The Teaching Centre of Immunology, is committed to undertaking education and training in the areas of immunobiology, inflammation and infectious diseases with the collective goal of improving human health and wellbeing. The Centre contributes to the teaching activities of the Biomedical Science Degree programme, supplying one of the 7 main “themes of study”, Infectious disease and Immunology. As well as supporting undergraduate teaching, the Centre also delivers the MSc. in Immunology, a one year, research focused, Masters level Course and intercalated BSc in Infectious Disease, Autoimmunity and Immunotherapy, a course designed to give medical students a more detailed knowledge of the workings of the immune-system and its contribution to health.
In addition, the Centre is a vital component of the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences supporting the world leading research and post-doctoral education carried out within the school. Together we have a multi-disciplinary approach to research and education and are deeply committed to educating the next generations of scientists, researchers and clinicians, and deliver a raft of research-inspired programmes for students and trainees at all career stages.
Undergraduate Immunology modules can be taken by all bioscience students (Subject to degree programme requirements). However, BSc Biomedical Science students now choose one of six "themes of study" to help them design a cohesive programme of modules for their degree and enhance research-informed teaching. Infection and Immunity is one of themes available to Biomedical Science students, with students taking 3 mandatory modules in year 2 (Immunology, Medical microbiology and Research skills in Immunology) introducing them to fundamental concepts infection and immunity. In the third year students must also choose one compulsory Immunology module (molecular Immunology) and one compulsory Infection module (Host microbe interactions) and select from our cohort of complementary modules (Viruses and Disease, Immunology of Human Disease, Immunomodulation and Translational Research & Immunology and Immunotherapy of Cancer) as well as having the opportunity to undertake a Library project or research project in the field of Immunology or Infections disease.
Our school also contributes to the teaching of core Immunology and Infectious disease content on the MBBS programmes and runs research orientated SSCs and Specialist projects for MBBS students.
Why study Immunology at King's?
- There has never been a better time to study Immunology and we offer distinctive courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
- Academics in the Teaching Centre of Immunology have an internationally renowned reputation in the fields of Virology, Inflammation, allergy and asthma, transplantation and cancer.
- Our multi-disciplinary approach delivers research driven teaching in all areas of immunology and we are deeply committed to educating the next generations of scientists, researchers and clinicians.
- We deliver undergraduate teaching as part of the Biomedical Science degree programme. This highly popular and well respected course gives students a rounded education in all aspects Biomedical science, yet allows the flexibility to specialise in one of 7 “themes”. Immunology is one of the main themes of this programme, exposing students to the world class research and expertise of our academic staff.
- Our MSc Immunology course draws on our internal renowned expertise relating immunology to both health and disease. This one-year course combines academic studies with a 6 month research based laboratory project, providing vital skills such as the ability to understand and interpret research data, presentational skills and experimental design.
- The intercalated Infectious Disease, Autoimmunity & Immunotherapies BSc programme (new in 2022) is designed to teach medical students specific aspects of how viruses and other pathogens cause disease, how an effective immune response protects us from infectious diseases and cancer, and what happens when the immune system goes wrong.