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Postgraduate Diploma
Plymouth University
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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Postgraduate Diploma
Plymouth University
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
Postgraduate Diploma
Plymouth Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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About the course
With constant developments across all disciplines, biomedical science is a fast-paced, ever-evolving field. Looking for a programme that will help you deepen your theoretical knowledge, hone your clinical skills and broaden your professional experience? We give you a suite of award pathways that allow you to explore different research areas and develop your specialisms.
Key features
- Tap into the expertise of academic lecturers and tutors actively researching and developing new techniques in modern biomedical science. Our programme has a strong international reputation in translational research, with significant financial investment in laboratory infrastructure.
- Hone your skills and critical thinking, and grow your clinical experience.
- Work with high specification, regularly updated facilities serving post-genomics and proteomics, cell biology and imaging.
- Enrich your learning with teaching, expertise and insight from our NHS partners, plus members of the University of Plymouth.
- Deepen your understanding with modules that explore modern practice, emerging techniques and the impact of new technologies on research methods.
Benefit from a programme that’s reinforced by the research, facilities and expertise of the Centre for Biomedical Research and the Systems Biology Centre. Attend research events and work with leading scientists in a wide range of fields, including immunology, haematology and genomics.
- Gain the skills needed to study at masters level with specialist modules on research techniques and project development.
- Part of the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) accredited suite of MSc Biomedical Science awards.
- Choose to study full-time – this is particularly suitable if you are undertaking an intercalated degree from medicine or dentistry. Taught modules will be delivered in the autumn and spring terms, and your MSc will be completed over the course of one year.
- Join the programme if you're an intercalating medical student and have successfully completed your fourth year, or have already completed an undergraduate course.
A good honours degree (at least 2:2), or equivalent UK university or institute of higher education qualification in a relevant subject with a significant biomedical, biological or biochemical content related to the specialist subject(s) to be studied. - If you have overseas qualifications you can check how they compare with the UK equivalent through UK NARIC, who provide an advisory service. Or: Other qualifications and experience that the programme manager deems equivalent in subject content and level of attainment to any of the above.
Students living in
Domestic
£7,550 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£13,040 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£13,040 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
The University of Plymouth’s campus is centrally located within Britain’s Ocean City, perched on the south western coast of Devon...
