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The University of Edinburgh – College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine Infectious Diseases MScR
The University of Edinburgh – College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine

Infectious Diseases MScR

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 Years

English

Full time

01 Apr 2025

GBP 37,300 / per year *

On-Campus

* for international/EU | for scotland and rest of UK: GBP 10,400

Key Summary

    About: The Infectious Diseases MScR offers a comprehensive study of infectious diseases, focusing on their biology, epidemiology, and public health impact. This program encourages independent research while allowing students to explore different aspects of infectious diseases through practical experience and academic coursework.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various career paths, including roles in public health, research institutions, health policy, and epidemiology, as well as positions in government health agencies and non-governmental organizations. Opportunities in academia further allow for the advancement of knowledge in infectious diseases.

Introduction

This program is organized by Edinburgh Infectious Diseases (EID), which is hosted by the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and the College of Science and Engineering.

It provides an introduction to research methodology for biologists, medics, and veterinarians. The training also provides an entry into PhD studies. Previous students have undertaken projects in the following areas:

  • Antibiotic resistance and hospital-acquired infections
  • Arthropod vector biology and vectorborne diseases
  • Epidemiology and mathematical modelling of animal and human infections
  • Molecular diagnosis and point-of-care detection of infectious diseases
  • The immunology of bacterial and parasitic infections (including major tropical diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis, and schistosomiasis)
  • The immunology of ruminant infections (for example Johne's Disease)
  • the pathogenesis of viral diseases (animal and human, including herpes and HIV)
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