MRES Molecular Microbiology at Sheffield Hallam University

• Undertake taught modules alongside an extended research project in a professional lab.
• Explore the fundamental principles that underpin environmental, industrial and medical microbiology.
• Learn how microorganisms cause disease and interact with the immune system and what practical steps can be taken to prevent and treat these conditions.
• Consider how bacteria and fungi can be used as tools in a diverse range of industries.
• Develop and enhance your laboratory skills from experimental design, through utilisation of pertinent techniques, to interpretation of results.

This course has been designed to respond to the increasing need for highly skilled microbiologists across a range of industries. You'll undertake the critical task of translating basic laboratory medical research into clinical and commercial applications

You'll undertake a research project aligned with the current research interests of an academic member of staff, within our professional laboratories of the Biomolecular Research Centre.

You'll work within a real research group, fully supported throughout by your academic supervisor. The project will include a critical review of the literature relevant to your research project, the development of a project proposal, the development of research methods and the analysis, presentation and interpretation of experimental data.  Since the project extends over two semesters, it allows you to have the opportunity to fully immerse yourself in the project and to have the time to collect meaningful data, thus enabling an authentic research scientist experience.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

• academic research
• the industrial biotechnology sector
• the health biotechnology sector
• the pharmaceutical industry
• food and beverage industries
• preparation for a PhD