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Medical Affairs MSc

Please note the Price per Module relates to 2024 entry. All other information applies to 2025 entry. Details for 2026 entry for our postgraduate courses will be published from mid-October 2025.

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The Medical Affairs MSc course will give you the skills to operate as a bridge between the pharmaceutical industry and the wider medical community, including key thought leaders across a range of therapeutic specialisms, as well as with patient groups, regulatory authorities and beyond. The course builds from a sound appreciation of the clinical development of new medicines, to focus on understanding how to effectively link science and commercial activity, by providing scientific and commercial support for medicines. It is designed for scientists, physicians, pharmacists and allied health professionals. This is the world’s first MSc in Medical Affairs and still the only one on offer. This course is delivered in close partnership with the pharmaceutical industry. Many experts from pharma teach, run workshops, supervise dissertations and examine students. Pharma also employs most of our graduates.

Key benefits

  • King's is ranked 22nd in the world for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by subject 2024)
  • Lectures and workshops are delivered by a mixture of academics and expert practitioners from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • The course shares several common required modules with Clinical Pharmacology MSc, Drug Development Science MSc, and Stem Cell & Regenerative Therapies MSc, thus facilitating transfer between these courses.
  • Direct practical experience of medical affairs through a one-week placement in industry.
  • Accredited by PharmaTrain as a Centre of Excellence for the provision of state-of-the-art education and training in medicines development, which allows international transfer of credits
  • A vibrant cohort of participants, studying both full-time and part-time.
  • Modules are taught face to face with half of the time spent in workshops.

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Employability

Medical affairs is the fastest growing sector of employment in the pharmaceutical industry. And with the global focus of the course, you’ll have the expertise to work anywhere.

With no other Medical Affairs MSc courses available at any other university in the world, you’ll be joining an exclusive group of graduates trained by some of the top minds in the field.

After completing this course, you’ll have covered the spectrum of sub disciplines within medical affairs and will be able to apply for a wide array of jobs. Whether you recently graduated from your undergraduate degree or you’ve been working for a few years, this course is an ideal next step towards an exciting role in the pharmaceutical industry.

 

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Employability

Medical affairs is the fastest growing sector of employment in the pharmaceutical industry. And with the global focus of the course, you’ll have the expertise to work anywhere.

With no other Medical Affairs MSc courses available at any other university in the world, you’ll be joining an exclusive group of graduates trained by some of the top minds in the field.

After completing this course, you’ll have covered the spectrum of sub disciplines within medical affairs and will be able to apply for a wide array of jobs. Whether you recently graduated from your undergraduate degree or you’ve been working for a few years, this course is an ideal next step towards an exciting role in the pharmaceutical industry.

 

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed and we may need to request further information from you during the application process.

Full-time MSc:
Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

  • Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)
  • Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

  • if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
  • if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

Part-time MSc:
We accept applications on a rolling basis throughout the year, but you should submit your application at the latest two months before the module start date. Please note funding applications may be subject to specific deadlines.

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