MSc Medical Entomology for Disease Control

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

demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the biology of vectors and intermediate hosts of human pathogens together with methods for their control
describe the biology, life cycles, pathogenesis and diagnosis of parasitic infections in humans and relate these to human health and disease control strategies
demonstrate a range of specialised technical and analytical skills relevant to vectors and vector borne diseases, e.g. sampling, identification dissection, diagnostics, experimental design, data analysis, control technologies and strategies
design and carry out a small research project on the biology or control of disease vectors, analyse and interpret the results and prepare a written report including a critical literature review
design, carry out and evaluate vector control interventions using the specialised knowledge and skills mentioned above
show competence, both written and verbal, in communicating scientific information and findings

Graduates from this programme use their specialist skills to go into a range of careers; from operational control programmes and applied basic research to academia.

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

Research Assistant
National Consultant for NMCP
Telephone Interviewer
Training Course Consultant
Laboratory Assistant
Scientific Officer
College Teacher (Biology)
Molecular Biologist

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