MSc courses - taught masters
We offer Taught Masters MSc courses where you will have two terms of lectures and practicals and then do a research project in the summer; these courses suit students who want to learn more about a particular area before they do their research project.
MRes courses - combined taught and research masters
If you are more interested in a research degree, our Research Masters (MRes) have a smaller taught component and you start your research during the first term.
PhD Opportunities
Research in the School of Biosciences centres around four interlinked groupings, which focus on multi and interdisciplinary research. Each theme represents areas of research excellence in human, animal, plant, microbial, cell and molecular biology, and these areas integrate with systems biology and structural biology.
Why Birmingham?
As one of the top biosciences departments in the UK, our research covers the entire spectrum of cutting-edge bioscience. We deliver internationally excellent teaching and research across the broad span of modern biology.
We have extensive high-technology facilities inareas such as functional genomics, proteomics and metabolomics, including a world-class Advanced Mass Spectrometry Facility. Our cutting-edge facilities extend to protein structure determination and analysis, confocal microscopy, drug discovery, horticulture, structural biology and optical imaging.
Postgraduate Community
Our postgraduate students join a diverse international community of staff and students. The annual Biosciences Graduate Research Symposium, organised by PhD students, features two days of research talks by students and is an event where the whole School comes together to talk about science.