Microbiology and Immunology MSci with Foundation Year

Keele University
Postgraduate Master in Science (with Honours) – MSci (Hon) Full-time including foundation year 5 Years Biology

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

56 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£24,500

About this course

Foundation Year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

International Students

For International Students, Foundation Years are delivered through our dedicated on-campus provider, Keele University International College. To find out more, visit https://kuic.keele.ac.uk/

Microbiology and Immunology with Integrated Master's

Our Microbiology and Immunology MSci will equip you with advanced knowledge and research skills in two fascinating and complementary areas of contemporary bioscience to pursue a career in academia or research.

Why choose this course?

  • Enhance your employability through the development of advanced problem solving and communication skills

  • Gain substantial research skills and the experience to stand out when applying for PhD study or employment in industry

  • Develop enhanced skills in the critical evaluation of scientific literature, the design and conduct of an authentic research study and the acquisition of research funding

  • Our core laboratory programme is delivered in state-of-the-art laboratories and offers a wide range of final year research projects

  • Our innovative assessment methods enable you to replicate the type of tasks you would likely carry out during a career in the field

    Our Microbiology and Immunology MSci curriculum has been carefully designed to enable you to not only develop core knowledge of this fascinating subject area, but to expose you to a comprehensive laboratory programme which encourages you to develop a range of key transferrable and employability skills.

    About Keele

    Keele University was established in 1949 by the former Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University. Founded to meet the needs of a changing world, Keele has always had a pioneering vision to be a different kind of university.

    We excel in both teaching and research, with some of the most satisfied students in England, and research that is changing lives for the better at a regional, national and global level.

    Our beautiful 600-acre campus is one of the biggest in Britain – but all the most important services and facilities are on your doorstep, with accommodation, teaching spaces, facilities including a medical centre, sports centre and pharmacy, and a range of shops, eateries and entertainment venues – including the Students’ Union – clustered around the centre.

    • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 56 points

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2119 Natural and social science professionals
    3111 Laboratory technicians
    3213 Medical and dental technicians
    2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
    3119 Science, engineering and production technicians
    1211 Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    Master in Science (with Honours) – MSci (Hon)
    Study Mode
    Full-time including foundation year
    Duration
    5 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Keele
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Biology
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £24,500

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    Keele University

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