Genomic Medicine

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to a hold a 2i degree or higher from a UK university or an equivalent from an overseas university.

Months of entry

October

Course content

The programme has been developed by the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education and Cambridge University Hospitals in partnership with Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, and EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute.

This is a part-time course designed to fit with the demands of full-time employment.

Aims of the programme

provide professionally relevant teaching and learning informed by research in an integrated clinical and research environment;

develop and create a cohort of doctors and other professionals allied to medicine able to pursue and develop their roles in the rapidly-changing and challenging environment of genomic medicine;

prepare healthcare professionals for the adoption of genomic technologies and the increasing use of genomic information as part of the diagnostic and treatment pathway;

develop researchers competent in the use of genomic technologies for biomedical research

develop a cohort of health care professionals with the ability and confidence to lead service improvement for safe and high quality patient care

develop a cohort of health care professionals allied to medicine with an understanding of research methodologies and clinical opportunities relevant to genomic medicine;

encourage a commitment to intellectual challenge and evidence-based clinical practice informed by the latest conceptual and theoretical knowledge of genomic medicine;

develop students' intellectual, practical and transferable skills related to genomic medicine;

encourage critical thinking related to genomic medicine;

equip students for entry into health care professional training schemes including graduate entry medicine courses;

prepare students for undertaking research degrees (PhD) in genomic medicine-related research fields;

provide students from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and other industries with an understanding of the relevance of advances in genomics for current and future health care.

Teaching and Learning

The PG Diploma course runs over two academic years and students must complete eight modules. There is additional between-module reflection, study and assignment work. The introductory module in October is compulsory for all students.

Students choose eight modules (four modules to be taken in the first academic year of the course):

Information for international students

Language requirement

All applicants are required to demonstrate competency in English at a high level before commencing the programme; students whose first language is not English must be able to satisfy the requirements below.

IELTS Academic: Overall score of 7.0 (a minimum of 7.0 in Listening, Writing and Speaking; 6.5 in Reading)

TOEFL Internet: Overall score of 100 (a minimum of 25 in each individual component)

CAE: Grade A or B (with at least 193 in each individual element) plus a Language Centre assessment

CPE: Grade A, B, or C (with at least 200 in each individual element)

International students must ensure they have the correct Visa documentation, and those in full-time employment, whether in the UK or abroad, to work and study at the same time.