University of Birmingham, College of Medical and Dental Sciences Masters Degrees

Our aim at the University of Birmingham is to support practioners registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) to develop the practical knowledge and theoretical understanding required to undertake advanced clinical practice roles across the healthcare sector. Read more

The aim of the Advanced Critical Care Practitioner programme is to develop a new professional able to safely fulfil a proportion of those roles currently only undertaken by medically qualified intensive care trainees in the National Health Service. Read more

The MSc Advanced Practice in Healthcare is aimed at healthcare professionals from international clinical backgrounds who want to develop their research skills and clinical expertise. Read more

This programme is intended for existing health care practitioners or graduates with a science background who wish to work as part of the anaesthetic team. Read more

Our MSc Bioimaging (formerly MSc Quantitative Bioimaging) combines the most exciting developments in advanced microscopy and quantitative image analysis for the study of key biomedical questions.  Upon completion, students will be an ideal position to pursue a successful career in academia, as well as in the microscopy or pharmaceutical industry. Read more

Designed to prepare you to interact with the world’s most advanced biological and clinical datasets - this programme will prepare you for careers, or further graduate work, in the omics-enabled biosciences. Read more

Our MSc Biomedical Innovation programme brings together talented students from a variety of backgrounds to focus on innovating new technologies that advance human health. Read more

Providing you with an in-depth knowledge of the field of cardiovascular research and allowing you to gain practical experience working as part of a leading research group in the Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences you will investigate molecular, physiological and pathological processes underlying cardiovascular homeostasis in health and disease. Read more

The MRes in Cancer Sciences is a one year, full-time programme comprising three taught modules and an extended laboratory-based research project. Read more

This programme provides a first step in research training for health professionals currently working in clinical areas who want to develop a health related research component to their career. Read more

This interdisciplinary Masters is for experienced professionals working with people with neuropsychiatric disorders associated with neurodegeneration, brain injury, and other neurological illness (principally doctors, neurologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, clinical psychologists and psychologists intending to become clinical psychologists). Read more

For health care professionals from diverse backgrounds who wish to expand their knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of oncology, this full-time programme is particularly suitable for medical professionals with an interest in clinical, medical, surgical and translational oncology. Read more

A programme for health care professionals from diverse backgrounds who wish to expand their knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of oncology… Read more

This framework is only available to junior doctors who have been awarded a place as an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow. It meets the requirements set out by NIHR for accredited academic experience, whilst leaving the student free to maintain their primary focus on gaining a fellowship (Wellcome, MRC etc). Read more

This Masters programme will provide you with an excellent foundation in clinical trials, covering the theoretical and practical aspects of the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of clinical trials. Read more