Medical Innovation and Enterprise MSci

University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom, London

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University College London (UCL)

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

B981

Campuses

London

Bloomsbury

Hampstead (Royal Free Hospital)

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines

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Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 36,500 / year

Medical Innovation and Enterprise MSci

About

Course overview

Medical advances are changing the landscape of disease diagnosis and treatment. This four-year MSci, which extends our three-year BSc degree, takes a deep dive into human health and disease, innovative medical technologies, entrepreneurship, and business management.

Your first year provides you with a grounding in medical science. After this, you can choose from modules about specific medical technologies such as nanomedicine, tissue engineering, stem cells or gene therapy, or focus on the business aspects of medical science. In your third year, you join a research team investigating an area of medical innovation that interests you, allowing you a deep and critical understanding of research methodology and practice. The fourth year includes an industry-facing consultancy project and a research project in medical innovation, giving you significant skills and experience.

Our teaching is informed by world-leading research in biomaterials, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, 3D printing, digital healthcare, gene therapy and medical technology / devices. You will be taught by experts from across UCL, including medicine, UCL Laws for property and innovation law, and the UCL School of Management for business and enterprise.

Based in London, an international hub of healthcare medical technology investment and industry, our Medical Innovation and Enterprise degree nurtures your entrepreneurial drive, empowering you to identify and harness opportunities within medical science innovation and take your ideas to real-world application. You will have broad career prospects in biomedical science, biomedical business, medical science, and the transfer of technology from an idea to real-world products.

What this course will give you

This programme offers you the following benefits and opportunities.

A pathway to become a brilliant medical scientist with ambitions to produce and translate cutting-edge research into products and services that will transform the way we diagnose and treat disease.
Broad career prospects in biomedical science, biomedical business and technology transfer.
We inspire a spirit of innovation and enterprise. It creates doers who can recognise commercial opportunities in medical science innovation and exploiting them.
This course will nurture your entrepreneurial spirit and scientific curiosity, which will enable you to recognise and capitalise on commercial opportunities in medical science.
The choice to focus more on medical innovations (such as nanomedicine) or develop more of a business focus.
A consultancy project in year four allows you to engage with real companies and business scenarios and helps you develop an array of professional skills.
Advanced skills, such as entrepreneurship, critical thinking, and creativity, which are highly desired in the life science and business industries.
The opportunity to work in small groups to allow you to build the communication and teamwork capabilities to succeed in business and medical science environments.
Opportunities to interact with biomedical entrepreneurs/innovators and benefit from 'real-life' industry activities, such as creating your own business plan. This experience will be invaluable when it comes to building your network, setting up your future enterprise or joining an existing biomedical organisation.

This degree combines medical science and business skills, giving you the entrepreneurial mindset to create companies and identify emerging medical opportunities. Learn how to translate cutting-edge research into innovative products and services that will transform the way we diagnose and treat disease. This four-year MSci degree includes a consultancy project working with a company to give you an extra edge in your career.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

A levels IB Diploma Other qualifications

Grades: AAA
Subjects: Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics required.
GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.

Contextual offer information

Grades: ABB more about contextual offers
Subjects: Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics with Biology at grade B.
GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6.

Points: 38
Subjects: A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects including 6 in Biology and either Mathematics, Physics or Chemistry, with no higher level score below 5. For Mathematics, the programme will accept either 'Analysis and Approaches' or 'Applications and Interpretation' at higher level.

Contextual offer

Points: 34 more about contextual offers
Subjects: A total of 16 points in three higher level subjects, including Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics, with no score higher level below 5. For Mathematics, the programme will accept either 'Analysis and Approaches' or 'Applications and Interpretation' at higher level.

UK applicants qualifications

For entry requirements with other UK qualifications accepted by UCL, choose your qualification from the list below:

Equivalent qualification

Pass in Access to HE Diploma with a minimum of 33 credits at Distinction and 12 credits at Merit, all from Level 3 units. Please note, where subject specific requirements are stipulated at A level we may review your Access to HE syllabus to ensure you meet the subject specific requirements prior to a final decision being communicated.

BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (QCF) or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF - teaching from 2016) with Distinction, Distinction, Distinction to include Distinction in Biology plus one from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

D3,D3,D3 in three Cambridge Pre-U Principal Subjects. Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics required.

A,A,A at Advanced Highers (or A,A at Advanced Higher and A,A,A at Higher), including Biology and either Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at Advanced Higher.

Not acceptable for entrance to this programme.

Successful completion of the WBQ Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus 2 GCE A levels at grades AAA. Biology required, plus one from Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics.

International applications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

English Program Requirements

The English language level for this programme is: Level 3

Information about the evidence required, acceptable qualifications and test providers can be found on our English language requirements page.

A variety of English language programmes are offered at the UCL Centre for Languages & International Education.

Career

The foundation of your career

As a Medical Innovation and Enterprise graduate, you could take on roles within medical technology companies, biopharma, business consultancy and the technology transfer industries. You could even become a leader in medical innovation translation. You will also be in a good position to create your own companies, become life science consultants, join medical research industries, or continue your studies at prestigious universities.

Health and social work is the biggest sector by employment in the UK (Statista, 2023) and our degree is designed with this in mind. Graduates will be uniquely placed to succeed in a competitive job market, with a suite of versatile skills, the ability to expertly communicate their work and a creative flair for business.

You will also benefit from UCL's global reputation and strong industry partnerships and will join alumni and academic staff already changing medical practice and innovating the industry.

The final-year consultancy placement in industry will give you the opportunity to make valuable connections and gain work experience, setting you on the path to becoming a future leader in medical innovation.

Employability

Our graduates are equipped not only as scientists who produce the next generation of medical advances but also to develop and monetise those advances in the business world, generating the next generation of leaders in medical innovation and enterprise. The programme encourages creativity, critical thinking, enterprise, and outstanding communication - all key skills wanted by employers.

This programme will give you a competitive advantage in several fields including biomedical research, technology transfer, innovation, and enterprise (e.g., company start-ups / university spin-out companies), as well as biomedical and life science consultancy.