Medical Genetics iBSc

at King's College London

Structure
This is a one-year degree course in which you will take a combination of required and optional modules to total 120 credits.

Year 1

Required modules

You are required to take the following modules:

• Medical Genetics (15 credits)
• Complex Disease Genetics (15 credits)
• Cancer Genetics (15 credits)
• Research & Clinical Genetics (15 credits)

You are also required to take one of the following two modules:

• Bioinformatics for Biologists (15 credits)
• Advanced Molecular Genetics (15 credits)

The remaining 45 credits can either be made up of one module:

• Extended Research Project in Molecular Genetics (45 credits)

or the following module:

• Molecular Genetics Library Project B (15 credits)

Alongside a further two 15-credit modules to be chosen from the following modules:

• Immunology & Immunotherapy of Cancer (15 credits)
• Forensic Genetics & Toxicology (15 credits)
• Principles of Epidemiology (15 credits)
• Epigenetics (15 credits)
• Birth Defects (15 credits)

Entry requirements for MBBS students

• King’s students must have passed Stage 1 and Stage 2.
• External students must have first time passes for years 1 and 2 and all SSCs.

Entry requirements for Dental students
BDS students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 or 4 if applicable.

Entry requirements for Veterinary students
Veterinary students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 if applicable.

Tuition Fees

Full time tuition fees UK:
The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

Full time tuition fees International:
The International tuition fee for the 2022-2023 academic year is £29,460 per year.

Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

Genetics is increasingly being recognized as a key measure in not only diagnosing ailments but also in devising more effective treatment options that are more ‘personalised’ The aims of this iBSc are aligned with those of the Health Education England Genomics Education Programme.It will prepare medical school graduates to understand, and take full advantage of, new genetic and genomic diagnostic and treatment options, which are being developed by the NHS as a new core service provision for patients. The programme prepares students for pathways leading to consultant positions in Clinical or Medical Genetics.