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Our diverse, student-driven programme lets you choose your project, with expert mentoring and training to develop advanced research skills—check out our current Research Opportunities Directory to explore available projects.
MRes Clinical Science
Key details
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Award
- Degree of Master of Research
- Course Length
- 1 year
- Course Start Date
- September 2025
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Course Overview
Our MRes Clinical Science is your chance to experience the reality of cutting-edge clinical research. You’ll develop a broader, more considered approach to a specific area of medical research, gaining expertise in the intellectual and practical skills of scientific research in the process. And you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the underlying theories, and greater comprehension of the importance of critical review in the practice of evidence-based medicine. You’ll have a thorough understanding of the diversity and breadth of medicine, the benefits of research, and the value every health professional can add by contributing to the advancement of collective medical knowledge.
Driven by the research interests of our students, our programme is incredibly diverse. You choose the project that you want to work on, and we provide close expert mentoring and the learning to help you develop advanced research skills.
Whether you want to explore the design and deployment of new drugs, or you have a desire to optimise the delivery of primary care, we can accommodate you. And the research skills you’ll acquire will be entirely transferrable, so your project doesn’t have to fall within a discipline you aspire to working in.
Our Master’s course in Clinical Science is designed to enable careers for practicing clinicians to develop capability, confidence and independence when investigating a specialist area of research. We believe that an interested student is a motivated student, so we accommodate the full spectrum of clinical scientific research, letting you select and define the question you wish to pursue.
The experience of conducting your own research is enjoyable, liberating, fulfilling and useful, and the skills you learn will provide you with a research base to build a career upon for the foreseeable future. Developing advanced research skills creates a greater depth of understanding in clinicians (whether doctors, nurses, dentists, vets, psychologists, radiologists, therapists, technologists or medical professional) and has a hugely positive impact on their practice.
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Careers
Career Pathways
Examples of careers that you could enter include:
- Hospital Consultant
- Specialist secondary care General Practitioner
- GP Biomedical Scientist (PhD)
- Clinical Psychologist (ClinPsyD)
- Veterinarian Dentist Nurse
- Physiotherapist Pharmaceuticals
- Biotechnology Research Administration
Discover more on our Careers webpages.
After the Course
The majority of our students use the MRes as building blocks for a research-orientated career – be it in medicine, nursing, health, psychology, biomedicine, academia or pharmaceuticals. Many also go on to further study, with a PhD either at UEA or another institution.
Entry Requirements
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
Update 16/05/25: Please note that due to unprecedented demand, international applications are now closed on this course. The course remains open for UK students.
- Typical UK Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Bachelors degree - 2.2
Degree Subject
Medicine, Biomedicine, Health, Psychology or Life Science related degrees
- Additional Entry Requirements
This course is open to medical students wanting to intercalate after the 3rd or 4th year of their UK Medical, Dental or Veterinary degree.
- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
- This course is open to
UK and International fee-paying students. Choose UK or International above to see relevant information. The entry point is in September each year.
Update 16/05/25: Please note that due to unprecedented demand, international applications are now closed on this course. The course remains open for UK students.
- Typical International Entry Requirements
Degree classification
UK Bachelors degree - 2.2 or equivalent
Degree Subject
Medicine, Biomedicine, Health, Psychology or Life Science related degrees
- Additional Entry Requirements
This course is open to medical students wanting to intercalate after the 3rd or 4th year of their UK Medical, Dental or Veterinary degree.
- English Foreign Language
Applications from students whose first language is not English are welcome. We require evidence of proficiency in English (including writing, speaking, listening and reading):
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IELTS: 6.0 (with min 6.0 in Writing & Speaking and 5.5 in Listening & Reading)
We also accept a number of other English language tests. Review our English Language Equivalencies(opens in a new window) for a list of example qualifications that we may accept to meet this requirement.
Test dates should be within two years of the course start date.
If you do not meet the English language requirements for this course, INTO UEA offer a variety of English language programmes which are designed to help you develop the required English skills.
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- Admissions Policy
Our Admissions Policy applies to the admissions of all postgraduate applicants.
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Fees and Funding
Tuition fees for the Academic Year 2025/26 are:
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UK Students: £10,675
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International Students: £22,700
We estimate living expenses at £1,136 per month.
Further Information on tuition fees can be found here(opens in a new window).
Scholarships and Bursaries
The University of East Anglia offers a range of Scholarships(opens in a new window); please click the link for eligibility, details of how to apply and closing dates.
Course Related Costs
Please see Additional Course Fees for details of course-related costs.
How to Apply
How to apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form(opens in a new window).
Further information
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying, please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk(opens in a new window)
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students(opens in a new window) section of our website.