MSc Antimicrobial Resistance at University of Sheffield

Course description

Designed in collaboration with the NHS, throughout your course you’ll learn about the latest clinical practice in the fast-moving area of antimicrobial resistance. Guest lectures from experts in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, and public health policy introduce you to the different approaches that are being used to overcome this global threat

You’ll get hands-on in the lab with modules led by our scientists and clinicians to address basic biological problems in understanding the breadth of host-pathogen interaction.

The biggest part of the course is the Research Project in Antimicrobial Resistance. Here you’ll spend three months researching an area of your choice that matches your future career aspirations and may include microbiology and host-pathogen interactions, public health, or drug discovery and new therapies. Some students may have the opportunity to complete their research project with the NHS.

After your degree

This course is designed to equip students with the specialist knowledge and transferable skills to pursue careers in public health, with the NHS or similar organisations around the world, policy making for NGOs or in industry, consultancy, and in research scientist or infection control roles for biotechnology or pharmaceutical companies. It’s also great preparation for a PhD.