Biomedical Research (Epidemiology, Evolution and Control of Infectious Diseases)

Receive broad training for a career in biomedical research specialising in infectious disease epidemiology on this Master's course.

You'll explore how epidemiological analysis and mathematical modelling can inform public health decisions and provide inference on infectious disease transmission.

It also provides expert training to prepare you for a career in public health in a number of key areas of biomedical research.

These include infectious disease epidemiology, mathematical modelling and statistics, genetics and evolution, and computational methods.

You'll complete two five-month research projects and build transferable skills through grant writing, technical workshops, and journal clubs.

Choose your stream

You have the option of choosing our general biomedical research stream, or one of seven specialisms. All of our biomedical research streams have the same course structure and each stream has its own tailored set of projects alongside a core programme of lectures, seminars and practical classes.

You should consider which stream is right for you according to your career aims and background. If an offer of admission is made, it will correspond to a specific stream. Switching streams is not possible once you have commenced your studies.

• General Biomedical Research
• Anaesthetics, Pain Medicine and Intensive Care
• Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection
• Data Science
• Epidemiology, Evolution and Control of Infectious Diseases (this stream)
• Microbiome in Health and Disease
• Molecular Basis of Human Disease
• Respiratory and Cardiovascular Science

Is this stream for you?

The Epidemiology stream is aimed at students with a background in biology or biomedical science who are interested in gaining skills in quantitative methods applied to infectious disease epidemiology, as well as those with a background in mathematical sciences, physics or computing who are interested in applying their technical skills to infectious disease epidemiology.

This stream is delivered by the Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction in collaboration with the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and the School of Public Health .

Four Year PhD Programme in Epidemiology, Evolution and Control of Infectious Diseases (1+3 MRes and PhD)

Fully funded studentship available for entry in October 2024.

For full details of the programme and application procedure please visit the programme website .

Closing date for applications: Monday 15th July 2024 .

All candidates must demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency for admission to Imperial.

For admission to this course, you must achieve the higher university requirement in the appropriate English language qualification. For details of the minimum grades required to achieve this requirement, please see the English language requirements .

We also accept a wide variety of international qualifications.

The academic requirement above is for applicants who hold or who are working towards a UK qualification.

For guidance see our accepted qualifications though please note that the standards listed are the minimum for entry to Imperial , and not specifically this Department .

If you have any questions about admissions and the standard required for the qualification you hold or are currently studying then please contact the relevant admissions team .