The application deadline for internal/current KCL students is 26th Jan 2025 ("please follow link to Keats page in the entry requirements tab for further information").
The application deadline for students external to KCL is 29th June 2025
Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology iBSc
UCAS code: Not applicable. Apply direct to King's.
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
29 June 2025
The Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology Intercalated BSc offers students already on medical degree programmes the opportunity to achieve an additional specialist degree in just one year. The programme will help you to develop critical scientific research skills, and gain knowledge of a diverse range of anatomy-related fields. These include applied and clinical anatomy, ageing, regenerative medicine topics, genetics, cell and developmental biology, neuroscience, psychology and behavioural science, which reflect the teaching strengths of the department and wider School of Biosciences.
Key benefits
- One-year course leading to intercalated BSc.
- Strong focus on scientific research skills.
- Europe's largest centre for medical and professional healthcare education.
- Teaching by internationally renowned scientists and researchers.
- Wide range of optional modules offered to allow flexibility and freedom to specialise in areas of interest.
The Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology Intercalated BSc course will provide you with a great deal of flexibility and freedom to choose modules that reflect your interests, under guidance from our staff to ensure that your choices form a coherent programme of study. It offers a wide choice of taught units, e.g., advanced human anatomy, surgical science, developmental neurobiology and psychology/behavioural science and many more. You are also required to complete a compulsory research project, either library-based or experimental, on topics that reflect the research strengths and interests of the department. This requirement means that you will acquire valuable research skills, as well as opportunities to develop specialist knowledge in anatomy and related fields which will be of benefit in any medical career. The projects offered in the programme will give you real world experience of working in laboratories and / or data collecting, each culminating in you producing your own unique body of work for assessment. The projects offer a real evolution of learning technique, writing skills, analysis, multidisciplinary teamwork and knowledge enhancement.
Base campuses
Guy’s Campus
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.
Waterloo Campus
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.
Regulating bodies
King's is regulated by the Office for Students
Full details on how to apply for King's internal students are included on KEATS.
For further information please see the Intercalated webpage.
Application deadline
The application deadline for King's internal students is 26th January 2025.
The application deadline for external students is 29th June 2025.
Entry requirements for MBBS students
King’s students must have passed Stage 1 and Stage 2.
External students must have first time passes for years 1 and 2 and all SSCs.
Entry requirements for Dental students
BDS students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 or 4 if applicable.
Entry requirements for Veterinary students
Veterinary students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 if applicable.
Teaching methods - what to expect
Lectures
Seminars
Practical Work
Self-Study
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical work. The course also requires a significant element of self-study.
You will have no outstanding exams to sit from your medical degree course upon the start date of the intercalated year.
The programme is 120 credits in total. You must choose one of the available projects and make the rest of the credits up from taught modules of your choice. You may have only 15 credits from a level 5 module, the rest must be level 6. No level 4 modules are permitted. All modules can be level 6 (you will know the level because the number is the start of the module code). You must choose modules that do not have day clashes within the same semester.
There is a huge variety of modules available for this programme and bioscience-programmes@kcl.ac.uk can provide you with links for accessing the database of module information. You can use this database to find out the credit value of each module, when it runs (days and semester, noting that some run in both semesters) and the general information about that module, such as assessments. The contact for each lead is on this database and they can be contacted directly regarding any information that you require on that module, that is not apparent on the database. You should take note of how the application process works and ensure your familiarity with the timeframes. There is an induction for the programme for successful applicants and this will explain the key issues for it.
We will use delivery methods that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Location
This course is primarily taught at our King’s College London Guy’s and Waterloo Campuses, both on the South Bank of the Thames, putting you at the heart of everything London has to offer in terms of academic resources and also close to its social and entertainment attractions.
Assessment
- Seminars
- Presentations
- Exams
- Coursework
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include seminars, presentations, essays, practical write ups and written examinations. Coursework contributes approximately 30-40% and examinations approximately 60-70% to your final mark.
Regulating Body
King’s College London is regulated by the Office for Students.
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.
Structure
Courses are divided into modules. You will take modules totalling 120 credits.
Required modules
You are required to complete a research project, either library-based or experimental, from the following options:
Experimental Project in Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology (45 credits)
Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology Library Project (15 credits)
Data Collection & Analysis Projects in Surgical Sciences & Anatomy (30 credits)
Optional modules
You must take enough modules to bring your total for the year to 120 credits, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:
Advanced Human Anatomy (30 credits)
Behavioural Science (15 credits) *
Biology of Ageing (15 credits)
Birth Defects (15 credits)
Cellular Basis of Disease (15 credits)
Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits)
Emergence of Vertebrate Form & Function (level 5) (15 credits)*
Genes & Development (15 credits)
Psychology I (15 credits) *
Regenerative Medicine (15 credits)
Stem Cell Biology (15 credits)
Surgical Sciences (30 credits)*
The above is not an extensive list and there are a large number of additional modules offered. You can only take one of the Level 5 modules from the list above. It is also possible to take taught modules offered by other programmes where they form a coherent course of study. No level 4 module may be taken. Module levels are known by the number that is at the beginning of the module code.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
Employability
Anatomy is the foundation of all medicine and the oldest of the basic medical sciences. It is a “gold standard” medical science. The application of anatomy is applicable in virtually every medical and surgical speciality, as well as general medicine and even more specific medical subjects, where the association may not be immediately obvious. An enhanced knowledge and appreciation of anatomy is highly likely to improve your clinical skills and understanding, irrespective of your chosen career path.
This programme allows you to study and learn from a huge range of subjects. It is a programme that boasts a wide variety of subjects and are highly variable in their subject matter and content. You can easily make a bespoke programme to suit your own interests because of this.
Having an intercalated anatomy degree will enhance your career portfolio and lead to greater opportunities for you. Not only will you mature and refine your academic abilities over the programme year, but you will gain insight into a world of science that it is not possible to deliver to this level during undergraduate medicine. There is a level of intellectual sophistication that is reached because of taking the extra academic year to obtain the anatomy iBSc.
You will obtain a degree that is recognised and respected worldwide and knowledge and qualifications that are precursors to higher levels of study in the scientific community, such as a PhD. Later in your career, you may want to do a medical MD and you would undoubtedly draw on your now enhanced level; obtained from your iBSc in anatomy.
You may not be interested in further qualifications, once you graduate with your iBSc and medical degree, but whatever you do in your career will benefit from that extra step that you made to set yourself apart by obtaining an additional anatomy degree.
Graduates from the School of Bioscience Education are equipped with a variety of transferable skills including data gathering, analysis and interpretation, presentation skills and teamwork. Our graduates are well-qualified to undertake a wide range of careers or training for a higher degree such as an MSc or PhD; with recent graduates continuing to study in medicine, dentistry and other related fields including pharmaceutical sciences, cardiovascular pharmacology and biomedical research.
Tuition Fees
Full time tuition fees UK:
The UK tuition fee for the 2025-26 academic year is currently £9,535 per year. This is based on the UK Government's cap.
Full time tuition fees International
The International tuition fee for the 2025-2026 academic year is £35,800 per year.
Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £0 against their first year's tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King's.
There is no deposit required for intercalated programmes.
Additional Costs
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
- Books if you choose to buy your own copies
- Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
- Library fees and fines
- Personal photocopies
- Printing course handouts
- Society membership fees
- Stationery
- Graduation costs
- Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
- Accommodation fees
Funding
To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
The Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology Intercalated BSc course will provide you with a great deal of flexibility and freedom to choose modules that reflect your interests, under guidance from our staff to ensure that your choices form a coherent programme of study. It offers a wide choice of taught units, e.g., advanced human anatomy, surgical science, developmental neurobiology and psychology/behavioural science and many more. You are also required to complete a compulsory research project, either library-based or experimental, on topics that reflect the research strengths and interests of the department. This requirement means that you will acquire valuable research skills, as well as opportunities to develop specialist knowledge in anatomy and related fields which will be of benefit in any medical career. The projects offered in the programme will give you real world experience of working in laboratories and / or data collecting, each culminating in you producing your own unique body of work for assessment. The projects offer a real evolution of learning technique, writing skills, analysis, multidisciplinary teamwork and knowledge enhancement.
Base campuses
Guy’s Campus
The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences, and the Institute of Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience are based at the riverside Guy's Campus, next to the Shard.
Waterloo Campus
Waterloo campus is home of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery and facilities for other faculties
Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.
Regulating bodies
King's is regulated by the Office for Students
Full details on how to apply for King's internal students are included on KEATS.
For further information please see the Intercalated webpage.
Application deadline
The application deadline for King's internal students is 26th January 2025.
The application deadline for external students is 29th June 2025.
Entry requirements for MBBS students
King’s students must have passed Stage 1 and Stage 2.
External students must have first time passes for years 1 and 2 and all SSCs.
Entry requirements for Dental students
BDS students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 or 4 if applicable.
Entry requirements for Veterinary students
Veterinary students are required to pass year 2 at the first attempt and year 3 if applicable.
Teaching methods - what to expect
Lectures
Seminars
Practical Work
Self-Study
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and practical work. The course also requires a significant element of self-study.
You will have no outstanding exams to sit from your medical degree course upon the start date of the intercalated year.
The programme is 120 credits in total. You must choose one of the available projects and make the rest of the credits up from taught modules of your choice. You may have only 15 credits from a level 5 module, the rest must be level 6. No level 4 modules are permitted. All modules can be level 6 (you will know the level because the number is the start of the module code). You must choose modules that do not have day clashes within the same semester.
There is a huge variety of modules available for this programme and bioscience-programmes@kcl.ac.uk can provide you with links for accessing the database of module information. You can use this database to find out the credit value of each module, when it runs (days and semester, noting that some run in both semesters) and the general information about that module, such as assessments. The contact for each lead is on this database and they can be contacted directly regarding any information that you require on that module, that is not apparent on the database. You should take note of how the application process works and ensure your familiarity with the timeframes. There is an induction for the programme for successful applicants and this will explain the key issues for it.
We will use delivery methods that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Location
This course is primarily taught at our King’s College London Guy’s and Waterloo Campuses, both on the South Bank of the Thames, putting you at the heart of everything London has to offer in terms of academic resources and also close to its social and entertainment attractions.
Assessment
- Seminars
- Presentations
- Exams
- Coursework
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include seminars, presentations, essays, practical write ups and written examinations. Coursework contributes approximately 30-40% and examinations approximately 60-70% to your final mark.
Regulating Body
King’s College London is regulated by the Office for Students.
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they are subject to change.
Structure
Courses are divided into modules. You will take modules totalling 120 credits.
Required modules
You are required to complete a research project, either library-based or experimental, from the following options:
Experimental Project in Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology (45 credits)
Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology Library Project (15 credits)
Data Collection & Analysis Projects in Surgical Sciences & Anatomy (30 credits)
Optional modules
You must take enough modules to bring your total for the year to 120 credits, from a range of optional modules, which may typically include:
Advanced Human Anatomy (30 credits)
Behavioural Science (15 credits) *
Biology of Ageing (15 credits)
Birth Defects (15 credits)
Cellular Basis of Disease (15 credits)
Developmental Neurobiology (30 credits)
Emergence of Vertebrate Form & Function (level 5) (15 credits)*
Genes & Development (15 credits)
Psychology I (15 credits) *
Regenerative Medicine (15 credits)
Stem Cell Biology (15 credits)
Surgical Sciences (30 credits)*
The above is not an extensive list and there are a large number of additional modules offered. You can only take one of the Level 5 modules from the list above. It is also possible to take taught modules offered by other programmes where they form a coherent course of study. No level 4 module may be taken. Module levels are known by the number that is at the beginning of the module code.
King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.
Employability
Anatomy is the foundation of all medicine and the oldest of the basic medical sciences. It is a “gold standard” medical science. The application of anatomy is applicable in virtually every medical and surgical speciality, as well as general medicine and even more specific medical subjects, where the association may not be immediately obvious. An enhanced knowledge and appreciation of anatomy is highly likely to improve your clinical skills and understanding, irrespective of your chosen career path.
This programme allows you to study and learn from a huge range of subjects. It is a programme that boasts a wide variety of subjects and are highly variable in their subject matter and content. You can easily make a bespoke programme to suit your own interests because of this.
Having an intercalated anatomy degree will enhance your career portfolio and lead to greater opportunities for you. Not only will you mature and refine your academic abilities over the programme year, but you will gain insight into a world of science that it is not possible to deliver to this level during undergraduate medicine. There is a level of intellectual sophistication that is reached because of taking the extra academic year to obtain the anatomy iBSc.
You will obtain a degree that is recognised and respected worldwide and knowledge and qualifications that are precursors to higher levels of study in the scientific community, such as a PhD. Later in your career, you may want to do a medical MD and you would undoubtedly draw on your now enhanced level; obtained from your iBSc in anatomy.
You may not be interested in further qualifications, once you graduate with your iBSc and medical degree, but whatever you do in your career will benefit from that extra step that you made to set yourself apart by obtaining an additional anatomy degree.
Graduates from the School of Bioscience Education are equipped with a variety of transferable skills including data gathering, analysis and interpretation, presentation skills and teamwork. Our graduates are well-qualified to undertake a wide range of careers or training for a higher degree such as an MSc or PhD; with recent graduates continuing to study in medicine, dentistry and other related fields including pharmaceutical sciences, cardiovascular pharmacology and biomedical research.
Tuition Fees
Full time tuition fees UK:
The UK tuition fee for the 2025-26 academic year is currently £9,535 per year. This is based on the UK Government's cap.
Full time tuition fees International
The International tuition fee for the 2025-2026 academic year is £35,800 per year.
Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.
All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £0 against their first year's tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King's.
There is no deposit required for intercalated programmes.
Additional Costs
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:
- Books if you choose to buy your own copies
- Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
- Library fees and fines
- Personal photocopies
- Printing course handouts
- Society membership fees
- Stationery
- Graduation costs
- Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
- Accommodation fees
Funding
To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.
Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2025
Application deadline:
29 June 2025
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