Guy’s Campus
Tucked next to London Bridge and the historic Borough Market, Guy's Campus is a close-knit home for health and science students. With cutting-edge labs and buzzing central location, it offers an inspiring and unique place to study.
Overview
The Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology BSc degree course offers you an opportunity to explore how the human body is constructed, how anatomical structures function normally and the basis of human diseases caused when these structures do not form properly or become damaged.
You will learn how our anatomy has emerged through the study of evolution, embryonic development, anatomical structure-function relationships and ageing. In doing so, you will consider how human anatomy is constructed and functions normally at the organismal, tissue, cellular and molecular levels.
Key benefits
- Taught in Europe's largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education
- Study at one of the top 10 Universities in Europe for Anatomy - QS 2026
- Teaching by internationally renowned scientists and researchers
- One of the UK's best graduate employment rates
- Career opportunities through international exchanges
Course essentials
We are one of only a few UK universities to offer an Anatomy BSc programme. Our students have access to extensive, modern dissection room facilities and the Gordon Museum of Pathology. Our course is research-led, providing an opportunity for you to study human anatomy in depth and to integrate this knowledge with cutting-edge research in anatomy, embryology, evolution, cell and molecular biology. You will learn how these rapidly advancing and interlinked fields of scientific investigation are helping us better understand how the human body works and the origins of many human diseases.
The Anatomy, Developmental and Human Biology BSc course forms part of the suite of ‘Common Year One’ BSc courses within the School of Bioscience Education. These comprise: Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology; Biochemistry; Biomedical Science; Medical Physiology; Molecular Genetics; Neuroscience; Pharmacology.
When you have successfully completed Year One, you progress through to Years 2 and 3 where you can tailor your course of study to focus on topics that interest you most. If you wish, you can also choose to switch to another BSc course within the School of Bioscience Education.
You may also choose to apply to undertake a full year abroad at one of our partner institutions, between the second and third years.
In your final year, you will have the opportunity to conduct advanced experimental laboratory work in anatomy, developmental biology, cell biology, and stem-cell and regenerative biology.
Special features
Optional study abroad
Key Information
UCAS code:
B150
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
AAA
Duration:
Three years, or four years with a year abroad
Application status:
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
Administrative bodies
Regulating body
Base campuses
This course is primarily taught at King’s College London Guy’s and Waterloo Campuses, both on the South Bank of the Thames, putting you at the heart of everything London has to offer in terms of academic resources and also close to its social and entertainment attractions.
Waterloo Campus
Centrally located and well connected, Waterloo brings together students from health, science and law, just steps from the South Bank. It's also home to the world's #2 nursing school – the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (QS 2026).