these will vary depending on individual requirements, subject area, staff availability, and stage of programme.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biology

Microbiology

Theory

Research

Thesis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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79

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65

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

First or upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18800 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

10700 GBP / year

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Additional Details

Part-time

Home: £2,415 per year

International: £8,850 per year

Living costs

Lincoln

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Additional Details

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