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Pursuing an MSc allows dedicated scientists to concentrate on a specific field of interest while earning an advanced degree. A taught master's program offers specialized training in your selected discipline, while a research-based master's enhances your investigative abilities through collaboration with Faculty of Science experts - many of whom are leading figures in their respective fields. Typically, students begin an MSc after finishing a PGDipSci. The program requires completing 120 credits (with a maximum of 160) in a specialization, achievable through one year of full-time study or two years part-time for research-based programs, or four years part-time for taught programs. Some specializations may not offer both study options. For those entering directly from an undergraduate degree, 240 credits (maximum 280) must be completed within two years of full-time study or four years part-time for research programs, or six years part-time for taught programs. Again, not all specializations provide both study pathways.
Research 120 points:
You must have completed one year of postgraduate study, following an undergraduate degree, at a recognised university (or similar institution), in a similar field to your intended specialisation. You will need a GPE of 5.0.
Research 240 points:
You must have completed an undergraduate degree in science in a similar field to your intended specialisation at a recognised university (or similar institution) with a GPE of 5.0.
IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and no bands less than 6.0; Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 and written score of 21; Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 68 and a writing score of 21; Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) or Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and no bands below 169; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE Communicative score below 50; Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes (FCertEAP): Grade of B-; Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85.