King's College London

The programme is divided into modules totaling 120 credits.

Required Modules:

There are 5 compulsory modules which include:

• Cardiovascular Sciences (15 credits): This module focuses on mechanisms governing normal cardiac and vascular function, and a firm grounding in the basic principles and techniques underlying cardiovascular research.
• Heart Muscle and Vascular Disorders (30 credits): This module addresses the underlying pathophysiology, experimental interrogation, clinical consequences, and management of disease processes that affect heart muscles, the coronary circulation and the peripheral vasculature.
• Cardiac Electrics and Imaging (15 credits): This module teaches on the main cardiac imaging modalities and interrogation of cardiac electrical activity.
• Translational Cardiovascular Medicine (15 credits): This model involves the application of basic and clinical science to patient diagnosis and treatment and learning practical echocardiography.
• Cardiovascular Research Project (45 credits): The aim of this module is for all students to carry out a research project which will encompass both quantitative big data or laboratory-based research projects, literature reviews or qualitative educational based projects. Students will gain the ability to understand both quantitative and/or qualitative research designs, plan projects and present a written project dissertation and short oral presentation.

Examples of previous Research Projects:

• Identification of a new mechanical force-sensitive molecule in cardiomyocytes
• Monitoring immune cell trafficking in the infarcted myocardium.
• Impact of hybrid closed loop insulin therapy in patients with suboptimally controlled Type 1 diabetes
• Unravelling the dark proteome of atherosclerotic plaques

Optional Modules:

There are no optional modules for this course.