Infectious Diseases MSc (Res) is a postgraduate degree at The University of Edinburgh, based in Edinburgh, taught full-time over 1 year.
About this course
This programme is organised 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 pathogenesis of viral diseases (animal and human, including herpes and HIV)
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- MSc (Res)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 1 Year
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Edinburgh
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
- Subjects
- Biology
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ