TOEFL 80 overall with no less than 19 in Reading, 19 in Listening, 21 in Speaking and 19 in Writing
IELTs 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band
PTE 51 in all four skills
Orther Requirement
No
Our Toxicology MSc is designed to meet the future needs of the sector, with contributions by international toxicology experts. The School of Biosciences is internationally recognised as a major centre for toxicology, offering integrated research-led teaching within a highly interactive teaching environment.
This programme provides vocational training in the theoretical, clinical and laboratory aspects of toxicology.
You will learn about the nature and mechanism of adverse effects of chemicals such as those found in industry, in the household, in agriculture, in medicine and those that occur naturally in the environment. We give particular emphasis to molecular and cellular mechanisms of toxicity and to risk assessment.
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Semester 1
Metabolism and Mechanisms of Toxicity
Forensic, Clinical and Occupational Toxicology
Practical Skills for Toxicologists
Semester 2
Assessing Toxic Potential
Regulatory Science and Toxicology for the 21st Century
Integrated Toxicology
Metabolism and Mechanisms of Toxicity
Forensic Clinical and Occupational Toxicology
Assessing Toxic Potential
Regulatory Science and Toxicology for the 21st Century
Skills Module
Synoptic Module
Research project
Collaborating organisations have included:
Cancer Research Campaign laboratories
the Regional Toxicology Unit
AstraZeneca
GlaxoSmithKline
Unilever
the Health Protection Agency
the MRC Toxicology Unit
the MRC Institute for Environment and Health
the National Center for Toxicological research, Jefferson, USA.
There is an industry sponsored prize awarded annually for the best project dissertation
Recent project titles offered to MSc Toxicology students
What can I do with an MSc in Toxicology?
The success rate of students on the MSc in Toxicology programme is approximately 95% and the career opportunities are excellent. Even in times of economic hardship toxicology remains a necessary and important area for funding. The current concern over environmental safety adds to these opportunities.
Those completing the programme in recent years have been employed, for example, in:
the pharmaceutical industries
contract research laboratories
government bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive, Health Protection Agency, Food Standards Agency
NHS Poisons Units
water research establishments in pollution control
hospital and research laboratories
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Insurance - Single
NHS: 300 GBP/ year
