Reproductive and Developmental Biology MSc

If your interests lie in reproductive health this programme will provide a spring board into this area of medical science and biology. It is led by a team of active researchers across several exciting medical science disciplines at a top 10 UK ranked medical school in the UK. You mix with researchers and students across a wide range of discipline areas in one of the largest medical campuses in Europe where major innovations continue to take place in reproductive health, nutrition, medical imaging and biotechnological areas to name but a few.

You study in depth the areas of feotal development and health, pregnancy management, perinatal diagnosis, in vitro fertilisation, and genomic technology to understand diseases causing gene mutation and abnormalities. You also look at potential for stem cell and gene therapy treatments, latest research and developments. On top of these areas you get to research in a biology lab to understand reproductive biology from the laboratory side of the discipline to further your understanding of the area.

This postgraduate degree may augment your knowledge or take your career into a different direction. You may specialise in reproductive health as a researcher or consultant practitioner in the biological science area or add skills to your medical science clinical expertise. You could be working in universities, specialist health institutes, organisations, and private industry interested in finding new ways to research or innovate. If you come from a clinical background or biological science background this degree could connect you to new innovations, collaborations and discoveries or it can catapult you to new levels of practice and support of patients. You may wish to progress your studies to PhD to publish new research, patents and teach further generations towards constant new discoveries and applications.

The programme has been developed with researchers in the field of reproductive health. It also benefits from multi disciplinary research bringing in knowledge of environment, nutrition, and many other areas of medical science which impact reproductive health. This strength of knowledge gives you a much broader depth of knowledge to apply to your understanding of the discipline.

OUR ACCREDITATIONS AND PRIZES

• A top 10 UK Medical School
• 5 Nobel Peace Prizes - development of Insulin and worldwide fight against hunger
• Queen's Anniversary Prize - research leading to direct academic, clinical practice and delivery of health care improvements
• Rowett Institute - a leading research institute in nutrition and metabolic sciences leading to health improvements
• Reproductive Health - major advances in the understanding of environment and its effect on reproductive health globally

Courses Listed for the Programme

Semester 1

• Basic Skills
• Bioinformatics
• Applied Statistics
• Principles of Reproductive Biology
• Study Skills for Life

Optional

• Drug Metabolism and Toxicology
• Molecular Genetics

Semester 2

• Research Tutorials
• Basic Research Methods
• Applied Developmental Biology
• Beyond Your Degree

Optional

• Genome - Enabled Medicine
• Human Genetics

Semester 3

• Masters Research Project

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Why Study at Aberdeen?

• We offer you a great immersive health learning environment of a collaborative Fertility Centre, clinical and specialist research staff in a live hospital setting all in close proximity at the Foresterhill Health Campus where you can discover many interdisciplinary areas of research, study and innovation and mix with international students and researchers.
• University of Aberdeen offers a top 10 ranked UK medical School and internationally recognised research staff in reproductive health
• You develop two closely connected areas of reproductive health with several interconnecting innovative modules in genomics, drug metabolism and more which widens your knowledge considerably.
• We are also closely connected to the Scottish Innovation Centres in health related areas and many graduates and researchers have gone on to provide new patents, spin out companies and research as a result of their studies in health sciences. You are backed up by a strong ancient university where medical science has been taught and researched since the Middle Ages and a mix of beautiful 'Old Aberdeen' and long established institutes, research and clinical buildings at Foresterhill campus.

Where you Study

• University of Aberdeen
• Full Time
• 12 Months
• September start

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• Scotland and EU
• Other UK
• Events and Visits in Your Country
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• English Language Requirements – view the programme page
• Pre-Sessional English Language Support
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