- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 12 months full-time
- Entry requirements
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We require an undergraduate degree (normally an Upper Second) or overseas equivalent in a relevant biomedical subject, including medicine and nursing. Flexibility on entrance requirements will be applied to candidates with proven appropriate extensive professional experience.
- How to apply
Please apply via our online application form. See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require with your form.
We recommend you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications earlier if the course is full.
We also offer MSc Oncology Research, MSc Medical Physics in Cancer Radiation Therapy and Transformative Oncology course . All our courses provide research-led, clinically relevant and medically applicable education, nurturing future leaders in cancer research and oncology.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
- Learn about a field of critical importance for transforming outcomes for patients with cancer, with a unique focus on the molecular analysis of tissue samples.
- Enhance your expertise for a career in cancer prevention, early detection or cancer research, whether in academica, healthcare or the pharmaceutical sector.
- Study at a university ranked 8th in the UK and among the top 30 in the world for Medicine (QS World University Rankings 2024).
- Gain hands-on research experience in state-of-the-art facilities, at a University where 93% of research has been identified as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent' (REF, 2021).
Open days
Join our academic and admissions team on Tuesday 29 April 10-11am to learn more about master's in cancer at Manchester. The programme leads will explain the courses' structure, entry requirements as well as the possible career routes after completing your studies. Book your place here .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £14,000
International, including EU, students (per annum): £33,000
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the fees and funding page .
The Catherine Chisholm scholarship is applicable to students from selected countries for this course. Find out more details on the scholarship page .
The University of Manchester is proud to offer six fully-funded scholarships to women from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand or Timor-Leste completing specific master's courses in STEM subjects. Please vest the STEM scholarship page for more information.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Postgraduate Admissions Team
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4577
- pgtaught.medicine@manchester.ac.uk
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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