HEALTH SCIENCES FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
83 MSc Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the science underpinning public health, clinical research, and health care evaluation (a form of health ‘data science’). The MSc in Epidemiology will enable you to engage with the complex population health challenges facing the UK and the global community in future decades, providing high quality training in epidemiological methods that are applicable to low, middle and high income settings. The programme is suitable for students from both clinical and non-clinical backgrounds.
The MSc will cover the design and statistical analysis of experimental and observational studies. Much of the teaching will relate to the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases. There will be opportunity to learn about cutting edge methods in causal inference.
Your dissertation, on a research topic of your choice, will be likely based on large-scale studies of national importance, and will take the form of a journal article, an oral and a poster presentation – opening the possibility of submission for publication.
Students graduating from this MSc will have the skills and methodological know-how needed to work as analyst/researcher or systematic reviewer in a wide range of settings including universities, research institutes, governmental agencies, charities, pharmaceutical companies, and other private and public organisations collecting and analysing health-related data. Graduates of this MSc will also be well placed to apply for a PhD in a range of population health research topics.
The MSc will prepare students to move into careers which, with further work experience and training, could develop into leadership roles such as academics (lecturers, senior lecturers and professors of epidemiology), directors of research and development in pharmaceutical companies and biotech startups, strategic directors of health charities, or public health government policy advisers.
Entry requirements: To be considered for admission to this programme, applicants are required to hold/achieve a minimum of an upper second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject including (but not limited to) medicine, veterinary science, dentistry, pharmacy, biological sciences, statistics, mathematics, psychology. Additionally, evidence of numeracy skills is required (eg A-level Mathematics or Statistics – C or higher – or a module with a good mark in previous university degree – minimum of 60 per cent). Preference will be given to candidates with excellent academic results in their undergraduate degree and demonstrated interest in epidemiology or public health through work experience, volunteering or research.
MRes Health Sciences Research This programme aims to give you a firm foundation in biomedical research by enhancing your knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of the scientific method and practical experience in an area related to your interests. Taught units provide intensive training in research methodology, experimental design, statistical analyses and data interpretation. Skills training in verbal and written communication is also emphasised.
The core of the programme is an eight-month research project, conducted within one of the University of Bristol’s internationally recognised research groups in either the Faculty of Health Sciences or the Faculty of Life Sciences. Opportunities will be available in laboratory or clinical-based investigations.
The programme is suitable for medical, dental and veterinary students interested in pursuing a research-intensive intercalation option after three years of study. It is also suitable for graduates in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science and bioscience subjects who wish to develop their research skills.
Entry requirements: Graduates in a biological or related science or medical subject will normally be expected to hold an upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent). Applicants intercalating from the professional programmes of medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences will need to have successfully completed year three before they can be considered for this programme. Graduates of these professional programmes are eligible to apply.
MRes Health Sciences Research (Translational Cardiovascular Medicine) This programme aims to give you a firm foundation in biomedical research methodology, focused on translational cardiovascular medicine, by enhancing your knowledge, understanding, critical awareness and practical research experience in this area. The programme provides a theoretical grounding in the scientific principles and clinical applications of translational cardiovascular medicine, as well as intensive training in research methodology, experimental design, statistical analyses, data interpretation and science communication.
The core of the programme is a six-month research project, conducted within one of the University of Bristol’s internationally recognised translational cardiovascular medicine research groups. Opportunities will be available in laboratory or clinical-based investigations.
It is suitable for clinical and bioscience graduates who wish to develop their research skills within this exciting field. It is also suitable for clinical students interested in pursuing a research-intensive intercalation option after three years of study.
Entry requirements: Graduates in a biological or related science or medical subject will normally be expected to hold an upper second-class honours degree (or international equivalent). Applicants intercalating from the professional programmes of medicine, dentistry and veterinary sciences will
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