Lead academic: Dr Martin Nicklin Through this flexible course you'll develop an understanding of the underlying molecular and genetic factors in human diseases and their current and potential treatment. You can choose a subject pathway based on your interests. You'll get experience in planning, carrying out, recording and reporting research. Your project will be hypothesis-driven, laboratory-based research in the field of molecular medicine. Your skills and expertise in reading, writing and interpreting scientific literature will be useful in a variety of careers.

Graduates work for biotechnology companies, mainly overseas. The course is ideal preparation for a PhD at any leading university.