Postgraduate opportunities

Our School of Biosciences offers a wide range of postgraduate courses.  Details on the programmes, entry requirements and how to apply are given on the relevant course pages.  

 

MSc courses - taught masters

All programmes are suitable for graduates with a good honours degree from UK or overseas universities in a relevant subject.

Microbiology and Infection MSc

This MSc programme is built on the combined expertise in microbiology and infection that has been assembled through the establishment of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection at Birmingham.

It draws on the internationally recognized expertise of members of both the [more...]

MSc Microbiology and Infection

Molecular Biotechnology MSc

Practical skills will include sessions on fermentation, molecular biology, functional genetics and genomics, cell biology and protein chemistry, and you will go on to complete a major, supervised laboratory or computer-based research project.

Scholarships for 2024 entry

The [more...]

MSc Molecular Biotechnology

Toxicology MSc

This programme provides vocational training in the theoretical, clinical and laboratory aspects of toxicology.

You will learn about the nature and mechanism of adverse effects of chemicals such as those found in industry, in the household, in agriculture, in medicine and those [more...]

MSc Toxicology

Bioinformatics MSc/Diploma/Certificate

Designed to prepare you to interact with the world’s most advanced biological and clinical datasets - this programme will prepare you for careers, or further graduate work, in the omics-enabled biosciences.

Scholarships for 2024 entry

The University of Birmingham [more...]

MRes courses - combined taught and research masters

The School offers research Masters degrees in these areas:

Molecular and Cellular Biology MRes

This masters programme is designed to prepare you for a career in research in molecular and cellular biology and its applications.

It comprises a year of intensive training and research experience leading to the award of an MRes degree which will give you a ‘flying [more...]

Molecular Mechanistic Toxicology MRes

One of the most rapidly developing areas of toxicology. 

This programme provides students with a research-orientated training in the application of molecular and cell biology to develop an understanding of chemical toxicity at the cellular and molecular level. You will [more...]