MSc Immunology & Global Health
This Immunology and Global Health programme at Maynooth University represents an innovative development in higher degree options in the biological sciences.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
€17,000 per full
Location
Maynooth, Ireland
The programme
It is targeted at biological and health science graduates who are interested in the major challenges in health and development today and who wish to broaden their understanding of immunology, its importance in global health and the factors that impact on immunological intervention strategies in health and disease. An important component of the course covers emerging and reemerging diseases including diseases of poverty.
Career Options
The Immunology and Global Health programme at Maynooth University will equip students to avail of career opportunities in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. It is a gateway to further study for a PhD degree or a career in research. Students completing this course will be advantaged in securing prized postgraduate research positions with leading research groups. In addition, candidates from bioscience backgrounds completing this MSc course will be well placed for securing positions in governmental or nongovernmental organisations responsible for implementing health policy.
Courses Included
- Immunology
- Vaccines & Adjuvants
- Epidemiology & the Modelling of Human Disease
- Medical Anthropology
- Bioethics, biopharmaceuticals & Clinical Trial
- Clinical Immunology
- Applied & Molecular Immunology