Overview
This programme provides comprehensive knowledge and practical training in the spread of microorganisms (predominantly bacterial and viral pathogens), disease causation and diagnosis and treatment of pathogens significant to public health. The programme content reflects the increasing importance of genomics and molecular techniques in both diagnostics and the study of pathogenesis.
The programme will enable you to:
- demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of the nature of viruses, bacteria, parasites and fungi and basic criteria used in their classification/taxonomy
- explain the modes of transmission of pathogenic microorganisms
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms of microbial pathogenesis and the outcomes of infections
- distinguish between and critically assess the classical and modern approaches to the development of therapeutic agents and vaccines for the prevention of human microbial diseases
- demonstrate knowledge of the laboratory diagnosis of microbial diseases and practical skills
- carry out a range of advanced skills and laboratory techniques, including the purification of isolated microbial pathogens and downstream applications analyses of their proteins and nucleic acids
- demonstrate research skills, including designing experiments, analysing results and critically assessing the scientific literature
Career opportunities
Graduates go into operational control programmes, applied basic research and academic fields.
Compulsory modules:
Bacteriology & Virology
Analysis & Design of Research Studies
Elective modules include:
Molecular Biology
Clinical Bacteriology
Clinical Virology
Molecular Virology
Advanced Training in Molecular Biology
Basic Parasitology
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Pathogen Genomics
Project report
You will complete a laboratory-based original research project on an aspect of a relevant organism.
Key information:
Duration: one year full-time or two years by split-study.
Location: London
Programme director: Dr Richard Stabler
Contact email: mscmm@lshtm.ac.uk
For the most up-to-date programme information visit the programme page.
