Undergraduate Summer School

2 week programmes  and 4 week programme

Teaching hours  

Courses are taught on-campus any time between the hours of 9am and 6pm from Monday to Friday.  

Attendance  

Attendance is vital to success on the module, and you are required to attend at least 80% of your lessons in order to pass the module.     

Assessment and grading  

All students will receive a final mark on their Record of Agreed Results (transcript). The UK grading system may be very different from what you are used to. Please note in the UK anything above 70 is considered excellent; it is not usual to receive much above 80 even if this is what you are used to at your home university.   

Credit value  

Each module is 150 study hours comprising intensive teaching, independent study and group work and is examined to university standards. Comparable to an in-semester 15-credit King’s undergraduate module and therefore typically awarded 3-4 US credits or 7.5 ECTS, many summer students ask their home institution to award them external credit for their King's summer module to use towards their degree programme when they return home.  

6 week Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Summer Research programme  

Over this six-week programme, students will work on an academic research project aligned with current research areas in the school, carrying out experiments to develop a solution to a pressing medical problem.  

Students will take ownership of their research project by:  

• Completing a literature review prior to the programme start  
• Setting goals for the six-week period  
• Designing an experimental strategy to achieve these goals  
• Working independently under the supervision of an experienced project supervisor  
• Embedding themselves into the host lab group  
• Disseminating their work through a written report, an oral presentation and informal interactions with other researchers, following the approach used at scientific conferences  
• Participating in weekly seminar on academic writing skills and other discipline-specific topics  

All research projects are studied on campus in London.  

Programme hours  

Students will be expected to commit full-time to this course with a minimum of 35 hours for project work required in labs every week. There will also be 1-to-1 meetings with your project supervisor and lab group meetings scheduled across the six weeks.  

Assessment and course outcome  

The primary deliverables will be representative of those frequently used to disseminate academic research: Literature Review 20%; Scientific Paper 60%; Oral Presentation 20%.  

Credit value  

The Biomedical Engineering Summer Research module can be taken for credit towards degrees at other institutions and the module is examined to university standards. To receive credit for King's summer module, contact your home institution to ask them to award external credit. This module is equivalent to an undergraduate degree module and usually awarded 6-8 US credits or 15 ECTS.  

Projects  

The projects allocated on this module will be aligned with the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences’ current research areas, addressing unmet patient needs.  

Students will be placed alongside lab group members working in similar research fields and expected to fully participate in the life of the lab group. Students will receive guidance on new scientific techniques required for their experiments.   

All research projects can be studied on campus in London. Projects will be allocated on an ongoing basis. If you require further information on any of the projects listed above, please email summer@kcl.ac.uk.   

*Early application discounts: prices apply for applications received by 23:59 GMT on 14 February 2025. Subject to availability at the time of application. From 15 February 2025, the standard 2025 tuition fees apply.

**As per the fees listed above, booking on multiple 2 week courses receives a discount until 23:59 GMT on 9 May 2025. This discount cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts of promotions and excludes English Language & Culture courses. Subject to availability at the time of application.

What’s included?  

The tuition fee covers:

• Academic tuition for the course of your choice  

• Course materials (including building materials, lab supplies and protective equipment where applicable)  

• On campus wi-fi  

• Use of campus facilities, such as library, classrooms and catering facilities  

• Certificate on completion of the programme  

• Extracurricular activities (excluding travel)  

The residential package covers: 

• Academic tuition for the course of your choice

• Course materials (including building materials, lab supplies and protective equipment where applicable)  

• Accommodation and on campus Wi-Fi  

• Use of campus facilities, such as library, classrooms and catering facilities  

• Social activities (excluding travel)

Application fee

An application fee of £60 is payable at the time of application and is non-refundable. Please note that we can only assess your application if the application fee has been paid.

We are looking for dynamic and creative students who are able to tackle the robustness of our summer programmes. As such, we require the following:   

2 week and 4 week programmes entry requirements

• You are currently enrolled in an undergraduate course. We also accept those with relevant professional experience beyond education. 
• You meet our English Language Requirements (minimum C1 CEFR equivalent)   
• If your qualification is not listed below, or you have questions about your grade equivalencies or GPA/English requirements, please send us your transcript/documents, indicating the country in which you are studying and the name and level of your current qualification to summer@kcl.ac.uk.    

Undergraduate Summer School grade requirements  

Here are the International minimum grade requirements for entry to our undergraduate summer school  

- Australia: GPA of 3.3 or 2:1 or 70%  
- Brazil: 7  
- China: GPA of 3.2 or 80%  
- Colombia: GPA of 3.9  
- Denmark: 10  
- France: 13  
- Germany: 'gut'  
- Greece: 6.5  
- Hong Kong: GPA of 3.3  
- India: 60%  
- Japan: GPA of3.3 or 80%  
- Italy: 24  
- Korea (South): GPA 3.3 (out of 4.30) or 3.0 (out of 4.0)  
- Mexico: 8  
- Netherlands: 8  
- Norway: B  
- Qatar: GPA of 3.3  
- Russia: 4  
- Saudi Arabia: GPA of 3  
- Singapore: GPA of 3.3 out of 4 or 4 out of 5  
- Spain: 7  
- Switzerland: 5 (out of 6) or 8 (out of 10)  
- Turkey: CGPA of 3  
- UK 2:1 grade bracket  
- USA: GPA of 3.3  
  
If you have not studied at university, or do not meet our academic requirements, contact summer@kcl.ac.uk to find out if we are able to consider your application based on other criteria.  

English language requirements  

All classes are taught and assessed in English, except ancient language modules. All applicants must have studied English to at least level C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR) or offer one of the below:  

- BULATS, minimum score of 65  
- Cambridge Advanced Certificate - grade B  
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English - grade C  
- CET-4 (China) – 550  
- CET-6 (China) - 493  
- Duolingo English Test, we require a minimum test score of 105  
- GCSE/ IGCSE/ O-Level - grade C  
- GEPT - high intermediate level  
- GRE (verbal score) 300 (please note this is for tests taken before 1 August 2011)  
- GRE (verbal score) 140 (please note this is for tests taken after 1 August 2011)  
- IELTS - 6.5 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill.  
- International Baccalaureate- Standard Level 4  
- iTEP - Level 5  
- TOEFL Internet Based Test - 95 with minimum 20 in all skills (within the last 2 years)  
- TOEFL Paper based test - 583 with minimum 53 in all skills (within the last two years)  
- TEM, minimum score of 70  
- TOEIC, minimum score of 685  
- UEE (University Entrance Exam (China) – score of 110  

If your first language is not English or the medium of instruction at your university is not English, please provide evidence of your English proficiency from the list above or contact summer@kcl.ac.uk for advice, stating the name and level of your current qualification.  

6 week Biomedical Engineering research programme entry requirements

This is an open enrolment programme but due to the specialist nature of the research projects, students are required to fill the pre-requisites listed below. If your qualification is not listed please contact us for advice, indicating the country in which you are studying and the name and level of your current qualification.  

Pre-requisites  

• Applicants are expected to have completed their third year of undergraduate studies with a GPA of at least 3.3/4. Applicants who have completed their second year with a GPA of at least 3.5/4 will also be considered  
• Participants must be studying, or have studied, a related subject during their undergraduate studies (i.e. Mathematics, physics, engineering, sciences or medicine)  
• Participants must have an English language level of at least C1 in the CEFR or equivalent  

If you require assistance to check your eligibility for the programme, please email summer@kcl.ac.uk for advice.  

Application requirements  

As part of the application process you will need to upload the following:  

• An academic transcript from the current or last institution you attended  
• Evidence of English proficiency level (if required)  
• A personal statement with the title of your chosen research project and your reasons for undertaking the summer research module 

Undergraduate students will be staying in Great Dover Street Apartments King’s Hall of residence. Address: 165 Great Dover St, London SE1 4XA.

Students are allocated single en-suite rooms with shower. Linen and towels are provided in the room.  

Budgeting

With so many things to do in London, budgeting can be a challenge. It can be a good idea for you to plan in advance and get a picture of the financial cost of living in London. Living expenses will depend on your choices and although London can be expensive, there are opportunities to get the best out of London on a limited budget.  
  
You need to consider allocating money for meals as well as travel around London and consumables. Information on travel fares can be found on the Transport for London website.  
  
Aside from that, we encourage students to bring a small amount of spending money for gifts. Please be advised that a lot of shops and restaurants in London are cashless and may accept only payments by card.