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MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel
Full Time
JAN
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel
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1 Year
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Whitechapel 1
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MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel
Full Time
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1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel 1
Full Time
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1 year
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Fromthebenchtothebedside-helptotransferneuroscienceandpharmacologicaldiscoveriesintoclinicaluse.
Studytopicsfromtheprinciplesofdrugdesignanddevelopmenttotheclinicalaspectsofthemanagementofmajorneurologicaldiseases.Theclinicalcomponentisuniquetothiscourseandtiestogetherthe'scientific,clinicalandpersonalaspectsofneurologicaldisease.
Gainathoroughgroundingintheprinciplesunderlyingneuroscienceandtranslationalmedicine
Focusondiseasesofthenervous'systemandthechallengesassociatedwithdevelopingbettertherapies
Explorelaboratorymethodsandmodelsusedindrugdiscoveryandthe'specificmethodologyofclinicaltrials
Learnthe'stepsinvolvedinthedevelopmentandimplementationofnewtreatmentsandhowtoapplythisknowledgeinafutureprofessionalrole
Undertakeyourownresearchinwritingyourdissertation
AlsoavailableasaPGCertandPGDip
Whatyou'll'study
Animportantaspectoftheresearchonneurologicaldiseaseistheclinicaltranslationaspect,whichisamajorpartofourMScprogramme.Translationalmedicineistheprocessofapplyingresearchfindingsfrombasic'sciencetoclinicalpractice,withthegoalofimprovingpatientoutcomes.
Youwill'studytopics'suchastheprinciplesofdrugdesignanddevelopment,inparticularthekey'stepsinvolvedinthedrugdiscoveryanddevelopmentprocess,andlearnaboutclinicaltrialdesignandmethodology.Youwillalsocriticallydiscussthechallengesassociatedwithdevelopingbettertherapiesinvariousdiseasesandgaininsightintotheregulatoryenvironment.Furthermore,youwillbeabletogain'stateoftheartexpertiseinareas'suchasbraintumours,pain,neurodegenerativediseasesandneuroinflammation,neurotraumaand'stemcellstherapeutics,andthiswillbedeliveredthrough'specialisedinteractive'sessionswithworldleadingexpertsinthefield.
What'setsourNeuroscienceprogrammeapartisouruniqueemphasisonthepresentclinicalchallengesinneurologicaldisease.Thisprogrammetiestogetherthe'scientific,clinical,andpatientcareaspectsofneurologicaldiseaseinauniqueway,whichmakesourcoursequitedifferentfromothercourses.
Youwillalsohavetheopportunitytobecomeactivelyinvolvedinneuroscienceresearchduringyourfinalprojectanddissertation.Youwillhavetheopportunitytoworkalongsidepioneeringresearchgroupsandgainfirst-handexperienceonclinicalorbench-basedresearchprojects.Witha'strongfocusontheclinicalperspective,thiscoursewillgiveyouadvancedknowledgeonapathtoinnovativetreatmentsforpatients'sufferingfromneurologicaldisorders.
QueenMaryUniversityofLondon'sFacultyofMedicineandDentistryiscomprisedoftworenownedandprestigiousteachinghospitals:'StBartholomewsandTheRoyalLondon.Bothcontinuetomakeanoutstandingcontributiontomodernmedicine.
Careerpaths
ManyofourgraduatesgoontoprestigiouspositionswithintheNHS(e.g.AiredaleGeneralHospital,'StGeorge'sHospital,UniversityCollegeHospital,UniversityHospitalofBurtonandDerby),theOxfordVaccineGroup,andothernon-medicalemployment.
Manyareworkinginpositions'suchasDoctor,LaboratoryAssistant,ClinicalTrialsDataManager,TrialCoordinator,PharmacyAssistantTechnicalOfficer,Research'Scientistsinacademiaorindustry,Independent'ScientificInvestigators,Medicaland'Sciencewriters,andMarketingandCommunicationsroles.
Othershavereturnedtotheirclinicalworkor'study,asPhD'studentsorMBBS'studentsatinstitutions'suchasQueenMaryortheUniversityof'Sunderland.
A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biomedical Science, Medicine, Pharmacy or a related discipline.
Students living in
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£14,850 per year
Students from England
£27,250 per year
Students from EU
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£27,250 per year
Students from International
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