Applicants with an appropriate technical qualification and work experience, or equivalent qualifications, are also welcomed. Specialised study units are chosen from a list of diverse topics ranging, for example, from Practical Training in Gene Cloning, to Advanced Diagnostic Parasitology and to Methods of Vector Control. There are sessions of basic computing and statistics for all students during this period. A typical selection of units is given below, not all units will be available in any one year.
Students choose one unit from each timetable slot.
Some units can be taken only after consultation with the Course Organiser. This course has a compulsory field trip. Project Report Students complete a research project. This may be based on a critical review of an approved topic, analysis of a collection of results or a laboratory study. Duration of the Course Full-time for one calendar year.