About Radiopharmaceutics & Pet Radiochemistry Msc in Kings College London
The Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry course will equip you with the skills to work as a radiopharmaceutical scientist in a PET radiochemistry centre (cyclotron unit) or in the field of conventional radiopharmacy, providing diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals to nuclear medicine centres and specialised commercial centres.
Key benefits
- Majority of learning materials are accessible online via King’s E-learning and Teaching Service (KEATS).
- Highly specialist study pathway that is the first of its kind worldwide.
- Opportunities to experience a working placement in a hospital, PET centre or industrial cyclotron centre.
- Multidisciplinary study programme that attracts graduates from a range of science disciplines including chemists, bio-scientists, physicists, pharmacists.
- Recognised by European Association of Nuclear Medicine, Masters students will be able to take the European Radiopharmacy exam.
- On successful completion of the MSc, students with a chemistry or pharmacy background can apply for membership with the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Description
The Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry course will provide you with opportunities to develop your knowledge, understanding and skills in the principles and practice of radiopharmaceutical science.
The study course is made up of optional and required modules. The MSc pathway requires modules totalling 180 credits to complete the course, 60 of which will come from a research project. You will complete the course in one year, from September to September.
Course format and assessment
Teaching
We use lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals to deliver most of the modules on the programme. You will also be expected to undertake a significant amount of independent study.
Each 30-credit module typically requires attendance at lectures/tutorials (80%) and labs (20%) for 24 full days. Each of these full days will include at least six hours of contact time.
Career prospects
Expected destinations are the NHS and commercial nuclear medicine services, the pharmaceutical industry or PhD research.
Academic qualification equivalents
- A baccalaureate degree from a recognized degree granting institution
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS : 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill
- TOEFL : 92 overall with a minimum of 23 in writing and 20 in each of the other skills
- PTE : 62 overall with a minimum of 59 in each communicative skill
Kings College London Highlights
| University Type |
Public University |
| Campus Setting |
Urban |
| Establishment Year |
1829 |
| No. of Faculties |
9 |
| No. of Campuses |
5 |
| No. of Residence Halls |
11 |
| Graduate Job Rate |
90% |
| Expenditure on facility improvement |
1 Billion Pounds |
| Applications Accepted |
Online |
| Work-Study |
Available |
| Intake Type |
Semester wise |
| Mode of Program |
Full time and online |
King's College London The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
| Expenses |
Annual Cost (GBP) |
| International Tuition Fee (Undergraduate) |
19,800 per year |
| International Tuition Fee (Postgraduate) |
16,380 per year |
| Student fee (full-time) |
650 |
| Student Healthcare Plan |
202 |
| Orientation |
160 |
| Books and stationery |
1,300 |
| Residence |
3,800 |
| Food |
3,170 |
| Living expenses |
1,000 |
UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) requires students to have a budget of at least £1,265 per month in addition to tuition fees.
