MSc Cardiovascular Health and Disease (Research) at University of Manchester

Our course promotes multidisciplinary research into cardiovascular science to tackle the rising occurrence of heart disease globally. Develop the biomedical research skills you need for a potential career in cardiovascular science, and allied healthcare and bioscience fields, even if you have no previous research experience. Spend most of your time developing your research skills on placement.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our MSc Cardiovascular Health and Disease (Research) course is a research-focused master's courseproviding training in cutting-edgecardiovascular based research within a unique multidisciplinary training environment. This course provides preparatory training for academic research and is ideal if you want to eventually progress on to a PhD and develop a research career, or if you wish to gain research skills within specialist areas before committing to a PhD. Compulsory units include Laboratory Skills, Tutorial Unit, Research Project 1, Research Project 2, Principles of the Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease, Research Methods.

Career pathways

After this course, many students continue their studies and register for a PhD. However, the course is also of value if you want to progress in careers in the pharmaceutical industry, NHS (eg specialist training programmes) or clinical research.

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