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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,252 - ≈ € 13,120 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Edinburgh Napier University
This course has been designed to help you pursue a career as a professional biomedical scientist or take a leading role in research and development. The course is supported by an internationally recognised and highly active biomedicine research group with strong links to healthcare industries, research institutes and the hospital and NHS sectors.
You'll gain a detailed critical knowledge of immunology, toxicology and molecular biology and their application to biomedical science. You'll learn modern hospital laboratory practices plus research and development practice in the healthcare industries through site visits to specialised laboratories and tuition from experts in the hospital and biomedical research sectors. You'll also undertake a research project which can be conducted in research institutions, academic laboratories or the pharmaceutical industries both in the UK and across Europe.
Skills
This course will advance your knowledge of specialist areas and develop new professional skills to a high level. You'll be able to deal with complex issues in biomedical science, make informed judgements and communicate your conclusions clearly to professional audiences. You will also gain transferable skills in problem solving, planning, leadership, team work and time management.
Career Prospects
As Edinburgh's top university for Graduate Employability (HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career.
The skills you gain will prepare you for work in a number of areas. These can include:
* hospital laboratories
* healthcare industries
* National Health Service
* local government.
If you already work in the biomedical sciences, you can expect advanced personal development and career progression. The qualification also provides a platform for further research and PhD study and a further academic career.
Contents
The course is studied full-time over one year and is split up into three trimesters. Alternatively it can be studied by individualised part-time study with attendance. You can choose to start this course in either January or September. You'll learn by a variety of teaching methods including lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions, and through independent study. There may also be some opportunities to study abroad.
Trimester 1
Biology of Disease & Therapeutics, Advanced Immunology, Toxicology
Trimester 2
Research Skills - Molecular Analysis, Clinical Aspects of Biochemistry, Pathogenesis of Microbial Infection
Trimester 3
Research Project
Professional accreditation
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IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
The normal minimum entry requirement is an honours degree in a biological sciences subject or its equivalent. Clearly, given the advanced level of the subjects taught in this programme, a solid foundation at undergraduate level in biomedical subjects is highly desirable.
You should have studied several of the following as main subjects as part of your degree programme: microbiology, molecular biology/molecular genetics, biochemistry, chemistry, physiology and cell biology. Botany and zoology alone are not appropriate. You should also have had experience of scientific laboratory-based work, either as part of your undergraduate programme or following graduation.
A lower level qualification (e.g. a degree or HND in a biological sciences subject), together with relevant experience or, exceptionally, substantial relevant experience alone, may be acceptable. Applicants who are applying with a lower level qualification will be assessed under the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) procedures. Applicants may be required to undertake a programme of additional studies prior to acceptance onto the course.
English Language Requirements
If English is not your first language, you´ll need to provide evidence that you can read, write, speak and understand English satisfactorily. For most courses, in additional to satisfying the standard entry requirements, we normally require international students (check) to demonstrate their English ability through an English language test, usually IELTS (International English Language Testing System), or TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Courses require an IELTS score of 6.0, which is equivalent to ToEFL 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79-80 (internet-based).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 213 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 79 |
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