The MSc Biophotonics (By Research) is completed by full-time study over 12 months.
Students will be expected to study 60 credits.
Students with an Engineering/Physics background will be required to study Introductory Cell Biology.
Students with a Biology background will be required to study Introduction to Communications Engineering.
Students will take at least three of the following modules:
- Microscopy and Image Analysis
- Instrumentation and Measurement
- Ultrasonics
- Imaging Principles and Technology
- Digital Signal Processing for Telecommunications, Multimedia and Instrumentation.
Graduate School Modules:
- Introduction to Managing Research
- Planning Research and Time Management
- Research Policy
- IPR and Management in Science and Engineering
Tutors provide feedback on assignments. Our objective is to help you develop the confidence to work as a professional researcher, at ease with the conventions of the discipline, ensuring you are ready to tackle your chosen area of research.
In the early stages of writing your project dissertation, your supervisor will read through and comment on your draft work. The project dissertation itself comprises a significant piece of your own research.