Neuromuscular Disease

This specialised postgraduate degree provides expert knowledge in all aspects of neuromuscular diseases and is aimed at professionals wishing to pursue a research career. Students undertake an extended research project in the areas of the pathomechanisms of disease and developing new treatment strategies in the field.

Students on this programme will benefit from the cutting-edge research conducted at the UCL Institute of Neurology and take modules in anatomy and physiology of the neuromuscular system; pathophysiology, genetic and clinical research; and clinical trends in neuromuscular diseases. Students will carry out substantial projects in world-leading laboratories engaged in neuromuscular diseases and attend clinical presentations given by clinical experts.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of two core modules (30 credits), two optional modules (30 credits), and an extended research project resulting in a dissertation/report (120 credits).

Core modules

• Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Disease
• Research Methods and Critical Appraisal

Optional modules

Students choose two of the following:

• Advanced Genetic Technologies and Clinical Applications
• Motoneurons, Neuromuscular Junctions and Associated Disease
• Peripheral Nerves and Associated Diseases
• Skeletal Muscle and Associated Diseases
• One module from across UCL, as an optional module. The choice of module needs to be agreed by the Programme Director.

Dissertation/report

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 words. Many of our MRes projects lead to publication of results in peer-reviewed international journals.

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, practical sessions, journal clubs, presentations, meetings with supervisor, both oral and poster presentation. Assessment of the taught modules will be a mixture of short-answer multiple choice question examinations and timed essays. The research project will be assessed by a written dissertation, oral and a presentation.

A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant scientific or medical discipline, for example, medicine, biological or biomedical sciences (such as neuroscience, pharmacy, anatomy and physiology), nursing and physiotherapy, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with degrees in other disciplines and/or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

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