This 12-month course is ideal if you want to develop skills in a range of areas. It includes project work and an introduction to research-level theory. You will take taught classes for the first two semesters. In the third semester, you will work on an extended research project of your own. Employers value this kind of experience. By the time you graduate, you will have proved you can work within a research group, organise your own research, complete a project and communicate your findings. We use a mixture of lectures, laboratory practicals, workshops and individual research projects. You may tailor the area of your research project to your particular interests. Assessment of taught modules is through examination, laboratory reports and coursework. Assessment of the project is through a 15,000-word dissertation, oral presentation and viva, as well as assessed performance during the project.