Dept/School | Cranfield Health, Cranfield University | |||
| Duration | 1 year full-time – starting in October, 2-3 years part-time, starting throughout the year | |||
| Entry Requirements | To hold a 1st or 2nd class UK honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline. Where applicable, students must achieve a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL 580. Our Academic English | |||
| Course Fees | http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/students/funding/tuition_fees.pdf | |||
| Course Contact | Enquires | Study Options | Full-Time/Part-Time | |
| Start Month(s) | October | Taught/Research | Taught | |
Medical Diagnostics MSc/PgDip |
| Medical diagnostics is the study of the procedures that provide information to aid the screening, detection, diagnosis and monitoring of disease. This dynamic discipline includes pathology, clinical biochemistry, immunology and radiology. Technological advances, increased expectations for medicine, longer life expectancy and legal, ethical and economic factors are all playing a role in this burgeoning multi-million pound industry. Uniquely, the course brings together biomedical and analytical science with production technology, business management, economics and ethics. It is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) to assist with the career development of State-registered Biomedical Scientists. The programme comprises introductory lectures, a formal taught ten-module course and a four-month research project and thesis. Students benefit from formal training support from key figures in industry and leading hospitals and we provide placements for all students wishing to carry out their research project in industry. Course structure: The course is made up of ten taught modules and a research project. Modules include: • Biomedical Basis of Disease • Research Design and Methodology • Statistical Analysis and Interpretation • Diagnostic Methods I • Analytical Technology • Diagnostic Methods II - Molecular Methods • Translational Medicine • Business Principles • Diagnostic Methods III • Principles of Design and Production in the Diagnostics Industry Entry requirements: To hold a 1st or 2nd class UK honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline. Where applicable, students must achieve a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL 580. Our Academic English Summer Programme offers pre-sessional training in English. |
| Unit of Assessment: Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | What is the RAE? | FTE Category A Staff Submitted | 4* | 3* | 2* | 1* | U/C |
| 95.81 | 20% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 0% |