Biomedical Science

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 360 credits.

There are options to switch to any other course in the Bioscience suite or to a four-year MSci after year one. You can also choose to study abroad during year two or take an extra-mural year between years two and three.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

You are required to take:

• Biochemistry (15 credits)
• Chemistry for the Biosciences (15 credits)
• Genetics & Molecular Biology (15 credits)
• Cell Biology & Neuroscience (15 credits)
• Fundamentals of Physiology & Anatomy (30 credits)
• Fundamentals of Pharmacology (15 credits)
• Skills for the Biosciences (15 credits)

After successful completion of Year 1 there are no required modules for this course, but students are advised to follow one of our suggested themes of study dependent upon their developing interest. These academically coherent themes currently include: Infectious Disease and Immunology; Cell and Molecular Biology; Developmental Biology; Neuropharmacology; Endocrinology and Nutrition; Biology of Systems; Biomedical Sciences.

There are no optional modules for this course in Year 1.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

2nd Year

You will have the opportunity to study abroad for your second year at one of our partner universities. Alternatively, you may apply for an extra-mural year, to be taken between the second and third years if selected. See the course description for more information.

There are no required modules for this course in Year 2.

Take sufficient credits to bring your total for the year to 120, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Animal Models of Disease & Injury (15 credits)
• Cell Biology A (15 credits)
• Comparative Physiology (15 credits)
• Drug Discovery & Development (15 credits)
• Drugs & Disease A (15 credits) or Drugs & Disease B (30 credits)
• Emergence of Vertebrate Form & Function (15 credits)
• Endocrinology & Reproduction (15 credits)
• Essentials of Embryology (15 credits)
• Experimental Biochemistry (15 credits)
• Gene Cloning & Expression A and B (15 credits each)
• Human & Molecular Genetics A (15 credits) or Human & Molecular Genetics A/B (30 credits)
• Human Nutrition (15 credits)
• Immune System in Health & Disease (15 credits)
• Introduction to Stem Cells (15 credits)
• Medical Microbiology (15 credits)
• Metabolism (15 credits)
• Neuroscience (30 credits)
• Neuroscience & the Mind (15 credits)
• Physiological Control; Exercise & Environment (15 credits)
• Physiology & Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System (15 credits)
• Principles of Bioinformatics (15 credits)
• Protein Structure & Function (15 credits)
• Psychology (15 credits)
• Report on a Physiological Topic (15 credits)
• Research Skills in Pharmacology (30 credits)
• Structural Basis of Human Function (30 credits)
• Social Impact of the Biosciences (15 credits)
• Tissue Pathology (15 credits)
• Philosophy of Science (15 credits)
• Research Skills in Immunology (15 credits)
• A modern language (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

3rd Year

Students who have picked a theme of study would be expected to continue with it. All students must select either a Laboratory Research or Literature Project.

Take sufficient credits to bring your total for the year to 120, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Advanced Molecular Genetics (15 credits)
• Behavioural Science (15 credits)
• Biology of Cancer (30 credits)
• Biomedical Diagnostics (15 credits)
• Cardiovascular & Respiratory Control (30 credits)
• Cellular Basis of Drug Dependence (30 credits)
• Cellular Basis of Disease (15 credits)
• Cellular & Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)
• Cell & Molecular Pharmacology (30 credits)
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology (15 credits)
• Cell Physiology (15 credits)
• Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits)
• Endocrinology of Diabetes (15 credits)
• Experimental Physiology (15 credits)
• Extreme Physiology (30 credits)
• Laboratory Research Project in the areas of: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Developmental and Human Biology, Genetics, Infection and Immunity, Molecular Science, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology (45 credits)
• Literature Research Project in the areas of: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Developmental and Human Biology, Genetics, Infection and Immunity, Molecular Science, Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology (15 credits)
• Immunology of Human Disease (15 credits)
• Mechanisms of Development (30 credits)
• Medical Genetics (15 credits)
• Molecular Immunology (15 credits)
• Molecular Genetics of Model Organisms (15 credits)
• Muscle (15 credits)
• Neuroendocrinology (15 credits)
• Nutrition & Genetics (15 credits)
• Oxidative Stress in Experimental Pathology A (15 credits)
• Perspectives on Pain & Nervous System Disorders (30 credits)
• Pharmacology of Neurological & Psychiatric Disorders (15 credits)
• Principles of Neurobiological Research (15 credits)
• Project Design in: Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Physiology (30 credits)
• Protein Structure & Design (15 credits)
• Reproductive Physiology (15 credits)
• Social Impact of the Biosciences Project (15 credits)
• Vascular Physiology (30 credits)
• Viruses & Diseases (15 credits)
• A modern language (15 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant courses of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.