Postgraduate in the UK ยท English-taught MSc

Postgraduate courses in the UK

The UK - English-speaking and home to many of the world's top universities - offers one-year taught master's (MSc) across public health, global health, epidemiology, clinical research, biomedicine, genomics, health data science and more, at institutions like Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, King's, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and LSHTM.

English-taught postgraduate courses

29 verified programmes - tap any for its own guide.

Public Health (MPH)

MSc
University of Manchester

English-taught Master of Public Health (MPH) in the UK - offered at many leading universities, covering epidemiology, health policy, health promotion and global health.

Public healthEnglish1 yr
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Global Health (MSc)

MSc
King's College London

English-taught Master's in Global Health in the UK - study the health of populations across borders at King's, UCL, Imperial, Edinburgh and Southampton.

Global healthEnglish1 yr
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Epidemiology (MSc)

MSc
Imperial College London

English-taught Master's in Epidemiology in the UK - the science of how disease spreads, at Imperial, UCL, Bristol, Glasgow and LSHTM.

EpidemiologyEnglish1 yr
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Tropical Medicine (MSc)

MSc
LSHTM (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)

English-taught Master's in Tropical Medicine & International Health in the UK - at the world-famous LSHTM and Liverpool schools of tropical medicine, plus Oxford.

Tropical medicineEnglish1 yr
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Health Data Science (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Health Data Science in the UK - machine learning, statistics and coding for health, at UCL, Manchester, Exeter, Leeds and Swansea.

Health data scienceEnglish1 yr
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Health Economics (MSc)

MSc
University of York

English-taught Master's in Health Economics in the UK - the economics of health and healthcare, at York, LSE, Birmingham and Sheffield.

Health economicsEnglish1 yr
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Healthcare Management (MSc)

MSc
Imperial College London

English-taught Master's in Healthcare Management & Health Policy in the UK - leadership, policy and economics of health systems, at Imperial, LSE, Birmingham and Edinburgh.

Healthcare managementEnglish1 yr
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Clinical Research & Trials (MSc)

MSc
University of Birmingham

English-taught Master's in Clinical Research & Clinical Trials in the UK - design, run and analyse trials, at Birmingham, Glasgow, UCL, Sheffield and Queen's Belfast.

Clinical researchEnglish1 yr
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Genomic Medicine (MSc)

MSc
University of Manchester

English-taught MSc in Genomic Medicine in the UK - genomics, bioinformatics and precision medicine, at Manchester, Exeter, Birmingham, Swansea and King's.

Genomic medicineEnglish1 yr
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Molecular Medicine (MSc)

MSc
University of Leeds

English-taught Master's in Molecular Medicine in the UK - the molecular basis of disease, at Leeds, Imperial, Manchester and Glasgow.

Molecular medicineEnglish1 yr
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Immunology (MSc)

MSc
Imperial College London

English-taught Master's in Immunology in the UK - the immune system in health and disease, at Imperial, UCL, Manchester, Glasgow, Birmingham and King's.

ImmunologyEnglish1 yr
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Oncology / Cancer (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Oncology / Cancer in the UK - cancer biology, diagnostics and treatment, at UCL, Nottingham, Queen Mary, Glasgow and Birmingham.

OncologyEnglish1 yr
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Neuroscience (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Neuroscience in the UK - the brain and nervous system in health and disease, at UCL, Manchester, Exeter and King's.

NeuroscienceEnglish1 yr
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Surgery (ChM / MSc)

MSc
University of Edinburgh

English-taught Master of Surgery (ChM) and MSc Surgical Sciences in the UK - Edinburgh's world-renowned online surgical master's, taken with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

SurgeryEnglishOnline, part-time3 yr
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Sports & Exercise Medicine (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Sports & Exercise Medicine in the UK - the medicine of physical activity, injury and performance, at UCL, Glasgow, Nottingham and Queen Mary.

Sports & exercise medicineEnglish1 yr
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Pharmaceutical Medicine (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Pharmaceutical Medicine & Drug Discovery in the UK - how medicines are discovered, developed and regulated, at UCL, Leeds, Queen Mary, Hull York and Aberdeen.

Pharmaceutical medicineEnglish1 yr
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Cardiovascular Science (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Cardiovascular Science in the UK - the heart and circulation in health and disease, at UCL, King's, Imperial, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester.

Cardiovascular scienceEnglish1 yr
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Endocrinology & Diabetes (MSc)

MSc
Queen Mary University of London

English-taught Master's in Endocrinology & Diabetes in the UK - hormones, metabolism and diabetes care, at Queen Mary, Aberdeen and Chester (plus online routes).

Endocrinology & diabetesEnglish1 yr
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Respiratory Medicine (MSc)

MSc
University of Birmingham

English-taught Master's in Respiratory Medicine in the UK - the science and clinical care of lung disease, at Birmingham, Imperial and Chester.

Respiratory medicineEnglish1 yr
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Clinical Embryology (MSc)

MSc
University of Leeds

English-taught Master's in Reproductive Medicine & Clinical Embryology in the UK - IVF, assisted reproduction and reproductive biology, at Leeds, Oxford, Dundee, Bristol and LJMU.

Reproductive medicineEnglish1 yr
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Infectious Diseases (MSc)

MSc
University of Leeds

English-taught Master's in Infectious Diseases in the UK - the biology, control and immunology of infection, at Leeds, Kent, LSHTM, City St George's and UCL.

Infectious diseasesEnglish1 yr
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Paediatrics & Child Health (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Paediatrics & Child Health in the UK - advanced, global and intensive-care paediatrics, at UCL (Great Ormond Street ICH), King's and Imperial.

PaediatricsEnglish1 yr
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Nutrition (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Clinical & Human Nutrition in the UK - nutrition science for health and disease, at UCL, Glasgow, Surrey and Plymouth.

NutritionEnglish1 yr
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Global Mental Health (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Global Mental Health in the UK - mental health across cultures and systems, at UCL, King's, Glasgow, Edinburgh and LSHTM.

Mental healthEnglish1 yr
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Ophthalmology (MSc)

MSc
University College London (UCL)

English-taught Master's in Ophthalmology in the UK - the science of the eye and vision, at UCL (Institute of Ophthalmology) and Manchester.

OphthalmologyEnglish1 yr
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Clinical Dermatology (MSc)

MSc
Cardiff University

English-taught Master's in Clinical Dermatology in the UK - the diagnosis and management of skin disease, for doctors, at Cardiff, King's, Hertfordshire and South Wales.

DermatologyEnglish1 yr
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Critical Care (MSc)

MSc
Queen Mary University of London

English-taught Master's in Critical Care Medicine in the UK - the care of the critically ill, at Queen Mary (full-time on campus) plus online routes.

Critical careEnglish1 yr
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Palliative Care (MSc)

MSc
University of Liverpool

English-taught Master's in Palliative Care in the UK - care at the end of life, at Liverpool, King's and Cardiff.

Palliative careEnglish1 yr
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Regenerative Medicine (MSc)

MSc
University of Manchester

English-taught Master's in Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cells in the UK - tissue engineering and stem-cell science, at Manchester, Nottingham, Queen Mary, Cardiff and Chester.

Regenerative medicineEnglish1 yr
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These are taught postgraduate (master's / PhD) programmes in health and medical sciences - for research, public health, health management and academic careers. They are not clinical specialist (residency) training, which is a separate, competitive route through the medical/dental council and hospital training posts. For clinical PG, many Indian doctors specialise back in India via NEET-PG.

Can I specialise - cardiology, surgery, radiology - with a master's in the UK?

No - and this matters. Becoming a specialist doctor (cardiologist, neurosurgeon, radiologist, psychiatrist, and so on) is not done through a taught master's degree. It happens through specialist (residency) training - years of competitive, supervised hospital training posts governed by the UK's medical council, largely reserved for EU doctors. There is no "MSc in Cardiology" that makes you a cardiologist, anywhere in the world.

For clinical specialisation, most Indian doctors specialise back home via NEET-PG. What the master's and PhD programmes above do give you is deep academic and research expertise in a medical field - which is a different, and genuinely valuable, path.

The honest rule of thumb:

  • Want to practise as a specialist? That's residency/NEET-PG - not a master's.
  • Want research, academic or health-system expertise in that field? That's what these degrees are for - e.g. oncology, neuroscience, genomic medicine, or the Master of Surgery (MCh) research route.

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