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MRes - Master of Research
Newcastle, Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MRes - Master of Research
Newcastle, Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Awareness of informatics as a discipline, and the transferrable nature of informatics skills is growing, and graduates with informatics skills are highly sought after. Our MRes in Biomedical Informatics caters to this need. You will take the compulsory ‘Bioinformatics for Biomedical Scientists’ and ‘Research Skills’ modules and your choice of additional modules from a broad range of options available to students across our MRes programmes. This taught component of the course is then followed by a 24 week research project in Biomedical Informatics.
It is available to graduates with a BSc in life sciences or related disciplines, as well as intercalating and qualified MBBS and BDS students.
The course will enable you to gain an advanced knowledge and understanding of informatics and develop a range of subject specific and generic skills which will enable you to engage in teaching and/or research at an advanced level in higher education or in a senior professional capacity in other fields of employment.
A minimum of a 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in:
This programme accepts both medical and dental students wishing to take a master's degree as an intercalation. You will need to have successfully completed your third or fourth year of study.
Practical laboratory work experience is desirable, although not essential. The modules you can study may depend on your academic background.
Students living in
Domestic
£12,500 per year
Students from Domestic
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£30,700 per year
Students from EU
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£30,700 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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