Course details

Course details

This course is organised into a number of specialist pathways and students identify which pathway they intend to follow as part of the admissions process.

Modules

This course is level seven and consists of five taught modules (75 credits), including four core modules and one specialist pathway module of your choice and a related research project (105 credits). The course is organised into a number of specialist pathways and you will be required to select your chosen pathway during the application process. These pathways are:

• Research Methods (15 credits)
• Critical Appraisal (15 credits)
• Statistics (15 credits)

Research Project Planning and Management (15 credits)
In addition, students take one specialist module (15 credits) which relates to the pathway for which they have applied:

• Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer
• Cardiac and Vascular Sciences
• Human Genetics
• Infectious Diseases
• Reproduction and Developmental Biology
• Molecular Neurosciences
• Drug Discovery: Protein to Patient (from 2012)

Teaching for the taught modules is concentrated in the autumn term.

Please download the PDF below for a detailed description of the core and specialist modules on the course.

Biomedical Science MRes module guide (PDF)

Students then pursue an extended research project in the specialist pathway. The research project is completed from January-September. These are generally laboratory based projects within the six specialist module study areas. They will be within the major research themes at St George’s and Royal Holloway, University of London and involve areas of research being conducted by principal investigators at these institutions.

You will have an opportunity during the first term to meet potential supervisors, to familiarise yourself with research activity within each pathway and to identify an appropriate project on which to work. Broadly speaking, a topic is acceptable if the investigation uses appropriate scientific methods and falls within the fields of biomedical sciences, health, health care, or health services. Usually dissertation projects will involve the assembly, analysis and interpretation of data. Project titles and areas for research will be identified by module leaders and will relate to the pathway selected by the student. Many students will have discussed projects with staff and other students before or during the course. A list of past projects, by pathway, can be downloaded below.

Biomedical sciences 2011 -12 research projects - overview (PDF)

Cardiovascular Sciences (PDF)
Infectious Diseases (PDF)
Molecular Mechanisms of Cancer projects (PDF)
Molecular Neuroscience (PDF)
Reproduction and Developmental Biology (PDF)