The Level 6 Pre-Master’s Program is designed to prepare international students for postgraduate study in the United Kingdom. The program will allow students to improve their English while learning the study skills and research methods that they will need during their Master’s degree studies.
The duration of the Level 6 program is two semesters. Each semester consists of a minimum of 13 teaching weeks. Students will be expected to timetable self-study hours in addition to the classroom-based hours. Each module will have an assessment schedule, which will be completed by the end of the appropriate semester. Assessments will be designed to demonstrate learning across the individual modules of the program and to allow candidates to experience a wide range of the assessment methods used in United Kingdom postgraduate program.
Graduates will learn to harness recent unprecedented advances in genomic technologies to improve patient outcomes on this Master of Science in Genomics. They will gain experience of exploring and applying data gained through sampling, sequencing and interpreting genomic information in both clinical and academic research. This course is suitable for those with an interest in genomics research in academia, healthcare or industry. It's also ideal if students want to incorporate genomics into their professional practice in healthcare roles.