Medical Physiology

Year 1

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

This is a three-year course based on a combination of required and optional modules. There are options to switch to any other course in the Bioscience suite or to a four-year MSci after Year 1. You can also choose to study abroad during Year 2.

• Biochemistry (15 credits)
• Chemistry for the Biosciences (15 credits)
• Genetics and 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)

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.

Year 2 Required Modules

• Endocrinology & Reproduction (15 credits)
• Physiological Control Exercise & Environment (15 credits)

In addition, you will take at least one of the following modules (all 4 may be taken):

• Cell Biology A (15 credits)
• Report on a Physiological Topic (15 credits)
• Neuroscience (30 credits)
• Physiology & Pharmacology of the Central Nervous System (15 credits)

Choose additional optional modules to bring your total credits for the year to 120 from a list that may typically include:

• Animal Models of Disease & Injury (15 credits)
• Bioinformatics (15 credits)
• Comparative Physiology (15 credits)
• Drug Discovery & Development (15 credits)
• Emergence of Vertebrate Form & Function (15 credits)
• Essentials of Embryology (15 credits)
• Gene Cloning & Expression (15 credits)
• Human & Molecular Genetics (15 credits)
• Immune System in Medical Microbiology (15 credits)
• Introduction to Stem Cells (15 credits)
• Protein Structure & Function (15 credits)
• Psychology (15 credits)
• Social Impact of the Biosciences (15 credits)
• Tissue Pathology (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.

Year 3 During Year 3 you can apply to transfer to the four-year MSci Integrated Pharmacology & Physiology for Research, on which you will be required to take a 90-credit research project, usually at an external industrial provider within the UK, during your fourth year. A contribution by the university is given to cover additional living costs during the project up to a maximum of £2,000. Required Modules

You are required to take at least 75 credits of physiology related modules, including one of the following project modules:

• Physiology Laboratory Project: based in a research laboratory – please note that allocation to a laboratory project will depend on academic performance in year 2. (45 credits)
• Physiology Library Project: a supervised study in a physiological topic of your choice. (15 credits)
• Project Design in Physiology: designing a research project, writing a research grant application. (30 credits)
• Social Impact of the Biosciences – please note that this module is only available to students who take Social Impact of the Biosciences in year 2. (15 credits)

Choose additional optional modules to bring your total credits for the year to 120 from a list that may typically include the following:

• Advanced Biophysical Techniques (15 credits)
• Behavioural Science (15 credits)
• Biology of Cancer (30 credits)
• Biomedical Diagnostics (15 credits)
• Cardiovascular & Respiratory Control (30 credits)
• Cardiovascular Pharmacology (15 credits)
• Cell & Molecular Pharmacology (30 credits)
• Cell Physiology (15 credits)
• Cellular & Systems Neuroscience (30 credits)
• Cellular Basis of Disease (15 credits)
• Cellular Basis of Drug Dependence (30 credits)
• Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits)
• Endocrinology of Diabetes (15 credits)
• Experimental Physiology (15 credits)
• Extreme Physiology (30 credits)
• Forensic Genetics & Toxicology (15 credits)
• Mechanisms of Development (30 credits)
• Molecular Basis of Human Disease (15 credits)
• Molecular Genetics of Model Organisms (15 credits)
• Molecular Immunology (15 credits)
• Muscle (15 credits)
• Neuroendocrinology (15 credits)
• Pharmacology of Inflammation (15 credits)
• Pharmacology of Neurological & Psychiatric Disorders (15 credits)
• Biology of Lung Disease (15 credits)
• Reproductive Physiology (15 credits)
• Topics in Regenerative Medicine (15 credits)
• Vascular Physiology (30 credits)

Please note that some modules with a high practical component are capped, which means that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who select that particular module.

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.