Masters Compare - Find your perfect masters course.
Masters Compare - Find your perfect masters course.
Study Details: 1 year - 5 years
Cardiovascular disease remains a major cause of death and ill health globally. This flexible MSc, taught by leading scientists and clinicians, will give you the specialist laboratory and clinical expertise in cardiovascular science to advance your career and bring new interventions to the people who need them most. Choose to study the course over one, two or up to five years.
This interdisciplinary Master’s degree in molecular, cellular and clinical cardiovascular science will allow you to explore animal models of cardiovascular disease, microvascular biology, and mechanisms by which the heart and vasculature function in health and disease.
You won’t just study laboratory principles, research methods and an introduction to statistics – you will also gain an awareness of research integrity and practice valuable research skills relating to the latest developments in cardiovascular science. If you are a clinician, you will have the option to study the Clinical Cardiology module.
A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a scientific or medical discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or a recognised taught Master's degree.
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The course offers three bursaries of £4,000 each for Home, Overseas and Home – Widening Participation students. Find out more on the website.
For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.
As a graduate of this course, you will be well placed for a PhD and a career in research. You will also have a sound basis for progressing into the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
Basic scientists may use the MSc as a stepping-stone to MBBS studies. The course also provides excellent training for related fields such as scientific journalism and areas requiring critical appraisal of complex data.
You will go away with:
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
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