Study Details
A day in the life of a final
year research student
All our degrees are divided into two Phases. Phase 1 covers Stage 1 and the first semester of Stage 2. Phase 1 is common to all our degrees allowing you to move from any one of our degrees to another at the end of phase 1.
Phase 2, which starts in the second semester of Stage 2, is specific to the individual degree programme you choose to study.
In Stage 3, the final year, all BSc degrees culminate in a research semester. This provides an opportunity to undertake a piece of original research in a top-rated research laboratory within the Faculty of Medical Sciences, or to write a dissertation based on the latest developments in a particular area of research. The MSci programme includes a longer research project that extends across the whole of the 4th year.
The Quality Assurance Agency commented that 'an impressive feature of Stage 3 is the project...such projects are required to demonstrate critical analysis of relevant literature and academic rigour'.
