What will I learn?

Our PhD/MPhil Genetics programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Genetics. Geneticists seek to understand how biological information is replicated, transmitted or altered and how this affects organism phenotypes, populations and evolution. Modern technologies and quantitative approaches are used to study both prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems. Projects in molecular genetics and genomics focus on how genes are organised and regulated to determine phenotypes. Transmission genetics covers how genes are transmitted and expressed from generation to generation, while studies in evolutionary and population genetics aim to understand how genes behave and change between populations over time. Areas of study include: molecular mechanisms controlling gene expression genetic disorders developmental genetics genome organisation chromosome structure reproduction behavioural genetics population and quantitative biology ecological and evolutionary genetics mathematical models of inheritance and evolution.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

£27,000.00 (29,41,817) per year

International, including EU, students (per annum): Standard £27,000, Low £29,500, Medium £35,000, High £41,500; to discover a project you’re passionate about and check you meet eligibility criteria.

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Main Campus

Oxford Road,

Manchester,

Greater Manchester,

M13 9PL, Northern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

We require applicants to hold, or be about to obtain, an Upper Second class Honours degree (or overseas equivalent) in a related subject area for entry to a PhD programme. A Lower Second class Honours degree may be considered if applicants also hold a Master's degree with a Merit classification

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.