MRes in Medical Sciences

The MRes in Medical Sciences is a combined research and teaching programme with advanced tuition in skills in health sciences research that is taken full-time over 12 months, or part-time over 24 months.

On this research and teaching MRes programme we provide you with training in the theoretical and practical aspects of supporting and managing clinical or translational medical research. The MRes is your opportunity to embrace transferable and generic skills for further research in your discipline.

An MRes student undertakes a total workload equivalent to 90 credits over the 12-month (full-time) or 24-month (part-time) programme, the principal element of which is the completion of a major research thesis of approximately 20,000 words. In parallel, students must take and pass taught modules to the value of 20 credits.

Be an intercalating medical student at University College Cork (UCC) or another recognised medical school.

Intercalating students from UCC: must have completed Years 1 - 3 of the MB, BCh, BAO programme (CK701), having passed the third year and attained an aggregate mark of at least 60% in their Second Year.

External intercalating students: must have successfully completed the 3rd/4th year of their medical programme (equivalent to the MB, BCh, BAO qualification) and must have achieved an overall profile which is a Second Class Honours Grade 1 equivalent. External intercalating applicants must also have the permission of the Head of Undergraduate Medical Education or equivalent from their home University, which must be submitted to the Programme Director (the application process is detailed below).

OR

Be a medical graduate with a minimum Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8).

Note: UCC students registered for Medicine (Graduate Entry) (CK791) are not eligible to apply.

Duolingo English Test: DET 120 (with a minimum score of 110 in each individual section)

IELTS: 6.5 Overall; 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)

TOEFL iBT: 90 Overall; Listening 20; Reading 19; Speaking 21; Writing 20

Cambridge Examinations:

C2 Proficiency
C1 Advanced
B2 First

176 overall with no less than 169 in each element of the test

Pearson PTE: Minimum score of 63 with no section score below 59