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 Molecular Genetics BSc at King’s is a multidisciplinary degree programme focusing on the advances in the field of biology that investigate how the structure and functions of genes and the genome regulate the processes and mechanisms of life. Geneticists study how DNA is replicated, repaired, and decoded to make protein and other molecules within cells and tissues, which in turn impact the physiology, behaviour, and wellbeing of living things.
The course covers the broad range of genetics from the molecular basis of genes and genomes to evolutionary and healthcare genetics. The understanding of how genes and genomes work provides insights into disease and avenues for developing new therapies within personalised medicine, As an expanding research area, Molecular Genetics contains many topics about our life, health and wellbeing and many issues of wide relevance for today’s society.
Studying a Biomedical Science degree with us means that you will be able to enjoy the flexibility to choose your degree after your first year with our Common Year One curriculum. All Biomedical Science disciplines are covered in the first year, making the decision for your future an informed one.
You will be able to choose from the following Biomedical science degrees; Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology BSc, Biochemistry BSc, Biomedical Science BSc, Medical Physiology BSc, Molecular Genetics BSc, Neuroscience BSc, and Pharmacology BSc.
Key benefits
- Taught at Europe's largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education with teaching by internationally renowned scientists and researchers
- Close links with the Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospitals NHS Trust Clinical Genetics service and Genomic Laboratory Hub
- State-of-the-art research facilities such as the Biomedical Research Centre’s Genomics Core Facility
- One of the UK's best graduate employment rates
- Contemporary approach based on our history of pioneering discoveries – including our part in finding the structure of DNA
- Flexible options to tailor your degree through overseas study, work placement or to switch to a four-year MSci
- 90% student satisfaction (National Student Survey 2025)
Course essentials
Special features
Optional study abroad
Optional year in industry
Key Information
UCAS code:
C400
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 or extra-mural year, or four years with transfer to MSci
Application status:
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
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Base campuses
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