King's College London

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

You are required to take:

• Maternal & Fetal Health Project (45 credits): Provides the opportunity to conduct a novel research project in women & Children’s health, either in the clinic or laboratory setting, and to work with a multidisciplinary team on a research topic of your choice (See below for examples of Research Project Topics).
• Reproductive Physiology (15 credits): This module aims to provide an in-depth exploration of current concepts, ideas and problems in selected topics in mammalian reproductive physiology. It will take you on a learning journey from gonadal development, ovarian and testicular function, fertilization and through to application of our knowledge of reproductive physiology through assisted conception and current challenges that our environment brings to reproductive and offspring health.
• Assisted Conception (15 credits): The educational aims of the module are to foster a critical understanding of the physiology of reproduction; fertilisation, implantation and early embryonic development; the underlying causes of infertility; and the indications for assisted conception; their range of use, current limitations and future potential.
• Perinatal Mental Health (15 credits): This module aims to give students a critical understanding the epidemiology, aetiology and clinical treatment of perinatal mental illnesses (including common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, eating disorders and psychotic illnesses) and the impact of perinatal mental illness on the developing fetus and the neonate, and interventions aimed at mitigating adverse offspring outcomes.

Take sufficient credits to bring your total for the year to 120, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:

• Introduction to Stem Cells (15 credits): this is a Level 5 module. An overview of basic knowledge in the field of stem cell science provided in this module should enable students to evaluate and discuss the potential use of stem cells in cellular therapy, regenerative medicine, toxicity screening and drug development. The module will cover cellular mechanisms of stemness as well as the ethical, legal and regulatory issues associated with stem cell-based therapy, human embryo research and cloning.
• Introduction to Regenerative Medicine (15 credits): Introduction to Stem Cells is a pre-requisite for this module which provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of regenerative medicine, equipping students with the necessary knowledge to assess and discuss the potential applications of cellular therapy and regenerative medicine. The module provides in-depth, current, and highly critical assessment of regenerative medicine, focusing on stem cell biology, cell-based therapy, and tissue engineering applications for the treatment of chronic debilitating human disorders.
• Cardiovascular & Respiratory Control (30 credits)
• Birth Defects (15 credits): This module will explain how birth defects arise within a human embryo. The course will cover the development of several organs, discuss the gene mutations and environmental factors that contribute to birth defects and how research has increased our understanding of birth defects. The lectures will be given by research scientists and clinicians and will be relevant to Biomedical Science and Medical students.
• Women and Children's Global Health (15 credits): This optional module aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the general and reproductive health status of women globally, and the health of their children, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income settings. Through specialist lectures and seminars the module will equip students with a clear understanding of the determinants of women and children's health, and an understanding of existing preventive strategies and programmes to address women's health and well-being, as well as the health of their children. The module draws upon the existing KCL-wide expertise in Women and Children's Global Health.
• Any modules offered in the School of Bioscience Education, subject to timetabling and approvals