Genomic Medicine

Course detail Description

Our Genomic Medicine programme, taught jointly with St George’s, is an opportunity to explore how recent technological advances have transformed the way that genetic data is generated, analysed and presented, and its relevance to a range of clinical scenarios.

The Genomics Medicine programme is designed for healthcare professionals and other students who wish to train in genomic technologies and the interpretation of genomic data within a medical context.

The study programme is made up of optional and required modules. The MSc pathway requires modules totalling 180 credits to complete the programme, including 60 credits from a research project. The Postgraduate Diploma pathway requires modules totalling 120 credits, while the Postgraduate Certificate requires you to study modules totalling 60 credits to complete the course. If you are studying full-time, you will complete the course in one year, from September to September. If you are studying part-time, your programme will take two years to complete.

The Genomics Medicine programme is designed for healthcare professionals and other students who wish to acquire training in genomic technologies and the interpretation of their findings within a medical context.

Teaching will be delivered at both St George’s and King's sites and will include a variety of methods including lectures, seminars, workshops and online formats.

Progress throughout the course will be assessed through a variety of methods, including MCQ, written and oral presentations.

King's College London, Guy's Campus

St George's, University of London

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Structure

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

• MSc – modules totalling 180 credits
• PG Diploma – modules totalling 120 credits
• PG Cert - modules totalling 60 credits

MSc

You are required to take:

• Fundamentals of human genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Omics techniques and technologies; their application to genomic medicine (15 credits)
• Bioinformatics, interpretation and data quality assurance in geome analysis (15 credits)

• Research project ( 60 credits) or 30 Credit library-based dissertation (30 credits)

You are also required to take 3 modules from the following;

• Molecular pathology of cancer and application in cancer diagnosis, screening and treatment (15 credits)
• Genomics of common and rare inherited diseases (15 credits)
• Pharmacogenomics and stratified healthcare (15 credits)
• Application of genomics in infectious disease (15 credits)

PG Dip

There are two routes available for this award to suit your career goals.

Route 1:

You are required to take:

• Fundamentals of human genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Omics techniques and technologies; their application to genomic medicine (15 credits)
• Bioinformatics, interpretation and data quality assurance in geome analysis (15 credits)
• Molecular pathology of cancer and application in cancer diagnosis, screening and treatment (15 credits)
• Pharmacogenomics and stratified healthcare (15 credits)

You are also required to take 3 modules from the following;

• Genomics of common and rare inherited diseases (15 credits)
• Application of genomics in infectious disease (15 credits)
• Ethical, legal and social issues in applied genomics (15 credits)
• Cardiovascular genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Teaching, learning and assessment in healthcare and science (15 credits)

Route 2

You are required to take:

• Fundamentals of human genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Omics techniques and technologies; their application to genomic medicine (15 credits)
• Bioinformatics, interpretation and data quality assurance in geome analysis (15 credits)
• Genomics of common and rare inherited diseases (15 credits)
• Application of genomics in infectious disease (15 credits)

You are also required to take 3 modules from the following;

• Ethical, legal and social issues in applied genomics (15 credits)
• Pharmacogenomics and stratified healthcare (15 credits)
• Molecular pathology of cancer and application in cancer diagnosis, screening and treatment (15 credits)
• Cardiovascular genetics and genomics (15 credits)

PG Cert

There are two routes available for this award to suit your career goals.

Option 1:

You are required to take

• Fundamentals of human genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Omics techniques and technologies; their application to genomic medicine (15 credits)

one of the following modules;

• Bioinformatics, interpretation and data quality assurance in geome analysis (15 credits)
• Molecular pathology of cancer and application in cancer diagnosis, screening and treatment (15 credits)
• Pharmacogenomics and stratified healthcare (15 credits)

and one of the following modules;

• Genomics of common and rare inherited disease (15 credits)
• Application of genomics in infectious disease (15 credits)
• Cardiovascular genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Teaching, learning and assessment in healthcare and science (15 credits)
• Ethical, legal and social issues in applied genomics (15 credits)

Option2

You are required to take

• Fundamentals of human genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Omics techniques and technologies; their application to genomic medicine (15 credits)
• Genomics of common and rare inherited disease (15 credits) or Application of genomics in infectious disease (15 credits)

1 module from the following

• Cardiovascular genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Teaching, learning and assessment in healthcare and science (15 credits)
• Ethical, legal and social issues in applied genomics (15 credits)

MSc students choose from a list of optional modules to take your total credits to 180

• Ethical, legal and social issues in applied genomics (15 credits)
• Introduction to counselling skills in genomics (15 credits)
• Cardiovascular genetics and genomics (15 credits)
• Teaching, learning and assessment in healthcare and science (15 credits)
• Advanced bioinformatics (15 credits)

We regularly review our modules to make sure our programmes are as up-to-date, innovative and relevant as possible. The modules we offer may therefore change. We suggest that you check the course finder for updates: