Microbiology - MSc

Our Microbiology course provides research expertise, with a strong molecular focus with leading-edge activities that are synergistic with one another and complementary to the teaching provision. You'll gain professional skills in contemporary microbiology, opening up a future career in academic research or in the healthcare sector. Based in a research lab, you’ll undertake research on a project agreed with your research supervisor.

On a research-focused Master's course, you will take an interactive approach to learning, rather than attending traditional lectures. Seminars, workshops and lab meetings will enable you to gain an in-depth understanding of the field. We offer a wide range of Master’s research projects for you to choose from.

Research in the School of Biosciences focuses on biological processes at the molecular and cellular level and spans the disciplines of genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology and biomedical research. Gain cross-disciplinary training from genetic engineering to drug development. Your research will contribute to a range of fields including infectious diseases, cellular architecture and dynamics and industrial biotechnology.

Gain research expertise and professional skills in contemporary microbiology, opening up a future career in academic research or in the health-care sector. Our academic staff are leading experts in microbiology, ensuring you receive the best possible supervision. Find out about the staff who are open to supervising research students, together with their research interests.

The School is among the best-funded departments of its kind in the UK, and our well-equipped laboratories provide an excellent environment for both teaching and research. Choose an area that interests you from our wide range of Master’s research projects. Once you have identified a project and a potential supervisor, please contact them directly by email to discuss the possibility of undertaking an MSc under their supervision.

Please outline your interest in the research project, supply a CV including all relevant experience and details of how you will fund your study. After securing a project and a supervisor, you can proceed to make an online application for this course (click 'Apply now').