Aerospace Medicine

King's College London, University of London
Postgraduate PgDip Full-time 6 Months Physiotherapy, physiology, and pathology

About this course

The Aerospace Medicine programme aims to provide specialist training for medical graduates in the discipline from its research orientated basic science to its operational and clinical application. The course is therefore appropriate for Flight Medical Officers (Flight Surgeons), specialists in aviation and space medicine and for clinicians from other disciplines with a role to fulfil in aerospace medicine. It is not the aim of the course to train individuals in clinical medicine but rather to use the knowledge and experience students already have from their medical practice to allow them to understand its specialist application in aviation and space medicine.

Key benefits

  • World-class learning course delivered at a location recognised by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board for higher professional training in aviation and space medicine.

  • Teaching by internationally renowned scientists and clinicians from a combination of academic, commercial and military organisations.

  • An advanced course with a considerable experiential/practical component complementing the theoretical aspects of the course.

  • The only course recognised by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine as preparation for the Diploma in Aviation Medicine exams with contributions by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine examiners.

  • For those undertaking the MSc the course provides a unique opportunity to undertake an aerospace medicine/physiology research project that is carried out in the laboratory or in approved aeromedical centres in the UK and elsewhere.
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 6 Months

    Qualification: PgDip

    Location: London

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
    3213 Medical and dental technicians
    2222 Occupational therapists
    2221 Physiotherapists
    3219 Health associate professionals
    2211 Generalist medical practitioners

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    6 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Physiotherapy, physiology, and pathology