MSc (Res) in Biology - Biomedical Sciences

The Master of Science by Research degree in Biomedical Sciences is a 12-month, research only degree, in which the candidate will undertake a supervised research project in the broad area of Biomedical Sciences, in the School of Biology, University of St Andrews. The candidate will be based in the interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Research Complex (BSRC), based at the North Haugh Science Campus, St Andrews. The BSRC comprises research groups undertaking highly innovative, multi-disciplinary research in eleven broad areas of biomedical research, employing state-of-the-art techniques to address key questions at the leading edge of the biomedical and biological sciences.Eleven research themes run through the BSRC: Biophysics, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Enzymology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Parasitology, Structural Biology, Translational Biology, Virology. These interdisciplinary approaches bring together molecular biologists, chemists, computer scientists, geneticists, bioinformaticians and clinicians to challenge and further our understanding of disease, in terms of basic biological function through to medical intervention.

You should have an undergraduate Honours degree at 2.1 level or better in a relevant discipline (for example, biochemistry, molecular biology, biomedicine, biomolecular sciences, microbiology, virology, or chemistry). Students from backgrounds such as mathematics and physics may be accepted under exceptional circumstances.

All applications must include the required supplementary documentation before a decision can be made. This varies by programme but includes:
CV or r'sum. This should include your personal details with a history of your education and employment to date.
A research proposal see School-specific details below.
A sample of academic written work in English see School-specific details below.
Two original signed academic references.
Academic transcripts and degree certificates. Please only send certified copies with official English translations if applicable. Do not send original documents as they cannot be returned.
English language requirements certificate.

IELTS - Minimum overall score 6.5 with minimum component scores (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) to be 6.0.
TOEFL iBT - Minimum overall score 79 with minimum component scores (Listening-12, Reading-13, Writin-21, Speaking- 18)