Program Overview

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Postgraduate Taught

Study

Postgraduate degree

Immunology MSc

Key information

• Delivery mode: In person
• Study mode: Full time
• Duration: One year full-time
• Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): 180
• Application status: Open
• Start date: September 2025

Course essentials

Our Immunology MSc will enable you to gain an understanding of the structure and functioning of the immune system at the cell, molecular and genetic level, and how it relates to health and disease. We will give you the vital skills needed to pursue doctoral-level research or to enhance your career prospects in other areas of healthcare and related industries.

Key benefits

• Includes a six-month research-based laboratory project
• Attendance at national residential immunology conference included
• Draws on expertise of a large team of lecturers from King's, from the University of London colleges and from further afield

Entry requirements

UK applicants

• Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
• Programme-Specific Requirements: A 2:1 degree in a biological science or a degree in medicine, dentistry or veterinary science or other relevant subject. Applicants who have graduated with a 2:2 degree and have significant experience in an immunology laboratory, either research or clinical, will also be considered.

International applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications: Select a country to view equivalent qualifications

English language requirements

• English language band: D
• To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Selection process

• Applications must be made online using King's Apply, the Admissions Portal. A non-refundable application fee of £85 applies.
• We aim to process all applications within eight weeks. Therefore, early applications are recommended to maximise your chances of selection. You are encouraged to attend our open days which usually take place in December and June.

Personal statement and supporting information

• Personal Statement: Yes, a personal statement is required. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages). Please give title and details of any laboratory-based projects you have undertaken, and cite any courses relevant to immunology you have completed if not mentioned elsewhere on the application form.
• Previous Academic Study: Yes, a copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents.
• References: Yes, two references are required, professional references will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.
• Other: Optional, you may wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of your application.

Teaching & structure

Teaching methods - what to expect

• Lectures
• Tutorials
• Lab Work
• Self-Study

For most of your modules we will give you approximately 30 hours of teaching through a mixture of lectures, tutorials and presentations. We will expect you to undertake 270 hours of self-directed learning for each module.

For your Research Project module, you will have contact with a research project supervisor, and we will expect you undertake 600 hours of work, which includes time spent in the laboratory.

Assessment

• Coursework
• Exams
• Dissertation

You will be assessed through a combination of coursework and exams for the taught modules, but the Research Skills and Research Project modules are assessed entirely through coursework with the Research Project assessed through a dissertation.

Less than a third of the final mark is based on examinations with coursework constituting the majority of your final grade.

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits. 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.

Required modules

• Cellular Interactions in the Immune System (30 credits)
• Molecular Immunology (30 credits)
• Immune Disorders & Infection (30 credits)
• Research Project (60 credits)
• Research Skills (30 credits)

Careers

Employability

Many of our MSc Immunology graduates go on to positions in either a university or research institute as PhD students or graduate research assistants. Others have gone into careers in hospital laboratories as clinical scientists or positions in the pharmaceutical industry.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• UK: Full time: £16,950 per year (2025/26)
• International: Full time: £35,800 per year (2025/26)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

Deposit

If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment.

• The Home deposit is £500.
• The International deposit is £2000.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Stationery
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
• Graduation costs

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.