MSc Cancer Research and Molecular Biomedicine at University of Manchester

Undergo thorough training in molecular cancer research, including an extended research placement in the lab of a leading cancer scientist. Take a research-focused master's course where you will learn through seminars, workshops, small group tutorials and hands-on experimental project work. Gain project experience in the laboratory of a leading scientist in cancer or molecular biomedicine, where you will perform experiments on a dedicated and original research project in this area and develop your skills in relevant lab techniques, and time and data management.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: 12 months  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course starts in September and runs for 12 months. You require 180 credits to complete the course, of which: 120 credits are project based 60 credits are from transferable skills units Transferable skills 60 credits are achieved through completion of activities that develop your transferable skills in essential areas such as laboratory skills, experimental design, statistics, bioethics (included in the tutorial and workshop unit) and science communication. Compulsory units include Tutorial and Workshop, Scientific Communication, Statistics & Experimental Design, Laboratory Skills, Research Project 1, Research Project 2.

Career pathways

This course will prepare you for a research-related career, which can be at academic institutions, research-based companies, in science writing or any other profession where research experience is valued, for example in funding organisations or certain branches of patent law.

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