About this degree
The Bioscience (Research and Development) with Practice MSc is an intensive, preclinical science-based programme intended for those who have a biomedical degree background, and have an interest in furthering their knowledge and understanding of the development of novel therapies, by learning about therapeutic approaches in stem cell, gene therapy, the science of disease and treatment paradigms, engagement with the practical applications of therapies and the translational possibilities within these.
The programme is intended to develop practical skills and strategies for shaping research practice for identifying science-based solutions and innovations, and shaping opportunities for these to be developed and actualised in lab-based and real world contexts.
Who this course is for
Bioscience students are encouraged to apply.
What this course will give you
The programme will utilise the expertise available at the institute given that staff are all mainly translational researchers across the life sciences and includes the offer of a placement with global partner institutions.
The programme is also predicated on you being able to shape your own area of interest from a suite of optional modules delivered by other UCL departments. The location allows for students to place their learning on this programme in a context that explicitly consolidates research into translational practice and implementation.
The extended period of study (18 months) provides you with an intensive taught curriculum, which then feeds into periods of independent research activity, ensuring that you will leave with a substantial lab based skills in workplace lab contexts and research portfolio,
This will maximise your capacity to develop your practice further through PhD study/Institutional research or in workplace laboratory contexts.
In terms four and five there will be a more extensive lab placement either at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology or with an international partner institution which will provide additional lab expertise within an academic environment and foster academic collaboration.
There will be a preliminary module focused on preparing a grant funding application around the proposed project, allowing a thorough understanding of the background science and implementation of grant writing skills taught in year one, and a reflective module which will ask you to appraise and evidence your practical bench and lab skills.
