Medical Affairs MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By King's College London |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

47,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Medical Affairs MSc course will give you the skills to operate as a bridge between the pharmaceutical industry and the wider medical community, including key thought leaders across a range of therapeutic specialisms, as well as with patient groups, regulatory authorities and beyond.

The course builds from a sound appreciation of the clinical development of new medicines, to focus on understanding how to effectively link science and commercial activity, by providing scientific and commercial support for medicines. It is designed for scientists, physicians, pharmacists and allied health professionals.

This is the world’s first MSc in Medical Affairs and still the only one on offer.

This course is delivered in close partnership with the pharmaceutical industry. Many experts from pharma teach, run workshops, supervise dissertations and examine students. Pharma also employs most of our graduates.

Key benefits
  • King's is ranked 8th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by subject 2025)
  • Lectures and workshops are delivered by a mixture of academics and expert practitioners from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • The course shares several common required modules with Clinical Pharmacology MSc, Drug Development Science MSc, and Stem Cell & Regenerative Therapies MSc, thus facilitating transfer between these courses.
  • Direct practical experience of medical affairs through a one-week placement in industry.
  • Accredited by PharmaTrain as a Centre of Excellence for the provision of state-of-the-art education and training in medicines development, which allows international transfer of credits
  • A vibrant cohort of participants, studying both full-time and part-time.
  • Modules are taught face to face with half of the time spent in workshops.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Medical Affairs MSc course will give you the skills to operate as a bridge between the pharmaceutical industry and the wider medical community, including key thought leaders across a range of therapeutic specialisms, as well as with patient groups, regulatory authorities and beyond.

The course builds from a sound appreciation of the clinical development of new medicines, to focus on understanding how to effectively link science and commercial activity, by providing scientific and commercial support for medicines. It is designed for scientists, physicians, pharmacists and allied health professionals.

This is the world’s first MSc in Medical Affairs and still the only one on offer.

This course is delivered in close partnership with the pharmaceutical industry. Many experts from pharma teach, run workshops, supervise dissertations and examine students. Pharma also employs most of our graduates.

Key benefits
  • King's is ranked 8th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology (QS World University Rankings by subject 2025)
  • Lectures and workshops are delivered by a mixture of academics and expert practitioners from the pharmaceutical industry.
  • The course shares several common required modules with Clinical Pharmacology MSc, Drug Development Science MSc, and Stem Cell & Regenerative Therapies MSc, thus facilitating transfer between these courses.
  • Direct practical experience of medical affairs through a one-week placement in industry.
  • Accredited by PharmaTrain as a Centre of Excellence for the provision of state-of-the-art education and training in medicines development, which allows international transfer of credits
  • A vibrant cohort of participants, studying both full-time and part-time.
  • Modules are taught face to face with half of the time spent in workshops.

Admission Requirements

92+
62+
6.5+
176+
A Bachelor’s science degree with 2:1 honours is normally required. Applicants with a 2:2 (or overseas equivalent) will be considered where they offer significant work experience in a related field.   

1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
16,950 GBP
International
47,700 GBP

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