Functional Genome Biology

This Functional Genome Biology program places you at the centre of world-leading expertise to provide a unique training experience, offering cutting-edge taught and research training in all aspects of genome biology.

As a research Masters degree, it prepares you for the next stage in a research career. Its delivery focuses on substantial hands-on, real world training to give you the employability skills you will need for PhD and industry positions.

The course is aimed at developing students into biomedical scientists with an interdisciplinary profile.

As a student at the University of Birmingham , you will learn from world-leading academics and researchers, as well as from your peers. From the outset you will be encouraged to become an independent and self-motivated learner. We want you to be challenged and will encourage you to think for yourself.

Why study this course?

• Only program of its kind in the UK
• Research-driven Masters, informed by our world-leading research in genome biology
• Teaching and assessments are centred around giving you a real world experience of being a researcher in a laboratory
• We will offer laboratory projects to every student, government guidance permitting
• Opportunity to participate in the Birmingham Symposium on Genome Structure and Function.

Courses:

• Genome
• Dynamics

• BioInformatics

• Genomic Approaches

• Biomedical Research
• Biology