Congratulations on your offer to study Aerospace Medicine in the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. We're thrilled to welcome you and look forward to you joining our community.

Explore the content below for useful tips and information to help you prepare for your studies and get a feel for your course. There are so many ways you can keep connected over the next few months including chatting to both staff and students and attending events.

You will also find upcoming events listed below, so please do keep checking back for updates.

• Explore our content below to find out more about our Aerospace Medicine course.
• Chat 1-2-1 with one of our current students on unibuddy.
• Take an online tour of our Guy's Campus - home to our Aerospace Medicine course.
• Take a look at some further information below for offer holders such as our Accommodation guide and pre-sessional English language programmes.

Watch a recording of the Careers and Student Experience Event for postgraduate offer holders. Hear from the panel consisting of staff from the faculty as well as current students. This event took place on 3 June 2024.

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• World-class learning course delivered at a location recognised by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board for higher professional training in aviation and space medicine.
• Teaching by internationally renowned scientists and clinicians from a combination of academic, commercial and military organisations.
• An advanced course with a considerable experiential/practical component complementing the theoretical aspects of the course.
• The only course recognised by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine as preparation for the Diploma in Aviation Medicine exams with contributions by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine examiners.
• For those undertaking the MSc the course provides a unique opportunity to undertake an aerospace medicine/physiology research project that is carried out in the laboratory or in approved aeromedical centres in the UK and elsewhere.

Required modules

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take:

MSc – modules totaling 180 credits

PG Diploma – modules totaling 120 credits.

Aerospace Medicine MSc Pathway

• Aerospace Physiology (40 credits)
• Operational Aerospace Medicine (40 credits)
• Clinical & Commercial Aerospace Medicine (40 credits)
• Research project in Aerospace Medicine (60 credits)

Aerospace Medicine PG Dip Pathway

• Aerospace Physiology (40 credits)
• Operational Aerospace Medicine (40 credits)
• Clinical & Commercial Aerospace Medicine (40 credits)