STRUCTURE OVERVIEW
Core programme content
Core modules:
- ADME, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics (ADM) (15 credits)
- Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (CLP) (15 credits)
- Clinical Drug Development (CLD) (15 credits)
- Drug Development Pharmacology (DDP) (15 credits)
- Exploratory Drug Development (EDD) (15 credits)
- Practical Clinical Pharmacology (PCP) (15 credits)
- Design and Evaluation of Medicines for Human Use (Research Project) (60 credits).
Indicative non-core content
Optional modules:
- Biological and Advanced Therapies (BAT) (15 credits)
- Drug Development Statistics and Data Management (SDM) (15 credits)
- Drug Regulatory Affairs (RGN) (15 credits)
- Drug Safety and Ethics (DSE) (15 credits)
- Healthcare Market Place (HMP) (15 credits)
- Preclinical Science (PSC) (15 credits).
FORMAT AND ASSESSMENT
Three assignments plus one online multiple choice test for each module.
MODULES
More information on typical programme modules.
NB it cannot be guaranteed that all modules are offered in any particular academic year.
Module code: 7BBM0006
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7BBP0005
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7BBM0013
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7MMM0003
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7BBP0001
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7BBP0007
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7BBP0011
Credit level: 7
Module code: 7BBP0010
Credit level: 7
KEY FACTS
Programme leader/s
Professor Albert Ferro
Accreditation
Some modules are accredited by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.
Awarding institution
King's College London
Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent)
UK MSc 180 credits/ECTS 90; PG Dip 120 credits; PG Cert 60 credits
Duration
One year FT, September to September (MSc); two to four years PT (rolling enrollment throughout the year).
Location
Waterloo, Guy's and Strand campuses.
Student destinations
It is expected that students who complete this programme will be able to work in the clinical research arena at a higher level and this will open up job opportunities that might have previously been beyond their reach and enhance their value to their employers.
Year of entry 2013
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