Overview

The Genomic Medicine programme at King's College London 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.

Key Benefits

Jointly taught by King’s and St George’s, University of London – institutions with world-class research, clinical and teaching expertise across the full spectrum of Genomic Medicine

Integrated within the South London Genomic Medicine Centre

King’s ranked 1st in the UK for Clinical Medicine (REF 2014, proportion of overall submission that was ranked 4* or 3*)

King’s ranked 16th in the world for Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016/17)

Both campuses are co-located with leading teaching hospitals

Institutional expertise in multi-professional education

Career prospects

An MSc in Genomic Medicine will provide career opportunities for a range of professions from laboratory based researchers to diagnostic and healthcare professionals.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Genetics and Genomics

Omics Techniques and Technologies; Their Application to Genomic Medicine

Bioinformatics, Interpretation and Data Quality Assurance in Genome Analysis

Molecular Pathology of Cancer and Application in Cancer Diagnosis, Screening and Treatment

Pharmacogenomics and Stratified Healthcare

Genomics of Common and Rare Inherited Disease

Application of Genomics in Infectious Disease

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-28 00:00:00

More details

Applications for all modules close one month before the module start date.

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You should have or be expected to achieve, a minimum of a second class degree (2:2) in a relevant bioscience degree with sufficient genetics content. For healthcare graduates, a pass is required. All degrees must be awarded before 1st August on the year of entry.

You will be asked to outline your reasons for applying for the course in a brief personal statement on the application form.

You must also provide two satisfactory references to support your application, both dated within the last year (from date of application).

Tuition Fees

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26450 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

16000 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

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Funding

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