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
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Chemistry Biology Biochemistry View 235 other Masters in Chemistry in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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.
Tuition Fee
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International
25500 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25500 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
4596 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4596 GBP per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Manchester
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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