Analytical Toxicology MSc

Base campus

The course will be delivered by lecture with lecture recordings available to allow for flexibility of learning styles. There will also be laboratory practicals, workshops, group discussions and problem-based learning exercises, as well as some online learning and self-directed study.

The approximate total contact hours for the taught modules are 390 hours. You are also expected to undertake approximately 810 hours of team and individual study.

Taught modules total 120 credits. The analytical toxicology research project module is worth 60 credits. Project selection is through student application and interview.

Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.

Your performance in the taught modules will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. Forms of assessment may typically include written essays or laboratory reports, oral and poster presentations as well as group presentations. Coursework contributes approximately 40% and examinations approximately 60% to your final module mark.

Assessment for the research project module will be based on a critical review, a journal article, a poster presentation and a supervisor’s assessment of performance.

Location

This course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Waterloo Campus.

Work placements are at a variety of sites in the UK including Cambridgeshire, Surrey, Malvern, Birmingham, and Teddington. We also offer international/overseas projects. We may also offer desk-based research projects (e.g. extended literature review). While we will do our best to accommodate your selected project choices, you may be asked to conduct your project either at King’s, or outside the College in one of our partner organisations. It is strongly recommended not to engage with a fixed 1-year private accommodation contract as you may be asked to move out for your project placement (May-August).

We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

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.

Please note that modules with a practical component will be capped due to educational requirements, which may mean that we cannot guarantee a place to all students who elect to study this module.