MRes Medical Science at University of Chester

This course provides ideal training for students who wish to move onto a PhD course, or who simply wish to undertake a significant research project. Biomedical and medical research ultimately leads to the treatments of tomorrow. This course provides ideal training for students who wish to move onto a PhD course, or who simply wish to undertake a significant research project.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society  |  Department: Chester Medical School  |  Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: October 2026, October 2027  |  Location: Chester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will complete two taught modules covering core research skills essential for the completion of any clinical/medical research project combined with specialist knowledge that best suits the aims of the module. You will select one optional module relevant to your research area. Core modules include Evidence Based Medicine, MRes Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

Following the successful completion of the MRes course, our students have gone on to careers such as PhDs, research roles, patient clinical care roles, scientific writing and other healthcare - related jobs.

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