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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

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Degree Programme Table: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study) (UoE lead with Glasgow) - Full-time 4 Years (PRPHDISPME2F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
There are three variants on this programme, the number of taught credits required is dependent on the length of programme:

*Students on the 42 month programme are required to complete 90 credits including mandatory courses
*Students on the 44 month programme are required to complete 120 credits including mandatory courses
*Students on the 48 month programme are required to complete 180 credits including mandatory courses

Taught credits should be completed during the first three years of the programme.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Precision Medicine Introduction
MCLM11085 20 credits
Precision Medicine Project Proposal
MCLM11086 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly credits in this group.

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 130 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y
Notes:
You can select up to 130 credits worth of courses across the University.

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
There are three variants on this programme, the number of taught credits required is dependent on the length of programme:

*Students on the 42 month programme are required to complete 90 credits including mandatory courses
*Students on the 44 month programme are required to complete 120 credits including mandatory courses
*Students on the 48 month programme are required to complete 180 credits including mandatory courses

Taught credits should be completed during the first three years of the programme.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Public Engagement and Communication of Precision Medicine
MCLM11088 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 130 credits in this group.

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 130 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
There are three variants on this programme, the number of taught credits required is dependent on the length of programme:

*Students on the 42 month programme are required to complete 90 credits including mandatory courses
*Students on the 44 month programme are required to complete 120 credits including mandatory courses
*Students on the 48 month programme are required to complete 180 credits including mandatory courses

Taught credits should be completed during the first three years of the programme.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 130 credits in this group.

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 130 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to R, T, W and Y

Year 4 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
By Year 4 students must have achieved 180 credits as detailed in Years 1 - 3 of the DPT. There are no taught elements in Year 4.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

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