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MSc - Master of Science
College Lane - Campus
Full Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
The MSc Medical Microbiology will equip you with the skills and in-depth knowledge required to have an impactful career in a range of sectors such. The course will help you develop extensive theoretical and practical laboratory skills in by building on the research expertise of the teaching team. Techniques and theoretical skills include: antimicrobial susceptibility testing, antibiotic resistance-gene analysis, microbial identification (16SrRNA sequencing and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry), parasite identification, next generation sequencing analysis, bacteriophage isolation and purification, antibiotic discovery and characterisation, and mammalian cell culture.; You’ll be taught by expert speakers from the biopharmaceutical industry, academic experts from other universities and the University of Hertfordshire staff. With our modern facilities, emphasis on laboratory work, and teaching underpinned by the latest research, you’ll be qualified to launch a career in research and development for biopharmaceutical companies. You could also work in a wide range of non-laboratory job roles across a range of sectors, including academia and microbiology.; Alternatively, consider taking our other MSc Medical Microbiology routes:; MSc Medical Microbiology with Placement Year; MSc Medical Microbiology with Advanced Research
This module will provide an advanced understanding of: i) gene regulation in bacteria and in eukaryotes; ii) protein detection, purification and analysis; iii) proteomics.
This module will provide students with an advanced understanding and practical use of: antimicrobial resistance in bacteria, fungi, and viruses; microbial identification techniques, the role of the human microbiome in health and disease, emerging bacterial, fungal, viral, and parasitic pathogens, disease epidemiology; molecular biology techniques and next generation sequencing analysis.
This module will normally cover: Genome analysis projects and outcomes, e.g. 100K project. Epigenomics and 'omics' technologies. Medical, agricultural and industrial applications of genome science and analysis. Applications of information derived from genome projects. Genome technologies including next generation DNA sequencing (NGS) platforms and high throughput screening. Functional genomic screening, genomics and reverse vaccinology technology.
The Research Project with Research Methods module will include formulation and testing of hypotheses, experimental design and associated statistical analysis, questionnaire design, data analysis and the assessment of significance. Students will identify a research field and project aims to work on. The module will also involve writing a research report and scientific communication of the research findings.
This module will normally cover: DNA structure and function Cell molecular biology Cancer biology Principles of basic genetics, protein structure and function Recombinant DNA technology Genomics, including sequencing techniques Genome editing Immunology (B and T cells) and antibody synthesis Genome databases and bioinformatics Gene prediction, searching for gene features, characterization of DNA sequences
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