Medical Sciences

The MRes in Medical Sciences is a combined research and teaching programme with advanced tuition in skills in health sciences research that is taken full-time over 12 months, or part-time over 24 months.



On this research and teaching MRes programme we provide you with training in the theoretical and practical aspects of supporting and managing clinical or translational medical research. The MRes is your opportunity to embrace transferable and generic skills for further research in your discipline.



An MRes student undertakes a total workload equivalent to 90 credits over the 12-month (full-time) or 24-month (part-time) programme, the principal element of which is the completion of a major research thesis of approximately 20,000 words. In parallel, students must take and pass taught modules to the value of 20 credits.

Modules



Core Module

MH6014 Advanced Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals (10 credits)



Elective Modules (choose 10 credits)

PG6003 Teaching and Learning for Graduate Studies (5 credits)

PG6009 Graduate Information Literacy Skills (5 credits)

PG6014 Scientific Outreach and Communication (5 credits)

PG6015 An Introduction to Research Integrity, Ethics and Open Science (5 credits)

PG6024 Qualitative Research Inquiry (5 credits)



With the permission of the programme coordinator, students can opt to take other discipline-specific or otherwise relevant modules to fulfil the elective requirement. Note modules offered above are reviewed regularly and may change, and places are subject to space availability on the module.



Research Thesis (70 credits)



You will undertake independent research towards the completion of a research thesis to a workload equivalent to 70 credits on a selected topic in medicine.

Applicants for the 12-month full-time MRes Medical Sciences must:



Be an intercalating medical student at University College Cork (UCC) or another recognised medical school.



Intercalating students from UCC: must have completed Years 1 - 3 of the MB, BCh, BAO programme (CK701), having passed the third year and attained an aggregate mark of at least 60% in their Second Year.



External intercalating students: must have successfully completed the 3rd/4th year of their medical programme (equivalent to the MB, BCh, BAO qualification) and must have achieved an overall profile which is a Second Class Honours Grade 1 equivalent. External intercalating applicants must also have the permission of the Head of Undergraduate Medical Education or equivalent from their home University, which must be submitted to the Programme Director (the application process is detailed below).



OR



Be a medical graduate with a minimum Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8).



Note: UCC students registered for Medicine (Graduate Entry) (CK791) are not eligible to apply.



Applicants for the 24-month part-time MRes Medical Sciences programme must:



Be a medical graduate with a minimum Second Class Honours Grade 1 in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8). Intercalating medical students are not eligible to apply for the 24-month part-time option.



Graduate applicants who do not meet the above academic requirements may also be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) following a review of their individual academic qualifications and professional experience and an interview may also be required.



The Programme team will base their decision on the following:



academic performance

suitability, strength and feasibility of the research project proposal

previous research experience

academic references

12 Months Full-time; 24 Months Part-time