Medical Science, MSc, University of Liverpool

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
MSc	Part-time	2 - 6 years	September	find out	find out

About Medical Science, MSc - at University of Liverpool

With our Medical Science MSc you can design a study programme that reflects your interests. It's suitable for hospital doctors in the training grades, healthcare professionals, general practitioners and hospital consultants.

You'll study specific areas of medical science in-depth with an emphasis on improving practice through a critical understanding of research.

Students can follow various pathways. At the moment these are:-

Child Health Pathway
Mental Health Pathway
Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS) Pathway).

Alternatively you can follow a more generic pathway, tailored to your specific interests and career goals.

We've introduced as much flexibility into the programme as we can and will help you choose modules that provide the learning you need, within a coherent intellectual framework. Some study aspects are compulsory.

You can accumulate modules and exit with a Postgraduate Certificate, or you can carry on to a Postgraduate Diploma or an MSc in Medical Science. Study can be full-time or you can take modules individually as CPD.

The programme's delivered by colleagues in each of the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences' Research Institutes. The Director of Studies is based in the Medical School. For further information about the programme or specific pathway, please contact the Programme Administrator.

Entry requirements

Applications from international students are welcome. International qualifications will be evaluated in line with the National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) guidelines. You can see typically accepted qualifications by country here http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/international/countries English language qualifications All applicants must have reached a minimum required standard of English language, and are required to provide evidence of this. Qualifications accepted by the University include GCSE English; GCE O level English; AS Level English; A Level English Language; IELTS; TOEFL; Cambridge Proficiency etc. If you need to increase your IELTS score by a grade of 0.5 (eg you need to improve from 6.0 to 6.5) you should attend the six week course. If you need to increase your IELTS score by a grade of 1.0 (eg you need to improve from 5.5 to 6.5) you should attend the ten week course. If you need to increase your IELTS score by a band of 1.5 (eg you need to improve from 4.5 to 6.0) you should attend the 19 week course. If you need to increase your IELTS score by a band of 2.0 (eg you need to improve from 4.5 to 6.5) you should attend the 29 week course. If you need to increase your IELTS score by a band of 2.0 or 2.5 (eg you need to improve from 4.0 to 6.0 or 4.0 to 6.5) you should attend the 40 week course. If you require additional English language training during your study, the University is able to provide tuition and arrange IELTS tests through its English Language Centre, details of which are available at www.liverpool.ac.uk/english-language-centre. IELTS 7.0 (with a minimum of 7.0 in each component) TOEFL iBT 100, with no element lower than 22 International Baccalaureate Higher Level (Grade 6) Hong Kong use of English AS level B INDIA Standard XII 75% or above from Central and Metro State Boards WAEC B

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