This programme allows you to explore the most diverse group of organisms on the planet, including bacteria, viruses and protists (such as slime-moulds, protozoa and micro-algae), which may be free-living or have parasitic, commensal or symbiotic relationships with other organisms. You will follow a comprehensive teaching programme covering the ecological, physiological, pathological, biochemical, genetic and molecular aspects of these organisms. You will learn about their roles as the agents of beneficial and harmful biogeochemical processes, in the diseases of humans, animals and plants, and as the sources of numerous valuable products and processes. You will benefit from the School’s close association with several international centres of excellence for microbiological research (Norwich Research Park) and undertake a research project in a microbiological laboratory.
