This course is taught jointly by the Departments of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Medical Physics. The purpose of the course is to train specialists in the science and techniques of NMR spectroscopy and imaging as applied to the Life Sciences. It is designed to be suitable for graduates in Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics and Science-based paramedical subjects. The course duration is one year divided into two semesters each of six months.
Formal teaching occupies the first semester which is then assessed by formal examination.
During the second semester the student carries out a research project of current interest to a research group in the University or Scottish Crop Research Institute. The Student Awards Agency for Scotland supports this course and will pay tuition fees and a maintenance grant for suitably qualified students from Scotland. In addition EU citizens, with suitable qualifications, qualify to have their tuition fees paid by this agency.