MSc Biomedical Science Cellular Pathology

The MSc Biomedical Science (Cellular Pathology) at Middlesex University offers you the opportunity to specialise in a field that saves many lives each year by helping to fight serious illness, particularly cancer. Cellular pathology is the essential study of changes in cells, tissues, and organs that cause disease. This specialism is constantly evolving and plays a crucial role in modern healthcare.

This course provides you with in-depth knowledge of the body's major organs, how diseases affect them, and strategies for treatment and prevention. You will specifically study how to diagnose diseases using histopathology and cytology. Focus areas include cancer, cervical screening and the HPV vaccination, oncogenes, organ transplants, genetic disorders, and Human Tissue Authority regulations.

There are no exams in this course. Your knowledge and skills will be assessed through a variety of coursework methods, including your individual research project and dissertation. The course is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). On graduation, you'll have fulfilled the academic requirement for Licentiate membership of the institute.