Precision Medicine MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

You will develop advanced knowledge in all aspects of precision medicine including genomics, bioinformatics, structural biology, genetics and epigenetics of disease and their precision diagnosis and treatment, biomedical imaging techniques, nanomedicines; generation and analysis of big data. You will gain awareness of the context in which precision medicine is being applied in healthcare, research and industry. You will also develop a range of intellectual, practical and transferable skills essential for a career in this field.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits) is also offered.

A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) is also offered.

The programme consists of four core modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a research project (60 credits).

• Bioinformatics and Structural Biology
• The Genetics and Epigenetics of disease
• Advanced Biomedical Imaging Techniques I
• Precision Diagnosis for Precision Medicine

Select four optional modules.

• Multiomics and Ethics
• Translational Biomedical Imaging of Disease & Therapy I
• Mathematics, Computers and Medicine
• Nanomedicines
• Generation and Analysis of Big Data

All MSc students undertake an independent research project which can take the form of a wet lab/computer modelling based project or a literature project.

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials, self study, practical sessions and discussion groups. The research project forms one third of the programme. Each of the taught modules is assessed by unseen written examination (50%) and coursework (50%). The research project is assessed by the dissertation and viva.