MSc Medical Microbiology

The MSc Medical Microbiology at the University of Hertfordshire is structured to give students advanced theoretical knowledge and practical laboratory skills in medical microbiology. Students will study how clinically significant microorganisms cause disease, how these infections are diagnosed, treated, and prevented. Core laboratory techniques students will master will include antimicrobial susceptibility testing, parasite identification, next-generation sequencing, bacteriophage isolation, antibiotic characterisation, and mammalian cell culture.

The teaching is led by experienced researchers and lecturers from both academia and the biopharmaceutical industry, and the students will complete taught modules and a 60-credit research project with research methods support. The modules to be covered are Genetics & Protein Biology; Molecular Cell Biology & Immunology; Contemporary Topics in Medical Microbiology; Genome Science; and the Research Project with Research Methods. Assessment is a combination of coursework and a substantial research project. The programme is subject to validation for accreditation by the Royal Society of Biology.