MSc (Research) Plant Science at University of Glasgow

Programme overview

Research programme in plant science focused on how plants respond to their environment to regulate nutrition, water balance, metabolism and development, with applications to food security, crop science and sustainable agriculture in a changing climate.

Department: School of Molecular Biosciences | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Individual research project within themes such as plant-environment interactions, cell signalling, gene regulation, synthetic and systems biology, temperature sensing, mineral nutrition, salinity and drought responses and light regulation of growth, using biochemistry, molecular biology, structural biology and polyomics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Usual standard of admission is a 2.1 honours degree with a significant component in Life Science, Biomedical Science or Physical Science. Required documents: academic transcripts and degree certificates, CV, MVLS cover letter and two references. International applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no subtest below 6.5 (one-skill retake accepted; General Training not accepted); TOEFL iBT 96 overall with Reading, Listening and Speaking 23 and Writing 24 for tests taken up to 20 January 2026, or 98 overall for tests taken from 21 January 2026; PTE Academic (test centre) 70 overall with Reading 62, Listening 62, Speaking 75, Writing 68. Tests must be taken within 2 years 5 months of programme start.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). UK annual fee for full-time study at 2026/27; the 2027/28 UK fee is to be confirmed; part-time is half the full-time fee Source

International applicants: GBP 33,708 a year (2027/28). International & EU annual fee for full-time study; part-time is half the full-time fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

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