MSc Emerging Infections and Pandemics at University of Liverpool

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the major challenges that can occur when attempting to control the spread of infectious disease in a highly interconnected world. Outbreaks of disease have potential to cause far-reaching consequences across society, impacting upon on public health, the economy, social interaction and changing the way we work. While studying the MSc Emerging Infections and Pandemics, you will be provided with a breadth of interdisciplinary expertise and practical role-play in the epidemiology, immunology, control and management of epidemics and pandemics in a One Health (integrated medical and veterinary) context.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences  |  Duration: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time also available  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules in semester one include Introduction to Ives Research, Biological Data Skills, Emerging Infections and Pandemics, Introduction to Epidemiology.

Career pathways

Graduates in this subject area are highly sought-after. You will graduate from the course equipped for a range of career opportunities in outbreak management and pandemic response – and future disease control and public health implementation – across the medical and veterinary sectors in academia and industry, as well as in government departments, international charities and non-governmental organisations.

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