Brighton and Sussex Medical School
MRes Medical Research
Brighton, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
GBP 22,580 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for international students | for UK nationals: £11,030
Key Summary
The course has been designed to develop clinicians’ research skills and promote independent research skills in future principal investigators.
Education and training is provided in quantitative and qualitative research through classroom teaching, workshops, self-directed learning and the development of research skills. Students engage with a supervised research project at an early stage and are encouraged to develop autonomy in project design, management, governance and reporting. They are also expected to give presentations and publish their research work.
Key areas of study
This course is research and core and optional modules explore:
- Research methods and critical appraisal of research literature
- Essential statistics for health and medical research
- Evidence-based practice
- Clinical trials management
- Advanced research skills (eg, interview and focus groups; systematic reviews; statistical analysis; qualitative data analysis)
- Epidemiology
All BSMS students on Masters courses accredited jointly by the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton are eligible to apply for University of Sussex postgraduate scholarships in 2024/25.
PG Cert (60 credits)
- MDM10 Research Methods and Critical Appraisal (20 credits)
PLUS two modules from the list below (x2 20 credits):
- MDM66 Essential Statistics in Health and Medical Research (20 credits)
- MDM201 Advanced Qualitative Research (20 credits)
- MDM34 Evidence-based Practice (20 credits)
- MDM112 Clinical Trials Management (20 credits)
- MDM12 Epidemiology (20 credits)
MRes
- MDM10 Research Methods and Critical Appraisal (20 credits)
PLUS one of the following:
- MDM66 Essential Statistics in Health and Medical Research (20 credits)
or
- MDM201 Advanced Qualitative Research (20 credits)
PLUS two modules from the list below (x2 20 credits):
- MDM66 Essential Statistics in Health and Medical Research (20 credits) - can be taken as an optional module by MRes students who take MDM201 as a core module
- MDM201 Advanced Qualitative Research (20 credits) - can be taken as an optional module by MRes students who take MDM66 as a core module
- MDM34 Evidence-based Practice (20 credits)
- MDM112 Clinical Trials Management (20 credits)
- MDM12 Epidemiology (20 credits)
PLUS
- MDM165 Dissertation
The course is a stepping stone to PhD studies and collaborative or independent research in the future. Course graduates will be research-literate, research-skilled and equipped to be research-active in their careers.
It is expected that they will present their studies at conference presentations and in appropriate professional journals.
Modules are assessed by 3,000 word written assignments which are centred on case studies or a relevant topic agreed between the student and the module leader. In addition there is a 16,000 word dissertation and 3,000 word draft paper for publication.