The University of Edinburgh Multiple locations Edinburgh , Scotland , United Kingdom
Overview
You will learn valuable research skills, biomedical laboratory techniques and a wide range of other transferable skills that will give you an advantage for the rest of your career.
You can also choose two themes that best suit your interests and career goals.
The Biomedical Sciences (Life Sciences) at The University of Edinburgh includes seminars, taught modules and two research projects in our world-recognised research laboratories.
We will also cover a range of valuable transferable skills including:
- critical analysis of research papers
- learning how to write a project grant application and literature review
- data presentation and statistical analysis
Career opportunities
This programme is an excellent stepping-stone to a PhD, or a career in Biomedical research or industry.
In addition, every year there are vacancies for PhD studentships in the School of Biomedical Sciences and staff are always on the lookout for the outstanding postgraduate students who are on this Programme to encourage them to apply.
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Research projects
- After core skills week, you will choose a research theme and meet supervisors and discuss the research projects available. A diverse choice of projects is offered specifically to provide experience in a wide range of experimental techniques and research laboratories.
- You will also study a taught component connected to this theme. This will comprise seminars, workshops, journal clubs, lab meetings, presentations and tutorials.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Biomedicine Biology Human Medicine View 760 other Masters in Human Medicine in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 100
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 7
Other requirements
General requirements
A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in biological, chemical or physical sciences.
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International
29600 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 29600 GBP for the full programme and a duration of 12 months. -
National
9200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 9200 GBP for the full programme and a duration of 12 months.
Funding
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