Master by Research University of Bradford

Overview

The ICT is world-renowned for cancer research, training, and partnerships with industry. The MRes Drug Development will provide you with the opportunity to undertake a major research project in one of our research groups.

The Master by Research (MRes) at University of Bradford  is designed for students who wish to undertake a PhD degree or those who wish to enter employment in an advanced capacity in industry or the public sector in the field of life sciences.

Key Facts

The programme consists of three components, adding to the total of 180 credits required to complete a Master's degree.

• Research Skills (30 credits):

This module aims to provide a foundation in the laboratory and scientific transferable skills necessary for you to study, research and communicate topics in cancer therapeutics development. The material in this module is designed to equip you with the skills you need for the later stages of the course.

• Specialist Module (30 credits):

You will take an optional taught module selected between Cancer Drug Discovery or Drug Toxicology and Safety Pharmacology, depending on the route you would like to specialise in.

• Research project module (120 credits):

You will join a research group at the ICT to undertake a major research project. The programme recently introduced an industrial placement element where you can spend part or all of your training in an industrial setting, too. The project will be supervised individually and enable you to gain hands-on experience in original research.