MSc Immunology of Infectious Diseases

By the end of this programme students should be able to:

demonstrate specialist knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of host immunity to infection against the diverse range of pathogens which confront human populations
apply this specialist knowledge to a range of practical skills and techniques, in particular modern molecular and cellular techniques for assessing immune responses to pathogens
critically assess, select and apply appropriate research methods to investigate basic immunological mechanisms and applied issues in the immunology of infection
critically evaluate primary scientific data and the published scientific literature
integrate and present key immunological concepts at an advanced level, both verbally and in written form

Graduates from this programme go into research positions in academia and industry, and further training such as PhD study.

Below you will find just a few of the positions and organisations that our graduates from this course have entered:

Biomedical Scientist
Director
Education Officer
Healthcare Scientist
Junior Immunologist
Laboratory Assistant
Medical Copy Writer
Pharmacist
Research Assistant
Research Funding Officer
Science Teaching Assistant

The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at the School on a Master's programme is at least one of the following:

a second-class honours degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a subject appropriate to that of the course of study to be followed
a registrable qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies