Overview
About the course
This Introduction to Aerospace Medicine course introduces the medical and physiological aspects of aviation and space flight and comprises online lectures equivalent to one week of face-to-face teaching.
King’s College London is a leading academic centre in aerospace medicine and is active in research and education including AME training. Professor David Newman has led basic and advanced AME training courses in several countries and has been delivering aerospace medicine short courses in Australia for 20 years.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- The flight environment, altitude and pressure
- Principles of flight
- The aircraft cabin environment
- Thermal physiology
- Spatial disorientation
- Motion sickness
- Aerobatic physiology
- Human factors
- Airline medicine and passenger health
- Aircraft accident investigation
- Spaceflight
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 2 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Aerospace Engineering Medicine View 4 other Short Courses in Aerospace Engineering in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course is intended for qualified doctors and geared towards their requirements but is open to all healthcare providers with an interest in the topic. No previous knowledge of aerospace medicine is required.
- Applicants are welcome from all countries for this online course. There is no formal language requirement but an IELTS score of 5 or higher is strongly recommended for applicants whose first language is not English.
Tuition Fee
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International
1750 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1750 GBP for the full programme during 2 months. -
National
1750 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1750 GBP for the full programme during 2 months.