MRes Biological Sciences

at Glasgow Caledonian University

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Modules: Nature of Research Enquiry; Critical Review of Research; Introduction to Quantitative Research Methods; Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods; Quantitative Data Analysis; Applied Skills in Qualitative Research Methods; Research Design and Research Project Management; Research Project 1; Research Project 2.

All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide and represent the minimum required to be considered for entry. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated.

Minimum academic requirement
UK honours degree 2:2 (or equivalent) in a biological science.

English language requirement
ELTS score of 6.5 (or equivalent) with no element below 6.0.

Annual full-time tuition fees

Scottish (Home) and RUK: £6,500
International: £17,500

Additional costs
As a student at the University, there are additional fees and costs which may or may not apply to you, but that you should be aware of.

The course will provide you with research skills to a level appropriate to undertake a PhD or pursue a career in research in the public or private sector. Options exist to diversify the current graduate skill set in quantitative research and by training in qualitative research methods. The MRes can be studied independently, or as part of a 1 + 3 structure leading to the award of a PhD.

A range of diverse career pathways include:
 

• Academic research careers, including PhD study and postdoctoral research leading towards principal Investigator status
• Further or higher education lecturing
• Industrial research in the pharmacological or biotechnology sectors
• Medical science writing and systematic reviewing