Our four-year Microbiology and Immunology MSci will equip you with advanced knowledge and research skills in two fascinating and complementary areas of contemporary bioscience to pursue a career in academia or research.
Why study this course at Keele?
- Enhance your employability through the development of advanced problem solving and communication skills
- Gain substantial research skills and the experience to stand out when applying for PhD study or employment in industry
- Develop enhanced skills in the critical evaluation of scientific literature, the design and conduct of an authentic research study and the acquisition of research funding
- Our core laboratory programme is delivered in state-of-the-art laboratories and offers a wide range of final year research projects
- Our innovative assessment methods enable you to replicate the type of tasks you would likely carry out during a career in the field
- Opportunities available to do an additional year of study either abroad or on placement
Our Microbiology and Immunology MSci curriculum has been carefully designed to enable you to not only develop core knowledge of this fascinating subject area, but to expose you to a comprehensive laboratory programme which encourages you to develop a range of key transferrable and employability skills.
Emphasis on the critical evaluation of scientific literature and effective communication particularly in the fourth year of study will see you develop independent learning and enhanced research skills. Our core modules will enable you to develop the required knowledge of the underpinning themes of the programme with our optional modules offering you the flexibility to tailor the programme to your interests and career aspirations.
Please see the course page on the Keele website for full details.
