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Study Details: 1 year
This course covers the biological, clinical and social issues surrounding fertility, pregnancy, prenatal development and childbirth. It covers the fundamentals of reproductive science and their clinical applications.
You will study topics ranging from genetics, gonadal development, the production of gametes and embryo development, through to pregnancy and labour. Disorders that can affect fertility, foetal development and pregnancy are covered, along with their treatments. You will also explore social issues, and the ethical and legal debates surrounding reproductive medicine.
Each module is taught by experts, including clinicians, embryologists, reproductive counsellors, genetic testing specialists and scientists.
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject.
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This course is an ideal stepping stone towards further specialist training and a career in clinical embryology or andrology. Our graduates work in NHS and private fertility clinics around the UK, and many have secured places in the highly competitive NHS Scientist Training Programme.
Research Skills in Reproductive Medicine
Gonads to gametes: fundamentals of reproduction
Fertilisation, implantation and embryology
Fetal Development, Pregnancy and Parturition
Reproductive medicine and assisted conception
Law, ethics and policy in reproductive medicine
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