Masters Degrees in Mycology

Our Medical Mycology MSc course offers intensive full-time or part-time learning covering the epidemiological, diagnostic, medical and molecular aspects of fungal disease and immunity to infection.

This course is ideal if you are a graduate who wishes to develop your skills as a mycologist. You will gain a significant level of theoretical understanding and practical skills, which will be important for following a career in clinical sciences or academic and industrial research in the UK or overseas.

Our course is unique because you will spend much of your time actually in the laboratory, learning how to be a mycologist. We provide a number of hands-on practical sessions linked with each module, as well as work experience at the NHS Mycology Reference Centre Manchester (MRCM), clinics and ward rounds. This will ensure that you graduate with the knowledge and practical skills needed to pursue a specialist career in diagnostic, clinical or academic settings, and will provide you with comprehensive skills to set up good quality diagnostic services around the world.

In addition, the faculty for this course is of an exceptionally high standard, with a number of world-leading scientists, microbiologists and clinicians involved.

The University of Manchester Fungal Infection Research Group (MFIG) - a world-leading unit for basic, applied, translational and clinical fungal research - is aligned to the international LIFE (Leading International Fungal Education) initiative.

This course runs parallel to the MSc Medical Microbiology and MSc Medical Virology courses, with long traditions and an excellent reputation in their fields.

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Introduction

This course provides advanced training in the field of infectious diseases including topics in Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Diseases and Public and Environmental Health Microbiology.

Course description, features and facilities

This course includes an individual research project, or a practicum in the State Pathology Laboratory Service.

Structure

Key to availability of units:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; S3 = summer teaching period; N/A = not available in 2015;
NS = non-standard teaching period; OS = offshore teaching period; * = to be advised

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2016 or 2017.

Take all units (72 points):

S1 MICR5829 Foundations of Infectious Diseases
S1 MICR5830 Principles of Mycology and Parasitology
S2 MICR5831 Molecular and Cellular Microbiology Part 1
S2 MICR5832 Diagnostic Medical Microbiology
S2 MICR5833 Antimicrobial Agents
S2 MICR5834 Tropical, Travel and Remote Area Infectious Diseases
S2 MICR5835 Vectors of Infectious Diseases and Vector Control
S2 MICR5836 Public and Environmental Health Microbiology
S1 MICR5842 Principles of Infection and Immunity
S2 MICR5846 Molecular and Cellular Microbiology Part 2
S1 PUBH4403 Epidemiology I
NS PUBH5761 Epidemiology and Control of Communicable Diseases

Take unit(s) to the value of 24 points from either the research project pair or the practicum pair:

Group A

S1 MICR5838 Research Project in Infectious Diseases Part 1 (12 points)
N/A MICR5839 Practicum in Infectious Diseases Part 1 (12 points)
N/A MICR5840 Practicum in Infectious Diseases Part 2 (12 points)
S1 MICR5841 Research Project in Infectious Diseases Part 2 (12 points)

Career opportunities

This course is aimed at science-based and medical professionals intending to work in research and hospital diagnostic laboratories, medical clinics, government health departments and international agencies.

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Cranfield's Food Chain Systems MSc has been developed as a result of extensive industry-led research. It represents a unique offering within the UK and Europe in that it examines the whole of the food chain from pre-harvest to market through the integration of science, technology and management. The holistic approach of the MSc responds to the increasingly integrated food supply chain ('farm to fork') and will equip you with the relevant knowledge, skills and practical experience needed to pursue a wide variety of career opportunities in today's food industry.

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