Master of Philosophy in Medical Science (Genomic Medicine) at University of Cambridge

The MPhil in Medical Science (Genomic Medicine) consists of supervised laboratory-based research examined by thesis and an oral examination. We offer our MPhil degree full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months. This is not a taught course - the MRes in Genomic Medicine is a possible alternative as it offers both research and taught elements.

Faculty: School of Clinical Medicine  |  Department: Department of Genomic Medicine  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: January 2027, April 2027, October 2027, January 2028, April 2028  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Further training is provided within the Addenbrooke's campus and elsewhere in the University, and includes postgraduate workshops on research techniques, research seminars, and postgraduate student education seminars on generic subjects such as intellectual property rights, statistics, bioinformatics, communication skills, writing a thesis or paper and entrepreneurship. Thesis / Dissertation Examination for the MPhil degree involves submission of a written thesis of not more than 20,000 words in length, exclusive of tables, footnotes, bibliography and appendices.

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