MRes Health Sciences Research Translational Cardiovascular Medicine)

This programme offers you a firm foundation in biomedical research, enhancing your understanding and critical awareness of the scientific method and practical experience in an area related to your interests. Taught units provide training in research methodology, experimental design, statistical analyses and data interpretation. Skills training in verbal and written communication is also emphasised. This prepares you for your extended research project.The programme is suitable for graduates in bioscience and clinical subjects who wish to develop their research skills and experience. It is also suitable for medical, dental and veterinary students interested in pursuing a research-intensive intercalation option after three years of study.Students with a particular interest in cardiovascular medicine can study the MRes Health Sciences Research (Translational Cardiovascular Medicine). In addition to the units listed within the programme structure (except the Project Proposal), you will be able to choose two of the following: Coronary Artery Disease I, Coronary Artery Disease II, Heart and Valve Disease, Paediatric Heart Disease, Aneurysm, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Stroke. You will conduct a cardiovascular-related research project.

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or international equivalent in Medicine, Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary science or Biomedical science. If your degree subject is not in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science, we will also consider a Clinical degree (such as Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health sciences, Pharmacy, Medical laboratory science) and you will need to demonstrate Research evidence with one unit of Research methods at 60% or above (or international equivalent). Applicants intercalating from the professional programmes of medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences will need to have successfully completed year three before they can be considered for this programme.