Reproductive and Developmental Medicine

at University of Sheffield

Taught modules
 

• Research Skills in Reproductive Medicine

• Fundamentals of Reproduction: Gonads to Gametes

• Fertilisation, Implantation and Embryology

• Fetal Development, Pregnancy and Parturition

• Reproductive Medicine and Assisted Conception

• Law, Ethics and Policy in Reproductive Medicine

Research project module (90 credits)

The aim of this module is to provide the opportunity to learn and apply research methods to test a specific scientific hypothesis and to develop good laboratory technique in appropriate methods and good, safe, professional laboratory behaviour. A list of projects will be made available and students will be asked to select their top choices. Having being assigned a project of their choice, the students will carry out a 25-week research project and will present a poster of their preliminary findings around the half way mark. Upon completion of the project, the student will submit a dissertation and reflections of their research for assessment, which will also form the basis for an oral examination. Students will also be expected to attend and actively contribute to unit seminars, research group and supervisor meetings to learn and experience the day-to-day role of a scientific researcher.

You’ll need a 2:1 in a life science subject – biochemistry, biology, genetics, molecular biology – veterinary science or medicine.

Medical students can intercalate after completion of three years of their medical degree.

Entry requirements for international students
 

• Overall IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent.

• Home: £11,500 per year

• Overseas: £28,500 per year

After successfully completing their course, graduates have had the opportunity to find work in a wide variety of areas and industries:
 

• Medical or scientific writing

• Clinical research and policy

• Further PhD training in reproductive science

• Technical support in fertility clinics, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies and, clinical diagnostic labs

Our graduates often use the course as a stepping stone towards further training and a career in clinical embryology or Andrology clinics, with a high proportion securing a place onto the very competitive Scientific Training Programme (STP).

For medical students, our masters provides an introduction to obstetrics and gynecology or for those who may be interested in sub-specialising in reproductive medicine and fertility treatment.

Our graduates now work in various fertility clinics around the UK, as well as National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Springer Nature and Porterhouse Medical.