Masters courses in Biosciences

Our masters courses are designed to meet the growing demand for skilled, multi-disciplinary bioscientists, preparing you to lead innovations in academia, industry or healthcare in the future.

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Courses in biosciences

From broad to specialist programmes, find the masters course that matches your interests and career goals.

Biosciences MRes

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Get ready to kickstart your research career by spending an academic year embedded in one of our research groups, and contribute new knowledge in your chosen area of bioscience.

Biodiversity and Conservation MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Develop your knowledge about major conservation issues and their human and environmental drivers across a range of ecosystems. Gain the skills you’ll need to understand how we can balance human needs with efforts to address the biodiversity and climate crisis.

Biomedical Science MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Tailor your MSc training by choosing a specialist pathway in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, or Cell Biology and Drug Development, ready to make a difference across biomedicine in academia, healthcare and industry.

Human and Molecular Genetics MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Explore human genetics and develop an understanding of how human genetic diseases are diagnosed clinically at the chromosome and DNA levels.

Molecular Biology and Biotechnology MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Gain in-depth knowledge and specialist molecular skills through extensive practical laboratory training, ready for a career in the biotechnology sector.

Courses in bioarchaeology

Bridge the gap between sciences and humanities, and learn about these two integrated approaches to this fascinating subject.

Bioarchaeology MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Start your bioarchaeology training and gain an in-depth understanding of the biological context and evolutionary history of past human populations, and the environments they lived in.

Human Osteology and Funerary Archaeology MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Satisfy your curiosity and understand people and populations of the past. Begin advanced training in the analysis of human skeletal remains and related funerary contexts.

  • Funding available

Courses in science communication

Taught in partnership with the School of Journalism, Media and Communication.

Science Communication MSc

Postgraduate taught
  • September 2025 start
  • 1 year Full-time

Science can change the world - but only if people understand it. Taught by experts across science and journalism, we’ll train you to use key media technology to effectively communicate science to – and for – the public, the media, business, and beyond.

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International scholarships

We offer a generous package of financial support for international students, including undergraduate and postgraduate taught scholarships towards the annual tuition fee. Applications are open for existing offer holders.

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