Overview

You will be taught state of the art techniques by internationally recognised academics and receive guest lectures from industry leaders in the field of microbiology from the NHS and the UK Health Security Agency.

The Clinical and Molecular Microbiology graduates from University of Nottingham have gone on to career paths with well-known public and private sectors employers including the NHS trust labs in Nottingham, and NASA space agency, USA. In addition, they have a high success rate of students progressing on to PhD degrees.

With a strong focus on clinical methods of diagnosis, patient management, molecular biological techniques in both research and diagnostic laboratories, the innovative course accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) and aims to provide you with both the theoretical and practical aspects of clinical microbiology to further your career in this innovative discipline.

Graduate destinations

The alumni have varied prospects and inspirational careers – including working for NASA as a Planetary Protection EngineerStudents from the full suite of MSc courses have gone on to a wide variety of positions – here are a few examples:

Senior House Officer (SHO) in Medical Microbiology

Research Technicians in Oncology

Senior Registrar (SpR) in Medical Microbiology

PhD London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Infection Control Nurses

NHS Clinical Scientists
Regulatory Affairs Specialist – AMGEM Biotech
PhD School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Cambridge
Clinical Trial Data Managers
Application Specialist Biological Sciences, Japan
Biomedical Scientists (BMS1)
PhD School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham
Research Technician – School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Nottingham
Research Scientist – Glaxo SmithKline

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Core Research Methods: Transferable Research Skills

Human Pathogens

Viral Pathogenesis and Infections

Prevention and Treatment of Infection

Research Project

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Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-03 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-24 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

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Campus Location

Nottingham, United Kingdom
Nottingham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Microbiology Biochemistry View 71 other Masters in Biochemistry in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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100

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General requirements

2:1 honours degree in any relevant subject
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Living costs

Nottingham

United Kingdom

583 - 978 GBP / month

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Funding

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