MSc Molecular Medicine at University of Essex

Programme overview

The MSc Molecular Medicine is a one-year full-time Masters giving theoretical and practical understanding of molecular medicine for addressing health problems such as cancer, genetic and infectious diseases. Students complete a research project alongside academics and PhD students in shared labs.

What you will study

Advanced Research Skills (30 credits), Gene Technology and Synthetic Biology (30), Protein Technologies and Proteomics (15), Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (15), Genomics (15), Professional Skills and the Business of Biosciences (15) and a 60-credit research project.

Career pathways

Careers in health and medicine, biotechnology (gene and protein technology, synthetic biology), data analysis (bioinformatics, genomics) and health research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

2:2 or international equivalent in any subject with at least three modules from: biochemistry, bioinformatics, cancer biology, computational biology, drug design, genomics, immunology, maths (including statistics, calculus, algebra), microbiology, molecular biology, molecular genetics, molecular structure and bonding, physiology, virology; two of the three modules may be considered. Applicants without the modules or with a lower-level degree are considered with 6 months to 1 year of relevant work experience. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components. A pre-sessional English pathway is available for applicants who do not meet the IELTS requirement.

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,025 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

International applicants: GBP 23,875 for the whole programme. Fee stated as a single figure for the one-year course; academic year not stated on the page. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 1 year

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