Medical Genetics University of Leicester

Overview

Are you interested in the role of genetics and molecular biology in understanding, diagnosing and treating disease, including clinical research, genetic testing and genetic counselling? On this three-year BSc in Medical Genetics  at the University of Leicester  you will study a broad range of relevant topics, including proteins, gene expression, molecular cell biology, metabolism and molecular medicine and biomedical ethics.

Your degree in Medical Genetics will give you an education and training in genetics with particular emphasis on its application to medicine. If you take this course you will be affiliated to our Department of Genetics, one of the largest genetics departments in the country with an excellent international reputation for research in a broad range of fields including human and medical genetics.

Careers and employability

• The degrees prepare you for a wide range of career opportunities.

• You will get excellent training in analytical thinking, data-analysis, problem-solving, the communication of complex concepts, and in how to apply scientific methodology to projects.

• This unique transferable skills set means that University of Leicester Biological Sciences graduates are highly desirable to employers.

Graduate destinations

• Many of graduates follow further training for research careers in biology, often through our MSc or PhD programmes at Leicester.

• Others gain positions in the NHS, in medical or pharmaceutical laboratories, in environmental management, in teaching, or in skilled professions outside of biology.

A few examples of pathways that our graduates have successfully taken include:

• Graduate medicine

• Postgraduate research (MSc or PhD)

• Laboratory Research Scientist

• The NHS Scientist Training Programme

• NHS Clinical Scientist (physiologist, genetic counsellor, mental health support)

• Clinical trials coordination

• Teaching

• Science communication

• Wildlife protection

• Financial Auditor