Human Tissue Repair MRes/PG Dip/PG Cert

Postgraduate

In London

£ 13,060 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

Human tissue repair after injury and in disease and the development of effective treatments is the focus of all biomedical research. This MRes, taught by leading research scientists and clinicians, offers specialised training and provides a foundation year for a biomedical research career.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

The programme will prepare students for further academic study and to work at the highest levels within the biomedical sciences. It will also provide the foundation and links for careers engaged in the public healthcare sector and the NHS, in industry and biopharma, government and research councils, biomedical charities and stakeholders, sports medicine, and scientific media and publishing houses.

A medical degree or a UK bachelor’s degree in an appropriate subject (biological science, biomedicine, biophysics, chemistry, medicine), awarded with first or upper second-class honours, or an overseas qualification or an equivalent standard from a university or educational institution of university rank.

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Subjects

  • Biomedical research
  • Biomedical
  • Human Tissue Repair MRes
  • Principles of Inflammation
  • Principles of immunology
  • Immunology
  • Tissue Repair
  • Human Tissue Repair
  • Transplantation Science
  • Disease

Course programme

The programme will provide knowledge of the fundamentals of inflammation and the immune response in human health and disease; cellular and molecular mechanisms of human tissue repair and the development of therapies designed to repair and restore tissue function; treatments including immunotherapy, stem cell therapy, transplantation, tissue constructs and medical devices. Students will obtain additional practical, analytical and transferable skills essential in biomedical research.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

This programme consists of five core modules (75 credits), one specialisation optional module (15 credits) and a research project (90 credits).

Core modules
  • Principles of Inflammation
  • Principles of Immunology
  • Tissue Repair and Regeneration
  • Research Methodologies for Human Tissue Repair
  • Practical Laboratory Research Skills
Students choose one of the following specialisation modules depending on the route they wish to follow: Inflammation; Immunotherapy; Transplantation Science:
  • Immunological Basis of Disease
  • Inflammation and Disease
  • Transplantation Science
Optional modulesDissertation/report

Students undertake a six-month research project in a research laboratory.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of seminars, lectures, e-learning, laboratory work, and practicals. Assessment is through examination, presentations, essays, practical reports and dissertation.

Additional information

Fee - £24,860 (FT) £12,380 (PT)

Human Tissue Repair MRes/PG Dip/PG Cert

£ 13,060 VAT inc.