Overview

Facilities

The Department has outstanding facilities, with for example 9 high resolution NMR spectrometers and 1 solid state, 3 area detectors and several powder systems for X-ray crystallography, and it hosts a national EPR service. Its research has been recognised both by funding bodies, who are currently providing over £40M of research grants, and by numerous national and international prizes and awards.

The Biological Chemistry programme at The University of Manchester offers comprehensive academic coverage across the chemical sciences and in all the core sub-disciplines of chemistry. We have strong research links with more than 80 different companies and more than 150 overseas universities and research institutes.

Career opportunities

The programmes we offer place our graduates in the best position to enhance their career prospects. Many of our Masters students progress to PhD study. A number of our PhD graduates have taken up postdoctoral research positions in the UK or overseas, where as others have chosen a career in academia or move into industry such as GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, NNL. The nature of our degrees provides graduates with transferrable and specific skills needed for different careers.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

Analytical, Biological, Inorganic, Materials, Organic, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Biochemistry

Bioinformatics

Biomolecular Science

Biotechnology

Gene Expression

Molecular Biology

Microbiology

Structural Biology

Genetics

Neuroscience

Pharmacology

Toxicology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00

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Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Chemistry Biology Biochemistry View 155 other Masters in Chemistry in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The standard academic entry requirements for an MPhil programme will be a Lower Second class UK honours degree, or international equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering discipline.

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Tuition Fee

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International

29400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29400 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

7400 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 7400 GBP per year during 12 months.

UK: Band A £h; Band B £7400; Band C £10,500; Band D £15,200

International: Band A £29,400; Band B £31,500; Band C £37,300; Band D £45,200

Living costs for Manchester

645 - 1197 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Funding

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