Women's Health iBSc

King's College London

United Kingdom, London

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King's College London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023 26-Jan-2022

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 31,260 / year

Apply Date 26-Jan-2022

Next Intake September-2023

Women's Health iBSc

About

Our Womens Health Intercalated BSc will provide you with insight into current research topics and appropriate research techniques in obstetrics and reproductive physiology, as well as the related fields of assisted conception, stem cell research, womens mental health and pediatrics. It will give you an understanding of common disease processes in pregnancy and the early- life origins of health and disease, and underline the importance of hypothesis testing by efficient experimental design. Please note the below application deadlines: - 26 January 2022 (King's applicants) - 2 March 2022 (External applicants)To give you a broad understanding of matters of current social and ethical concern surrounding maternity and childbirth. To deepen your appreciation of common problems in obstetrics in contemporary societies and to explore the ways these are managed. To equip you with the core technical skills necessary to engage with the key debates in the field of obstetrics research, policy and ethics. To develop the skills you will need for successful multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and multi-agency work and research in womens health. To develop your written and oral presentation skills in the communication of scientific literature and to instill a critical approach to the reading of biomedical research papers. To provide practical experience in the techniques used in physiology and to equip you with the skills to progress to postgraduate study. To enable you to attain a level of competence in the design and execution of a research project appropriate to H level standard and to reinforce a basic understanding of the importance of experimental design and statistical analysis.

Research training in the field of women's health.

Opportunity to experience both clinical and laboratory research.

One-year course leading to an intercalated BSc.

Teaching by experts in the field.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Certificate of General Secondary Education will not be considered for direct entry - study our International Foundation Programme instead. Please note: students completing King's International Foundation programme will not be able to progress onto our Dentistry programmes.

English Program Requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Career

Employability

Graduates 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.