Postgraduate prospectus 2014

Postgraduate Prospectus 2014 ‘Study opened up a whole new world to me [...] the opportunity to listen to the wisdom of minds whose experience and learning left me eager to discover more.’

The Most Reverend Desmond Tutu (King’s Alumnus)

Contents WELCOME TO KING’S

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Discover how King’s develops your research, networks and career

KEY INFORMATION Fees & funding Accommodation King’s campuses Study resources and services Personal support, advice and activities Applying International students

SCHOOLS

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School of Arts & Humanities Institute of Contemporary British History English Language Centre King’s Learning Institute Global Institutes The Dickson Poon School of Law School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences School of Social Science & Public Policy School of Biomedical Sciences Dental Institute School of Medicine Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery Institute of Psychiatry

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ENTRANCE TO STRAND CAMPUS

Welcome to King’s I am delighted to have this opportunity to share with you an insight into life at King’s. I am also glad to show you something of how we work to inspire you and help you realise your full potential, both during your time with us and when you leave to continue your career.

Research, innovation and collaboration are very much part of our work with postgraduates. We challenge them to think critically and to push boundaries as they develop and investigate their ideas and enhance their careers.

King’s is one of the world’s leading universities, with a distinguished history, a solid foundation and an innovative atmosphere. At the centre of a wide range of cutting-edge research and globally respected teaching and learning, the College continues to provide a prestigious, modern education for its students.

Over the past 180 years King’s has made an extraordinary contribution to modern life, particularly in the areas of science, medicine, healthcare, social science, education, law and the arts and humanities . One of the oldest universities in the UK and fourth oldest in England, King’s pioneering research continues to help shape the world in which we live.

We are an integrated community of around 31,000 people (more than 25,000 students including over 10,000 postgraduates and some 6,500 staff) based at our four campuses in central London and a fifth in South London. We are in touch with over 120,000 alumni from the UK and across the globe who are part of the King’s family. Indeed, I am particularly proud that King’s maintains its reputation for friendliness and inclusiveness and continues to emphasise its tradition of working ‘in the service of society’.

Professor Sir Richard Trainor KBE, Principal and President

The London advantage: be at the heart of world thinking

LONDON LANDMARKS Buckingham Palace Gherkin Houses of Parliament and Big Ben London Eye London Zoo O2 Arena Royal Courts of Justice Somerset House St Paul’s Cathedral

Our location provides easy access to the best libraries in the world, galleries, museums, law courts, theatres, cinemas and music venues.

Canary Wharf

EARL’S COURT KING’S ROAD

BOND STREET

SLOANE SQUARE

KNIGHTSBRIDGE

BELGRAVIA

PARK LANE

THE SERPENTINE

ROYAL SCIENCE MUSEUM ALBERT V&A HALL

SOHO

OXFORD STREET

MAYFAIR

HYDE PARK

KENSINGTON

REGENT STREET

PADDINGTON MARBLE ARCH

NOTTING HILL

MARYLEBONE

MRC

MAIDA VALE

King’s actively engages with the wealth of opportunities London has to offer, arranging study links and internships for our postgraduate students.

See pink-coloured institutions (right) for some examples of King’s current postgraduate London links.

KENSINGTON GARDENS

King’s is part of AIM25 – a major project to provide electronic access to collection level descriptions of the archives of over 100 higher education institutions, learned societies, cultural organisations and livery companies within the Greater London area.

Senate House Library, University of London and other universities within the AIM25 consortium are included, plus the British Library and specialist collections, libraries and archives around London. New partners to AIM25 include Kew Gardens, the National Maritime Museum and London Zoo.

Tower of London

HARRODS

ACCESS TO LONDON’S LEADING ACADEMIC RESOURCE

Tower Bridge

KING’S OPENS DOORS

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

With four campuses along the River Thames and a fifth in South London, King’s provides an attractive, accessible venue for visiting academics and guest speakers for exclusive conferences.

The Shard

CHELSEA

PICCADILLY

GREEN PARKTHE MALL

ST JAMES’S PARK

WESTMINSTER VICTORIA

CHELSEA BRIDGE

WELCOME TO KING’S

ALBERT BRIDGE

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AB

RSE

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BATTERSEA PARK

KEY TO KING’S CAMPUS K1

K3

Foyle Special Collections Library

H Guy’s Hospital

H King’s College Hospital

MRC Asthma Medical Research Centre

H South London & Maudsley Hospital

MRC Development Neurobiology

MRC Social Genetics & Development Psychiatry

Archives reading room

K2

K5

Strand Campus

Guy’s Campus

Medical Research Centre

Medical Research Centre

Waterloo Campus

MRC Transplantation Medical Research Centre

Kinetic Fitness Club

CSI Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care

GMP Gordon Museum of Pathology

K4

Denmark Hill Campus

MRC Environment & Health Medical Research Centre

St Thomas’ Campus

WATERLOO

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM

LAMBETH

BARBICAN

OLYMPIC PARK

CANARY WHARF

CANADA WATER

SOUTHWARK PARK

LONDON BRIDGE

TATE BRITAIN

ALDGATE

LONDON BRIDGE

MILLBANK

STRATFORD

BOW

ISLE OF DOGS

OLD KENT ROAD DEPTFORD PARK GREENWICH NEW CROSS PARK

PECKHAM

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IDG

BR

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

DENMARK HILL HH MRCK5

CLAPHAM COMMON

CLAPHAM

GMP

BOROUGH BURGESS PARK

BRIXTON KENNINGTON PARK

K3

SOUTHWARK MRC H

THE OVAL O2 BRIXTON ACADEMY

VICTORIA PARK

THE CITY WHITECHAPEL

GLOBE THEATRE BOROUGH FOOD MARKET

ELEPHANT & CASTLE

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H UX VA

VAUXHALL

BANK SOUTHWARK BRIDGE

GE

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BR

LAMBETH BRIDGE

K4 H

MODERN

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K2

MILLENNIUM BRIDGE TATE

BRID

NG

BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE

LOO

HU

WHITEHALL

IMAX NATIONAL THEATRE BFI SOUTHBANK CENTRE

ROYAL FESTIVAL WESTMINSTER BRIDGE HALL

K1

STRAND

NATIONAL GALLERY

CHARING CROSS ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS

FARRINGDON

SHOREDITCH

K1

BLOOMSBURY

HOLBORN

ALDWYCH

COVENT GARDEN

HACKNEY

SADLER’S WELLS

MILE END PARK

ROYAL OPERA LYCEUM HOUSE THEATRE

TER WA

HAYMARKET THEATRE HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE

LEICESTER SQUARE TRAFALGAR SQUARE

SENATE HOUSE LIBRARY

CHANCERY LANE

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD

EUSTON

EUSTON

ANGEL HOXTON

CAMDEN MARKET

BRICK LANE

REGENT’S PARK

CAMDEN TOWN

ISLINGTON

FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE

KING’S CROSS ST PANCRAS

PRIMROSE HILL

BRITISH LIBRARY

H St Thomas’ Hospital

CSI

RUSKIN PARK

DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY

HORNIMAN MUSEUM

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BANKERS’ BEHAVIOUR ‘It’s always a good idea to learn more financial maths but, in the end, bankers’ behaviour is driven by their incentives. If we’re aiming for more transparent and better-functioning financial markets, bankers’ incentives need to be better aligned with the state of the business they’re running. The banks should have real incentives to manage their own and their customers’ risks. This is an important lesson not just for bankers but also for regulators and legislators worldwide!’

Extract by Teemu Pennanen, Professor of Mathematical Finance, Probability & Statistics from an article on an academic approach to financial management in Report. Close to the City’s financial centre, The Financial Mathematics Group offers in-house training for financial institutions along with a specialist consultancy service. www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents/publications/report.aspx

A WRITTEN CONSTITUTION FOR THE UK? The report of a project led by Robert Blackburn, Professor of Constitutional Law and Director of the Centre for Political & Constitutional Studies at King’s and published in May 2012 is being used as the basis for a national consultation on a written constitution for the UK. Funded by the Nuffield Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, over the next two years, following further research and study, Blackburn and his colleagues are to produce three alternative blueprints for what the substance of a codified UK constitution might be.

ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL WITH THE CITY IN THE BACKGROUND

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WELCOME TO KING’S

Business, politics and the global economy: King’s connections King’s has established close ties with many key political, economic, scientific and cultural institutions. Specialist teams at King’s are dedicated to connecting industry to our academics and research. These cover consultancy and contracted services, partnerships, intellectual property (IP) and licensing.

EXPERT ADVICE King’s academics serve on influential committees and government advisory bodies across all sectors, both in the UK and internationally.

For example: • Professor Ragnar Lofstedt, Director of King’s Centre for Risk Management, chaired the 2011 independent review of health and safety legislation commissioned and implemented by the UK Government.

• Professor Alison Wolf, Director of the MSc in Public Services Policy & Management, completed the Wolf Review of Vocational Education for the Secretary of State for Education in 2011.

•P rofessor Dinesh Bhugra, Chair of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity in the Health Service & Population Research Department, has been voted President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) for 2014–17.

CONSULTANCY, PROFESSIONAL AND EXECUTIVE EDUCATION King’s is a leading higher-education provider of services to external organisations, with significant consultancy and professional and executive education income.

Many of King’s academic schools provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in their area of specialisation. www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus

MEDICAL AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE King’s College London together with Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts form King’s Health Partners: the largest centre for healthcare education in Europe and one of five of England’s Academic Health Science Centres.

King’s Health Partners combine worldclass research, teaching and clinical practice for the benefit of patients. www.kingshealthpartners.org

EASY-ACCESS IP King’s recently released a new portfolio of innovative technologies and opportunities available to license for free under Easy Access Intellectual Property (IP) – a new initiative to make it easier for business to obtain more of our IP and put it to use. www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/business/easyaccessip

www.kcl.ac.uk/study/kped

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‘EY has been recruiting very talented postgraduate students from King’s who go on to complete successful careers within the firm. They have demonstrated great potential and have taken their careers from strength to strength since joining EY.’ Ernst & Young

‘The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign has been working with interns from King’s for a number of years now.

They have made a huge contribution to the work of the charity and their hard work has been invaluable.’

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

‘We have enjoyed a very longstanding partnership with King’s PGCE programme and this has resulted in several students becoming members of our MFL team at Connaught! We look forward to meeting students every year as they are so positive, hard-working, vibrant and refreshing to work with. Dialogue with their tutors is always professional and enlightening, enriching our own values of teaching and keeping us informed and up to date with new educational ideas.’

Connaught School

CAREERS FAIR AT KING’S

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WELCOME TO KING’S

Your future: career planning and development King’s has an excellent record for graduate employment. Through workshops, events and individual guidance, Careers & Employability can help you use your time at King’s to build your career and realise your full potential.

CAREERS ADVICE Careers & Employability supports you in every aspect of career planning, from exploring options and developing professional skills to writing highquality applications and performing effectively at interviews. Detailed information is available online: www.kcl.ac.uk/careers

Engagement with potential employers The opportunity for you to meet and network with a wide range of potential employers across all sectors is made possible by our Employer Liaison team.

Over 200 employers are engaged in events on campus every year and our comprehensive events programme ranges from large-scale careers fairs to more niche networking events with employers and alumni.

Entrepreneurship support For students interested in developing an entrepreneurial mindset or starting your own business; our start-up skills programme offers both one-to-one and group-based support. We also help entrepreneurial student societies where needed. Our annual Lion’s Den business plan competition, open to postgraduate students to develop and pitch their ideas, includes bespoke skills training for potential entrants.

Careers information and social media Our specialist careers library and online resources site is available to all students.

Blogs provide career-relevant articles, tips and links to internship and work opportunities.

Support for postgraduate research students Dedicated postgraduate careers consultants offer individual careers guidance through the Graduate School.

We also run career management workshops as part of the Graduate School’s Researcher Development Programme. Opportunities for you to gain insights into specific sectors and career roles from doctoral graduates are provided through the postgraduate career spotlight series.

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King’s is a marvellous base for research and teaching.

I also love doing master’s level teaching here because we offer stimulating core modules in which we think about historical practice – a vital part of any postgraduate training.

The friendly informal atmosphere makes working with postgraduates a real joy and through the dissertation we get to know our students well and probably learn as much from them as they do from us.

Ludmilla History Research MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS

ROUND READING ROOM, MAUGHAN LIBRARY

PRACTICE PRESENTATIONS IN GROUP STUDY ROOMS

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WELCOME TO KING’S

FRANKLIN-WILKINS LIBRARY

SELF-SERVE SHORT-TERM LOAN LAPTOPS

Challenge your assumptions: think critically Research and discovery are at the heart of our work at King’s. They inform and support our teaching and learning in every area. Over 90 per cent of our research is internationally recognised, providing the perfect environment to challenge your assumptions and think about your subject differently, giving you an edge.

King’s academics and students make headlines with their thinking. See www.kcl.ac.uk/news Think with world-leading academics With PhD completion rates among the highest in the country, you are offered all the support you need to submit your thesis. All postgraduate taught students are allocated a personal tutor from within their department or School.

Postgraduate research students have a research supervisor.

Doctoral students are normally part of a research group that provides the research culture and environment of King’s. Activities that research groups organize may include: research seminars, journal clubs, discussion groups, research training methods specific to your field, research ‘showcase’ events.

Space to study and places to relax Spaces are reserved for the exclusive use of postgraduate students at Guy’s, Strand, Waterloo and Denmark Hill campuses. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/services/facilities.aspx

ADDITIONAL PERSPECTIVES Complement your studies and research through a choice of programmes designed to expand your knowledge and give you an edge when seeking employment.

The Associateship of King’s College (AKC) Unique to King’s, the AKC provides lectures on aspects of ethics, philosophy, theology and biblical studies. Further details are available at www.kcl.ac.uk/akc Evening language courses and specialised classes The Modern Language Centre (MLC) at King’s offers CPD accredited language courses to help develop and update language and communication skills.

The MLC also runs the Open Learning Centre (OLC) for students and staff at King’s who wish to engage in independent language learning.

Specialised courses, such as legal and business language, are also available through the MLC.

DROP-IN PODS FOR AD-HOC MEETINGS

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Technology Mediated Learning

Cognitive Acceleration

School

DEPARTMENT

Centre/ Research Group

Reconfigurability and Cognitive Radio Financial Mathematics

Research Group

Applications

INSTITUTE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Theoretical Physics

Radio Access

Number Theory

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Analysis Disordered Systems

Software Modelling and Applied Logic

People and Interactivity

Theory & Simulation of Condensed Matter

Experimental Biophysics & Nanotechnology

Agents and Intelligent Systems

Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology

Ageing & Society

Guthrie Group

Genetic & Environmental Toxicology

Andreae Group

Lumsden Group

Keck Group

Hindges Group

Fanto Group

Blanc Group

Houart Group

International Defence Ethics Network

Forensic Science

Meyer Group

Graham Group

Private Military & Security

History of Warfare

African Leadership Centre

Muscle Signalling

Patient Experience & Service Design

Pini Group

Chambers Group

Alexandre Group Gordon-Weeks Group

Formstone Group Kiecker Group

Barry Group

Clarke Group

Williams Group

Larsen Group

KING’S BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE

Lieberam Group

School of Biomedical Sciences

Sahara Group

Domene Group

Orner Group

Drug Delivery

Iron Metabolism Sensory-motor Control & Pain

INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE Clinical Practice & Medication Use

Chemical Biology

Skeletal Muscle & Ageing

Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Portuguese & Latin American Studies

CENTRE OF HUMAN & AEROSPACE PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Isaacson Group

Aerospace & Extreme Environment Adaptation

MIDDLE EAST & MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES

DIGITAL HUMANITIES

MUSIC

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

GERMAN

CENTRE FOR HELLENIC STUDIES PHILOSOPHY

LIBERAL ARTS FRENCH

School of Arts & Humanities

FILM STUDIES CULTURE, MEDIA & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

CENTRE OF EUROPEAN LAW

Menzies Centre for Australian Studies

MODERN LANGUAGE CENTRE

CLASSICS

Menzies Centre for Australian Studies ENGLISH

Performance Research Group Literature & Medicine London Shakespeare Centre

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THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES Centre for Religions, Theology & Public Life

Centre for Life Writing Research

WELCOME TO KING’S

Centre for the Study of Divided Societies

EUROPEAN & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Law and Governance

Neurogenesis

INTERNATIONAL STATE CRIME INITIATIVE CENTRE OF CONSTRUCTION LAW & DISPUTE RESOLUTION

London Shakespeare Centre

HISTORY Queer@King’s

Drug Discovery Unit

The Dickson Poon School of Law

Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence in European Law and Governance

ARTS & HUMANITIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Centre for Life Writing Research Centre for Humanities & Health Instituto Camoes Centre for Portuguese Language

Queer@ King’s

Centre for Late Antique & Medieval Studies

Global Maternal Health Services

Centre for the Study of Divided Societies

PATIENT & CARER EXPERIENCE

Long Term Conditions

Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery

Diabetes

Behavioural Interventions

CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY, ETHICS & LAW IN SOCIETY

RUSSIA INSTITUTE

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES

African Leadership Centre

King’s Centre for Global Health

BIOMATERIALS, TISSUE ENGINEERING & IMAGING

LAU CHINA INSTITUTE

Global Institutes

CENTRE FOR MIDDLE EAST & MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES

SALIVA ORO-FACIAL PAIN SOCIAL & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE

ENDODONTICS

Dental Institute

CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT & STEM CELL BIOLOGY

MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY & ORAL MEDICINE CARIOLOGY & OPERATIVE DENTISTRY

ORAL CANCER

DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH

Maternal Health

Genetic Risk Assessment

Workforce & Service Delivery in Nursing

INDIA INSTITUTE

CENTRE OF BRITISH CONSTITUTIONAL LAW & HISTORY

Health & Humanities

HEALTH & WELLBEING

BRAZIL INSTITUTE

CENTRE OF MEDICAL LAW & ETHICS

MICROBIOLOGY

Care of the Older Person

Mental Health

HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE ORGANISATION & SERVICE DELIVERY

Community Nursing Provision & Related Patient Outcomes

TRUST LAW COMMITTEE

PERIODONTOLOGY

Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication

National Nursing Research Unit

Neurodegeneration

Receptions, Channels & Signalling

Health Visiting

Rosta Group

Bioinformatics

Regeneration

Centre for e-Research

SPANISH

WOLFSON CENTRE FOR AGE-RELATED DISEASES

Pain

Eggert Group

Sanz Group Wagner Group

Pharmaceutical Biophysics

Wound Care

Blower Group DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY

Social Care Workforce Research Unit

International Centre for Security Analysis

Cancer & Supportive Care

Cell Motility & Cytoskeleton

Foresight

Humanitarian Futures Programme

KING’S POLICY INSTITUTE

Conflict Security & Development Group

Cell Imaging

Laughton Naval History Unit

Insurgency Research Group

Air Power Studies

RANDALL DIVISION OF CELL & MOLECULAR DISEASES

Structural Biology

International Political Sociology

Imperial, Diplomatic and Military History

Centre for Military Education Outreach Allergy and Asthma

Muscle Biophysics

MRC-HPA CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

Ch’ng Group

MRC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY

Intelligence & International Security

Africa Research Group

DEFENCE STUDIES DEPARTMENT

Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies

Tear Group

Wingate Group

Centre for the Study of Political Community

DEPARTMENT OF WAR STUDIES

British Empire at War

Campaign History

Drug Control Centre

Thompson Group

Sousa-Nunes

Centre for Science & Security Studies

War Crimes

Global Biopolitics Research Group

Environmental Research Group ANALYTICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Burrone Group

Conflict, Security & Development

Asian Security & Warfare

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL ECONOMY

Biomedicine, Ethics & Social Justice

Centre for Evidence & Policy

Bell Group

Russian & Eurasian Security

Private Military & Security

Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals & Public Policy

Drescher Group

Mason Group

International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation & Political Violence

School of Social Science & Public Policy

Eickholt Group Grubb Group

Marjan Centre for the Study of Conflict & Conservation

Centre for Defence Studies

European Centre for Energy & Resource Security

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE, HEALTH & MEDICINE

Culture, Medicine & Power

Centre for Public Policy Research

King’s Centre for Military Health Research

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

Work, Interaction & Technology

Institute of Gerontology

Centre of Synthetic Biology & Innovation

Centre for Language Discourse & Communication

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Aspires

Public Services Management

HRM and Employment Relations

Communities, Work & Family Life

Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Centre for Theology, Religion & Culture

International Business, Comparative Management & Marketing

Accounting, Accountability & Financial Management

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Ageing Policy, Health & Healthcare

Planning Centre for Robotics Research

Environment, Politics & Development

Global Ageing

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS

Earth & Environmental Dynamics

Hazards & Risk

School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Algorithms and Bioinformatics

London Water Research Group

King’s Centre for Risk Management

Cities Group

Geometry

Mathematics Education

Assessment

Interdisciplinary Centre/ Research Group

Networks

Science Technology Education

EDUCATION

Research groups: where are you?

Longitudinal & Developmental Models

Preclinical Neuroscience

Trials

Imaging Analysis

Pain

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (MRC) for Mental Health

Centre for the Economics of Mental & Physical Health

HEALTH SERVICE AND POPULATION RESEARCH

Centre for Public Mental Health Centre for Innovation & Evaluation in Mental Health

www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/research

Centre for the Study of Incentives in Health

Mood & Developmental Sciences

PSYCHOSIS STUDIES

Developmental Neuroimaging

Institute of Psychiatry

Eating Disorders

Alcohol

ADDICTIONS

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY

Mental Disorders in Intellectual Disability

Drugs

Autism & Related Disorders

Oppositional & Conduct Disorders

Application & Evaluation of Psychological Interventions

Attention Deficit Disorder

Child & Health Development Study Centre for Female Health & Development

Basic Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease

NatBrainLab

Translational Research through the Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health & Biomedical Research Unit for Dementia

NIHR Crossing the Divide

EU-AIMS

GABA & Glutamate

PSYCHOLOGY

Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Dementia using Imaging and Blood Tests

Epilepsy

Developmental Psychology Depression, Anxiety & Personality Disorder

Department of Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology

Models of Disease

Environment & the Skin

Skin Cancer

St John’s Institute of Dermatology Department of Medical & Molecular Genetics

Cancer

Health Psychology & the Interface between Physical & Mental Health

Myocardial Signalling

Vascular Dysfunction & Hypertension

Inflammatory Skin Disease

GENETICS & MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Dementia, Neurodegeneration & Clinical Neuroscience Myocardial Ischemia, Hypertrophy & Failure

Bioinformatics, Statistical Genetics & Epigenetics

Immunobiology Clinical Trials Unit

Guy’s & St Thomas’ Research Biobanks

Cell Biology & Imaging

Centre for Molecular & Cellular Biology of Inflammation

INTEGRATED CANCER CENTRE Research Oncology

Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Unit Molecular Haematology Thames Cancer Registry

Cancer Studies

IMMUNOLOGY, INFECTION & INFLAMMOTARY DISEASE Academic Rheumatology

Richard Dimbleby Laboratory of Cancer Research CRUK EPSRC Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre

Cancer Epidemiology HaematoOncology

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Programme in Infection & Immunity

Cell-based Approaches in Therapy and Translational Research Department of Paediatric Allergy

MRC-Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma

Department of Asthma, Allergy & Respiratory Science

Department of Paedriatics

Cancer

Electrophysiology

IMAGING SCIENCE & BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

CRUK EPSRC Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre

Respiratory

Cancer Imaging PET & MR Physics and Methodology

Neuroscience

CENTRE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOMEDICINE

Women’s Mental Health

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Reproductive Medicine Maternal Health Services & Policy Research

Urogynaecology & Menopause

Cardiovascular Imaging

Heart Failure Vascular Surgery Paediatric Cardiology

Interventional MR

Wellcome Trust EPSRC Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering Cardiac, Interventional and Quantitative MRI

Biomedical Engineering

Medical Image Processing Group

Inflammation & Transplantation

Diabetes Research

Metal Metabolism

Diet & Cardiovascular Health

Diet & Gastrointestinal Health

Mathematical Methods in Medical Imaging

Stroke Research Team

DIABETES & NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES

Long Term Conditions

Biophysical Modelling Osteoporosis Unit

Reproduction Endocrinology

Pregency, Fetal Wellbeing and Childbirth

Advanced Neuroimaging

Cardiovascular Imaging

Imaging Chemistry & Biology

Reproductive Neurobiology & Early Life Origins of Disease

Global Health

Stem Cell as Research Tool

Twins Early Development Study (TEDS)

Perinatal Imaging

Acquired Heart Disease

Immunology

Cardiovascular

STEM CELL RESEARCH

ASTHMA, ALLERGY & LUNG BIOLOGY

New Chemistry

Blood-brain Barrier

Imaging Physics

Centre for the Developing Brain

Neurobiology

KCL Cancer Imaging & Experimental Medicine

School of Medicine

Public Policy & Ethics of Working with Stem Cells

Image Analysis and Modelling

Immunoregulation & Immune Intervention

King’s British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence

IRON METABOLISM GROUP

English & Romanian Adoptee (ERA) Project

Addiction Biology

GENDEP

Clinical Studies

Brain Development

Musculoskeltal

Electrophysiology

King’s British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence

NIHR Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre

CRUK NIHR Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre Cicely Saunders Institute of Paliative Care

Infectious Diseases

Complex Disease

Friendship SGDP Statistical Genetics Group

Cardiovascular

Stem Cells & Developmental Biology

Environmental Risk (E-Risk)

SOCIAL, GENETIC & DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHIATRY CENTRE (MRC)

ADHD Genetics Group

Experimental Immunobiology

WTCCC3

Renal Sciences

Atherothrombosis

Psychiatric Epigenetics

MRC Centre for Transplantation

Muscle Cell Biology & Physiology

CARDIOVASCULAR DIVISION

Vascular Cell Biology

Guy’s Genomics Facility

Liver Sciences

Affective Disorders

Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Developmental Study

IMAGEN

Experimental Neurology

TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY & MUCOSAL BIOLOGY

Cardiovascular Proteomics

King’s Centre for Military Health Research

Neurodegeneration

Innate Immunity

Indices of Tolerance

Psychosis

Child & Adolescent Mental Health

Neurodevelopment Neuropsychiatric Disorders

MRC London Brain Bank for Neurodegenation Disease

CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE

Neuropathology

PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE Perinatal Psychiatry & Stress Psychiatry & Immunology

Gene Networks

KHP Centre for Neurodegeneration Research

Stroke & Brain Injury

Promoting Early Presentation Group

Eating Disorders

Trauma Studies

Centre for Cellular Basis of Behaviour

Brain Connectivity in ADHD EU Tactics

Risk Factors and Genetic Studies

SSC Psychiatry Research

Memory and Ageing

Population Neurology

Fitness to Plead

Neuropsychiatry

IMPARTS

Neural Stem Cells

Target Identification & Drug Discovery in Dementia

OLD AGE PSYCHIATRY

Studies in High Risk Populations

NEUROSCIENCE

Clinical Features & Aetiology of Psychosis in Later Life

Clinical Trials

FORENSIC AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE

St Andrews Healthcare

Genetic and Other Risk Factors for Dementia

Clinical Trials, Treatment & Recovery

First Episode

General Hospital Psychiatry

International Child Mental Health

Developmental Epidemiology

Genetic skin disease

Cognitive & Neurobiological Processes

Tobacco

Self Harm

National Academy for Parenting Research

Stress & the Effects of the Environment

Imaging Physics

NEUROIMAGING

Measurement and latent variable models

BIOSTATISTICS

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Every school is underpinned by its research ethos. Across King’s there are more than 235 research groups working on a diverse range of projects.

To discover more about current research in your area of interest visit

Neuropharmacology

Causal Modeling & Therapeutic Mechanisms

Bioinformatics & Statistical Learning Models

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE RESEARCH Epidemiology/ Large Datasets

Novel MR Sequences & Contrast Agents for Cardiovascular Imaging

South London Stroke Register

Medical Decision Making and Informatics Implementation Science

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Interdisciplinarity: the way forward Bringing different groups together to investigate areas with a common link plays an important part at King’s. Academic researchers collaborate across our nine Schools of study, resulting in multidisciplinary research opportunities and the provision of creative solutions.

INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CENTRES AT KING’S Listed below and right is a selection of our interdisciplinary research groups.

For more comprehensive information please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation Arts & Humanities Research Institute The Arts & Humanities Research Institute (AHRI) is a hub to foster innovative interdisciplinary research. Its main areas of responsibility are towards the School’s interdisciplinary research centres and projects, its postdoctoral researchers and to provide a platform for public engagement. It runs a series of themed workshops to encourage new collaborative research initiatives to connect arts and humanities with the social sciences, sciences and health.

Creative King’s A College-wide initiative exploring the notion of creativity and its place in academic life at King’s, the Creative King’s series invites King’s academics from across the disciplinary spectrum to discuss creativity in their field and to explore interdisciplinary linkages.

King’s Cultural Institute As Executive Director, Deborah Bull provides leadership across the College in extending its range of collaborative activities with the cultural and creative industries both in the UK and internationally.

She also negotiates new partnerships and brokers multidisciplinary relationships between cultural institutions, academia and the arts in an academic setting. The Knowledge Producers Programme, for example, is a new initiative that creates a series of tailored conversations between King’s experts and three award-winning professional performance and production companies: Fuel, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company and Headlong. The Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company looks at the politics of location and narratives of the body, working with individuals from diverse sources including neuroscience, film studies and geography.

For more information about interdisciplinary projects organised by the cultural institute visit www.kcl.ac.uk/cultural

King’s Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (KISS-DTC) KISS-DTC is a major initiative building links for social scientists right across the College. Organised into 15 cross-cutting research themes, it connects the social sciences with the humanities, the health sciences and the natural and mathematical sciences.

See page 87 for more information.

The Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication (LDC) The LDC conducts both basic and applied research on language, literacy and discourse in everyday interaction; in education, literature and popular culture; in new and mass media; and in medical and workplace settings. With an administrative base in the Department of Education & Professional Studies, the work is jointly supported by the School of Social Science & Public Policy and the School of Arts & Humanities.

Strange Blooms by Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company.

Dancer: Richard Causer. Photo: Chris Nash.

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WELCOME TO KING’S

Francis Crick Institute King’s pioneers an interdisciplinary approach in many areas of science. Professor Maurice Wilkins of King’s commented that the work involved in discovering DNA ‘was highly-interdisciplinary, involving scientists working in many different areas’, and King’s continues to expand on this through its partnership with the UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation (UKCMRI), now re-named the Francis Crick Institute. The institute was founded by four of the world’s leading medical research organisations: the Medical Research Council, Cancer Research UK, the Wellcome Trust and University College London (UCL).

Francis Crick Institute ©HOK

Neuroscience King’s has one of the largest groups of pure and clinical scientists studying brain development, disease and repair of any university in the world. The Institute of Psychiatry is the most successful research institution of its kind in Europe and we are proud to have three out of five of the Medical Research Council’s Neuroscience centres. Three major NHS Foundation Trusts are linked to King’s and collectively they co-ordinate the specialist care for approximately five million people with psychiatric and neurological disorders and provide excellent opportunities for clinically oriented research.

Practical demonstration session of neuroanatomy and neuropathology at the Brain Bank

King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR) Independent of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), KCMHR is a collaboration between the Institute of Psychiatry, the Department of War Studies and the Medical School at King’s. The flagship project is a large-scale study of the health and wellbeing of the UK Armed Forces. Beginning in 2003 with the start of the Iraq War, the study has expanded to include those deployed to Afghanistan.

War Studies

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International research: collaborations King’s has a truly global perspective, working with other universities and institutions on many research projects. Some 38 per cent of our academic and research staff are from 81 different countries. King’s received £27 million in international research grants in 2011–12.

University of Hong Kong

KING’S GLOBAL INSTITUTES

Paris-Sorbonne University © Olivier Jacquet

Established to promote understanding through research interdisciplinarity and collaboration with fast-changing parts of the world, and to encourage engagement with 21st-century powers, the King’s Global Institutes are King’s Brazil Institute, the Lau China Institute, King’s India Institute, the Institute of North American Studies, King’s Russia Institute, and King’s International Development Institute.

For further details, please see page 54 or visit www.kcl.ac.uk/globalinstitutes

KING’S STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS King’s strategic partnerships with leading universities include the University of California, San Francisco; the University of Hong Kong; Jawaharlal Nehru University; the National University of Singapore; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Renmin University of China; and the University of São Paulo.

King’s has joint PhD programmes involving more than 20 academic departments across the College, with the University of Hong Kong, the National University of Singapore, Humboldt University, the University of Stuttgart and the Paris-Sorbonne University.

KING’S OUTREACH OFFICES Outreach offices in India and the USA are the first in a global network to develop deeper relationships with local research, student and alumni communities in key countries.

KING’S CURRENT INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INCLUDES: • Scientists making old muscles young again in an attempt to combat ageing: linking King’s, Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital.

• New international exchange scheme: researchers at King’s Institute of Psychiatry, in collaboration with colleagues in China, the Netherlands and the USA, have been awarded €574,000 to fund a staff exchange scheme to share cutting-edge research in biological psychiatry.

• Latin America deforestation tracker: a team of researchers, including Dr Mark Mulligan from the Department of Geography at King’s, in collaboration with colleagues in Colombia, the UK, the USA and Switzerland, have developed the first ever system to monitor deforestation across the whole of Latin America in near real time using satellite data.

• Heart failure study with Osaka University: scientists from the King’s British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centre of Research Excellence and Osaka University Medical School in Japan showed that during heart failure, a debilitating condition affecting 750,000 people in the UK, a rogue DNA can kick-start the body’s natural response to infection, contributing to the process of heart failure.

Renmin University of China

University of Stuttgart

Jawaharlal Nehru University

The full stories can be accessed via www.kcl.ac.uk/news

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Faster biological ageing linked to age-related diseases An international team of scientists, including researchers from the Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology at King’s, has found new evidence that links faster biological ageing to the risk of developing several age-related diseases, including heart disease, multiple sclerosis and various cancers.

The study, co-led by King’s College London and the University of Leicester, involved scientists in 14 centres across eight countries, working as part of the European ENGAGE Consortium. The research is published online in the journal Nature Genetics.

Twin research and genetic epidemiology

Magna Carta Project David Carpenter, Professor in Medieval History at King’s, is working with historians from the universities of East Anglia, Oxford and Christ Church, Canterbury on an examination of the 1215 Magna Carta, designed to result in the first clause-byclause commentary on its content in 100 years. Their work also includes the first-ever commentary on the 1225 Charter, the version that passed into law. The £910,000 project sees the team scouring over 300 archives in the UK and abroad and investigating who wrote the manuscript, whether the clauses were obeyed and the document’s role in marking a watershed between a lawless and lawful government. They are also analysing its continued significance in the 21st-century. The project is funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council.

Magna Carta

King’s awarded seven new Brazilian research grants Seven joint research projects involving academics at King’s and Brazilian universities have been awarded funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP). The grants were awarded in the third call for applications under the agreement between FAPESP and the College, signed in 2009, which aims to encourage and support more scientific co-operation between researchers from King’s and those working at institutions in the state of São Paulo.

The University of São Paulo Brazil

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WELCOME BACK King’s has recently welcomed back multi-talented alumna Sarah Lewis. A former MA and PhD student, Sarah works for the King’s Cultural Institute and the London Shakespeare Centre as an Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-funded Academic Project Manager for Shakespeare400 (a consortium of organisations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death), and is a visiting lecturer in Renaissance Literature in the Department of English.

After completing her MA, Sarah won a grant from the AHRC to fund a PhD. Under the supervision of Gordon McMullan, Professor of English at the London Shakespeare Centre at King’s, Sarah completed her thesis, Gender and Delay: Patience, Prodigality and Revenge in Jacobean Drama and Culture, in 2011.

‘I loved doing my PhD. I taught as a Graduate Teaching Assistant throughout and also taught the ‘Shakespeare in London’ course at the King’s Summer School. Returning to university made me realise that this is the career I want to pursue.’

GRADUATION DAY

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WELCOME TO KING’S

King’s College London Association (KCLA): alumni for life Automatically on graduating from King’s you become a member of the King’s College London Association (KCLA), a worldwide network of around 130,000 former students of King’s and its merged Colleges. Membership is free and lasts a lifetime.

NETWORK WITH KING’S ALUMNI WHILE AT KING’S King’s Connections: careers-mentoring directory, an online database of King’s graduates who have volunteered to share their career experiences with current students and recent graduates.

In addition to exploring your career options you can network with alumni to advance your career, book for alumni professional development events, and get insider tips from alumni on how to change careers.

Subject-specific dinners and events with alumni speakers are sometimes run by the different departments and a growing number of career mentoring schemes are initiated by KCLA and Community Relations.

For more information about the work of the Alumni Relations Office visit www.alumni.kcl.ac.uk

AFTER YOU GRADUATE The year 2013 marked King’s 10th annual alumni weekend, with over 700 alumni in attendance – graduates from 1940 right up to 2013 – with 14 different countries represented, including Australia, Austria, China, France, Greece, Monaco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Republic of Korea and the USA. In addition to the London event, King’s set up five international satellite events in India, Singapore, Nigeria and two separate locations in the USA. Additional benefits to you as a King’s alumni include: •d iscounted King’s language and CPD courses • f ree library membership and online journal access • a wide range of sporting, cultural and social alumni events • I n Touch, the twice-yearly alumni magazine •A lumni Online community website.

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Our community of doctoral and master’s students At King’s, you become part of London, one of the world’s most vibrant cities for arts, culture, learning and entertainment. Our mix of students of all levels and fields of study creates a friendly atmosphere in which to study, socialize and flourish.

THE GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School helps attract the best postgraduate students from around the globe, taking you to the research frontier of your discipline and providing you with the professional and personal skills you will need to succeed in your career. www.kcl.ac.uk/gradschool Skills development training Taught master’s students have the opportunity to access a variety of training courses offered by different bodies within the College such as the Careers Services department, English Language Centre and King’s College London Student Union (KCLSU).

The Researcher Development Programme is available to doctoral students and includes some of the following training courses: • problem-solving skills and creative thinking • career management and networking skills • research integrity and ethics • research strategy and project management • teaching skills • IT training (eg bibliographic software, information retrieval).

Teaching opportunities For doctoral students who wish to pursue an academic career, King’s offers a teacher training programme that gives you the skills to teach at university level.

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WELCOME TO KING’S

Graduate School funds The Graduate School offers a wide range of bursaries and studentships for postgraduate students. For more information visit www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

KING’S COLLEGE LONDON STUDENTS UNION (KCLSU) KCLSU supports you through academic study and provides a wealth of services and opportunities to expand your interests and make the most of your time at King’s.

Included are: • advice services • core skills workshops and the King’s Leadership Award to gain employability and leadership skills • help, support and advice if you wish to volunteer and fundraise • ‘reach out and inspire’ outreach work at schools • over 200 student societies covering an eclectic mix from baking to Dr Who to academic interests • 50 sports teams that compete casually as well as competitively • a thriving student media community • organised nights out, guided tours, trips to exhibitions and more – all at student-friendly prices • social spaces – The Waterfront Bar at Strand and Guy’s Bar. For full details about all that KCLSU offers, visit www.kclsu.org

Key information Fees & funding Accommodation Campuses Study resourses and services Personal support, advice and activities Applying International students

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What you need to know The following key information pages summarize everything you need to know before coming to King’s.

For more detailed information visit www.kcl.ac.uk

Open days For an insight into what it is like to study at King’s our open days, postgraduate fairs and events provide an excellent opportunity to meet with students and staff, tour relevant parts of the College and attend a variety of talks. To reserve your place, visit www.kcl.ac.uk/openday

Virtual tour Experience a virtual tour of the College from our virtual open day pages www.kcl.ac.uk/tour

Webinar

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A webinar is an opportunity for you to speak directly to a representative of King’s, view and listen live to a presentation and ask any questions that you might have.

To find a webinar in your subject area or register for a future one, please search for ‘webinar’ on www.kcl.ac.uk

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Fees & funding

VOICE OF THE STUDENT

This page provides an overview and starting point to understand the costs involved in studying at King’s and living in London, and advice on how to fund your studies.

Funding packages announcement date for 2014 King’s Funding packages are launched 1 November 2013 for programmes starting in 2014. For details, please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding

The academic and financial support I have received from the College has been incredible.

I am the fortunate recipient of an AHRC [Arts & Humanities Research Council] Studentship, which has enabled me to focus solely on my research. Moreover, the German and Film departments, as well as the College’s Researcher Development Programme, organize regular seminars and workshops, which have enabled me to develop the skills necessary to pursue my research, as well as to broaden my knowledge of current research within and outside of my discipline.

Alice Film Studies PhD

Fees Full-time tuition fees for 2013 UK/EU students and overseas students are listed next to each programme for guidance. Fees are subject to revision annually and are likely to increase, so please check the online prospectus for 2014 fees.

Where programmes are offered part time, fees are usually half the annual cost of the full-time fee.

Some research students are also charged a ‘bench fee’ in addition to the tuition fee to cover the cost of consumables and equipment used during research.

Please always check all costs with the relevant School or Admissions Office to which you are applying.

Equivalent or lower-level qualifications (ELQ) Due to changes by the UK Government, if you are a home or EU student seeking to obtain an ELQ (other than teacher training qualifications), please contact the relevant Admissions Office for advice on how this may affect your tuition fees.

Living expenses King’s provides detailed guidance costs and help with planning your finances during the application process. Guidance is also available at www.studentcalculator.org.uk and for international students, visit the Living in the UK section at www.educationuk.org

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International postgraduate student £

Home postgraduate student £

Single

£13,784

£12,344

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£21,409

£18,922

Student visa conditions If you require a student visa to study in the UK you must have sufficient funds to cover both fees and maintenance (for yourself and any dependants in the UK). The UK Border Agency requires you to demonstrate that you have access to at least £1,000 per calendar month to cover living costs.

More information is available from the King’s Student Advice & International Student Support Service www.kcl.ac.uk/advice

How to pay Instalments and deposits You can pay tuition fees in two equal instalments. If you are self-financing and you pay in full by the stipulated date, a two per cent refund applies. For certain programmes there is a fee deposit scheme. When you are offered a place, you are advised whether or not a deposit is required (usually 10 per cent of the fee).

Funding A wide range of scholarship funding is available with over 400 awards made to King’s students each year. Sources of awards include: • King’s • Research councils (approximately 100 awards per year) – see examples right • national governments • commercial sponsors.

Funding database Our online funding database lists all the scholarship funds as they become available, and includes: • eligibility • application procedures • closing dates. www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

Scholarships

UK/EU student funding options

Overseas student funding options

Awarded on merit in open competitions, King’s invests heavily in scholarships that are designed to attract the best students from around the world.

Potential sources of funding for students of home-fee status are: • employer sponsorship • scholarships and bursaries offered by private agencies and charities • loans • part-time work • research.

Additional to scholarships and the funding available through the King’s Graduate School, sources may include: • sponsorship by your employer • British Government • your government • scholarships and bursaries offered by private agencies and charities • part-time work (visa permitting).

Our reputation attracts external funders who frequently approach us about co-funding scholarships for students who are resident in particular countries or parts of the world.

There are schemes specifically for: • Australia • Brazil • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Commonwealth countries • Ecuador • Indonesia • Malaysia • Mexico • Sub-Saharan Africa • USA and Uruguay.

Additional scholarships are currently being negotiated with: • Iraq • Peru • Thailand • Vietnam.

Paid work King’s Careers & Employability advertise vacancies via their online jobs database JobOnline. For further details about their services visit www.kcl.ac.uk/careers

Student loans are not available for postgraduate study. However, preferential rates may be obtained through relevant professional organisations such as the Law Society.

Research Councils UK The principal sources of funding (available to UK/EU students only) are: • Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC, www.ahrc.ac.uk) • Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC, www.bbsrc.ac.uk) • Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC, www.esrc.ac.uk) • Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC, www.epsrc.ac.uk) • Medical Research Council (MRC, www.mrc.ac.uk) • Natural Environment Research Council (NERC, www.nerc.ac.uk) • Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC, www.stfc.ac.uk)

Please note the student visa conditions (left) when taking into consideration the cost of studying in the UK. Contact your nearest British Council Office or education department for advice.

Applications are usually made through King’s.

See www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

Unless your visa specifically prohibits you from working, generally you may be permitted to work up to 20 hours per week during term time. King’s Student Advice & International Student Support Service provides detailed information at www.kcl.ac.uk/advice

Hardship funds The following funds are for students who have unexpected financial difficulties after joining King’s. They are limited and therefore it is not possible to guarantee that all hardship cases can be addressed. The funds include: • Access to Learning Fund • International Hardship Fund.

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For details, please contact the Student Funding Office at funding@kcl.ac.uk or visit www.kcl.ac.uk/funding

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Accommodation Hampstead Residence

Great Dover Street Apartments

To suit the varied needs of postgraduate students, King’s offers a range of residential accommodation and advice about renting privately.

How to apply for halls of residence

Prospective full-time postgraduate students may apply to live in one of the limited number of places available in a King’s, University of London intercollegiate hall or nominated residence. With priority given to new, international postgraduates, most UK-based postgraduates find accommodation in the private sector.

College, nominated and university accommodation A variety of accommodation is offered including catered, self-catered, en-suite apartments, studios and traditional halls.

Lillian Penson Hall, Orchard Lisle, Iris Brook and the Rectory are predominantly reserved for postgraduate and mature students.

Download the MyAccommodation brochure from www.kcl.ac.uk/accomm for details.

Application deadline 30 june 2014.

Example accommodation costs Type of residence rent range: (based on 2013–14 costs, 40-week let).

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£4,715

£5,102

Single en-suite room

£6,740

£7,882

Single en-suite studio at Moonraker Point

£9,402

£9,402

For the most current information on King’s accommodation for postgraduates, mature students and couples visit www.kcl.ac.uk/accomm

Single room, shared facilities Iris Brook and Orchard Lisle (51 weeks)

£8,518

£8,518

Double studios at Orchard Lisle (51 weeks)

£12,083

£12,083

Double room/flat (for a couple)

£6,815

£8,940

Couples and families at the College

Single studio (no meals) at International Hall (51-week let)

£11,692

£11,692

Accommodation is available for couples at the College, as well as nominated and university residences. However, families with children can only apply directly to International Hall, which is a university intercollegiate residence. See www.halls.london.ac.uk/student/international Students are strongly advised not to bring dependants to London until they have found somewhere suitable for them to live.

Catered intercollegiate residences (38-week let)

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£6,783

£7,049

Single en-suite room

£8,751

£8,751

Lillian Penson Hall (predominantly postgraduates, 1 Oct 2013 – 7 Jun 2014)

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£6,605

£6,605

Single en-suite room

£5,976

£6,848

International students

Single en-suite studio

£6,723

£6,972

Priority for residential accommodation is given to new international students who have never lived or studied in the UK and who apply before 30 June 2014. It may not be possible to offer accommodation to postgraduates on non-degree/exchange programmes applying from a partner university within the EU. You are advised to check the Accommodation Services and University of London Housing Services webpages for alternative private accommodation. See contact details (right).

Double room

£7,545

£8,678

One-bedroom flat

£11,205

£11,205

Family flats at International Hall (self-catered and for 51-week let)

£14,637

£22,491

The Rectory

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Wolfson House

New and improved

Private halls and independent hostels

As part of King’s vision to improve and develop its provision of student accommodation, and in association with the modernisation of Denmark Hill Campus, King’s College Hall offers new self-catered accommodation from September 2014. The new design specification includes: study areas, bedrooms, kitchen/dining facilities, computing and printing services, high-speed wi-fi, cafe and bar. Resident students may also take advantage of the Denmark Hill Campus facilities.

The University of London Housing Services website provides details of these with approximate costs and website links. The College’s Accommodation Services can also provide information.

The new complex provides a secure and welcoming environment that includes landscaped facilities, a fitness circuit and external wi-fi access via the new reception foyer.

Finding someone to share with

Orchard Lisle and Iris Brook residential accommodation on Guy’s Campus, through a partnership with the Charity and Collegiate AC (Accommodation Consulting), is available to King’s postgraduate students. Further information on these two residences can be found at www.collegiate-ac.com

Private rented accommodation London offers an enormous range of privately rented accommodation. Further information on the following topics can be found at www.kcl.ac.uk/accomm and www.housing.london.ac.uk

General guidance The London Student Housing Guide, published

by University of London Housing Services, is full of useful information and helpful tips.

Housing database The University of London Housing Services manages a comprehensive database of privately rented accommodation. You may register for access using your email address and King’s student identity number.

Please note that private halls are not normally linked to a College or university, and therefore they can be more expensive, but the accommodation is generally built to a higher standard and there is the opportunity to live with a diverse range of young people.

The University of London Housing Services holds a list of students who wish to share with other students.

Additionally, there is a Facebook group, through King’s Accommodation Services, where adverts for flat shares and spare rooms can be found and placed.

Accommodation events The College’s and university’s accommodation services hold events in August and September for students looking for private accommodation and the opportunity to meet potential house or flat mates.

Temporary summer and interview accommodation Short-let places in College residences are usually available during the summer holiday.

These can be booked through King’s Venues.

For information, see www.kingsvenues.com

Further information To meet with an Accommodation Services advisor please visit the Compass Student Centre counter between 14.00 and 16.00 Monday to Friday, or you may book an appointment.

To apply for accommodation, please use the online accommodation application facility (see right). Full details are provided with your offer.

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Stamford Street Apartments

As an international postgraduate student, my first choice was to stay at King’s halls and I was allotted accommodation at Wolfson House, which I think was the best possible choice at an affordable rent in London. As an international student here it’s a big financial challenge to study, especially in London, but King’s offers a range of scholarships for studying as well as accommodation.

Fauzia Dental Public Health MSc

Contact Accommodation Services Tel +44(0)20 7848 2759 Web www.kcl.ac.uk/accomm

Contact The Compass Email thecompass@kcl.ac.uk Web www.kcl.ac.uk/thecompass

Contact University of London Housing Services Tel +44(0)20 7862 8880

Contact King’s Venues

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(temporary summer holiday accommodation) Tel +44(0)20 7848 1700

Moonraker Point

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King’s campuses King’s has four campuses in central London next to the River Thames and a fifth in Denmark Hill, South London – all are easily accessible by public transport. Each has a distinctive range of buildings, unique atmosphere and modern study facilities. Exclusive lounges and study areas for postgraduate students are available on each campus. In addition, there is access to King’s College London Students Union (KCLSU) student centres, Compass student support centres and student computing rooms.

Weekly campus tours With a current student as your guide, weekly campus tours provide a chance to discover more about where you may study (they exclude accommodation and departmental visits).

Available on Wednesdays and Fridays at Guy’s, Strand and Waterloo Campuses www.kcl.ac.uk/opendays

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A fashionable area with myriad buildings, streets and businesses; bars and restaurants; Hay’s Galleria shopping mall, Borough Market, Southwark Cathedral, Shakespeare’s Globe and Tate Modern.

What’s on site?

Every day, as I walk through the passages of Guy’s Campus, I feel blessed that I have this opportunity to study at such a great institution.

The supervisors and professors here are among the best in their fields.

Being a doctor, I realise that the research at King’s in medicine is excellent, with conferences and seminars from world experts on a regular basis.

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I study at the Waterloo and Denmark Hill Campuses. The campuses have excellent facilities tailored to meet students’ needs.

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Strand Campus

Home to Arts & Humanities, Law, Natural & Mathematical Sciences, Social Science & Public Policy (also at Waterloo)

Also at the Strand Campus:

Between the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral, adjacent to Somerset House and opposite the Royal Courts of Justice.

• Maughan Library at Chancery Lane • Foyle Special Collections Library • College Archives and Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives • King’s Careers & Employability • English Language Centre (Drury Lane Building) • Modern Language Centre and Open Learning Centre • Centre For Arts & Sciences Admissions • Counselling, Student Advice and Health Clinic • Chapel and chaplaincy • Accommodation office • Graduate lounge • Chapters cafe/restaurant • The Waterfront: drinks, coffee and food.

Within a few minutes walking distance are: • The Inns of Court • Covent Garden • Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery • West End theatres and cinemas.

What’s on site?

Originally opened in 1831, recent major redevelopment restored many of the original features and created new and improved teaching and social spaces.

In 2012, expansion into the East Wing of the iconic Somerset House provided a new home for Law.

Waterloo Campus

What I found most attractive at King’s was initially its central location. I spend my days between the Strand Campus for classes or meetings and Camden Town where I work. Looking back, I realise this was an ideal environment for me to reach my goals. The campus is great, well-equipped and smartly organised.

Jonathan Gerontology PhD

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Home to Biomedical Sciences (also at Guy’s), Nursing & Midwifery, Social Science & Public Policy (also at Strand), Dentistry (also at Guy’s)

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A few minutes walk from Waterloo station.

Comprises three main buildings: • Franklin-Wilkins Building • Stamford Street apartments, with en-suite accommodation • James Clerk Maxwell Building, teaching and College administration.

Next to the Southbank Centre, which includes: • British Film Institute’s Southbank and IMAX cinemas • Royal Festival Hall • Queen Elizabeth Hall • National Theatre • Hayward Gallery • Purcell Room.

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Plus: • Franklin-Wilkins Library with graduate zone • Academic services • Graduate lounge • Chaplaincy • Kinetic Fitness Club • Student Funding Office • Cafe and bar.

The Waterloo Campus has good amenities for students and nice areas to study if you fancy a change of scenery. The library provides extensive resources, which helps me complete my assignments to the best of my ability. My accommodation has been fantastic and the underground system has ensured travelling around London has been quick and efficient.

Zara Education & Professional Studies MA

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St Thomas’ Campus

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• St Thomas’ Hospital • Florence Nightingale Museum • St Thomas’ House Library and IT services.

You can’t get closer to the heart of London than when you’re working at Tommies. Eating your lunch on the river overlooking the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben is almost surreal. Being in Lambeth you get a hugely diverse patient population and see a lot of interesting cases. You also have the library and Simulation and Interactive Learning Centre here which is incredible for practising clinical skills.

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Study resources and services

DIRECTOR OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

Over the past 20 years King’s has made significant investments in our estate, libraries and IT infrastructure. Excellent resources, together with research and study support services, are designed to facilitate and complement your work at King’s.

Academic English and study skills support

The Graduate School helps attract the best postgraduate students in the world and ensures a world-class experience while studying for your doctorate or master’s degree.

With a full suite of personal and professional skills courses on offer, we can provide you with the training and advice you need to break into your chosen career, or to progress further in your organisation or area of study.

We offer excellent networking opportunities with academics, alumni and external organisations, and monitor postgraduate standards across the College, which helps to drive our student satisfaction rates and doctoral completion rates.

Professor Vaughan Robinson Director of the Graduate School

King’s British Council-accredited English Language Centre offers academic language and skills support for all King’s students, whether native speakers of English or not.

All the courses are free, operate across all campuses and start at different times throughout the academic year so you can be sure that the support you need is available to you.

For more information please see www.kcl.ac.uk/elc

Assessment and exam advice The King’s College London Students Union Advice Service can guide you through dealing with academic problems and concerns. www.kclsu.org/advice

Library Services The libraries’ holdings include collections which are nationally and internationally recognised. Postgraduates may also access Senate House Library, University of London and other universities within the AIM25 consortium, the British Library and specialist collections, libraries and archives around London. Located at each of the main campuses, Library Services provide a huge multidisciplinary print and electronic information resource that includes over two million books and thousands of journals plus: • access to materials for the subjects taught on campus • staff offering assistance with all services, collections and resources, including help with basic IT queries • information specialists for subject-specific enquiries • lending, self-service and reference services • free document delivery between King’s campuses and between the College and other universities • long opening hours, including 24/7 during the spring/summer examination time • individual and group study spaces.

Access to vast multidisciplinary and multicampus information resources include: • a rchives and special collections • books • i nformation tools • journals • manuscripts • maps •m ultimedia resources •m usic scores • official publications • photographs • r eference tools • s oftware and services including web tutorials for industry • s tatistical data.

On and off campus access to electronic resources include: •b ibliographic and full text databases that include SCOPUS, Web of Science, JSTOR, Medline, Lexis, Nexis • ebooks • ejournals • l ibrary catalogues • s ubject gateways.

For further information, including details about special collections and exhibitions, please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/library

Postgraduate lounges and study spaces Spaces and facilities are reserved for the exclusive use of postgraduate students at Guy’s, Strand, Waterloo and Denmark Hill Campuses. These can be found at: • Maughan Library postgraduate-only study space with PCs and printing facilities plus casual space for relaxation and group discussion.

• Franklin Wilkins Library graduate zone with PCs and study spaces.

• WEC Library graduate zone with PCs and study spaces.

• NHH Library graduate study room with PCs and study space, plus casual space. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/services/ facilities.aspx

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All postgraduate-taught students are allocated a personal tutor from within their department or school. Postgraduate research students have a research supervisor. With PhD completion rates among the highest in the country, you are offered all the support you need to submit your thesis.

The Graduate School oversees the quality of the supervision offered while you are at King’s.

For information about the role of your tutor please see www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/services/tutor or for supervisors see www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/services/ supervision.aspx

Thesis progress monitoring Each school has a committee that monitors your progress towards submitting your thesis.

The first progress review is after three months and then every six months until your thesis is submitted.

Research groups Doctoral students are normally part of a research group that provides the research culture and environment in which you work.

Activities that research groups organize may include: • research seminars • journal clubs • discussion groups • research training methods specific to your field • research ‘showcase’ events with awards for best presentations.

Skills training The Graduate School provides doctoral students with a full suite of personal and professional development courses from research design and thesis writing to problem solving, networking skills and career management. You also receive a transcript of the training you have completed in order to show employers.

Teacher training A teacher training programme, which gives you the skills to teach at university level and can lead to a nationally recognised qualification, is offered to doctoral students by King’s Learning Institute.

Technology for learning Using wi-fi or your personalised Global Desktop (see below), you have 24-hour access to the internet from your laptop or mobile device to: • access email • download lecture notes • search databases • consult ejournals.

The College-wide elearning platform provides flexible delivery of teaching via multi-media technologies. King’s intranet offers a range of student services and virtual campus environments for easy access to study and personal information.

Computing facilities and IT services Global Desktop enables you to integrate with your campus desktop in student computing rooms or access your personal online desktop from anywhere with an internet connection.

Also available: • laptop loans service • college-wide wireless network and broadband access in halls • lecture capture: download lectures recorded by your tutors • software advice and distribution services, including discounted software • student computer rooms • printing, photocopying, scanning and A0 poster printing.

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Personal tutors and research supervisors

Every student aspires to excel, outshine and reach the epitome of brilliance, and King’s was the perfect place for me to fulfil these ambitions. The ambience, the classrooms, the library facilities and the co-operative attitude of staff made the whole experience worthwhile for me. One feature of this programme was its multicultural student body, which gave me an opportunity to learn from other cultures.

Zara Human Resource Management MSc

The Graduate School also makes available a variety of resources to help our postgraduates travel, deliver papers at conferences and organize their own training activities and events.

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More information about the Graduate School, its work and how it supports your studies, is available at www.kcl.ac.uk/gradschool

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Personal support, advice and activities VOICE OF THE STUDENT

A comprehensive range of services and advice is available to support you during your time at King’s. The following services are examples of how King’s can help you to cope with personal issues that may impact on your studies, and to expand your areas of interest.

Advice and international student support

In both a personal and professional capacity I have found the teaching staff to be outstanding: both approachable and helpful in their conduct. A stand-out experience has been the opportunity to teach history alongside my PhD, allowing me a new perspective on what it means to work in academia, as well as an insight into the need to balance the research/teaching workload.

Gillian Middle East & Mediterranean Studies PhD

The Student Advice & International Student Support Service provides free and confidential advice to all. The team’s expertise includes: • entry clearance applications • finance and part-time employment • housing rights • immigration matters • immigration status • legal issues • money management • welfare benefits.

Visit the student support webpages for details www.kcl.ac.uk/advice

Careers advice For information about the comprehensive careers support offered by Careers & Employability, please see page 6 or visit www.kcl.ac.uk/careers

Childcare The Student Advice & International Student Support Service provides support and guidance for student parents, including information on funding childcare. You can find out more on the student support webpages www.kcl.ac.uk/advice

Commercial opportunities King’s has a specialist business and innovation team that fosters commercialisation and enterprise activities and looks at ways to exploit intellectual property (IP). www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/business

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Counselling The Student Counselling Service offers a confidential service to help students cope with any problems or difficulties related to their studies or of a personal or emotional nature.

Disability Advisory Service A wide range of support is available for disabled students, including those with longterm medical conditions or specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia. We encourage you to disclose any condition that may potentially require additional support so that we can discuss this with you at the earliest opportunity.

The Disability Advisory Service provides information, advice and guidance to applicants and students on the various forms of support and the disability funding available. All enquiries are dealt with sensitively and in confidence.

For further information call the main office on +44(0)20 7848 3398 or visit www.kcl.ac.uk/disability

Fitness The Kinetic Fitness Club at Waterloo Campus is open seven days a week until 22.00 weekdays and 18.00 at weekends. Facilities include a well-equipped gym, fitness classes and personal training. KCLSU also has a wealth of sports clubs for all abilities.

Religious provision

King’s has a comprehensive Student Health Centre at the Strand Campus – a National Health Service (NHS) General Practitioner (GP) service run by nurses and doctors.

We advise international students to obtain health insurance (check with the Student Health Centre). For more information visit www.kingscollegenhshealthcentre.com

King’s has two chapels: the College Chapel, Strand Campus and the Chapel of Thomas Guy, Guy’s Campus; and quiet rooms at Waterloo and Denmark Hill Campuses.

These are open to everyone for private prayer and reflection.

Dental care is available free of charge to students who can be seen by dentistry students under supervision at King’s Dental Institute.

Induction Induction events are organised by each academic school at King’s and the Graduate School runs induction programmes for new research students and international students. www.kcl.ac.uk/gradschool

Networking King’s has close links with industry; cultural, political and legal institutions; and the NHS. Postgraduate students are welcome to attend the many lectures, seminars, workshops and events that take place across the College where you have the opportunity to meet senior academic staff and students from other disciplines. www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents The Graduate School hosts social events and provides facilities to allow postgraduates from different disciplines and schools to meet each other.

For Muslim students, there are men’s and women’s prayer rooms at all sites. A fulltime Anglican chaplain heads the College chaplaincy, which includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Free Church chaplains.

The Rabbi to Jewish students in London works as an associate of the chaplaincy. The chaplaincy offices at the Strand, Guy’s, Waterloo and Denmark Hill Campuses are open for students to drop in. For details visit www.kcl.ac.uk/chaplaincy KCLSU also has religious societies which King’s students are welcome to join.

For a list of societies and further details see www.kclsu.org

Student Union The Student Union at King’s offers a comprehensive range of counselling and advice services to support you through your studies.

With a huge range of activities and societies, it can also feed your other interests, hobbies and social life. For the full range of all that is on offer, visit www.kclsu.org

King’s is a university that has maintained and provided an excellent standard of education.

Throughout my time as a PhD student I have learnt that the key to successfully completing a PhD is having an intellectually enriching environment that is constantly challenging you to new heights.

King’s is a truly multidisciplinary school with world-renowned experts who are always willing to support and encourage prospective students.

Neeta Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences PhD

Support centres The Compass team helps students with: • enquiries about living and learning experiences • student status letters • replacement ID cards.

Pastoral care

Compass Online provides 24/7 remote access to frequently asked questions. The Compass hosts drop-in sessions with support teams and can make referrals to more specialised staff.

For more information and contact details, see www.kcl.ac.uk/compass

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Throughout the year, KCLSU runs a variety of networking events with specific themes that give you the opportunity to meet with other people who share your interests. www.kclsu.org King’s has had strong Church of England traditions since its foundation. The Dean’s Office and College chaplaincy are part of the pastoral provision and are available to students of all beliefs and backgrounds. www.kcl.ac.uk/chaplaincy www.kcl.ac.uk/campuslife/services/tutor

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Applying King’s seeks to admit the brightest and the best students with the potential to make the most of our world-class facilities and academic staff. In this section, find out about the different routes to apply to King’s and what to expect during this process. Check King’s online prospectus for complete application information for your programme: www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus

Funding Check deadlines and procedures for funding at www.kcl.ac.uk/funding before you apply.

Postgraduate taught programmes

Below is a guide to the application process to King’s for postgraduate taught programmes.

Please follow the detailed applying information given with your chosen programme in the online prospectus.

General postgraduate taught progammes

Teacher training

Apply to King’s myApplication.kcl.ac.uk Search for programmes, check entry requirements and ‘Applying’ section in online prospectus for application instructions and deadlines www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus

PG Dip Nursing & Midwifery with Registration

Apply through Graduate Teacher Training Registry (GTTR) www.gttr.ac.uk

Receive log-in details for myApplication.kcl.ac.uk to track your application and communicate with King’s

Apply through UCAS www.ucas.com

Postgraduate research opportunities

Below is an overview of the two main approaches to apply to postgraduate research at King’s.

Please follow the detailed applying information in the online prospectus.

Individual postgraduate research

Search our prospectus for our different research opportunities

Start writing a draft research proposal

Contact a potential supervisor for your research (look at the ‘staff and groups’ tab at www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus) Apply to King’s myApplication.kcl.ac.uk

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Search our prospectus for our different groups and their areas of research and currently advertised projects

Contact the group research leader and follow their advice and application instructions

International applicants

The King’s online portal, myApplication, provides an easy and secure way to submit your application, references and required documents. It allows you to: • track the status of your application • view information on King’s • respond to an offer of a place.

King’s welcomes students with a wide range of qualifications from all over the world.

Our Admissions Office considers your application on its individual merits and provides you with a decision on a timely basis.

To access myApplication, follow the instructions for applying to your course on the online prospectus www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus We do not normally accept paper applications.

However, if you are unable to access or complete our online application form please contact the Admissions Office at King’s for assistance at prospective@kcl.ac.uk

Additional entry requirements Depending on your subject, there may be additional requirements. These could include: • occupational health • Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) • Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) clearance, which applies to students who require a visa to study in the UK and are intending to undertake study in certain science, engineering or technology subjects www.fco.gov.uk/atas

Admissions policy For further detailed information on King’s admissions policies and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/admissions

Flexible Study We offer several methods of study to suit your individual circumstances. These include full-time study, part-time study and distance learning. We also offer study abroad and internships. Please look for the relevant icon on your chosen programmes and visit www.kcl.ac.uk/studyabroad

English language requirements Please see page 34 for details.

Disabled students We welcome applications from disabled students. Disclosing a health condition, specific learning difficulty or disability does not affect the academic assessment of any application. It is helpful to know about the nature of any disability so we can address specific needs and ascertain whether facilities are available. Simply complete the relevant sections of the application form, contact the Disability Advisory Service or the relevant School Disability Adviser prior to applying to seek advice and ideally make an information visit.

DisabledGo enables you to make a personal and realistic assessment of facilities and provision in relation to your disability, so you can decide whether the College provides you with a suitable study environment or whether you would need to request reasonable adjustments. Departments may be able to provide adjustments to seating, handouts and book lists in advance, extended book loans, rearranged timetables, extra time for examinations and consideration with coursework. For information about the accessibility of the King’s estate, please visit DisabledGo at www.disabledgo.com

An MA degree in history was one of the preferred qualifications for my position. During my interview, my executive director was thrilled to see the King’s MA qualification and asked me to start on the spot.

I truly did not expect to land such a position, and less than a month after taking part in the King’s graduation ceremony in January, 2013.

Charles Curator of Education, Mission Inn Foundation and Museum, a National Historic Landmark in the United States Modern History MA

Additional disability-related funding is available to assist and support disabled students learning while at King’s. For more information on this and other support initiatives, contact the Disability Advisory Service at disability@kcl.ac.uk or call +44 (0)20 7848 3398.

Our webpage provides a range of useful information for you to consider at www.kcl.ac.uk/disability KEY INFORMATION

International applicants can also view information specific to their needs, such as information on the UK points-based visa system.

You can find more information about visas and immigration on our webpage www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/international

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International students

VOICE OF THE STUDENT

King’s welcomes around 6,500 international students each year from 148 countries across the globe. Our dedicated webpages for international students explain everything you need to know about applying and studying at King’s plus living in London. www.kcl.ac.uk/international Included are details about: • dates when King’s may be visiting your country • advice on visa and immigration, working in the UK, other key issues and where to find the answers • welcome and orientation programme • accommodation • international careers fairs and employment • pre-sessional English language courses • fees, funding and international scholarships • academic life – the teaching and learning at King’s.

London stands out as one of the most important international cities in the world. With this reputation comes a diverse demography, superior academic resources and a plethora of experience to fill one’s time in the city. King’s caters well for international students, offering convenient housing situated in central London and close to campus facilities. With such a diverse international student body the atmosphere at King’s is one of acceptance and discovery.

In addition, there is regional information tailored to students from over 80 countries, predeparture and arrival check-lists, and feedback from past and present international students.

English language requirements To follow our programmes successfully and fulfil student visa requirements, you must have a strong command of English and be able to apply this in an academic environment. International students are usually required to provide certificated proof of competence in English before starting their studies. This requirement may be waived, but only if the College is satisfied that your previous academic record

Anthony Global, International & Comparative History MA

Qualification

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clearly demonstrates your ability to study and be examined in the English language. The table below shows our minimum requirements.

The English Language Centre (ELC) The ELC offers programmes to help students reach their required language and academic skills level for entry onto our programmes. Successful completion of an ELC programme at the required level fulfils any linguistic entry condition.

The International Pre-master’s Programme (IPP), with September and January entry points, provides general preparation for postgraduate study in the UK. Summer presessional programmes are available for those who already hold conditional degree offers but whose English is not yet at the required entry level. These programmes run throughout the summer, have different English language entry points and help you achieve the language and skills levels required for postgraduate entry.

Students holding unconditional offers are also welcome to apply for the five-week pre-sessional. For entry onto any of the ELC programmes, please refer to details given on our webpage www.kcl.ac.uk/elc The ELC also provides language and study skills support during your studies.

Cambridge Advanced (CAE)

Cambridge Proficiency (CPE)

King’s College London King’s College London International PrePre-sessional master’s Programe (IPP) Programme (PsP)

Overall

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

Overall

Reading

Writing

Listening

Speaking

School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences excluding MSc in Computing, IT Law & Management

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

93

24

24

22

22

B

C

B

65%

• School of Biomedical & Health Sciences • Dental Institute • School of Medicine • Institute of Psychiatry • Computing, IT Law & Management MSc

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

100

24

24

22

22

A

B

B+

70%

• Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery (excluding PGDip leading to Registration) • School of Arts & Humanities (excluding Cultural & Creative Industries MA and Creative Cities MA/MSc)

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

100

24

24

22

22

Not considered

B

B+

70%

• School of Social Science & Public Policy (excluding Institute of Gerontology and Department of Management) • Cultural & Creative Industries MA and Creative Cities MA/MSc

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

100

24

24

22

22

Not considered

B

B+

70%

• Dickson Poon School of Law • Department of Management • Institute of Gerontology • Nursing & Midwifery PGDip leading to Registration

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

109

24

24

24

24

Not considered

A

B+

70%

International Pre-master’s Programme (IPP) September entry

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

71

17

17

16

16

Contact ELC directly

Contact ELC directly

Not considered

Not considered

International Pre-master’s Programme (IPP) January entry

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

80

17

17

17

17

Contact ELC directly

Contact ELC directly

Not considered

Not considered

*Please note that applicants must meet both the overall score and the individual scores in each of the skills.

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KEY INFORMATION

Postgraduate programme catalogue ARTS & SCIENCES

HEALTH SCHOOLS

SCHOOL OF ARTS & HUMANITIES

36-50

SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

92-99

Culture & Creativity

38

English Literature & Performance

39

Analytical, Forensic & Pharmaceutical Sciences

94

40

Biomedical & Molecular Sciences

95

History 41

Pharmaceutical Medicine

96

Languages, Literature & Cultures

Human & Physiological Sciences

96

Philosophy 45

For Qualified Pharmacists

96

Theology, Religious Studies & Ethics

46

For Qualified Doctors

96

47

Research

97

Global Politics

Research

43

DENTAL INSTITUTE

100-107

MClinDent programmes

102

MSc & PG Dip programmes

103

Distance Learning programmes

104

Research

106

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

108-117

INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY BRITISH HISTORY

51

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CENTRE

52

KING’S LEARNING INSTITUTE

53

GLOBAL INSTITUTES

54-59

King’s Brazil Institute

56

Lau China Institute

56

King’s India Institute

56

Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering 111

International Development Institute

57

Pharmaceutical Medicine

Institute of North American Studies

57

Healthcare Management & Leadership 112

King’s Russia Institute

57

Research

58

For Qualified Doctors & Allied Health Professionals 112

THE DICKSON POON SCHOOL OF LAW

60-65

Research

LLM programmes

62

MA programmes

63

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY

118-125

Construction Law

63

Master’s by Research

120

Distance Learning programmes

64

Master’s & PG Dip/PG Cert

120

65

Advanced Practice Master’s with Specialist Pathways

121

Pre-Registration programmes

124

Research

125

Research

Interdisciplinary Basic Medical Science 110

111

115

SCHOOL OF NATURAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

66-73

Informatics

68

Mathematics

70

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY

126-137

Physics

71

MSc & PG Dip/Cert

128

Research

72

Research 133

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE & PUBLIC POLICY

74-91

Two-Year International Master’s

76

take the programme part-time (PT)

Education & Professional Studies

76

do an internship or placement

Education – modular programmes

77

Geography

79

Gerontology

81

Health

81

Management

82

Political Economy

83

Theology & Ministry

83

War Studies

84

Research

87

Look out for flexible study symbols next to programme names that offer opportunities to: Study abroad

t ake part or all of the programme via distance learning.

All possible modes of study are shown next to duration and abbreviated to FT (full-time) PT (part-time) DL (distance learning) Fees shown are for the first year of study in 2013 and intended as guidance only. Check the online prospectus for fees for 2014.

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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HEAD OF RESEARCH

School of Arts & Humanities

Our vision for the future of research at the School is to create a truly collaborative and meaningful interdisciplinary environment, based on the continuing strength and centrality of our core disciplinary research.

We will develop research on subjects about which we are passionate and pose questions about constantly changing subjects to which the world and our community is demanding we respond.

By virtue of our nature as researchers, we are in a place where we can ask very powerful questions; there is a real sense that we have something to say beyond the academy.

Ranked fourth in the UK for Arts & Humanities faculties (QS World Rankings 2012/13), we have the most prestigious and diverse cluster of subjects of their kind in London, and one of the best globally. We provide a rich and thought-provoking research environment for postgraduates and we have one of the largest cohorts of research students in the arts and humanities in the UK. Our teaching staff are worldclass academics who work at the forefront of cutting-edge arts and humanities research.

Interdisciplinarity is at the heart of what we do and this, coupled with our unrivalled location in the geographic, political and cultural centre of London, offers a truly unique study experience. Our links with the capital’s powerhouse cultural institutions enable us to provide exciting new perspectives on the arts and humanities. Our cultural partners in London include The Courtauld Gallery, Royal Academy of Music, the British Library, the British Museum, English National Opera, Tate Modern, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Shakespeare’s Globe, National Theatre, British Film Institute (BFI) and the Museum of London.

Career prospects

GLOBAL POLITICS

Postgraduate students in the School of Arts & Humanities have access to a wide range of distinctive career opportunities: in academia, the cultural and creative industries, corporate and commercial sectors, charities, communications and media organisations.

Over 75 per cent of our graduates find graduate-level work or further study after leaving King’s, with a median salary of over £22,000 per year. Universities and employers worldwide recognize our students as individuals who are able to analyse complex problems with particular vision, clarity and creativity.

HISTORY

How to fund your studies

LANGUAGES, LITERATURE & CULTURES

The School is committed to increasing external funding for research and has been very successful in this endeavour over the past few years. It has been particularly successful in attracting funding from the European

Professor Catherine Boyle Head of Research, School of Arts & Humanities

TAUGHT

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CULTURE & CREATIVITY ENGLISH LITERATURE & PERFORMANCE

PHILOSOPHY THEOLOGY, RELIGIOUS STUDIES & ETHICS RESEARCH

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums Contact Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions Email artshums-graduateadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 2765/2232 Facebook /kingsartshum Twitter @kingsartshums

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SCHOOL OF ARTS & HUMANITIES

Research Council, the Arts & Humanities Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust, the Wellcome Trust, and the British Academy. It has created the Arts & Humanities Research Institute to foster collaborative research across departments, to encourage postgraduate-led workshops, to enhance research impact, and to provide seed-funding for research grant applications.

Our international students have also been extremely successful at securing funding and earning distinguished scholarships from their countries of citizenship. In addition, we offer a number of humanities studentships, open to all applicants for postgraduate degrees within the School. There are also many opportunities for you to hold teaching fellowships during your period of study.

Scholarship name

Award (£)

Key eligibility

Apply

School of Arts & Humanities Graduate School Scholarship

Full fees for research programme.

UK & EU students only; must be applying for Culture, Media & Creative Industries or Critical Methodologies research degree.

Check the funding database for application deadline.

King’s Santander Master’s Scholarships

£5,000.

Open to students applying to a full-time master’s programme in the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies, and from Venezuela, Uruguay, United States, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Singapore, Russian Federation, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Poland, Peru, Mexico, Korea, Republic of, Ghana, Germany, Colombia, China, Chile, Brazil, Belgium, or Argentina.

Check the funding database for application deadline.

See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

CLASSICS AND CLASS: WHAT THE WORKING CLASS THOUGHT

IMAGE FROM‘PUNCH’, SEPTEMBER 1893

“How did working- and lower-middle class people access information about the ancient world? And how did they feel about it? How much Latin and Greek language, if any, had they learned? These are just some of the many questions that our new Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC)funded project, Classics and Class in Britain (1789–1939) seeks to answer in order to explore what British working-class people thought about ancient Greek and Roman culture, at a time when class identity and conflict were at their most acute and self-conscious.

We think that it’s important to rediscover and amplify the many lost voices of British workingclass men and women who engaged with ancient

Greek and Roman culture throughout this 150 year period. Our Classics and Class website contains hundreds of photographs, videos, audio clips and written responses along with space for discussion by everyone from the general public to students and academia. Our aim is to show the fascinating richness and diversity of responses among those who are often considered to have been excluded from Classics. By presenting their stories now we also hope that their example may inspire a more inclusive atmosphere for participation in classical culture across society today.”

Find out more about the Classics and Class project at www.classicsandclass.info The Department of Classics has an excellent track record in delivering world-class teaching and research, with a tradition stretching back to its foundation in 1831. It has a thriving graduate community of around 50 MA and PhD students, and graduates go on to a wide range of careers in everything from law to broadcasting, via heritage management, publishing, teaching and accountancy, as well as to further study.

Professor Edith Hall & Dr Henry Stead, Department of Classics

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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VOICE OF THE GRADUATE

Taught programmes We provide ground-breaking insights through new approaches in the arts and humanities. In addition, many of our programmes provide new perspectives through thriving partnerships with prominent partners, including the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the National Gallery, the British Museum and the British Library.

All of our teaching is research-led, from monographs to seminars, journal articles and many public lectures.

All of the academic staff at King’s were accessible and engaged, combining with the excellent library facilities to create a learning environment that really embraced and encouraged inquisition and research into the areas that interested me.

Now I work as a consultant in one of the regional commissions of the United Nations system, and on a daily basis I apply the knowledge and skills I obtained from my time at King’s. I still keep in touch with my teachers and the many friends I made and I will never forget the amazing time I had here.

Jonathan International Political Economy MA

Our strengths lie both in taking innovative approaches to traditional subjects ranging from ancient history to philosophy, but also in pushing interdisciplinary boundaries in programmes like Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies; Science, Technology & Medicine in History; Eighteenth-Century Studies; Digital Culture and Society; Christianity and the Arts; and International Political Economy.

We also offer our students a variety of workshops, including research methods, preparing studentship applications, writing skills and applying for jobs; as well as providing specialist training in a wide variety of areas, from bibliography and palaeography to the most advanced aspects of information technology.

CULTURE & CREATIVITY Certificate in Advanced Musical Studies (CAMS) PG Cert

Digital Asset & Media Management MA

Allows students to meet individual goals to pursue a particular interest in musicology or composition.

Ideal as a step into further research or to develop skills in the media, arts and other related bodies.

Studying at the Department of Digital Humanities, the largest and most prestigious department in its field. This programme gives you access to unrivalled expertise in creation, management and preservation of digital materials; the world’s most important cultural institutions. Suitable for careers in cultural heritage institutions or commercial organisations.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Music usually required, although those with alternative qualifications or experience may be considered.

Entry requirements Bachelors degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and/or substantial work experience involving the management, use or creation of digital media and resources.

Fee UK/EU £2,600 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £5,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

Cultural & Creative Industries MA

Digital Culture & Society MA

A unique interdisciplinary programme that draws on studies in cultural theories, cultural history, management, geography, cultural policy, gender and fashion and makes use of London arts and cultural links with Tate Modern, Southbank Centre and the British Film Institute. Leads to careers in major cultural and creative organisations and smaller creative businesses.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). For those returning to study, evidence of appropriate experience will be required. See our online prospectus for details.

A unique opportunity to explore the many forms of digital culture and their profound effects on society from various angles. Graduates of this programme will have gained the analytical tools required for understanding how digitisation and internet technologies shape modern culture.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in English or a related discipline. For those returning to study, evidence of appropriate experience will be required.

Fee UK/EU £10,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,750 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £10,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee overseas £16,750 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; occasionally other London locations.

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SCHOOL OF ARTS & HUMANITIES

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Study at the Department of Digital Humanities, the largest and most prestigious department in its field.

This programme offers the opportunity to learn the application of digital tools and methods to the textual, visual and material data of the humanities.

Leads to careers in the cultural heritage sector, publishing and other creative industries, as well as providing a solid foundation for doctoral research.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in any Arts or Humanities subject. No prior computing experience is required except basic digital literacy, including email, web browsing and word processing.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Digital Information and Asset Management MA A unique opportunity to gain a joint master’s degree from two world-leading institutions: Humboldt University in Berlin and King’s. The dual locations of Berlin and London offer unparalleled access to major memory and cultural organisations including internship opportunities. The programme provides an advanced level of theoretical knowledge and practical training in the creation, curation and management of digital information and media assets, and equips students to take up leadership roles in organisations across the public and private sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Library & Information Science or a related discipline. Strong applicants with majors in other fields will also be considered.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration Two years FT, September to September.

Students spend four semesters over the course of two years on the programme: two consecutive semesters at Humboldt and two semesters at King’s, beginning the programme at Humboldt in all cases.

Location Strand Campus in London; Institut für Bibliotheks-und Informationswissenschaft in Berlin.

Film Studies MA (Film & Philosophy pathway available) Study at the leading centre for Film Studies in London. Extensive range of options covering all aspects of film style, representation, spectatorship and philosophical approaches. A Film & Philosophy pathway permits students to explore the relationship between film, philosophers and philosophical ideas and to forge their own film-philosophical encounters.

Perfect location close to BFI Southbank, Southbank Centre and Tate Modern. Ideal for careers in the media, arts and related culture industries, or preparation for further study.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a subject in which film or media plays a significant part (candidates from other disciplines may be considered).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Music MMus Specialize in Musicology (including Ethnomusicology) or Composition. Composers work closely with their teachers throughout, while ethno/musicologists benefit from seminars with leaders in the field.

Specialist modules cover current approaches to scholarly writing on music as well as advanced techniques of research and composition. We encourage you to select modules according to your particular interests. A third may be from other humanities departments at King’s or from the music department at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS). Ideal as a foundation for further research or composition at doctoral level or to build on existing skills.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with first class or high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Music or a related discipline. Applicants with equivalent qualifications or experience seriously considered.

See our online prospectus for additional entry requirements for particular pathways.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Early Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission MA Taught with the British Library, this is a unique opportunity to study early modern literary works, including Shakespeare, in light of recent critical approaches and as print and manuscript material artefacts. Ideal foundation for doctoral work and careers in the arts, education, curatorship and broadcasting.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in English or in a subject in which English plays a significant part; other wellqualified candidates may be considered.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus and the British Library.

Eighteenth-Century Studies MA Taught with the British Museum and by teachers from eight departments in the School of Arts & Humanities.

Explore constructions of the Enlightenment through race, gender, class, intellectual networks and material culture. Analyse ideas, objects, texts and arts with access to unique, diverse and rich collections. Ideal foundation for PhD study.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (eg English Literature, European Literatures, History, Music, Philosophy, History of Art, some social sciences).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

ENGLISH LITERATURE & PERFORMANCE Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory MA Explores a range of texts and themes from 1945 to the present, with an option to focus on the 21st century. Offers the opportunity to study cuttingedge topics such as the American Novel after 1999, New Directions in Theory, the Graphic Novel, Urban Culture, Performance Studies, Bioethics, and Cultures of Conflict and Dissent from Africa to the Middle East.

Location Strand Campus; the British Museum; other museums and galleries in central London.

English: 1850–Present MA Explores a range of topics and texts from the mid-19th century to the present. Students receive training in research and writing skills in preparation for the completion of a large-scale research project within a research environment which values scholarly inquiry and independence of thought.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in English or a related discipline.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in English or a subject in which English plays a significant part; other disciplines may be considered.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

TAUGHT

Digital Humanities MA

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Medieval English: Sex, Gender & Culture MA

Theatre & Performance Studies MA

Explore medieval literature and language from three interconnected perspectives: gender and sexuality studies; cultural studies (especially cultural approaches to the study of medieval religious texts); and the relation between verbal and visual artefacts, complementing the department’s strengths in manuscript, lexical and source studies.

Unique opportunity to pursue interests in theatre and performance studies in the heart of London.

Rigorous theoretical inquiry complemented by the opportunity to engage hands-on in performance, archival and curatorial practice through self-directed research and internship programmes. Ideal basis for a PhD in the field or work in the arts.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in English or a subject in which English plays a significant part; other disciplines may be considered.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject. See our online prospectus for details. A strong interest and/ or engagement in performance practice is an asset.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus. Some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Nineteenth-Century Studies MA See page 42.

Shakespeare Studies MA Taught in collaboration with Globe Education, Shakespeare’s Globe. Advanced critical and textual study of the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries through this unique collaboration.

Optional modules cover Jacobean Theatre & Culture, Shakespeare on Film, Global Shakespeare, plus training in methodologies and editing. Ideal as a foundation for PhD and academic work, theatre and the arts, arts administration, or publishing.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in English, Drama or a related subject.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus and Shakespeare’s Globe.

GLOBAL POLITICS Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies MA A research-led master’s offering comprehensive comparative study on the causes and consequences of revolution, civil war, conflict regulation, and truth and reconciliation in divided societies from the Middle East to Southeast Asia and beyond. Broad choice of modules including an optional internship.

Possible careers include the UN, EU, diplomacy, journalism and the City.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Arts degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, such as in History, Politics, International Relations or Languages.

Fee UK/EU £10,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,750 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT. September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

European Public Policy MA Provides conceptual and research tools for the critical analysis of public policy and a broad political and historical approach to European and international studies. Also attracts high-profile people to lead seminars. Ideal for employment in the EU, business, public service, research and teaching.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £8,750 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

European Studies MA Aims to deepen understanding of contemporary European politics, history and society. As an interdisciplinary programme, it draws on the expertise of five highly ranked departments at King’s and a vibrant research community, designated as a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a subject relevant to the intended area of study. Fluency in either French or German required if you are wishing to follow a country-based path. See online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £8,750 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; French/German pathways study in Paris or Berlin in the second semester.

International Political Economy MA Explores main theoretical assumptions, issues and research areas of international political economy as a discipline. Your intellectual and practical skills will be developed through core and optional modules which include International Organisations, Development, Research Methods for Social Sciences, Introduction to Economics, Energy, Welfare, Financial Crisis and further options on the political economy of India, Brazil and Latin America, China and Eastern Asia and the Middle East. Ideal for employment in the financial sector, international organisations and NGOs. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,750 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Expert interdisciplinary research-led teaching in the contemporary history, international relations, security, culture, languages and politics of the Mediterranean and Middle East. A broad choice of modules including an optional internship. Possible future careers include working in the United Nations, EU, diplomacy, journalism and the City.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,750 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Political Economy of the Middle East MA Designed to attract high-calibre students by offering an in-depth analysis of major scholarly debates in the political economy of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, this unique interdisciplinary programme aims to improve students’ understanding of the political systems and regimes and their approaches to economic development.

Taught within an expert interdisciplinary researchled teaching institution.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours or equivalent in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,750 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

European History MA

HISTORY Ancient History MA Advanced study in the world-leading Department of Greek, Roman and Near Eastern History that develops skills in handling documentary evidence.

An intercollegiate programme with a wide range of options taught at King’s, UCL and Royal Holloway, with close links to the Institute of Classical Studies.

Compulsory module: Sources & Methods in Ancient History. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelors degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Classics, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Classical Archaeology, History or a closely related subject. Experience of learning relevant ancient language(s) is highly desirable. See our online prospectus for details.

This joint two-year programme offers you an opportunity to study European history in comparative and global perspective at a range of renowned universities located in European capitals.

Students spend their first and final semesters at King’s, where they have access to a wide choice of modules and dissertation supervision specialists in Medieval, Early Modern and Modern European History. In your middle two semesters you can elect to study in one or two other leading university History departments, chosen from the eight other partner institutions involved in this degree. This offers a unique opportunity to develop a truly transnational understanding of European history.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent), preferably in a relevant subject area. Knowledge of a second modern foreign language preferable. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration Two years FT.

Location Strand Campus, other University of London institutions.

Contemporary History MA

Location Strand Campus, King’s; one or two other locations chosen from the University of Vienna; Humboldt University Berlin; University College Dublin; University of Rome (Roma 3 or Tor Vergata); Talinn University; University of Paris – Diderot (Paris 7).

See page 51.

Early Modern History MA Advanced study of the political, religious, social and cultural history of Britain, Europe and the wider world from c1500–1800. The core course offers higher-level training in research skills and methodology, with a wide range of options and a dissertation on your chosen topic. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History or a related humanities or social science subject. Students without a History degree may be required to show relevant research skills in order to be accepted.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Eighteenth-Century Studies MA

Global History MA Two-year programme focusing on connections and comparisons across different parts of the world in the early modern and modern eras. Students study for one year at both King’s and Georgetown and choose from an exceptional range of options that cover all regions of the globe and a variety of transnational themes. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent – for US applicants, a final undergraduate GPA above 3.3 is expected and above 3.5 is encouraged) in History, a social science, or Literature & Culture. In exceptional cases, we will consider strong applicants with majors in other fields. Completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) will be required as a precondition for consideration when submitting your application to Georgetown. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £19,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,300 (2013).

Duration Two years FT.

See page 39.

Location Strand Campus, King’s; Georgetown University (Washington, DC, USA).

TAUGHT

Middle East & Mediterranean Studies MA

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History MRes

Medieval Studies MA

An advanced historical research programme with a 30,000-word dissertation at its core. Students choose between ancient, medieval, early modern or modern pathways. Students receive training in the historiographical and technical skills necessary for independent research, take taught modules to develop their knowledge of the period they choose to focus on, and receive expert supervision for their dissertation. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Unique opportunity for interdisciplinary and crosscultural study. Core module: Making the Middle Ages, plus a choice from around 20 modules in Medieval History, Literature, Languages and Philosophy, covering western and eastern Europe from late antiquity to the cusp of the renaissance.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History or a related subject such as politics. Students without a History degree may be required to show relevant research skills in order to be accepted.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Medieval History MA King’s is internationally renowned for Medieval History and our MA offers training in Latin, palaeography and research skills, with a choice of options from Magna Carta and Medieval Women to Digital Humanities. We have particular strengths in Anglo Saxon England, Britain in the central Middle Ages and early medieval Europe.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with first class or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History or a related subject such as Politics. Students without a History degree may be required to show relevant research skills in order to be accepted.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in an arts subject.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

Modern History MA Focused on European and British history since the mid-18th century. Students are encouraged to think beyond the rigid confines of country, period and discipline. We offer a huge range of options taught by world-leading experts, including modules taught in the Institute of Contemporary British History.

Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History or a related subject such as Politics. Students without a History degree may be required to show relevant research skills in order to be accepted.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Nineteenth-Century Studies MA A unique interdisciplinary MA that combines teaching and research training with an internship in the heritage sector. It draws on staff expertise across departments at King’s to engage with a range of methodologies and scholarly debates, and explore the society, culture, literature and history of the 19th century, focusing on the European and Anglophone experience. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Politics & Contemporary History MA See page 51.

Science, Technology & Medicine in History MA This programme incorporates a distinctive approach to history, integrating the study of science, technology and medicine and being particularly concerned with addressing big historical and policy questions. Led by staff from the Department of History and the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHoSTM), the programme provides teaching and research training at the postgraduate level in the History of Science, Technology & Medicine (HSTM). Students will explore the development of STM, its implications for history in general, and the historiographical and methodological issues that arise in studying it.

Optional modules offer in-depth training in particular aspects of HSTM in different periods and places, with the opportunity to use primary sources.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

World History & Cultures MA Advanced study of modern global social, political and cultural interactions, focusing on the global and local and the relationship between worldwide empires and the regions of Asia, Africa and the Americas. Students choose from an exceptional range of options and take a compulsory module in Transnational History. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with first or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History or a related subject such as Politics. Students without a History degree may be required to show relevant research skills in order to be accepted.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

LANGUAGES, LITERATURE & CULTURES Ancient History MA See page 41.

Classical Art & Archaeology MA Advanced study in a world-leading department of Greek and Roman Art and Archaeology, with the unique opportunity to acquire technical skills provided by optional modules in Papyrology, Epigraphy and Palaeography. Intercollegiate programme with options taught at King’s, UCL and Royal Holloway, with close links to the Institute of Classical Studies. Compulsory module: Research Training in Classical Art & Archaeology. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics, cultural and heritage sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelors degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Classics, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Archaeology or a closely related subject. Some knowledge of Latin, Greek or another ancient language is a prerequisite. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus, other University of London institutions.

Classical Studies Grad Dip Ideal as a bridge to study at MA level or beyond if you are new to Classics and Ancient History. Choose from over 40 optional modules on a wide range of topics, including Greek and Roman Languages and Literature, Greek and Roman History, Classical Art & Archaeology as well as Late Antique & Byzantine Studies. Leads to MA study or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics, cultural and heritage sectors.

Classics MA

Critical Methodologies MA

Advanced study of the classical world in our worldleading department, with a focus on Greek and Latin language and literature. Intercollegiate programme with options taught at King’s, UCL and Royal Holloway, with close links to the Institute of Classical Studies. Compulsory colloquium: Undertaking Research in Classics. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

A unique interdisciplinary taught programme focused on the study and applications of critical theory. Wide range of optional modules across humanities and social science disciplines. For students with humanities degrees to further knowledge and/or prepare for PhD study or careers in teaching, journalism, the media and arts.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Classics, Classical Studies or a closely related subject. Candidates must be able to read texts in Latin and/or Greek. The department offers a graduate diploma in Classical Studies, which can act as a conversion course for those with degrees in other areas who want to go on to take the Classics MA. Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus, other University of London institutions.

Comparative Literature MA Compares literatures in western European languages, from antiquity to modernity, alongside selected literatures from Africa, the Middle East, China and South Asia. Core courses on comparative methodology and theory. An ideal foundation for research and careers in teaching, journalism and the arts.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Arts degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, such as History, Politics, International Relations or Languages.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a Humanities discipline.

We may consider other qualifications if you can demonstrate relevant experience. Please see our online prospectus for details. The programme is run by the Department of French, but does not require any knowledge of French.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

French Literature & Culture MA Provides teaching based on research culture, with core modules on research methodology and critical theory plus a wide choice of optional modules from Medieval Occitan to Contemporary French Women’s Writing. Ideal preparation for research or careers in teaching, journalism, cultural management, the financial sector and the EU. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in French or in a combined honours degree including French. We may consider other relevant experience or qualifications where appropriate. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Arts degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a subject other than Classics, Classical Studies, Ancient History or Classical Archaeology.

Fee UK/EU £5,250 (2013).

Fee overseas 10,800 (2013).

Duration Nine months FT, 18 months PT, September to June.

TAUGHT

Location Strand Campus.

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German & Comparative Literature MA

Late Antique & Byzantine Studies Grad Dip

Explores German culture within its European context, with teaching based on the research specialisms of the department. The core course provides students with training in critical research methods and theory, strengthened by a choice of exciting optional modules from Literature, Cinema and Cultural Studies. The MA is an ideal basis for further research, as well as a preparation for careers outside of academia.

Ideal as a bridge to study at MA level or beyond if you are new to the field of Late Antique & Byzantine Studies. Compulsory modules: The Byzantine Empire 600–1453 and an ancient language (Greek or Latin).

Optional modules include Medicine & Society in the Ancient & Medieval World and Medieval Cyprus: Art & Architecture. Leads to MA study or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in German. If the bachelor’s is in a different subject area, in exceptional cases a very high proficiency of German reading knowledge may be acceptable.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a humanities subject. As guidance for graduates of Greek universities we are normally looking for an average grade of 7.5 or 8.0 from Cyprus in a Ptychion, but please check our website for updates.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £5,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee overseas £10,800 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

German & Comparative Literature MRes Deepen and broaden your knowledge of German literature as an academic subject within a European context. Taught by internationally renowned scholars within the UK’s second highest ranked German department. Provides an ideal foundation for further academic study, research and a career in academia.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in German. If the bachelor’s is in a different subject area, in exceptional cases a very high proficiency of German reading knowledge may be acceptable.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Language & Cognition MA See page 45.

Language & Cultural Diversity MA See page 77.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus and other University of London institutions.

Late Antique & Byzantine Studies MA Advanced study of the history and culture of the Eastern Mediterranean world, from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 to the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453. Wide range of modules in research skills (Languages, Palaeography, Epigraphy, Papyrology) and History, Literature, Culture, Philosophy and Theology. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a humanities subject with a significant element relating to classical antiquity or the Middle Ages. As guidance for graduates of Greek universities we are normally looking for an average grade of 7.5 or 8.0 from Cyprus in a Ptychion, but please check our website for updates. Applicants without a formal qualification in any ancient language may still be considered if a basic course is undertaken before studies – staff will be happy to discuss this with you before you apply.

Medical Humanities MSc Explores the links between the humanities and medicine from a humanities point of view. Some of the questions it considers are: What can the humanities contribute to healthcare? How do they differ from the sciences? And what can they tell us about illness?

Entry requirements An undergraduate clinical qualification, eg in Medicine or Nursing, or at least a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a humanities or a science discipline.

Other relevant degree-level qualifications will be considered.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Modern Greek Studies (Interdisciplinary) MA Advanced study of literature and sociolinguistics of Greece and the Greek-speaking world, focusing on the past two centuries. The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s provides an unrivalled research environment for aspiring students and our library houses the premier collection of Greek publications in the UK. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a humanities subject.

A competent working knowledge (equivalent to A grade at A-level) in Modern Greek is required. As guidance for graduates of Greek universities we are normally looking for an average grade of 7.5 or 8.0 from Cyprus in a Ptychion, but please check our website for updates.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus and other University of London institutions.

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Modern Greek Studies (Literature) MA

Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies MA

Advanced study of literature with specific reference to Greece and the Greek-speaking world, focusing on the past two centuries. The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s provides an unrivalled research environment for aspiring students and our library houses the premier collection of Greek publications in the UK. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Enables students to deepen and broaden their understanding of the Hispanic and Lusophone world, while also providing the opportunity to concentrate on a disciplinary or country-specific focus of interest. The programme covers literature, language, history and culture from medieval times to the present and spans Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa and Latin America.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a humanities subject. A competent working knowledge of Modern Greek.

As guidance for graduates of Greek universities we are normally looking for an average grade of 7.5 or 8.0 from Cyprus in a Ptychion, but please check our website for updates.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

Modern Greek Studies (Sociolinguistics) MA Advanced study of sociolinguistics with specific reference to Greece and the Greek-speaking world, focusing on the past two centuries. The Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s provides an unrivalled research environment for aspiring students and our library houses the premier collection of Greek publications in the UK. Leads to further research or careers in education, journalism, finance, politics and cultural sectors.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a humanities subject. A competent working knowledge of Modern Greek.

As guidance for graduates of Greek universities we are normally looking for an average grade of 7.5 or 8.0 from Cyprus in a Ptychion, but please check our website for updates.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT or two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy of Medicine MA

History of Philosophy MA A broad range of options, spanning two and a half millennia of philosophy. You will also normally take a course in a relevant language and write a dissertation, to build a foundation for further research.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in which Philosophy will normally have been a major component.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Geared both to Philosophy graduates, as a pathway into research in Philosophy of Medicine, and medical (and other) graduates, to introduce them to key concepts, arguments, texts and techniques in the Philosophy of Medicine.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Philosophy or any other field (including Medicine). Conversion students should show evidence of an interest in and aptitude for the subject.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Language & Cognition MA Focuses on issues at the interface of Philosophy of Language, Cognitive Science, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Psychology, Formal and Computational Linguistics, and Logic. The programme offers a choice of modules in these areas, in conjunction with two core modules in the Theory of Grammar and the Theory of Meaning. Students write a dissertation over the summer.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) which will normally be in Philosophy, Linguistics, Logic, Cognitive Science or a related field.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Philosophy of Mental Disorder MSc Taught jointly by the Department of Philosophy and the Institute of Psychiatry. The focus is on a variety of issues in the Philosophy of Psychiatry and the Philosophy of Psychology. The dissertation must be on a topic in these areas. Also accessible if you have little philosophy at undergraduate level. Provides a solid knowledge base to progress to independent research.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Philosophy or any other field. Conversion students should show evidence of an interest in and aptitude for the subject. Please see our online prospectus for details.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus and the Institute of Psychiatry, Denmark Hill Campus.

TAUGHT

Duration One year FT or two years PT, September to September.

Geared both to Philosophy graduates, to consolidate and expand their philosophical grounding; and equally to Conversion students, introducing key concepts, arguments, texts and techniques from across the philosophical spectrum, while also progressing students to a high level in selected specialist areas.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Philosophy MA

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Religion in Contemporary Society MA

Philosophy of Psychology MA

Christianity & the Arts MA

Focusing study on philosophy of mind and psychology through compulsory taught modules, together with a dissertation which must be on a topic in this area. In addition, there is the opportunity to study one or two other specialist areas of philosophy, or (for conversion students) to take an introductory general philosophy course.

Taught in association with the National Gallery.

Investigate how Christian scripture, beliefs and practices have found expression in art over 2,000 years; trace the idea of beauty in Western theological tradition; make use of examples in London. Leads to further research or careers in teaching, journalism or the church.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Philosophy or any other field (not necessarily psychology). Conversion students should show evidence of an interest in and aptitude for the subject.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) usually, but not necessarily, in a humanities subject. See our online prospectus for detailed guidance on other possible entry routes.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) usually, but not necessarily, in a humanities subject. See our online prospectus for detailed guidance on other possible entry routes.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

THEOLOGY, RELIGIOUS STUDIES & ETHICS Biblical Studies MA, with pathways (Language and Literature; Theology) Provides an interdisciplinary approach to interpreting the Bible which allows for focus either in the study of Biblical Language & Literature (with language component) or in Theological Interpretation & Christian Theology. The programme is based around the core module ‘Interpreting the Bible’, a compulsory dissertation, plus optional modules.

Leads to careers in teaching, museums, media, charities, the church or other religious institutions.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) usually, but not necessarily, in a humanities subject. See our online prospectus for detailed guidance on other possible entry routes.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Combines Sociology and Anthropology of Religion to focus on key issues, from religion in public life to globalisation, fundamentalism, and modern spirituality.

Encourages research on major traditions (Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism) and new movements.

Master skills and knowledge ideal for careers in public policy, journalism, academia, education, etc.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Jewish Studies MA Covers Biblical Studies, Rabbinics, Jewish-Christian and Jewish-Muslim Relations and Modern Jewish Thought; it offers students the opportunity to combine the academic study of Jewish sources from antiquity to the modern period with intense explorations of their significance for contemporary issues in multi-religious societies. You will find a vibrant, supportive, and intellectually inspiring framework in this exciting MA taught by King’s in partnership with the London School of Jewish Studies and with Leo Baeck College.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) usually, but not necessarily, in a humanities subject. See our online prospectus for detailed guidance on other possible entry routes.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Systematic Theology MA Offers a rigorous programme of teaching and research training in both the doctrinal and philosophical aspects of theology, engaged from within a strongly ‘this-worldly’ orientation. Leads to research in the Department of Theology or careers in an array of areas, such as teaching, journalism or the church.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Theology, Religious Studies, related disciplines, or other relevant qualifications/experience. See our online prospectus for guidance on other possible entry routes.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Theology & Religious Studies Grad Dip Designed to ease the transition into the study of Theology & Religious Studies from another discipline and may be used as a qualifying programme for study at MA level. Flexible structure: select modules from Theology, Religion in the Contemporary World and Religion, Philosophy & Ethics.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

To ensure my success, King’s has provided me with world-leading supervisors in both history and digital humanities, both of whom are incredibly generous with their knowledge and show that they care about my research and my progress. That may sound simple, but it is incredibly valuable.

Adam Digital Humanities PhD

At our world-class faculty, with one of the UK’s largest populations of postgraduate research students and a proven track record of outstanding completion rates, you will benefit from an intellectually stimulating and welcoming environment.

We believe in maximising our many world-class cultural links in a two-way process, where our research impacts on our partners’ work and where their thinking feeds back into our teaching, research and development. There are also a growing number of joint PhD panels with staff from our strategic partner institutions worldwide.

The annual Arts & Humanities Festival is growing into an important cultural and research event: a place where we explore what academic research is and a meeting point where we engage with different audiences outside the purely academic. There is a wealth of research generated at the School and our research students and staff are passionate about communicating this to a wide variety of people.

Owing to our reputation and location in the heart of London, we attract speakers from the most prestigious national and international academic institutions, governments, cultural institutions, and the world of art and literature. We also host and collaborate with a range of research centres, from the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence to the Centre for the Humanities & Health, which hold ground-breaking interdisciplinary lectures, workshops and public events.

You can find out more about the Arts & Humanities Festival at www.kcl.ac.uk/ahfest See page 87 for information about King’s Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre (KISS-DTC).

Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies MPhil/PhD We offer an outstanding range of research expertise, attracting research students from across the world.

Research areas include Greek literature (especially fiction) since the 12th-century; Byzantine history; Greek history in the 19th-and 20th-centuries; discourse analysis and sociolinguistics of modern Greek; Byzantium and the West; archaeology, architecture and economic history of Byzantium and the Levant from late antiquity to the late medieval period; and the material culture of Cyprus in the Byzantine period.

You will have opportunities to present and discuss your work at weekly Modern Greek Studies seminars, intercollegiate meetings at the Institute of Classical Studies and regular Greek linguistics seminars at King’s.

We have strong links with cultural institutions in London, including the British Museum and the Hellenic Centre.

Head of Programme Professor David Ricks.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with merit (or equivalent) in a closely related subject, with minimum of merit in the dissertation element.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Classics MPhil/PhD We supervise research across an exceptionally wide range of topics in Greek, Roman and Near Eastern history, archaeology and art, as well as Greek and Latin language, literature and thought, late antique and Byzantine studies and reception studies.

Areas of expertise strengthened by recent staff appointments include Medieval Latin, Roman mosaics and mosaicists, and ancient Persia. We regularly attract research funding. Recent grants from the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the

British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust have funded major projects on the digitisation of Greek inscriptions; the economy of Greek and Roman Egypt; freedmen in the Roman world; Classical Greek poetic style, ancient pantomime and philosophy under the Roman Empire. You will attend and present your work at regular departmental research seminars and intercollegiate meetings at the Institute of Classical Studies. We collaborate closely with the British Museum and the Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s.

Head of Programme Dr Hugh Bowden.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with merit or distinction in Classics or a closely related subject and a Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalents).

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Comparative Literature MPhil/ PhD We welcome applications from students with research interests in any area of modern or medieval and classical literature in the western European languages. Special research focuses include: the classical tradition, postcolonial literatures and relations between modern literature and the visual arts. Current PhD topics include: space in the 19th-century European novel; terror in English and French novels of the city; metonymy in ancient Greek and German poetry. Current staff research projects include: theory of poetic language; prison writing; European surrealism; the tradition of melancholy from antiquity to 1800; legacies of French theory since 1968; verse translation; religion and literature; history of the novel since antiquity; the concept of literature in the late medieval and early modern periods; the apocalypse in European literature.

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VOICE OF THE STUDENT

Universities, and particularly humanities departments, have for years been split along fairly rigid disciplinary lines. But all of that is changing, and King’s is right at the cutting-edge of this interdisciplinary shift. My project traverses history and the digital humanities, looking at how we can paint a different picture of the past by analysing millions of historical records.

Research opportunities

Head of Programme Professor Javed Majeed.

Entry requirements Master of Arts degree with Distinction (or equivalent) in a subject in which the study of literature plays a significant part; applicants must have the linguistic skills relevant to their research project.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Contemporary History MPhil/PhD See page 51.

Culture, Media & Creative Industries MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with Humboldt The Department of Culture, Media & Creative Industries (CMCI) carries out world-leading research across the field of culture, media and the analysis of particular creative industries. Specialisms include cultural work, creative cities, visual cultures, popular culture, cultural and creative industries policy, cultural management, entrepreneurship and cultural production, cultural regeneration, cultural history, culture and identity, and intersectionality and culture. CMCI is also developing, in collaboration with Digital Humanities, research into digital cultures, particularly into social networks, digital identities and digital activism. We take an approach which is international in perspective and is characterised by a productive engagement of the theoretical and empirical. We work in an interdisciplinary mode: although we are based in the School of Arts & Humanities, much of our research has roots in the social sciences.

Head of Programme Dr Joanne Entwistle.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree ideally with first-class honours (or equivalent) and a master’s degree in a field relevant to the proposed research.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Digital Humanities MPhil/PhD

European Studies MPhil/PhD

Our research is methodological, interdisciplinary, and collaboratively supervised. It focuses on the intersection of digital tools and methods with one or more artefacts or processes studied in the humanities or interpretative social sciences. It varies in emphasis between practical, experimental and theoretical work. We may use modelling to raise the epistemological question of how we know what we somehow know; to explore implications of evidence too abundant, fragmentary, elusive or complex for other approaches; or to develop entirely new views of a subject. Theoretical models may be developed for poorly understood or emergent digital phenomena. Examples include reconstruction of historical persons from scattered evidence, imagining of diasporic communities online, modelling of literary context, exploration of the relationship between verbal description and visual representation, or formation of identity in online games. In addition to these areas, Digital Humanities is developing links with Culture, Media & Creative Industries (CMCI) that allow broad exploration of the meaning of digital cultures and the information society, with particular emphasis on social networks and digital industries, digital ontologies and political action online.

We offer research supervision for MPhil and PhD dissertations in a variety of areas within European & International Studies. Specialisations include European and national identities, Europeanisation, European and national political thought, EU foreign and security policy, democratisation and statebuilding, modern social theory, contemporary European and world history, globalisation, European political economy, international political economy, migration, social movements, the politics of culture.

Head of Programme Professor Willard McCarty.

Entry requirements Master’s degree in the Humanities or Social Sciences, with Distinction or high Merit, or equivalent. Exceptionally, applicants with lower qualifications may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

English MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU or NUS or Humboldt King’s is a vibrant critical environment within which to undertake literary, critical and performance studies in English, across all historical periods.

We have long-established strengths in the study of literature in socio-cultural contexts, in addition to international expertise in such areas as Anglo-Saxon and medieval studies; Shakespearean studies; theatre and performance; gender and sexuality; the theory and practice of biography, letter-writing and life-writing; postcolonialism; Irish studies; the fin de siècle; literature and visual cultures; modernism; literature and media; literature and medicine; 18thcentury studies; Victorian studies.

Head of Programme Professor Christoph Meyer.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and a master’s in a relevant subject area.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Film Studies MPhil/PhD The Department of Film Studies is the leading centre for the study of cinema in London, a position it has consolidated through recent appointments and our unique facilities for film research. We have research strengths in three major areas: European cinema, cultural approaches and film theory. Staff publications and research encompass national cinemas together with popular European genres and stars, art cinema, documentary and the avantgarde. Cultural approaches extend to a wider range of films (American and Asian as well as European), including the representation of the city, national and transnational identity in film, popular Asian cinema, gender and ethnicity, the relationship between film and new media, and special effects. Work in the area of film theory addresses the relationship between film studies and other disciplines, such as philosophy, psychoanalysis, geography, music and art history.

Head of Programme Dr Jinhee Choi.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and master’s degree at merit level (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Head of Programme Professor Josephine McDonagh.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass honours in English; or master’s in English with a minimum overall grade of 65 per cent (or equivalent). Those applying for one of the joint degrees are encouraged to contact an academic at King’s to develop research links with the partner institution.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

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For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Our department offers research strengths in all periods of French literature, modern French history and politics, Francophone literature and French thought. There are several active research seminars and reading groups in which staff and research students participate. We provide training and individual guidance on research methods, writing research proposals, applying for funding and presenting research papers. Current students are working on topics across the whole range of French literary studies. Many of our recent PhD graduates have gone on successfully to academic posts or postdoctoral fellowships.

Head of Programme Dr Johanna Malt.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent), usually in French, followed by a taught master’s degree with an overall grade of at least merit. Applications from candidates with other qualifications may be considered if relevant experience or equivalent qualifications can be demonstrated.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

German MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with Stuttgart/ Sorbonne or Humboldt We have internationally recognised research strengths in all periods of German literature, film and cinema studies, literary and cultural theory, the history of ideas, history and politics, and comparative literature. In addition to our King’sbased PhD programme, we also offer a range of innovative joint PhDs with partner universities including the Humboldt University Berlin, the University of Stuttgart and the University of Paris, Sorbonne. We run multiple research seminars in which both staff and students participate, both at King’s and with our international partners.

Current students are working on topics including 20th-century literature, the German bestseller, contemporary theatre, contemporary German cinema, transnational cinema reception, satire in the Early Modern period, queer theory, German historiography and theories of totalitarianism.

Head of Programme Professor Erica Carter.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in German Studies or a relevant subject, and preferably also a taught master’s degree. Students applying from Germany would be expected to have completed six semesters of study.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

History MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS

Middle East & Mediterranean Studies MPhil/PhD

We have a long and distinguished tradition in world-leading, cutting-edge research and our staff and research students are fully engaged in original historical scholarship, ranging from antiquity to the present day. We have strong links across the College, including with the King’s Institute of Contemporary British History, History & Policy and the Department for Digital Humanities. Research students are encouraged to attend and present their work at regular seminars in the department and at the Institute of Historical Research (IHR). We also offer opportunities for you to acquire paid teaching experience within the department, with full training provided.

Our research programme offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of the varied aspects of the Mediterranean and Middle East. The programme has attracted students from all over the Middle East and Mediterranean (including Egypt, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey), as well as Europe, Japan, Canada and the United States. Students conduct research in areas as diverse as the conflict resolution in divided societies, the political economy of the Middle East, Great Power intervention in the region, Euro-Arab and Euro-Mediterranean political and economic relations, Israel’s foreign and domestic policy, the foreign policy of the Arab world, and the anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa.

Head of Programme Dr Adam Sutcliffe.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours and a master’s degree with merit (or overseas equivalents) in a related subject.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

International Political Economy MPhil/PhD The Department of European & International Studies at King’s is host to a group of internationally recognised specialists in International Political Economy. Their research interests include European political economy, the political economy of finance and crisis, critical international political economy, Middle East, East Asia, Russia, and energy and migration. As an applicant for this PhD you will work with and under the supervision of these scholars.

Head of Programme Professor Christoph Meyer.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and a master’s degree in a relevant subject area.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Head of Programme Professor Michael Kerr.

Entry requirements Master’s degree at distinction or merit level in a relevant subject. In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a bachelor’s degree with first-class or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and extensive relevant experience may be considered for entry. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Music MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU The department has an international reputation for research in musicology, ethnomusicology and composition. We are particularly strong in Western music from the 12th century to the present day, jazz, medieval music, opera, performance studies, cognition and the musical cultures of the Middle East, South Asia and Brazil. In addition to PhD programmes in musicology and in composition, we offer an innovative performance-research programme in which performance materials (eg concerts, recordings) combine with a 50,000word thesis to explore a significant and clearly defined research question. We offer joint PhDs: opportunities exist to gain a joint PhD with Hong Kong University or with King’s own Department of Digital Humanities.

Head of Programme Professor Emma Dillon (Musicology); Professor Martin Stokes (Ethnomusicology); Professor Silvina Milstein (Composition).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A master’s degree in Music or a related discipline is also normally required. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

RESEARCH

French MPhil/PhD

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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Palaeography & Manuscript Studies MPhil/PhD

Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies MPhil/PhD

Palaeography is taught in most departments across the School of Arts & Humanities: you should approach the relevant department. Current specialists are working in areas of study such as classics, Byzantine and modern Greek studies, English, French, history (especially medieval history), Spanish and digital humanities.

We first taught Spanish at King’s in 1831, only two years after the College’s foundation, and the teaching of Portuguese in British universities was pioneered by King’s in the 1860s. Since the establishment of the Cervantes Chair in 1916 and the Camoens Chair in 1919, the College has become a world-leading centre for Spanish and Portuguese studies. The creation of the Department of Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies continues this tradition of innovation and research strength.

The department offers a wide range of research options with opportunities for cross-disciplinary supervision. Our commitment to all areas of Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Lusophone Africa and Latin America, combined with the wide-ranging teaching and research interests of the staff, means that we are able to offer an unrivalled choice of supervision topics for postgraduate study.

Entry requirements Master’s degree (or equivalent): note that the department in which you will be registered may have additional requirements – please see their entries for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Philosophy MPhilStud/MPhil/ PhD, option of joint PhD with NUS or Humboldt We are strong in all areas of analytic philosophy, with particular strengths in the history of philosophy, philosophy of mind and psychology, metaphysics and philosophy of science, ethics and politics and philosophy of language and linguistics. We also co-operate closely with the other philosophy departments in London, which gives us access to a wide range of further specialisations in philosophy.

The department offers two kinds of research degree: Master of Philosophical Studies (MPhilStud) and PhD. The MPhilStud is a two-year research degree: students work on three essay-based topics and write a 30,000-word dissertation. The general MPhilStud offers a wide range of options to choose from, one of which must be historical. We also offer specialised MPhilStuds in Ancient Philosophy and in Philosophy of Psychology.

Head of Programme Professor Maria Rosa Antognazza.

Entry requirements MPhilStud: a bachelor’s dergee with first-class honours (or equivalent) in which Philosophy was the major component. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements. MPhil/ PhD: master’s degree in Philosophy (or in Linguistics for those intending to complete Linguistics research) with distinction (or equivalent) is normally expected but particularly strong candidates with a merit (or equivalent) are also eligible.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Head of Programme Dr Elisa Sampson Vera Tudela.

Entry requirements Master’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. In exceptional circumstances, very strong applicants with a bachelor’s degree with first-class or 2:1 honours may be considered without a master’s degree.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Theology & Religious Studies MPhil/PhD The lively research-orientated atmosphere of our department offers a stimulating environment for postgraduate research. We offer a broad range of overlapping research areas. You can pursue traditional areas of study through theology: systematics; philosophical theology; patristics and medieval theology; history of Christianity in the Reformation and modern period; biblical theology; ethics; business ethics; Christianity and the arts’ and biblical studies: literary, ideological and theological approaches to the Hebrew Bible; second temple Judaism; gender and the Dead Sea scrolls; New Testament studies, including biography, genre, environment and ethics. Central to our department too is the social scientific study of religion (anthropology, sociology, history and politics), together with philosophy of religion, the world of Jews in modern Europe, contemporary Islamic thought and Chinese religions.

Head of Programme Professor Paul Joyce.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with merit or, in exceptional circumstances, a bachelor’s degree with first-class honours (or equiavalent). See our online prospectus for details.

VOICE OF THE STUDENT

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

King’s has a diverse graduate community and exchanging ideas with other researchers has been an eye-opening experience. My research focuses on the translation of plays for performance as a creative process which allows for cross-cultural exchange. I wanted to carry out my research in a varied, vibrant and challenging academic environment as I knew that this would create a wealth of opportunities both during my studies and in the future when applying for academic roles.

The Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies has an AHRC [Arts & Humanities Research Council]funded project, Out of the Wings, which is about theatre translation, as well as seminars, teaching and leading academics working on the theme of Spanish and SpanishAmerican theatre, all of which make it a unique and exciting place to study.

Sophie Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies PhD

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

Institute of Contemporary British History The Institute of Contemporary British History (ICBH) is the UK’s leading centre in this thriving field of study and research. For those specialising in politics or public affairs, the corridors of power are minutes away, whether the Houses of Parliament, Royal Courts of Justice, departments of state in Whitehall, or Buckingham Palace.

King’s is a real centre of excellence, with its scholarly work firmly rooted in the real world of business, policy and practice. Our MA and research students benefit from the truly interdisciplinary nature of the Institute, with staff, many of whom are world leaders in their fields, specialising across the fields of history, social science, law and public policy.

Professor Robert Blackburn Director, Institute of Contemporary British History

The Institute was established at King’s in 2010 to promote research and study into the recent past of the United Kingdom and its relations with the world. The Institute adopts an interdisciplinary approach to all its work, and has particular strengths in the fields of politics and government, social welfare, finance and the City, and UK foreign policy and diplomatic relations.

ICBH staff include experts in their fields who regularly serve as consultants or advisers to government and other public bodies. For information on ICBH activities, including public lectures and conferences, visit our webpages.

Career prospects The Institute’s MA and PhD programmes are designed to train students to undertake research, analysis and writing at an advanced level, and equip graduates with skills relevant to a wide variety of careers in the public or private sector.

How to fund your studies See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

TAUGHT PROGRAMMES Apart from the core elements of each programme, students can choose from a range of optional modules offered by ICBH, and other departments such as Law, Political Economy, Public Policy, Global Institutes, History and War Studies.

Politics & Contemporary History MA This programme studies the key events and debates in recent times in the political development of the United Kingdom. It considers the policies and ideas that have shaped the political life of the country, and the reforms made to the constitution and working of government.

Students prepare a dissertation and take two core modules on The Evolution of British Government since 1945 and British Political History since 1945. Optional modules include British Political History 1885–1945; The British Constitution in Crisis since 1910; The European Union: History, Institutions, Identities; Anglo-American Relations since 1945; as well as others available at ICBH or from around the College.

Entry Requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History, Politics or another relevant discipline, eg Public Policy, Law or Social Science.

Applicants with a 2:2 or relevant experience should see our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Contemporary History MA This programme provides training in and experience of historical analysis of important issues in contemporary British society, politics, culture and economics, understood in an international context. Students prepare a dissertation and take two core modules – the History of Britain since 1900 and Contemporary History in Practice. Optional modules include AngloAmerican Relations; Britain and the Cold War; Britain and Europe since 1945: Diplomacy and Defence, Financial Crises in History; Gender and British Society since 1945; History & Policy; Parties, Voters & Political Culture; the Welfare State; and others available at ICBH and from around the College.

CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/innovation/groups/ich Contact Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions Email nms-pgadmissions@kcl.ac.uk (taught programmes) casa-pgr@kcl.ac.uk (research programmes) Tel +44 (0)20 7848 7201/2574 (taught programmes) +44 (0) 20 7848 7208/2555 (research programmes)

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Entry Requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History, Politics or another relevant discipline, eg Public Policy, Law, or Social Science.

Applicants with a 2:2 or relevant experience should see our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Contemporary History MPhil/PhD The Institute of Contemporary British History offers a wide range of supervisor expertise in research with a recent history component, particularly in the fields of government, politics, diplomacy, law, finance, gender and social welfare.

Head of Programme Professor Richard Roberts.

Entry Requirements Master’s degree with merit (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, eg History, Politics or Public Policy. Other candidates with suitable work experience may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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English Language Centre King’s has a long history of welcoming international students, and the ELC is proud to play an important part in this tradition.

Entering a new study environment can be challenging, not only in terms of language but also when adjusting to a new academic culture. Our programmes are designed to support and develop students in both these areas to help ensure successful academic life in the UK. With our team of highly qualified and experienced tutors working with you in a central London location, you can be sure that you’re taking the best first step towards study in the UK. I look forward to welcoming you to the ELC and working with you to realise your full potential.

Rhod Fiorini Acting Director, English Language Centre

The English Language Centre (ELC) provides a wide range of university preparation programmes for international students. The programmes specifically designed for postgraduate students are the International Pre-master’s Programme (IPP) and the Pre-sessional programmes. The results of both these programmes fulfil any language condition of a King’s degree offer.

The ELC reflects the importance King’s places on the needs of the international student body. It has been named a Centre of Excellence 2013, based on its British Council inspection report, placing it in the top 10 per cent of all institutions offering English language teaching.

Progression Students on the IPP and Pre-sessional programmes have progressed to postgraduate study at King’s and a range of other top universities including University College London (UCL), London School of Economics (LSE), Cambridge and many other Russell Group universities.

How to fund your studies See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

International Pre-master’s Programme (IPP) The IPP is designed to prepare international students who want to study at postgraduate level at a top UK university and who wish to improve their linguistic and academic skills. The course is open to students who hold an offer to study at postgraduate level as well as those who have not yet applied.

The programme will provide you with a range of English, study and communication skills related to the academic field in which you intend to specialize.

We currently offer pathways in Law, Europe & the World and Business Management.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars and assigned a personal tutor who you will meet on a regular basis.

CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/elc Contact Pathways & IPP Programmes Administrator Email elc-admissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 7211

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Entry requirements You should have graduated from university with a good Grade Point Average (GPA): (equivalent to a minimum upper second class degree) and have completed a full undergraduate degree programme. It is your responsibility to ensure that your GPA is sufficient for the postgraduate programmes you wish to apply for.

There are different language levels for September and January entry points (please refer to the ELC website for details).

Fee See www.kcl.ac.uk/elc Duration One year FT September to June or six months FT January to June.

Location Strand Campus.

Pre-sessional programmes The Pre-sessional programmes are designed to prepare international students who are already holding an offer to study at postgraduate level and who need to improve their language level in order to meet the linguistic requirement of their offer.

Successful completion of the course will fulfil any language condition of your King’s degree offer, and you will not need to retake IELTS/TOEFL for entry.

You will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars and assigned a personal tutor who you will meet on a regular basis.

Entry requirements A conditional or unconditional offer to study at a UK university. Each Pre-sessional entry point has different language requirements which vary by academic subject area (please refer to the ELC website for details).

Fee See www.kcl.ac.uk/elc Duration 18 weeks, 13 weeks, nine weeks or five weeks FT. Location Strand Campus.

HEAD OF SCHOOL

King’s Learning Institute In King’s Learning Institute we aim to be both theoretical and practical. Our work is soundly based in the best of what is known about teaching and its leadership.

At the same time we recognise that education is a practical activity, requiring appropriate support.

KLI has a strong international reputation for the quality of its research and teaching. We see these not as two activities but one.

Our research often arises from and always informs our teaching.

At the same time we believe that the most effective way to prepare for teaching and its leadership is through developing a capacity for evidence-informed practice.

Professor Paul Blackmore Director, King’s Learning Institute

Our research focuses on ways of understanding and developing the capabilities of all learners in higher education and professional settings.

We also look at the social and cultural context for learning and the leadership of learning and teaching.

We welcome colleagues from within and beyond the College onto an extensive accredited programme in learning and teaching, from certificate level through to a full master’s award. We also offer doctoral study.

The Institute plays a key part in the development and delivery of the College’s Learning & Teaching Strategy, offering advice and support to individuals and groups across the College.

Career prospects The whole focus of the Institute is to provide theory-informed enhancement of current working practice covering the posts of researcher, lecturer and teacher across the full range of disciplines. Clearly the destination of most graduates is within the world of higher education, continuing in the roles of lecturer, senior lecturer, associate professor, clinical lecturer and specialist clinical teacher. As a guide, if you undertake the postgraduate programmes the median salary you are likely to earn is £43,000, but if you undertake doctoral research this rises to £60,000.

How to fund your studies See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

TAUGHT PROGRAMMES Academic Practice in Higher Education MA/PG Dip Designed to actively engage you in the theoryinformed enhancement of your own academic practice. At the PG Diploma level the programme focuses on improving practice through reflection on, and analysis of, experience; through the critical application of theoretical understanding; and through systematic inquiry. The dissertation enables you to demonstrate your ability to plan, carry out and evaluate a piece of research into academic practice.

Entry requirements Postgraduate certificate in Academic Practice or equivalent.

Fee Contact King’s Learning Institute.

Duration PG Dip two years PT and MA two years PT.

CONTACTS

Location Waterloo Campus.

Web www.kcl.ac.uk/kli Contact Mr Sean Taylor Email kli@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 3119

Academic Practice in Higher Education PG Cert Enhance your understanding of, and ability to provide and/or lead the teaching and supervision of

Distance learning

Part-time

Option to study abroad

Internship/placement

undergraduates and postgraduate students in the context of a research-intensive higher-education institution. The programme is flexible, inquiry-led and builds on your ongoing teaching experience and wider academic practice.

Entry requirements Relevant first degree and current teaching role at higher-education level or equivalent.

Fee Contact King’s Learning Institute.

Duration PG Cert 12 to 18 months PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Clinical Education MA/PG Dip/ PG Cert The master’s in Clinical Education provides a flexible framework in which to pursue and gain recognition for continuing professional development in aspects of learning and teaching. Provision is carefully tailored to the needs of health professionals, taking account of areas of health expertise, and is delivered in association with colleagues in health Schools across King’s.

Entry requirements Relevant first degree and a minimum of three years’ professional experience in a clinical environment.

Fee Contact King’s Learning Institute.

Duration PG Cert 12 to 18 months PT, PG Dip two years PT and MA two years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES Higher Education Research MPhil/PhD The Institute’s research activity explores a wide range of national and international higher-education issues. You may examine topics of a generic nature such as learning, assessment and quality, highereducation policy and issues stemming from teaching and learning in your own academic discipline.

Head of Programme Dr David Hay. Entry requirements Minimum of 2:1 degree in an appropriate academic discipline.

Fee Contact King’s Learning Institute.

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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VICE PRINCIPAL

Global Institutes The Global Institutes provide an opportunity to pursue indepth knowledge of the cultural, economic and political locomotives of the 21st-century. With regional and topical expertise spanning all of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries, Latin and North America, Africa and elsewhere, and ranging from security and social policy to cultural production, we can enable you to specialize in a country or region of your choice while gaining an understanding of global contexts and benefiting from rich comparative analysis.

Designed to foster collaboration with business, government and the third sector, the Global Institutes offer an educational environment imbued with regular dialogue with practitioners from around the world.

King’s has established a network of Global Institutes to promote understanding of fast-changing parts of the world and encourage engagement with 21st-century powers. King’s Global Institutes and the African Leadership Centre (a joint initiative between King’s and the University of Nairobi) offer a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of key nations and regions. Postgraduate programmes draw on academic expertise across a range of disciplines offered by the nine Schools of study at King’s. The emphasis is on the contemporary, with a remit to understand the cultural, economic and political significance of these places in the modern age.

Career prospects Studying and researching at the Global Institutes will give you a truly international perspective on the economics, politics, society, culture and international relations of some of the 21st-century’s most significant regions.

Such a perspective is invaluable for careers in

areas including business, NGOs and further academic research. Interdisciplinary links at King’s between the Global Institutes, Social Science & Public Policy and Arts & Humanities not only provide valuable networking and career development opportunities, but help prepare our graduates for a diverse and rapidly changing world.

How to fund your studies Scholarship name

Award (£)

Key eligibility

Apply

PhD studentships in India Institute

Two PhD studentships.

Open to all studying at the India Institute.

See Institute website.

Tagore Centre for Global Thought

Two PhD studentships.

Open to researchers who wish to pursue a PhD in the field of modern Indian intellectual history/history of ideas; must be an Indian citizen with the intention to return to India to pursue a career in higher education/research.

See Institute website.

LAU CHINA INSTITUTE

Mazumdar Award

One award every three years.

PhD study in area of political economy.

See Institute website.

KING’S INDIA INSTITUTE

Baillie Gifford Prize Fellowship

One fellowship award per year.

MRes Contemporary India.

See Institute website.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE

Santander scholarships within the Brazil Institute

Four x £5,000 MA tuition fee.

MA Brazil in Global Perspective. Open to all students.

See Institute website.

PhD studentships in Brazil Institute

Two studentships.

Home/EU fees, stipend, allowance.

King’s-China Scholarship Council

Two PhD studentship awards in China Institute.

Eligible for China nationals.

See Institute website.

King’s China Institute Studentship

One PhD studentship.

Home/EU fees, stipend, allowance.

Open for any nationality.

See Institute website.

Russia Institute

Two PhD studentships.

See Institute website.

See Institute website.

Institute of North American Studies

Two PhD studentships.

See Institute website.

See Institute website.

International Development Institute

Two PhD studentships.

See Institute website.

See Institute website.

Keith Hoggart Vice Principal International Strategy

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INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERICAN STUDIES KING’S RUSSIA INSTITUTE RESEARCH

CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/globalinstitutes Contact Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions Email nms-pgadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 7210/ 7208

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See Institute website.

See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

MASSIVE RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION IN ASIA: THE IMPACTS ON HOUSEHOLDS

“My research focuses on the massive rural-urban migration taking place in India and China, and on the impact on children and household dynamics, including changes in gender roles, work, childcare and household relations.

Effects on children are especially important because children are often overlooked in migration studies. Much research shows migration as a positive route out of poverty: although migrants have hard lives in the city, they become better off, along with their families and villages, who benefit from remittances sent back. However, little work has been done on what happens to children who migrate with their parents. This is a large and growing group in

many developing countries, with tens of millions of migrant children in Chinese and Indian cities.

My field research in China and India suggests that they face serious difficulties in accessing decent schools and healthcare after migration. This will have a major impact on the development of these countries, if a generation of newly urban young people grow up without such important basic services.

Changes in household dynamics are related.

We’re seeing new patterns of rural-urban migration: in China more women routinely migrate for work, and in India women move to cities ostensibly to join their husbands, but start paid work for the first time when they arrive

– in tough jobs with long hours. At the same time, migrants often move away from extended families and support networks towards ‘nuclear’ family living arrangements. This affects family structures, gender relations and childrearing – not only for the migrants, but also for ‘left-behind’ families in rural areas.

Overall, rural-urban migration is a major force shaping the social and economic development of countries like China and India, and I’m fascinated that, despite the significantly different political systems, institutions and policies in these two countries, the effects are surprisingly similar.”

Dr Charlotte Goodburn, Lau China Institute

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Taught programmes The Global Institutes offer master’s programmes with a strong focus on contemporary issues, allowing students to examine the recent social, cultural, economic and political development of specific nations and regions.

All our programmes are interdisciplinary in nature, giving students the opportunity to deepen their understanding in a range of subject areas; they also encourage students to gain a comparative perspective and to relate fundamental problems in one nation to those in another, by taking modules offered in other Institutes.

I chose to study at the India Institute due to the relevance of India on the contemporary world stage. With this degree I hope to eventually become a US Diplomat stationed in India, and until that time to enter the field of human rights and development or policy research.

The diverse range of modules, peers, professors and opportunities makes this programme special and the right choice for me. I have taken classes from professors that write the key texts used at the forefront of their field. I can also take an internship for credit and will be working with PRS, a parliamentary policy and bill review centre, in Delhi this summer!

Madison Modern India MA

Programmes in the Brazil, Russia, India and China Institutes also offer students the opportunity to study a relevant language.

KING’S BRAZIL INSTITUTE Brazil in Global Perspective MA This programme offers a distinctive approach to understanding recent changes in Brazil and the causes and impacts of its social, cultural, economic and political development. Equips students with conceptual and research tools for the critical analysis of contemporary issues in Brazil and allows them to study Brazil in global and comparative perspective.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September (PT students can also start in January).

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

LAU CHINA INSTITUTE China & Globalisation MSc The China and Globalisation MSc offers an introduction to the causes and consequences of China’s rise from comparative and global perspectives. It equips students with conceptual and research tools for the critical analysis of China’s social and economic trends, enabling understanding of Chinese public policies, business strategies and modes of international co-operation. Ideal for those with career interests related to China.

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

KING’S INDIA INSTITUTE Contemporary India MRes The MRes is a research track, terminal master’s degree that provides advanced research methods training applied to the Indian context. Students prepare a 30,000-word dissertation about contemporary India under expert supervision by members of the King’s India Institute faculty. In addition, students will be expected to demonstrate or acquire a suitable level of proficiency in a South Asian language during the course of the MRes. This research master’s programme will be tailored to the specific research interests of each individual. Students can use the MRes as preparation for a PhD, or mid-career professionals might choose to use the MRes to conduct applied research relevant to their area of employment.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for full entry requirements, including detailed guidance for applicants from Indian universities.

Equivalent professional experience may also be taken into account.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Modern India MA

Governance in Contemporary China MSc The Governance in Contemporary China MSc offers a distinctive approach to understanding change and continuity in the ideas and practice of governance in contemporary China. Placing in institutional and comparative perspectives China’s political and market reform experience in the post-Mao reform era, and analysing its human impact through evidence of changing Chinese identities and belief systems.

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Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Provides a comprehensive framework for the study of modern India and the development of expertise in one of a number of disciplinary and professional fields. Equips students to deal with the conceptual challenges relating to work in and on India and to analyse the fundamental problems of contemporary India in relation to global concerns.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for full entry requirements, including detailed guidance for applicants from Indian universities.

Professional qualifications and experience may be taken into account.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

South Asia & Global Security MA

Duration One year FT, September to September.

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE Emerging Economies and Inclusive Development MSc This programme offers a distinctive approach to the study of development by focusing on ‘emerging economies’ with an emphasis on issues of poverty reduction, inequality and social policy in particular.

Subjects covered include development theory, political economy, geography and social policy. Students may also focus on particular countries and regions.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in relevant subjects.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Leadership and Development MSc This programme focuses on the issues that engage leadership as a central factor in the dynamics of development. It will appeal to those who have an interest in understanding how leadership patterns interact with historical factors, local cultures and global influences.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Law or other relevant disciplines. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

The American Studies MA enables students to gain a full appreciation and understanding of American culture, politics and society within an interdisciplinary framework. It is an ideal foundation for research or careers in North American institutions, teaching, public relations, media and publishing or the financial sector.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (eg American Studies, English, History, Social Sciences).

Location Strand Campus.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Political Economy of Emerging Markets MSc

This programme offers a broad, non-specialised approach to understanding the rise of the new global economic and political players. Rapidly developing countries in Africa, South America and Asia face challenges on how to share widely the benefits of economic expansion while also creating the conditions for continued long-term growth.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in relevant subjects.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Global Health MSc

Security, Leadership & Society MSc

This pioneering MSc will bring together the next generation of global health leaders and practitioners to understand global health challenges within the larger political, social, cultural and economic context. Students can focus on Conflict & Security or Disasters & Adaptation. The programme is linked to the King’s Centre for Global Health health systems partnerships in Somaliland, Sierra Leone and Zambia, as well as the Tropical Health and Education Trust, creating exciting networking and field research opportunities.

American Studies MA

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

This programme specialises in the large group of dynamic middle-income countries at the forefront of global economic change that have promoted national development and durable economic growth. This includes development and diffusion of technology, managing trade and financial flows, balancing the role of the state and the market, and dealing with problems of institutional underdevelopment and weak systems of law and accountability.

Professor Peter Kingstone and Dr Andy Sumner, Co-Directors, King’s International Development Institute are head of this programme.

Emerging Economies and International Development MSc

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Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

KING’S RUSSIA INSTITUTE Russian Politics & Society MSc This MSc focuses on contemporary political, economic and social policy challenges, with the option to pursue a specialisation within domestic or foreign policy and security. Students will gain in-depth knowledge of the interlocking reform challenges that have faced Russia in recent decades, a fluency in Russian current events, and an understanding of a range of disciplinary and theoretical approaches to policy and academic analysis.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline.

Professional qualifications and experience may be taken into account.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

This programme looks at the links between security, leadership and society, especially within developing nations on national, regional and continental levels. The programme also considers the immense significance of leadership processes and outcomes on security and development efforts in the developing world.

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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See page 85.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in the Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Law or other relevant disciplines. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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Research opportunities The Global Institutes offer a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of key nations and regions for the 21st-century. These include a number of particularly significant countries – the USA, Brazil, Russia, India and China – as well as the group of leading middle-income economies, the so-called ‘emerging markets’, and poorer nations and regions.

My research aims to focus attention on the changing pattern of global poverty. It suggests a radical redrawing of the aid map is needed because of the ‘new bottom billion’ – the poorest people in the world who live in emerging economies.

Being listed as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by the US magazine, Foreign Policy, helps to ensure my research and the findings gain the attention this change warrants. The stark reality is that whilst two decades ago the world’s poorest people lived in very poor countries, today three-quarters live in middle-income countries. In short, extreme poverty is no longer only a poor-country issue.

Dr Andy Sumner Co-Director, King’s International Development Institute

The Institutes are able to draw on academic expertise in a range of disciplinary departments across the College. Supervision may be provided from within the Institute or jointly with other staff from the College.

Each Institute offers a lively and thought-provoking programme of seminars, workshops and colloquia, all of which encourage interaction between graduate students, research staff and a wider audience.

The Institutes also regularly host internationally renowned visiting fellows who add an important dimension to our stimulating academic environment.

American Studies Research MPhil/PhD

Brazilian Studies Research MPhil/ PhD

The Institute of North American Studies offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of the United States. In addition to the academic expertise of its own staff, the Institute is able to draw on expertise in a range of disciplinary departments across the College. Research strengths cover a broad range of historical periods and disciplines, with staff committed to interdisciplinary explorations and contextual understanding.

Publications and research interests include interdisciplinary approaches to US political culture; cultural history of the US; sports and religion; globalisation of American Studies; transparency and secrecy in the digital age; the politics of knowledge production and dissemination; cultural theory; examinations of American art, literature and history from the 16th-21st-centuries; the built environment; visual culture and photographic theory, history, and practice; conspiracy theories; comparative constitutional thought; and the US empire and USLatin American relations.

The King’s Brazil Institute offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of Brazil. In addition to the academic expertise of its own staff, the Institute is able to draw on expertise in a range of disciplinary departments across the College. Staff research interests include the history of thinking about economic development in Brazil, the relationship between access to education and labour markets in Brazil, regional inequality and economic development in Brazil, social networks and knowledge in developing countries’ city regions (India and Brazil), governance in favelas in Brazil, religiosity and churches in poor communities in Brazil, the landless workers’ movement, globalisation and Brazil, the military regime in Brazil, democratisation and the struggle for human rights in Brazil, and new institutions of accountability in Brazilian public security.

Head of Programme Dr Clare Birchall, Institute of North American Studies.

Entry requirements A master’s degree with merit and a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree with first-class or high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) only, may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Head of Programme Professor Anthony Pereira, Director, King’s Brazil Institute.

Entry requirements A master’s degree or, in exceptional circumstances only, a first-class or good 2:1 honours degree or equivalent.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Chinese Studies Research MPhil/ PhD, option of joint PhD with the University of Hong Kong (HKU) or the National University of Singapore (NUS) The Lau China Institute offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. The Institute is able to draw on academic expertise in a range of disciplinary departments across the College.

Supervision may be provided from within the Institute or jointly with other staff of the College.

Staff research interests include comparative ethics; Confucianism and Chinese religions; contemporary Chinese culture and identity; China’s international relations; the social anthropology of contemporary China; business, social and political entrepreneurship; local governance and local public finance; migration and education; and the economy of China and foreign direct investment. The programme may be taken jointly with the University of Hong Kong or the National University of Singapore.

Head of Programme Professor Xinzhong Yao, Director, Lau China Institute.

Entry requirements A master’s degree or, in exceptional circumstances only, a first-class or good 2:1 honours degree or equivalent.

Development Studies and Emerging Economies MPhil/PhD This programme supports high-quality original research into the development models and policies pursued by emerging economies. A large group of middle-income countries has emerged as a relatively new phenomenon, featuring countries that need and seek little development assistance.

These countries are experimenting with a wide array of innovative approaches in both social policy and economic policy, and in many cases are generating considerable political and economic power globally. However, these middle-income countries, the methods and models they are using to promote sustainable and equitable development, and the enduring challenges they face, are not well understood. Furthermore, their performance highlights crucial shortcomings and gaps in development theory and political economy. The programme seeks to advance both empirical and theoretical contributions to the understanding of development.

Heads of Programme Professor Peter Kingstone and Dr Andy Sumner, Co-Directors, King’s International Development Institute.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Entry requirements A master’s degree (or equivalent) or, in exceptional circumstances only, a bachelor’s degree with first-class or high 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

The King’s India Institute offers a unique and exciting environment for the in-depth study of India. The Institute is able to draw on academic expertise in a range of disciplines. Supervision may be provided from within the Institute or jointly with other staff within the College. Staff research interests include the history and politics of modern India, law in contemporary India, science and technology, politics and development, security studies and international relations, religion and society, and economics and political economy.

Head of Programme Professor Sunil Khilnani, Avantha Professor and Director, King’s India Institute.

Entry requirements A master’s degree or, in exceptional circumstances only, a first-class or good 2:1 honours degree or equivalent.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Russian & Eurasian Studies PhD The Russian & Eurasian Studies PhD is designed to encourage, support and concentrate cuttingedge research into Russia and Eurasia, with a focus on the social sciences and contemporary humanities. The course offers an opportunity unique at King’s to study Russia and the region from an interdisciplinary perspective, and in the collegial company of other researchers coming from various fields and employing various methodologies, as well as those pursuing similar questions relating to other countries. In addition to the Institute’s own Russia-focused staff, the programme will draw on the community of scholars at King’s who are already providing or are able to provide supervision on Russia and Eurasia-related research, in the departments of War Studies, Political Economy, European & International Studies, History, Theology & Religious Studies and Management, as well as in The Dickson Poon School of Law.

I am researching urbanisation and rural development in China.

Urbanisation is one of the most debated issues in China and has an impact on political stability and economic growth in the country.

The China Institute has an interdisciplinary approach to analysing issues in contemporary China. This has allowed me to develop a comprehensive understanding of the working mechanisms of Chinese society.

The opportunity to participate in courses provided by other departments has developed my research in relation to particular disciplines and complemented the geographical approach favoured by the China Institute. I have also been able to exchange ideas with researchers working on similar topics for other Global Institutes.

Jiabao Chinese Studies MPhil/PhD

Head of Programme Dr Sam Greene, Director, King’s Russia Institute.

Entry requirements A master’s degree or, in exceptional circumstances only, a bachelor’s degree with first-class or high 2:1 honours or equivalent.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

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Contemporary India Research MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with NUS

VOICE OF THE GRADUATE

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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The Dickson Poon School of Law Our mission is to educate future leaders in law, politics and business to think critically and with a global perspective. We are located in London and, like London, we are home to faculty and students from around the world. Together we seek to bring the collective excellence of the community at The Dickson Poon School of Law to bear on the most pressing challenges facing humanity today.

Our passion is to build bridges to the best of all futures.

David D. Caron Dean, The Dickson Poon School of Law

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The School recently embarked on a £40m investment project, made possible by a personal gift of £20m by Mr Dickson Poon (CBE). The gift will establish The Dickson Poon School of Law as a leader in the field of transnational law – thinking beyond particular national jurisdictions and seeking global solutions to the world’s legal challenges. Our highly reputed staff are drawn from across the legal profession and you will have the opportunity to study with some of the world’s foremost academics and visiting lecturers.

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100 per cent of postgraduate research graduates and 95 per cent of postgraduate taught graduates are in full-time graduate-level work.

The combined median salary of postgraduate taught and research graduates in full-time work is £40,000.

LLM PROGRAMMES MA PROGRAMMES CONSTRUCTION LAW DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES RESEARCH

The Dickson Poon School of Law is recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world, with a tradition of teaching excellence dating back to the foundation of the College in 1829. Based in the iconic Somerset House East Wing, the School enjoys an unrivalled location in the heart of the British legal and political world, surrounded by major global law firms.

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Graduates of postgraduate programmes in The Dickson Pool School of Law take up a variety of positions within the legal profession across various countries, including formal training to

become solicitors and barristers in the UK and overseas. Graduates also take up non-law roles across a variety of sectors including the EU, national and international courts, government, banking and consultancy.

Recent graduates have found employment as: • solicitor • barrister • in-house counsel • tax consultant • legal risk manager • marketing executive.

How to fund your studies Scholarship name

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Key eligibility

Apply

The Dickson Poon School of Law Postgraduate Research Student Scholarship

Five scholarships covering either full UK/EU or overseas fees and maintenance.

Open to all nationalities and those due to commence a full-time research degree programme at the School during 2014–15

For further information go to www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

The Yeoh Tiong Lay LLM Scholarship

Four LLM scholarships at £30,000 each.

All nationalities are encouraged to apply although preference will be given to residents of Malaysia.

For further information go to www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

LLM Scholarships

Two LLM scholarships, one to a UK/EU student and one to an overseas student. Both cover the full tuition fee.

Open to all nationalities.

Application deadline 31 December 2014.

The King’s Nigerian Law Scholars Fund – LLM

One scholarship of £25,000 (2013–14).

The fund is open to Nigerian residents only.

For further information go to www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

CEL Studentships

Two PhD studentships covering tuition fees plus a stipend equivalent to Research Council rates – currently £15,726 for 2013–14.

Open to all nationalities and those due to commence a full-time research degree programme at the School during 2014–15.

For students doing a dissertation in the broad subject area of European Law.

Application deadline 31 March 2014.

For further information go to www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding or www.kcl.ac.uk/cel

CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/law Contact Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions Email law-llmadmissions@kcl.ac.uk (LLM programmes) law-graduateadmissions@kcl.ac.uk (other taught programmes) casa_pgr@kcl.ac.uk (research programmes) Tel +44 (0)20 7848 2097/2711 (taught programmes) +44 (0)20 7848 7208/2555 (research programmes)

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See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

JURISPRUDENCE AT KING’S IS FLOURISHING

A generous gift of £7 million from one of our LLB alumni, Mr Mark Yeoh, will establish the Yeoh Tiong Law Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law at King’s, endowing three new full-time positions as well as LLM student scholarships. Along with our current strengths, this additional injection of funds and talent will put us on track towards becoming one of the world’s top centres for philosophical reflection on the law, rivalling any university in the world.

Our year-long ‘Kjuris Workshop’, a new addition to the jurisprudential activity at King’s, is run by Drs Ori Herstein and Lorenzo Zucca. This highly rigorous set of workshops invites some of the world’s leading legal philosophers to King’s to

discuss their work in progress. Fully integrated into the workshop are our more philosophically minded PhD students.

On top of those already mentioned, we have several researchers, such as Professor Timothy Macklem and Dr Christoph Kletzer, writing on various topics concerning the philosophy of law, not to mention the pivotal presence of Professor Joseph Raz, the world’s pre-eminent legal philosopher, who recently joined King’s as a research professor.

In addition, we have our cluster of researchers working on the theory of private and criminal law, using theoretical perspectives to illuminate

concrete fields of law, such as trusts, tort, contract and property. One particular achievement of this cluster has been the institutionalisation of an annual world-class two-day conference on ‘Moral Values and Private Law’, which is organised by Drs Irit Samet and Sandy Steel.

Finally, we are particularly proud of our vibrant community of PhD students working on a variety of jurisprudential projects in topics such as international arbitration, land rights, tort, environmental policy, and medical ethics; a community that will only grow with the new Centre for Politics, Philosophy & Law.

Dr Ori J Herstein, Lecturer (Assistant Professor)

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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Taught programmes

I discussed LLM options with my professors and it quickly became clear that King’s was the place to go to, particularly in view of the impressive faculty teaching European Law. Life in a true cosmopolitan city and meeting people from all over the world with shared interests also contributed to my decision to apply to King’s.

The LLM at King’s allowed me to dive into European law like never before. It taught me that discussions with others, based on thorough reading of the case law, is the most efficient manner for obtaining the best solution to any problem your client may be confronted with. I’m still in regular contact with my fellow students and professors from King’s. We have a bond that neither time nor distance can break and going back to King’s for a conference or to meet friends always feels like coming home.

Hendrik Viaene European Law LLM Partner, Stibbe

The Dickson Poon School of Law offers a rich source of learning: if you have a law background you will discover a broad range of specialist Master of Laws programmes; and we also offer specialised master’s programmes for those with a wide range of non-law backgrounds. Most of our programmes can be taken part-time and many of our specialist Master of Laws programmes are taught outside normal working hours to help you study while in work. If you are unable to study in London, we offer a number of distance-learning master’s programmes which are supported by interactive sessions online.

LLM PROGRAMMES Master of Laws LLM Our LLM is a respected and desirable academic qualification recognised throughout the world and across key legal disciplines. It focuses on our particular areas of expertise and offers you the opportunity to benefit from our outstanding academic reputation, with an emphasis on innovative and problem-solving teaching methods as well as a comparative and international outlook.

Aimed at recent law graduates as well as established legal professionals who may have graduated a number of years ago, the programme is rigorous and demanding and requires serious commitment.

You may choose to tailor your LLM to meet your individual interests, requirements and experience and create a more flexible programme from our broad range of modules.

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies and where work or experience has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Competition Law LLM Widely respected throughout Europe and beyond, our LLM in Competition Law will challenge and inspire you in equal measure. Leading policy makers, practitioners and academics are attracted to King’s throughout the year to address the most challenging questions about the theory and application of competition law and economics. Learn from the best during your classes or join in the debate and meet with world-renowned speakers at our weekly lunchtime and evening events. This makes King’s an exciting place to learn and think about this subject area.

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent Law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies and where work or experience has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

European Law LLM Renowned as one of the leading programmes in postgraduate study and enhanced by our students who play a key role in its success through direct participation in debates and the exchange of ideas among the academic community. Our Centre for European Law is a fulcrum for applied learning, attracting notable experts to a wide range of conferences, seminars and lectures. Here at King’s you will find yourself studying European Law as it happens. Our academics and visiting lecturers are all well respected in the field and you will see firsthand how European and EU law takes shape.

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent Law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies and where work or experience has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Intellectual Property & Information Law LLM With this specialist LLM you will gain a detailed insight into the fast-growing field of Intellectual property and information law. This programme is at the cuttingedge of international law. Expect interactive classes focusing on topical issues concerning the regulation of innovation and creativity, in which the issues of the day are explored in detail. Covering the latest practical and theoretical perspectives you will learn about the access to and use of data in a global context.

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent Law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies and where work or experience has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

International Tax Law LLM

Led by a team of distinguished academics and practitioners, the King’s LLM in International Business Law will provide you with an edge in the practice of international business law. With a focus on international trading and business and international financial transactions, you may also choose to learn about the resolution of international business disputes through international litigation and arbitration. The modules will provide you with a practitioner perspective and related skills and equip you to practise with a major law firm or multinational corporation.

Taxation of international business and investment has never been more important than today. We focus on the international legal framework that determines where and how profits of global business and mobile individuals are taxed. Exploring jurisdiction related to tax, relief from double taxation, EU fundamental freedoms and taxation, transfer pricing, tax avoidance and VAT with experienced international tax practitioners will provide the foundation for a variety of careers in this demanding but intensely practical subject. You also have the chance to prepare simultaneously for the CIOT Advanced Diploma in International Taxation.

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent Law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies and where work or experience has made you a suitable candidate for the LLM. See our online prospectus for details.

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent Law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification. Applicants without previous study of Law, but who have relevant work experience in the tax sector may be considered.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two to four years PT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

International Financial Law LLM The programme focuses on the law affecting major transactions in the vast global financial markets and will include international bonds; international project finance; derivatives and credit derivatives; securitisations; and corporate mergers and acquisitions and their regulation under key regulatory regimes in the EU, US and UK. Strongly connected legal areas such as international investment law and comparative corporate insolvency will also be covered, but this LLM will not be concerned with litigation and arbitration. Useful if you wish to practise with one of the global law firms in the global financial centres or large regional law firms, or with one of the global investment banks, hedge funds or major multinationals participating in the financial markets. As such, many of the modules will be taught in a strongly practiceorientated manner.

Location Strand Campus.

MA PROGRAMMES Global Ethics & Human Values MA The most wide-ranging and philosophical programme in its field, covering the urgent ethical issues of our globalising world including climate change, war, terrorism, poverty, inequality, trade, justice and human rights. You will be based in the heart of London close to government, the Royal Courts of Justice, multinational corporate HQs and international NGOs. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as Philosophy, Politics, Law, Economics, History or Social Science; or a relevant professional qualification and experience. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £13,400 (2013).

Accreditation Law Society CPD points.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree in Law (or a degree with at least 70 per cent Law content) with high 2:1 honours or an equivalent qualification.

Exceptionally, you may be considered where a comparable academic level has been achieved through other graduate studies and where work or experience has made you a suitable candidate. See our online prospectus for details.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee UK/EU £12,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,400 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Medical Ethics & Law MA Study in depth the ethical and legal questions raised in the context of medicine including genetics; assisted reproduction; abortion; assisted suicide and euthanasia; advance decisions; autism; psychiatric ethics and mental health law; medical research; organ donations and the allocation of scarce resources. Supported by the UK’s first centre of Medical Law and Ethics and its distinguished team of academic staff.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline usually required, e.g law, medicine, philosophy, theology, social science, one of the life sciences, dentistry or nursing studies. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Medical Law MA Study in depth the legal questions raised in the context of medicine including genetics; assisted reproduction; abortion; assisted suicide and euthanasia; advance decisions; autism; psychiatric ethics and mental health law; medical research; organ donations and the allocation of scarce resources. Supported by the UK’s first centre of Medical Law and Ethics and its distinguished team of academic staff.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline usually required, e.g. law, medicine, philosophy, theology, social science, one of the life sciences, dentistry or nursing studies. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

CONSTRUCTION LAW Construction Law & Dispute Resolution MSc Taught intensively over a series of three-day sessions at monthly intervals, which makes it easier for students based outside London to attend. The programme is supported by a unique collection of reference materials held in the Maughan Library and online. It is academically led and practice-informed, providing a unique perspective on this area of the law.

Accreditation The MSc, together with an award writing examination, is currently recognised for the Fellowship qualification of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. It is also recognised for CPD by the Law Society, the ICE, the RICS and the General Council of the Bar. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2nd class honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject e.g. law, engineering, surveying. Work experience may be required. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £10,800 (2013).

Duration Two years PT, September to September; or for overseas non-lawyer students only, one and a half years FT, September to April; or for overseas lawyer students only, one year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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International Business Law LLM

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES Economics for Competition Law MA/PG Dip For practising lawyers, regulators, academics or candidates with a specific need for knowledge in this area. Gain an understanding of the increasingly important role that economics plays in competition law and when economic analysis is needed for a particular competition law case.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Law or related discipline, or qualification as a barrister or solicitor.

Applications from candidates who have achieved a comparable academic level through past studies and where previous study, work or experience has made the applicant a suitable candidate for admission may also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MA £5,100, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Fee overseas MA £5,100, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Duration Two years PT (distance learning), October to October.

Location Distance learning with two weekend seminars in central London.

EU Competition Law MA/PG Dip For practising lawyers, regulators, academics or candididates with a specific need for knowledge in this area. Gain an understanding of the substantive rules of EU Competition Law and the procedural framework in which they operate. Modules updated annually to take account of new law.

Accreditation CPD accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Law or related discipline, or qualification as a barrister or solicitor.

Applications from candidates who have achieved a comparable academic level through past studies and where previous study, work or experience has made the applicant a suitable candidate for admission may also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

European Union Law MA/PG Dip Study at one of the leading law schools in the UK from anywhere in the world. Gain an in-depth and up-to-date knowledge of the most important theoretical and practical aspects of EU law focusing on the Treaties of the European Union.

Accreditation CPD accredited by Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Law or related discipline, or qualification as a barrister or solicitor.

Applications from candidates who have achieved a comparable academic level through past studies and where previous study, work or experience has made the applicant a suitable candidate for admission may also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MA £4,600, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Fee overseas MA £4,600, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Duration Two years PT (distance learning), October to October.

Location Distance learning with two weekend seminars in central London.

UK, EU & US Copyright Law MA/PG Dip For practising lawyers, regulators, academics or candidates with a specific need for knowledge in this area.

Modules include UK Copyright Law I, UK Copyright Law II and US Copyright Law, French & German Copyright Law, EU & International Copyright Law. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Law or related discipline, or qualification as a barrister or solicitor.

Applications from candidates who have achieved a comparable academic level through past studies and where previous study, work or experience has made the applicant a suitable candidate for admission may also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Accreditation CPD accredited by Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Bar Standards Board.

Fee UK/EU MA £5,400, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Fee UK/EU MA £5,100, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Fee overseas MA £5,400, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Fee overseas MA £5,100, PG Dip £2,850 (2013).

Duration Two years PT (distance learning), October to October.

Duration Two years PT (distance learning), October to October.

Location Distance learning with two weekend seminars in central London.

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For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

As a scientist hoping to study medicine, I found the programme enabled me to comprehend the ethical and legal complexities of this career, and appreciate that awareness of medical ethics helps to enhance and influence exceptional medical practice. Furthermore, as my classmates were all from diverse backgrounds (law, medicine, philosophy), I began to appreciate various viewpoints I would not have considered prior to studying the course. The style of teaching in small seminar groups allows for indepth discussion to take place, and a more comfortable environment in which to learn and analyse each issue raised. I sincerely believe that this course provided more than an outstanding curriculum, it allowed my colleagues and I to advance our learning and knowledge in the most intellectually stimulating environment conceivable.

Samira Medical Ethics & Law MA

Location Distance learning with three weekend seminars in central London.

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Dr Cian Murphy Director of Graduate Research Studies

The Dickson Poon School of Law has a thriving research community with about 80 research students. We have a strong commitment to research and our degree is offered on a full-time basis only.

Research-active staff are the norm within the School and the excellence of their research is recognised both nationally and internationally. Our pioneering research centres lead and inform public debate on pressing issues that affect the modern world, and the supervision and training of the next generation of legal scholars is of paramount importance to us.

Our lively research community is led by the Graduate Legal Research Society, which hosts the annual International Graduate Legal Research Conference and attracts researchers from around the globe. The Graduate Research Alumni Network keeps researchers in touch with King’s and each other after graduation.

See page 87 for information about King’s Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre (KISS-DTC).

Law Research MPhil/PhD Research opportunities are organized through the School, but you may well find that your work is also related to research at one of our pioneering centres, such as the Centre of European Law, the International State Crime Initiative or the Centre of Medical Law & Ethics. Staff at the School currently hold research grants from organisations such as the Economic & Social Research Council, the Arts & Humanities Research Council, the British Academy, the Wellcome Trust, the Fulbright Commission and the European Union Framework Programme.

Examples of current student research projects: Sovereignty in International Law and Politics: Theory and Practice.

Responsibility in a State of Insecurity.

Embodying Imprisonment: an Investigation into the Corporeal Identities of Women Offenders in England.

Strategic Airline Alliances and Restrictions of Competition by Object under EU Competition Law. Youth Justice Reform in Chile: Origins and Results.

Entry requirements A master’s degree with high merit (or equivalent) in Law or a related discipline, with strong evidence of research and writing ability.

This will normally involve achieving a strong merit in the dissertation component of the master’s degree.

We usually also require a bachelor’s degree wth 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Candidates who do not meet these criteria will only be admitted if the prospective supervisor makes a case for admission based on the candidate’s broader work experience.

Fee UK/EU £6,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Research areas: • Anti-discrimination Law • Chinese Legal System • Commercial Law • Comparative Law • Competition Law • Constitutional Law • Contract Law • Counter-terrorism Law • Criminal Law • Criminology • Environmental Law • EU Law • Family Law • French Legal System • Human Rights Law • Intellectual Property Law • Labour Law • Law & Technology • Legal Theory • Media Law • Medical Law & Ethics • Property, Trusts, Equity, Succession • Public International Law • Public Law • Regulation • Russian Legal System • Tort Law • Transnational Law. Full details of the admissions process and information on staff research interests and ongoing research projects can be found on the School’s web pages www.kcl.ac.uk/law/research

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VOICE OF THE ACADEMIC

I am often asked how candidates demonstrate their potential to us. The key is the research proposal. What we are looking for is critical thinking and a clear communication of ideas. Of course that’s only the first step – good research evolves and this is true of research degrees too. We didn’t discover DNA overnight! However, a thoughtful research proposal that sets out the research’s aims and methods shows us that there’s a critical mind in action. It’s also useful to express how you fit with our culture at King’s. We are looking for students who will build on our research strengths while also bringing something new. When you join us we will assess your research methodology and training needs and help you choose the best combination of activities to build on your talents and experience. At King’s you will become a complete researcher – able to work in universities, government, business, or civil society to help solve the world’s problems. Our alumni are more than just graduates - they are leaders.

Research opportunities

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DEPUTY HEAD OF SCHOOL

School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

At King’s, we’re working on fundamental problems in basic science across mathematics, physics, computer science, telecommunications, robotics and bioinformatics, as well as their application to healthcare, security and many other areas.

The School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences delivers world-class research, education and innovation in our core areas of mathematics, physics, computer science, telecommunications, robotics and bioinformatics. This builds on, and contributes to, the significant presence of chemistry and biology across the College.

Our work crosses traditional subject boundaries, generating cutting-edge research that provides opportunities to engage in multidisciplinary activities with a range of other units within the College, and to develop partnerships with external groups in industry.

Drawing on the rich legacy of pioneering King’s scientists, our challenge is twofold: to make a difference in the real world through the work of our internationally outstanding researchers; and also to provide the education that will enable our students to become future leaders in their own right, not only in the domains of technology, business and commerce, but in science research itself.

Professor Michael Luck Deputy Head of School

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/nms Contact Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions Email nms-pgadmissions@kcl.ac.uk (taught programmes) casa-pgr@kcl.ac.uk (research programmes) Tel +44(0)20 7848 7210 or +44(0)20 7848 2555

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With an unrivalled central London location that offers easy access to major research libraries and leading scientific societies such as the Royal Society, The Chartered Institute for IT (BCS), the Institute of Physics, The Institution for Engineering and Technology (IET), the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and the London Mathematical Society, the School continues to invest in equipment, laboratories and other facilities in support of its postgraduate programmes, as well as more generally.

Importantly, each department has a vibrant research environment, where students work with, and learn from, world-leading academics while benefitting from an open-door policy and a wealth of support.

We are very proud of the tradition of excellence within the School, which includes a history of high levels of research funding and five Nobel Laureates from among our distinguished former staff. We are working hard to promote the careers of women working in science, engineering and technology.

Career prospects Some 90 per cent of graduates from our postgraduate-taught programmes are in full-time employment within six months of graduating; 100 per cent of graduates from our research programmes are in employment within six months of graduating. Graduates can expect an average salary of £30,000.

Graduates from the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences work in a range of technical and specialist roles. Recent graduates have gone into the telecommunications industry, IT consultancy, banking, finance and professional services, as well as working in diverse roles such as IT security, statistics and actuarial science, web and software development.

Recent graduates have found employment as: • associate engineer – telecommunications industry • IT consultant • software developer • web developer • software engineer • business analyst – investment bank • equity analyst • futures trader • credit risk analyst • statistician • information security specialist.

How to fund your studies Scholarship name

Award (£)

Key eligibility

Apply

Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Depends on individual application.

Open to UK students.

www.epsrc.ac.uk

Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Depends on individual application.

Open to UK students of Physics programmes.

www.stfc.ac.uk

See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

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PROFESSOR JOHN ELLIS CBE – THE EMERGING PHYSICS FROM CERN

The Higgs Boson is an elementary particle of matter whose existence was suggested in 1964

by Peter Higgs, an alumnus of King’s, as an essential part of his theory of the origin of the masses of elementary particles. If the electron had no mass, there would be no atoms and the universe would look completely different. I wrote my first research paper on the Higgs Boson in 1975, suggesting ways to look for it, and over the years it has become the ‘Holy Grail’ of particle physics. In particular, discovering it (or proving that it does not exist) has been one of the major objectives of experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. On 4 July 2012, experiments at the LHC announced the discovery of a new particle, attracting a great deal of media attention, and the big question has been: is this the long-lost Higgs Boson? Together with my PhD student,

Tevong You, I have been studying the properties of this new particle. How is it connected with other particles – via their masses, as expected for a Higgs Boson? And does it spin around in circles like all other known particles – or not, as expected for a Higgs Boson? We have found prima-facie evidence that it does connect to other particles via their masses, and that it does not spin. The consensus in the worldwide community of particle physicists is now that the new particle is indeed a Higgs Boson, and now our task is to understand better the physics behind it.

What can future experiments tell us about this Higgs Boson? Is it connected with the Dark Matter that holds galaxies together, as in many speculative theories? Are there other Higgs Bosons waiting to be discovered? A particle physicist’s work is never done!

John Ellis is a theoretical particle physicist. He is an internationally renowned figure who has made fundamental contributions to the phenomenology and theory of elementary particle physics.

Professor Ellis was a research fellow at CERN from 1973, and was made a permanent member of staff there in 1978. Whilst there, he was leader of the Theory Division from 1988–1994. From 1999 he was advisor to the Director General of CERN on relations with non-member states.

John Ellis, CBE, FRS Clerk Maxwell Professor of Theoretical Physics

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VOICE OF THE ACADEMIC

Taught programmes The School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences offers a wide range of postgraduate taught programmes. We are establishing exciting new opportunities within the fields of communication and multimedia signal processing, and nanotechnology engineering. All of our academic staff are research-active, with outstanding international reputations, unique, sought-after expertise and contemporary experience. Our open-door policy plays a key role in creating a vibrant and inclusive community, and engagement will be at the heart of your learning experience.

I’ve been a lecturer in the Department of Informatics at King’s College London since September 2011 and I love it. The variety of the job, the interaction with students, and the independence to set your own research agenda mean it’s the perfect job for me. I’m actively involved in promoting equality for women at King’s and I represent the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences on the College’s Athena SWAN Self Assessment Group, which is committed to ensuring good employment practice for women working in STEMM [science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine] subjects across the College.

Dr Elizabeth Black Lecturer, Department of Informatics

INFORMATICS Advanced Computing MSc For graduates in Computer Science, Mathematics, Science or Engineering with a good knowledge of computer programming. Through this programme you will improve your ability to solve advanced computational problems by gaining knowledge of data structures, design, quantitative analysis of algorithms and their applications, and implementation within the context of software developments.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and competence in a high-level programming language. Applicants with substantial relevant work experience will be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand and Guy’s Campuses.

Computer Science (Research) MSc For graduates with a computer science background, this programme will enable you to develop critical awareness and appreciation of the changing role of computing in society, motivating you to pursue further research. The programme is designed to bridge the gap between undergraduate and PhD studies.

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and competence in a high-level programming language. Applicants with substantial relevant work experience will be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Advanced Software Engineering MSc For graduates with a computer science background, this programme will enable you to gain a thorough understanding of the role of IT in enterprise and how information systems impact on business and organisational processes. Developing your expertise and skills in software engineering will prepare you for a career in software engineering, software maintenance and software testing.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in computer science.

We may lower entry qualifications for students with substantial relevant work experience. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Bioinformatics MSc For graduates with a computer science or biological science background, this MSc will allow you to research, develop and apply computational tools for storing, organising and analysing the large amount of bimolecular data now available. Equips you with the theoretical foundations and practical understanding of computational techniques in the study of molecular biology required for careers in fields such as biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and competence in a high-level programming language.

See our online prospectus for details.

Location Strand Campus.

Computing & Internet Systems MSc For graduates with a substantial background in computer science, this programme will enhance your ability to solve a broad range of challenging computing-related problems and gain a broad introduction to aspects of the internet.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Computer Science or similar. Applicants with substantial relevant work experience will be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Computing & Security MSc An MSc in Computing & Security will provide you with the knowledge and practical expertise to evaluate, design and build computer-security systems.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and competence in a high-level programming language.

Applicants with substantial relevant work experience will be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Computing, IT Law & Management MSc For graduates with a background in computer science, this programme will equip you with the theories, methods and tools relevant to applications of IT in legal and administrative practice and a good grounding in computer forensics and cybercrime, IT law and management.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants with substantial relevant work experience will be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Web Intelligence MSc For graduates in Computer Science, Mathematics, Science or Engineering with a good knowledge of techniques for developing intelligent software.

This programme improves your ability to solve challenging computational problems related to advanced reasoning systems for the web by giving you a broad understanding of web intelligence and a thorough knowledge of techniques for developing intelligent software.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and competence in a high-level programming language.

Applicants with substantial relevant work experience may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Engineering with Management MSc Prepares you for a career in the field of engineering at management level, equipping you with practical and theoretical knowledge of modern engineering techniques, with a focus on robotics. Please note that this programme is not an MBA. It is primarily an MSc in Engineering (which accounts for 75 per cent of the content). Management makes up a small part of this programme (accounting for 25 per cent of content).

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. See our online prospectus for details.

Intelligent Systems MSc For graduates in Engineering, Computing or relevant scientific disciplines, with a good knowledge of computer programming and mathematics.

This programme will allow you to gain a broad understanding, practical knowledge and the expertise to design, build and evaluate intelligent systems using a range of tools and techniques in preparation for a career in research or industry.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a science/engineering discipline with computer programming experience and a sound background in mathematics. See our online prospectus for details.

Mobile & Personal Communications MSc Offers core, introductory modules followed by specialised topical modules on the latest aspects of communications technology. Includes an individual research project. Ideal for careers in industry and commerce or further study.

Accreditation Currently renewing accreditation with the Institution of Engineering & Technology.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

Mobile Internet Research MSc

Robotics MSc For graduates in Engineering or relevant scientific disciplines, this programme will allow you to gain specialist knowledge relating to robotics and automation applications. A multidisciplinary programme that explores the integration of mechanical devices, sensors, electronics and intelligent computer-based controllers.

The key objective is to provide you with a deep understanding of techniques, mechanisms, protocols and overall network architectures for future internet design. Special emphasis is given to mobility aspects of future internet, a clear distinction from the current mainly static internet. The programme places a strong emphasis on network design, software implementation and experimentation.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or similar. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

Electronic Engineering with Business Management MSc

Telecommunications & Internet Technology MSc

Allows you to gain a good understanding of a wide range of general management, engineering management and electronic engineering skills.

Ideal preparation for work in industry at a relatively advanced level and for progress towards senior positions within electronic engineering or management.

Gives you a general understanding of all aspects of telecommunications networks and the internet.

The programme covers techniques, mechanisms, protocols and network architectures. Starts with basic principles of communications systems and extends to architectural aspects and design of future packet-switched networks.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £21,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £21,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

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Location Strand Campus.

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Telecommunications Research MSc Provides you with a deep understanding of techniques, mechanisms and network design and operation of current, emerging and future IP-based mobile broadband networks. Emphasis is given to both theoretical and practical aspects of broadband networks. This includes network analyses, design methods, implementations and experiments.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Being a Professor in Analytics at King’s means I’m part of one of the most active and successful analysis groups in the UK, collaborating with researchers from all over the world, including Canada, Chile, France, Sweden and the USA. The group has an exceptional research track record, wide ranging collaborations and excellent PhD completion rate. The central location of King’s College London gives the group additional benefits of being at the heart of the London Analysis community.

Professor Eugene Shargorodsky Professor in Analysis, Department of Mathematics

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

MATHEMATICS Complex Systems Modelling – From Biomedical & Natural to Economic & Social Sciences MSc Enables you to apply mathematical techniques in the rapidly developing and exciting interdisciplinary field of complex systems. Applicable to areas as diverse as biomedical, natural, economic and social sciences. Suitable for those who wish to work in research and development in an academic or industrial environment.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject; a 2:2 is sometimes acceptable. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Mathematics Grad Dip For students with an undergraduate degree containing a significant component of mathematics who wish to upgrade their degree in Mathematics and spend a year in a leading UK mathematics department. On completion with a merit or distinction you may be considered for the MSc programme.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with Mathematics as a major subject.

For students with an undergraduate degree containing a significant component of mathematics who wish to upgrade their degree in Mathematics and spend a year in a leading UK mathematics department. On completion with a merit or distinction you may be considered for the MSc programme.

Fee UK/EU £3,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £10,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to June.

Location Strand Campus.

Mathematics MSc For Mathematics graduates, this programme consists of a wide range of modules and a project.

The majority of the eight modules are taken from blocks of pure mathematics and theoretical physics with other options available. Leads to PhD study or careers in investment banks and industrial research.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) with Mathematics as a main field of study. A 2:2 may be acceptable. Those with a third-class degree or other qualification may be admitted after passing the Graduate Diploma in Mathematics with a distinction or merit.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Financial Mathematics MSc For students or professionals with a strong mathematical background, this programme covers the principles and techniques of quantitative finance to prepare you for advanced work in the financial sector or research in mathematical finance. Our graduates are highly sought after.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Mathematics or similar.

Fee UK/EU £22,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

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Theoretical Physics MSc

Physics Grad Dip

Gain a coherent and comprehensive introduction to the main building blocks of modern theoretical physics. Study a minimum of eight taught modules and an individual project in an area of current research. Ideal preparation for active research at the forefront of this discipline.

Designed for graduates whose first degree may be inappropriate for direct entry to an MSc in Physics at a UK university. May be taken as a free-standing qualification, although most students take the Graduate Diploma as a pathway to the MSc in Physics at King’s. The diploma forms the first year of a two-year programme with successful students (gaining a merit or distinction) progressing on to the MSc in Physics (second year).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with first-class or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) with mathematics or physics as a main field of study.

Applicants with a 2:2 may very occasionally be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

PHYSICS Physics MSc Gain experience in a wide range of topics taught across the University of London at a high level of specialisation. Topics include nanotechnology, biophysics, photonics, cosmology and particle physics. Consists of taught components including specialised techniques such as applying for a patent and writing a research grant proposal, plus an in-depth research project linked to areas of cuttingedge research in the given field.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Physics or similar. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Mathematics, Physics or a closely related subject.

Fee UK/EU £3,600 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to June.

Location Strand Campus.

My time at King’s was the most exciting, educational and rewarding period of my life.

Studying Physics has given me a wealth of knowledge which I have continuously applied to not only my employment, but also to my personal life. My degree in Physics has laid a very good foundation for me to understand complex problems and actively solve them using a variety of intelligent methods. I am currently working as a graduate consultant at a worldleading aerospace and defence corporation.

Rishi Physics BSc, Graduate Consultant, Aerospace & Defence

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Location Strand Campus. Some modules may take place at other University of London Colleges and at Guy’s Campus.

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Research opportunities

I was very fortunate to be able to stay at King’s after finishing my master’s, with the opportunity to work among people at the top of their field. The research facilities provide an outstanding environment to work in and being in the heart of such an amazing city makes it even more enjoyable. I have found the Physics Department to be particularly friendly, welcoming and providing the support needed for an excellent time at Kings.

Amy Physics PhD

The research strengths found in the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences have enabled us to form strong links with industry and commerce. Our staff are world leaders in theoretical physics, computer science and telecommunications, and each department has well-established research programmes. The School boasts longstanding collaborations with other College departments and external organisations: for example between computer science, philosophy and medicine, and between the physics research group in macro-molecular science and the Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biology.

Bioinformatics MPhil/PhD Bioinformatics is the application of computational methods in the representation and analysis of biological data. Availability of data from genome sequencing and high-throughput measurements in the human and other biological species has fuelled an explosive growth in bioinformatics over the past two decades. Research in this area has the potential to steer biological discovery in genomics, medical science and pharmaceutical applications.

The bioinformatics research activity aims to support existing demands and anticipate new developments at the crossroads of computational and biomedical science. Research activities are centred on systems biology; functional genomics and string-processing applications, such as protein-folding; analysis of large and complex biological networks; machinelearning for property prediction; data classification for molecular signature and biomarker discovery; algorithms for next-generation sequencing applications; and micro-RNA target prediction.

Head of Programme Professor Peter McBurney, Head of Department of Informatics.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent), or master’s degree with merit in Computer Science or related subject. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Algorithms & Bioinformatics Professor Costas Iliopoulos.

Computer Science Research MPhil/PhD Our research scope is defined by the interests of our research groups. The research of the planning group focuses on domain-independent planning, concentrating on search-control techniques and the representation and treatment of numeric resources and constraints, time and uncertainty. The group is applying planning to problems in power systems, underwater robotics, aerial surveillance, fleet repositioning and space-mission planning. These applications motivate the development of physicsaware planners, which is a core focus of the group.

Agents & Intelligent Systems addresses agent technologies, multi-agent systems, social networks, cyber-security, provenance of data, artificial intelligence (AI) and law, approximate and qualitative reasoning, argumentation, automated trading and general AI. Algorithms & Bioinformatics develops and analyses algorithms for various computational problems including pattern-matching and recognition, graph-searching, network optimisation, scheduling, classification of DNA and protein sequences, analysis of gene-expression patterns and uncovering protein-protein and protein-DNA

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interactions. Software Modelling & Applied Logic studies applications of logic and mathematics to computer science, software engineering and AI, including various models of reasoning and computation, designing formal languages to describe problem domains and analysing their trustworthiness, correctness, security, expressive power and computational behaviour.

Head of Programme Professor Peter McBurney, Head of Department of Informatics.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a closely related subject and a good background in the area of intended research. Applicants who do not meet the undergraduate requirements but have or are currently studying an additional master’s with merit in Computer Science or relevant subject may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Algorithms & Bioinformatics Professor Costas Iliopoulos.

Agents & Intelligent Systems Professor Peter McBurney Head of Department of Informatics.

Planning Professor Maria Fox. Software Modelling & Applied Logic Professor Maribel Fernandez.

Mathematics Research MPhil/ PhD (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics) Our department has a large number of active and internationally renowned researchers and postdoctoral research fellows. The research groups organize regular seminars, where topranking scientists from around the world present new results which our research students can witness firsthand. You will also organize your own informal seminars and discussion groups. The lively environment and the exceptionally friendly atmosphere of our department contribute to the high success rate of our students. You can apply for supervision in all fields of interest of our staff members. The department provides some funding for PhD students to attend suitable schools and conferences during their studies. Joint PhDs are available: there are exciting opportunities to gain a joint PhD with the University of Hong Kong and Humboldt University in Berlin.

Head of Programme Dr David Burns.

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pure Maths and MMath, MSci or master’s degree with merit and high grades in modules relating to the research area.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Analysis Professor Adrian Constantin.

Disordered Systems Professor Peter Sollich.

Financial Mathematics Professor Teemu Pennanen.

Geometry Professor Simon Salamon Head of Department of Mathematics.

Number Theory Group Professor Fred Diamond.

Theoretical Physics (Mathematics Department) Professor Peter West FRS.

Physics Research MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with the University of Hong Kong (HKU)/ Erasmus Mundus Research in the department encompasses biophysics, materials science, nanotechnology and theoretical particle physics and cosmology.

Activities in biophysics enjoy strong links with the Randall Division for Cell & Molecular Biophysics in the School of Biomedical Sciences, and the molecular and materials modelling group is part of the London-based Thomas Young Centre for Theory and Simulations of Materials. Research in theoretical physics and cosmology has a particular focus on the interdisciplinary area of astro-particle physics and on Large Hadron Collider phenomenology, with strong links to CERN.

Robotics MPhil/PhD The Centre for Robotics Research in the Department of Informatics has an international reputation in robotics, mechanisms and kinematics and in their applications to medical science and production.

Since 2010, Robotics has been part of the new Department of Informatics, taking advantage of natural opportunities and synergies, continuing its record of prolific publication in prestigious journals and securing several millions of pounds in research funding. Staff are reputed nationally and internationally in kinematics, robotics and mechatronics, and collaborate closely with the King’s Health Schools and numerous industrial partners.

The centre is renowned for its multidisciplinary research at the interfaces between robotics, computer science and biomedical engineering. We are actively involved in research into such areas as computational intelligence, intelligent algorithms and control, sensing and embedded intelligence, computer vision, computational kinematics and reconfigurable mechanisms.

Telecommunications MPhil/PhD The Centre for Telecommunications Research has a long and distinguished history at King’s College London, with accomplishments in areas such as multiple-access protocols for mobile communications, and satellite and terrestrial mobile radio communications systems. The research group comprises 11 nationally and internationally renowned academic staff engaged in a broad portfolio of research at the forefront of telecommunications and data networking. The centre’s research strengths include mobile and personal communications; network architecture and the future internet; social networking; cognitive radio; protocol stack configurability; energy-efficient communications; multimedia networks and signal processing with multi-disciplinary applications to medical, audio and speech technologies. The group also has a number of active EU- and EPSRC-funded research projects, and a prolific publication record in top journals and conferences.

Head of Programme Professor Peter McBurney, Head of Department of Informatics.

Head of Programme Professor Peter McBurney Head of Department of Informatics.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or similar. Other subjects are considered if a relevant MSc has been taken. See our online prospectus for details.

Centre for Telecommunications Research Professor Hamid Aghvami.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Centre for Robotics Research Professor Kaspar Althoefer.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass honours (or equivalent): if not taken in a relevant subject, or at 2:1 level, applicants will also need a relevant MSc. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Head of Programme Professor David Richards Head of Department of Physics.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Theoretical Particle Physics & Cosmology requires a master’s degree with distinction or higher merit, in addition to a Bachelor of Science with first-class or higher 2:1 honours. A first-class MSci is also acceptable. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Experimental Biophysics & Nanotechnology Professor Anatoly Zayats.

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Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter Physics Professor Mark Van Schilfgaarde.

Theoretical Physics & Cosmology Professor John Ellis FRS.

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School of Social Science & Public Policy A distinctive feature of Social Science at King’s is the multidisciplinary nature of our research and student learning.

The School of Social Science & Public Policy is one of the largest university policy-orientated research and teaching groupings in the UK. The School comprises the Departments of: Education & Professional Studies; Geography; Management; Political Economy; Defence Studies; War Studies; Social Science, Health & Medicine (including the Institute of Gerontology) and the King’s Policy Institute.

As part of our longstanding commitment to influential, policy-relevant scholarship, the School maintains close and productive links with key national and international policy makers and relevant intermediaries.

The School’s London-based departments are on the Waterloo and Strand Campuses, with easy access to the policy community and the cultural and intellectual heart of the city. The School’s Defence Studies Department is housed within the UK Defence Academy at Shrivenham.

Our variety of specialisms and use of multidisciplinary teams enable us to develop insights from a wide range of perspectives, to tackle some of the most important social, political and ethical issues of our time. These include urban sustainability and climate change, new security uncertainties and risks, the changing nature of war and conflict, age and ageing, the ethics of biomedical innovation, scientific literacy and cultural inclusion, social cohesion in multi-faith societies, inequalities in health and education, public service reform and the future of the professions.

Career prospects

Professor Denise Lievesley Head of School, School of Social Science & Public Policy

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Graduate destinations are as varied as the areas covered by the School. These include careers in education, the environment and general management, but also more specialist areas such as ministry, the armed forces and geriatric medicine. Many of our programmes are appropriate for policy-development positions as well as further research or academia.

In 2011, 84 per cent of our graduates were in graduate-level work six months after completing their degree. Recent graduate professions include:

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• assistant brand manager • charity public engagement co-ordinator • civil service analyst • defence industry analyst • diplomatic advisor – Foreign Embassy • environmental health officer • equities trader • human resource professional • management consultant • marketing analyst/executive • policy & advocacy officer – NGO • risk analyst – corporate bank • security analyst • teacher.

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Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine Bursaries

Six £2,000 bursaries were awarded in 2013.

All students applying for full-time master’s programmes in the Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine.

Please check our website for details of 2014 funding: www.kcl.ac.uk/sshm

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp Contact Centre for Arts & Sciences Admissions Email sspp-graduateadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 1977/7206

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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY IN A SOUTH ASIAN CONTEXT

“What are the categories and concepts that we use to understand contemporary politics? It is now widely recognised that many concepts used to analyse current affairs in the non-Western world are problematic because of their heavy dependence on European historical experience as the norm. Anything different from that experience is considered outside the norm, ‘behind’ and ‘underdeveloped’. But despite this recognition there has not been much real development in rethinking these concepts, bringing in experiences from different parts of the world. I am using my in-depth knowledge of South Asia as a prism to rethink and research some of the key aspects of contemporary social and political theory Having built up a detailed understanding of historical and contemporary dynamics, the longterm implications of Islamism and its relationship to secularism, I now study contemporary

practices and ideas of tolerance in the Muslim world. This research is funded by the European Research Council and is part of a larger exploration of the impact of the current war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Related to this project is the London Comparative Political Theory group that I have organised along with colleagues at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS). I am also exploring the rise of the pietists, who are very different from the Islamists. This second area of research raises new questions about the relationship between privatised religiosity and citizenship. The project also provides me with the knowledge to draw comparisons between Pakistan, a country with a Muslim majority, and Britain, with a Muslim minority.

I was keen to join the Department of Political Economy because of the unique environment

here. Very few departments bring together such a broad range of scholars working on varying aspects of political economy, with expertise in different parts of the world and with a range of networks with national and international policy makers.

I also enjoy, and often take part in, public debates, as well as writing in the popular press about the issues raised by my research. I am particularly keen to broaden the scope of policy discussions further and to help facilitate greater public engagement in these questions. The School of Social Science & Public Policy provides an ideal environment for all of these kinds of policy engagement.”

Dr Humeira Iqtidar Lecturer in Politics of South Asia

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Taught programmes

The MSc in Global Health & Social Justice is one of the first of its kind in the world and special for a number of reasons. It is centred around three ideas. First, in both rich and poor countries, there is a lack of access to and unequal use of medical care and public health facilities. We need to learn more about why this is and change it for the better. Second, throughout the world, health, disease, and mortality are caused by many social factors – economic, political and cultural. We need to think beyond the bio-medical model of health, which focuses only on individual-level factors such as biology and behaviour, to include analyses at various levels from the family and community to national and global processes. Third, the most unique part of this Global Health degree is that it includes a core component of philosophy, particularly related to ethics and social justice. This MSc aims to help produce a new generation of thinkers and practitioners that understand the real-world complexity of global health as well as be able to critically evaluate and present ethical arguments related to health issues around the world.

Sridhar Venkatapuram Director, Global Health & Social Justice MSc

A diverse range of degrees is available each year, some established and others newly offered. Degrees recently introduced include MA Bioethics & Society, MSc Global Health & Social Justice, and MA Political Economy. The Department of War Studies offers 14 specialised MA programmes, including three ground-breaking online degrees. The MA Public Policy, along with a range of postgraduate programmes with public-policy components, reflects our commitment to developing public policy as a multidisciplinary field, and to integrating it with the expertise of sector specialists from across the College.

TWO-YEAR INTERNATIONAL MASTER’S International Studies & Academic English Grad Dip An interdisciplinary programme for international students from a range of academic backgrounds who wish to study at MA or PhD level in the Departments of Geography, War Studies and Political Economy in the School of Social Science & Public Policy. This is a unique pathway that ensures you achieve and master the skills required for the successful completion of your chosen graduate degree. It combines study of key social science and international studies theories with the development of linguistic, study and critical-thinking skills.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). We are looking for a background which demonstrates excellent academic potential and will consider applications from students with a non-social science background.

Applicants will normally have a GPA of 3.25 (out of 4.0) or higher, and must meet English proficiency requirements, which are currently an IELTS score of 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5), or TOEFL equivalencies of a minimum of 18 in reading, listening and writing, and 20 in speaking, with an overall minimum score of 80. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £12,800 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to June.

Location Strand and Waterloo Campuses.

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Child Studies MA A multidisciplinary programme designed for professionals and graduates working or intending to work with children in a variety of capacities.

Considers children’s rights and welfare in relation to issues of current practice and policy concern in child protection, health, education, law, psychology and sociology. Includes research methods training and opportunities to enrich your studies through site visits and by undertaking volunteering/internships at NGOs located in central London. Graduates typically progress to work in the statutory or voluntary children’s sector or may continue to doctoral study.

Accreditation Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health and Law Society CPD points.

Entry requirements Normally a bachelor’s degree with second-class honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or an equivalent qualification in a subject relevant to work with children and/ or substantial professional work experience in a relevant field.

Fee UK/EU £6,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Education in Arts & Cultural Settings MA Offers an exciting opportunity to study at one of the world’s leading arts organisations as well as to be taught by leading academics in education research and teaching at King’s. The programme is taught jointly by the Learning & Participation programme at Southbank Centre and the Department of Education and Professional Studies.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) in an area relevant to culture or education, or some work experience in the cultural sector. Applicants who do not meet this entry requirement will be required to successfully complete a qualifying examination.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus, Southbank Centre.

English Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics MA For experienced EFL teachers wanting to learn more about current ELT/ESL research, theory, pedagogy and practice. A great opportunity to develop your career in TEFL/TESOL and develop expertise in specialist fields such as language assessment and testing, materials development, teaching EAP, becoming a teacher educator, management and evaluation and ESOL. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with at least second-class honours, although those with other qualifications may be considered. Applicants should also have experience equivalent to three years’ fulltime in language teaching or a related post.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT. Fast-track four terms attendance plus dissertation. Starts September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Aimed at those employed in the Further Education (FE) and Vocational Education and Training (VET) sectors, to assist in the development of a critical and constructive understanding of FE management.

Will appeal to both HR professionals and others responsible for managing training provision or workforce development within commercial organisations.

Entry requirements Applicants will normally have a good honours degree, although those with other qualifications may be considered. In addition, applicants should have a minimum of three years’ relevant work experience in either FE, VET or a training and development-related post.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Inclusive Education & Technology MA A unique programme taught by researchers who work closely with leading practitioners. Block teaching enables you to attend for part of the year and then study from home. Taught modules: Enabling e-Inclusion; ICT & Literacy; Social Justice & Education Policy and an extended dissertation.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and normally a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience: teaching, healthcare, social care, etc – candidates with appropriate alternative experience will also be considered.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus or online using the King’s e-learning service.

International Child Studies MA Introduced in 2012 in response to demand for a multidisciplinary approach to contemporary issues in childhood, this exciting new programme is designed for graduates working or intending to work with vulnerable children in a global context.

Underpinned by a children’s-rights framework, the curriculum includes a range of optional modules to allow for specialism in child protection, education, health and development, and research methods.

Opportunities to enrich your studies by undertaking volunteering/internships at NGOs or INGOs located in central London.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a subject relevant to work with children and/or substantial professional work experience in a relevant field.

Fee UK/EU £6,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Language & Cultural Diversity MA Examines the complex relationship between language and cultural diversity and equips students with an advanced knowledge of major approaches to linguistic aspects of culture. Training will be provided in the research skills and knowledge relevant to further study in empirical and applied linguistics.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English Language, a modern language or other similar and relevant degree. Alternatively, applicants already holding a master’s degree in Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English Language, a modern language or other similar and relevant degree may be considered.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand and Waterloo Campuses.

Master’s in Teaching & Learning MTL Designed to support career development for teachers. This practice-based programme helps extend teaching skills; the focus of the learning is on the classroom and school, deepening expertise for classroom practitioners. The programme is a development of a nationally agreed programme which leads to a full master’s award after two to three years of part-time study.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and the PGCE (or equivalent initial teacher training qualification). Applicants must be in full-time employment as a classroom teacher, or be a newly appointed responsiblity post-holder at a school within reasonable travelling distance of King’s College. See our online prospectus for full eligibility requirements and application guidance.

Fee See online prospectus.

Duration Two to three years PT. Location Waterloo Campus; however, the majority of teaching takes place close to participants’ workplaces and online.

Postgraduate Certificate in Education PGCE We work in close partnership with schools in designing, delivering and assessing our programme.

You have the opportunity to work with tutors who are actively engaged in research and are encouraged to take a critical view of policies and practice.

Specialist Areas include Biology, Chemistry, Classics, English, Computer Science, Information Technology & Computer Science, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Physics with Mathematics, Physics, Religious Education.

Accreditation Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is the accreditation that enables individuals to teach in state-maintained and special schools in England and Wales, recognising the attainment of a formal set of skills and qualities candidates need to be effective teachers. We also offer a PGCE in partnership with selected London schools through the School Direct training route, as well as a QTS-only employmentbased School Direct training route. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent), usually in the subject you wish to teach and knowledge and understanding of the subject you intend to teach plus GCSE grade C or above, or an equivalent qualification, in English Language and Mathematics. Applicants without these English or Mathematics qualifications at the time of application may be considered, but they must be obtained, or pass an equivalent test set by King’s, before the course starts. Additional entry requirements apply to specific PGCE subjects – see our online prospectus for full academic and work experience requirements, and subject-specific FAQs. Enhanced criminal conviction disclosures and occupational health checks apply to this course.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £14,700 (2013).

Duration 36 weeks FT, September to end of June.

Location College sessions at Waterloo Campus; teaching placement in schools in London and the Home Counties.

EDUCATION – MODULAR PROGRAMMES Assessment in Education MA Aims to develop participants’ knowledge and understanding of key aspects of assessment, evaluation and measurement for educational purposes, as well as their critical judgement in identifying and analysing problems in assessment provision, policy and practice.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and a PGCE (or an equivalent initial teacher training qualification).

Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

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Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

2:2 honours (or equivalent). Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Education & Professional Studies MA

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

For professionals who teach, lecture or organize educational provision at any level. Choose from over 25 modules. The programme combines problem-solving and critical perspectives and makes extensive use of exploration of practical education management problems. You will learn from staff with international reputations.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent). Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Education Management MA For professionals who teach, lecture or organize educational provision at any level. Choose from over 25 modules. The programme combines problem-solving and critical perspectives and makes extensive use of exploration of practical education management problems. You will learn from staff with international reputations.

Entry requirements Minimum 2:2 first degree (or equivalent), plus the PGCE or an equivalent initial teacher qualification. Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee See online prospectus Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Most modules are taught at the Waterloo Campus.

Education, Policy & Society MA

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT.

English in Education MA For secondary school teachers of English, advisers, and teacher-educators wishing to follow a programme of advanced study after a period of classroom experience. Equips students with essential theoretical and research knowledge to enhance teaching practice.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and a PGCE (or an equivalent initial teacher qualification). Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Rooted in your practical experience, this programme emphasizes the theoretical study of education.

With up-to-date research and evidence-based information about mathematics learning, teaching, assessment, use of technologies and practice, you reflect on current and future mathematics education practices, policies, mathematics curriculum technologies, problems and innovations.

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

ICT Education MA Draws on the latest research in e-learning/ technologically enhanced learning. Develop a critical understanding of digital technologies and enhance your practical capabilities by designing and evaluating digitally based activities using a variety of approaches.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and a PGCE (or equivalent initial teacher training qualification). Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), candidates with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Location Modules are taught using a combination of face-to-face sessions at the Waterloo Campus, and online (synchronous) seminars using King’s e-learning service.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with

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Enables you to become conversant with ethnicity and multilingualism in urban education. The programme transcends conventional notions of bilingualism, in order to study contemporary multilingualism. Develop a theoretical understanding of how globalisation affects language use and ethnicity; research interests in language, ethnicity and education.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) plus the PGCE or an equivalent initial teacher qualification. Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. An interdisciplinary programme drawing on sociology, political science, economics and history to address the challenges of education policy and provision. Study educational policy and processes in relation to issues of race, social class, gender and new concepts such as globalisation and new managerialism.

Language, Ethnicity & Education MA

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Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Mathematics Education MA

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) plus a PGCE (or an equivalent initial teacher qualification). Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply. Up to 60 credits from appropriate PGCE study may be recognized as contributing towards this MA. Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Modern Foreign Languages Education MA Reflect on current modern foreign language provision in the light of past and present policy decisions and evaluate current research and curricular innovations with up-to-date knowledge and evidence-based information about modern foreign language education practice and pedagogical developments.

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Religious Education MA Focus on current issues, themes and approaches to religious education in the context of historical development, schools and society in multi-faith Britain. Taught by internationally recognized authorities on religious education who have initiated and contributed to a range of debates about the subject.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and a PGCE (or an equivalent initial teacher training qualification).

Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus. Teaching is flexible: if there is suitable demand it may be in blocks at weekends.

Science Education MA For those who teach, lecture or organize science provision in educational settings. This dynamic programme is constantly redesigned in line with changing ideas and practice. Taught from one of the leading research institutions in science education, it offers you excellent opportunities in a supportive environment.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and a PGCE (or an equivalent initial teacher training qualification).

Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

GEOGRAPHY Aquatic Resource Management MSc Taught jointly with major input from the UK water industry, environmental regulators and aquatic scientists. Includes a 12-week internship. Unique mix of freshwater, estuarine and marine science and management. Close collaboration with outside organisations active in aquatic management.

Accreditation Extensive links with governmental and private sector organisations dealing with aquatic resource management who provide placement (internship) opportunities and visiting lecturers.

An external advisory board of senior water management personnel and aquatic scientists advises on curriculum development and delivery.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) or equivalent in Biological or Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Geography or other science subject.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; internships in UK and overseas.

Cities MA/MSc Explore the nature of cities, their conflicts, complexity and diversity and the policy implications of contemporary urbanisation. Options range from applied internship to more theoretical modules.

You can construct your own framework for understanding cities, the processes of urbanisation and their impact on the environment.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

I was fascinated by Geography at school and couldn’t wait for the opportunity to study such a brilliant programme in London. During my master’s, I was constantly impressed by the academics and other students on the programme and by how friendly the Geography department was throughout my four years studying as an undergraduate. After visiting many universities I knew King’s was the only place for me: it had a vibrancy and atmosphere that no other institution could match.

There was a wealth of opportunity for me to take advantage of postgraduation and many of my friends have gone on to very different careers. Geography is one of those programmes that give you the skills and characteristics any employer would wholeheartedly embrace.

Jo Environment, Politics & Globalisation MA

Location Strand Campus.

Disasters, Adaptation & Development MA/MSc Takes a social-development perspective and includes human vulnerability and response to natural and technological hazards and to climate change. Access to a broad range of modules. Leads to careers in research and policy development in disaster-risk management and development programming for adaptation.

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) plus a PGCE (or an equivalent initial teacher qualification). Although teaching experience is highly recommended (especially when related to the subject focus of the MA you are applying for), applicants with appropriate academic qualifications are invited to apply.

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Environment, Politics & Globalisation MA/MSc

Global Environmental Change MSc

A unique combination of theoretical and policy-relevant modules that draw on the environmental expertise of staff and internships with participating environmental organisations. You will gain in-depth knowledge and critical awareness of the politics and geographies shaping contemporary and past environments. The programme includes local case studies and global environmental issues, politics and policies.

Study the scientific background and approaches deployed in studying Earth’s environmental changes over the past, present and near future, together with the societal implications of our current research.

Choose either a science or a policy stream to help prepare for careers in environmental change research, consultancy and/or policy development.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, preferably Geography or Natural Sciences. Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered.

Location Strand Campus.

Location Strand Campus.

Geography MA/MSc

Nineteenth-Century Studies MA

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

This programme can be tailored to your interests.

The MA focuses on human geography, including: environment and development; environmental policies and politics; geopolitics; urbanisation and globalisation.

The MSc focuses on physical geography, particularly modules available on the Environmental Monitoring, Modelling & Management programme.

Environment & Development MA/MSc Enables you to gain an advanced understanding of the relationship between development problems and environmental issues, grounded in differing regional contexts. Involves the critical appraisal of paradigms generated in the North from the viewpoint of the South and the detailed study of paradigms emerging in the South.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Environmental Monitoring, Modelling & Management MSc Enables you to gain a deeper understanding of environmental processes and techniques for managing environmental change. Study how to assess the causes and manage the consequences of environmental, climatic and land-use change.

Students choose to take either a research or a consultancy stream.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent), preferably in Geography or Natural Sciences. Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Geopolitics, Territory & Security MA A unique, multidisciplinary programme taught by renowned academic authorities. Rooted in geopolitical analysis but includes aspects of international law and international-relations theory. Makes extensive use of London’s resources for researching historic and contemporary aspects of international boundary questions and territorial disputes.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

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Risk Analysis MA/MSc Has a unique focus on the societal, health, safety and environmental (not financial) aspects of risk.

Gain knowledge and understanding of social science theories, concepts, techniques and organisational approaches to risk assessment, management, governance and communication. Career prospects for graduates are excellent in this rapidly developing field.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Sustainable Cities MA/MSc Unique in the UK as the only master’s programme to explicitly address sustainable cities. The programme has two pathways: Combined Sciences MSc and Social Sciences MA. Provides critical insights into the political, technological and cultural challenges of urban sustainability and the governance of the sustainable city. Internships are available. Leads to careers in international organisations, agencies, consultancies, national and city governments, charities, research organisations and academia.

Location Strand Campus.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Tourism, Environment & Development MA/MSc Study the complex relationships between tourism, the environment and development. Explore the advantages and disadvantages of tourism as a form of development and examine its environmental impact. Develop your own particular interests in tourism by choosing from a wide range of systematic and regional modules.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not meet the standard requirements may still be considered if offering relevant work experience and/or professional qualifications. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Water: Science & Governance MSc Combines pure and applied research methods from the social and environmental sciences.

Gain an advanced understanding of the many contemporary, and often controversial, perspectives on water-resource allocation and management – examples from the UK and Europe, diverse water environments and differently evolved political economies worldwide.

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GERONTOLOGY Ageing & Society MA/MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Aimed at social scientists who wish to develop their knowledge and understanding of the experience of ageing, ageing societies and policies for an ageing world. The MSc pathway focuses on quantitative research methods and data analysis and the MA pathway on qualitative research methods and data analysis.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not meet the standard requirements may still be considered if offering relevant work experience and/or professional qualifications. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU PG Dip £5,830, PG Cert £2,915 (2013).

Fee overseas PG Dip £11,000, PG Cert £5,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, or two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand and Waterloo Campus.

Gerontology MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert This flagship MSc in Gerontology has been described by an external examiner as ‘the gold standard to which others aspire’. Students draw on a wide range of expertise, including geriatricians, clinicians, demographers, policy analysts and sociologists, to gain awareness of cross-national and national perspectives on ageing and the lives of older people.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not meet the standard requirements may still be considered if offering relevant work experience and/or professional qualifications. See our online prospectus for details. Holders of the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (DGM), Royal College of Physicians are exempt from 60 taught credits, and may therefore fast track and omit one-third of the MSc.

Aimed at professionals and practitioners who need to develop their understanding and practical application of quantitative and qualitative research methods, especially those from health, policy, NGO and government sectors, including researchers and those who manage and/or commission research. No prior knowledge of research methods is necessary.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree, preferably with first-class or 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Applicants who do not meet the standard requirements may still be considered if offering relevant work experience and/or professional qualifications. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £2,915 (2013).

Fee overseas £5,500 (2013).

Duration 10 months FT, January to October, 22 months PT. Location Strand Campus.

HEALTH Global Health & Social Justice MSc This interdisciplinary programme is aimed at those seeking high-level skills in the critical and ethical analysis of the social and political determinants of health and its inequalities in a global context. Enables you to assess the politics and practices of the global health movement informed by multiple disciplines with special consideration of issues of social and global justice. Gain the opportunity for advanced training in social science and political philosophy in order to critically evaluate health issues and develop rigorous ethical reasoning.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not hold a 2:1 but have postgraduate qualifications may be considered. Evidence of active engagement and interest in issues of global health and social justice is desirable. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MSc £8,750, PG Dip £5,830, PG Cert £2,915 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £8,750 (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £16,500, PG Dip £11,000, PG Cert £5,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Duration MSc: one year FT, two days teaching per week, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not achieve a 2:1 but have relevant professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee overseas £16,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

TAUGHT

Location Strand Campus.

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Health & Society MSc

Fee UK/EU £8,750 (2013).

Uses participatory teaching and learning methods to encourage involvement and use of experience and understanding. Praised by external examiners for the depth of reflection it encourages. Draws on the expertise of leading researchers and teachers in a range of health-related fields, including sociology and ethics. Run by the Department of Education & Professional Studies.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) and/or a registerable professional qualification appropriate to the programme, eg in nursing.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Health Promotion MSc Enables you to develop and enhance knowledge, understanding and critical reflection on theories and ideologies central to the notion of health, and appreciate the social influences and context of health and health-related practice. It will also help you explore what it might mean to be engaged in health promotion at the level of policy, practice or research. Run by the Department of Education & Professional Studies.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent)and/or a registrable professional qualification appropriate to the programme in nursing.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Medicine, Science & Society MSc Addresses the nature and implications of developments in health and medicine in an international context and from a social science perspective. Examines the social, economic, political, legal and ethical implications of recent developments in advanced biomedicine and biotechnology.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Applicants who do not hold a 2:1 but have postgraduate qualifications may be considered.

It is desirable to evidence active engagement and interest in the relationships between medicine, science and society. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee overseas £16,500 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

MANAGEMENT Accounting, Accountability & Financial Management MSc Managers in international companies require an understanding of accounting and financial management. Gain an appreciation of the economic, technical and institutional foundations of accounting and financial management and the importance of accountability and information, corporate governance and ethics in global financial markets.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with a first or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a social science related area. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £21,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis MSc For graduates and professionals seeking to develop advanced knowledge and skills in people management and/or work as humanresource experts. Presents a contemporary and international perspective on key developments in the management of human resources and the analysis of organisations in the 21st-century.

Accreditation The optional accredited Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) element of the programme provides the academic and related practical knowledge and skills that form the basis for membership of the CIPD. To obtain the CIPD professional qualification you will be expected to undertake additional study including visits to organisations and workshops designed to develop core skills and knowledge.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in the social sciences. Other disciplines considered if relevant work experience can be offered.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £18,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT (PT teaching scheduled during the day – Monday year one; Tuesday year two), September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

International Management MSc Managers in international companies increasingly need to develop global perspectives on business, informed by a deep understanding of different national and cultural contexts. The programme aims to generate an integrative understanding of these issues, preparing you for a successful career in the world of international business.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with first-class or high 2:1 honours in social sciences (eg Management, Economics, Sociology or other relevant social sciences science subject) or equivalent qualification. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £21,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

International Marketing MSc Prepares you to handle the environmental, crosscultural and political risks that are involved in international marketing. Suitable if you want to work in marketing and media-related organisations.

Accreditation Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or high 2:1 honours in social sciences (eg Management, Economics, Psychology, History, Sociology, Law or other appropriate social science subject). A science/engineering degree may be considered where social science skills have been an important component of the degree or a candidate has significant marketing practice experience.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £21,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Public Services Policy & Management MSc International in focus, this programme equips you to understand and evaluate options for organising and delivering public services. We collaborate with colleagues from Political Economy to ensure you combine management skills with a wide policy perspective. The programme is aimed at both midcareer managers and recent graduates planning a public service career.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a social science subject or relevant experience in public sector management.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

POLITICAL ECONOMY European Public Policy MA See page 40.

Political Economy MA One of the few opportunities to study advanced political economy in the UK, this programme analyses the ability of political and market processes to address economic and ethical problems with a particular focus on comparative institutions analysis. Topics include micro- and macro-economic policy, trade and development, global governance, crime and punishment, institutional resilience and distributive justice.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Applicants with a 2:2 degree/professional qualification and at least three years’ experience in government or NGO service may also be eligible.

Fee UK/EU £8,750 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,500 (2013).

Duration One Year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Public Policy MA The flagship programme of the Department of Political Economy. A broad-based programme, that emphasizes the theories and concepts of policy analysis needed to understand the workings of the policy process in contemporary societies.

Opportunities to take specialist modules in different policy areas, including education, health policy and foreign policy.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Applicants with a 2:2 degree/professional qualification and at least three years’ experience in government or NGO service may also be eligible.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree, preferably with first-class or 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Applicants with a 2:2 or professional qualifications may be considered with relevant work experience.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee overseas MSc £16,500, PG Dip £11,000, PG Cert £5,500 (2013).

Offers a unique combination of academic and vocational focus. The modular structure provides an unrivalled range of programme content. Teamtaught across two departments, the programme exemplifies King’s tradition of excellence in both research and professional training.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Accreditation Can be accredited to an ordination training programme.

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent) or professional qualification or experience of working in a church context equivalent to three years’ full-time employment.

Fee UK/EU MSc £8,750, PG Dip £5,830, PG Cert £2,315 (2013).

THEOLOGY & MINISTRY Bible & Ministry MA

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Offers a unique combination of academic and vocational focus: it can be taken independently or accredited to an ordination training programme.

The modular structure provides an unrivalled range of programme content. Team-taught across two departments, the programme exemplifies King’s tradition of excellence in both research and professional training.

Accreditation Can be accredited to an ordination training programme.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent) or professional qualification or experience of working in a church context equivalent to three years’ full-time employment.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Christian Education MA

Fee overseas £16,500 (2013).

Offers a unique combination of academic and vocational focus. The modular structure provides an unrivalled range of programme content. Teamtaught across two departments, the programme exemplifies King’s tradition of excellence in both research and professional training.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Accreditation Can be accredited to an ordination training programme.

Location Strand Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent) or professional qualification or experience of working in a church context equivalent to three years’ full-time employment.

Public Policy & Ageing MA/PG Dip/PG Cert For students interested in government, policy, politics, NGOs, voluntary sector development work, comparative studies and ageing, to develop specialist understanding of policy making for old age and ageing populations. Combines theoretical studies of public policy with multidisciplinary studies of ageing and later life. This degree is jointly run with the Institute of Gerontology.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Contemporary Ministry & Apologetics MA Offers a unique combination of academic and vocational focus. The modular structure provides an unrivalled range of programme content. Teamtaught across two departments, the programme exemplifies King’s tradition of excellence in both research and professional training.

Accreditation Can be accredited to an ordination training programme.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent) or professional qualification or experience of working in a church context equivalent to three years’ full-time employment.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Theology, Politics & Faith-Based Organisations MA Offers a unique combination of academic and vocational focus. The modular structure provides an unrivalled range of programme content. Teamtaught across two departments, the programme exemplifies King’s tradition of excellence in both research and professional training.

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

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Fee UK/EU £8,750 (2013).

Contemporary Ecclesiology MA

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Accreditation Can be accredited to an ordination training programme.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent) or professional qualification or experience of working in a church context equivalent to three years’ full-time employment.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Youth Ministry MA Offers a unique combination of academic and vocational focus. The modular structure provides an unrivalled range of programme content. Team-taught across two departments, the programme exemplifies King’s tradition of excellence in both research and professional training.

Accreditation Can be accredited to an ordination training programme.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent) or professional qualification or experience of working in a church context equivalent to three years’ full-time employment.

Fee UK/EU £5,100 (2013).

Fee overseas £12,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years to four years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

WAR STUDIES Air Power in the Modern World MA Aims to provide postgraduate students worldwide with a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute understanding of military theory and operations between 1945 and today, with special reference to the role of air power in integrated (joint) contexts.

Online delivery allows you to study anywhere in the world.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with first or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History, International Relations, Political Science, Economics or other appropriate subject. Degrees in other subjects, or candidates with lower awards may be considered.

See our online prospectus for details.

Other requirements Regular access to a reasonably high-specification computer with a broadband internet connection; good time-management skills; and confidence in using computers.

Fee UK/EU £8,400 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,400 (2013).

Duration Minimum one year, maximum six years.

Location Fully online.

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Conflict, Security & Development MA Explore the conceptual, historical and policy issues surrounding security and development and how these manifest themselves in the wider context of contemporary warfare and international security. Provides an advanced and comprehensive understanding of the complex linkages between issues of security and development in contemporary international relations. The compulsory module is Security & Development.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

History of Warfare MA Encompasses more than what usually falls into the category of military history to include war from the viewpoint of combatants, societies, economies and cultures across the landscape of modern history.

With close links to the Department of History and the Institute of Contemporary British History, you study aspects of the history of armed conflict and society from the late medieval period to the present day. The compulsory module, History of Warfare, focuses on research and analytical skills supported by two or three options addressing individual aspects of the history of warfare over time, across a wide geographical and thematic range.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Intelligence & International Security MA Examines the trends that continue to shape intelligence and geo-strategic developments in the 21st century. Provides a framework in which to understand: the nature and role of intelligence in its relationship to wider issues in war and international security; the processes, practices and institutions that have characterised intelligence in the modern era; the problems connected with intelligence collection, assessment and the ability to predict events in world affairs; and an appreciation of the particular ethical concerns generated by intelligencerelated phenomena. Compulsory module in Intelligence in Peace & War plus two or three options.

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

International Conflict Studies MA Combines intellectual endeavour and practical policy implications emerging from approaches used in the study of conflict at regional, transnational and global levels of interaction. Examines the impact of globalisation on present-day conflict, the politics of identity, the relationship between security and insecurity, the relationship between language and violent conflict, and gender difference in relation to conflict and peace.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

International Peace & Security MA A broad-based multidisciplinary programme focusing on law and conflict in international society and contemporary security issues.

Combines the strengths of the Law and War Studies departments to provide an integrated study of international law and international politics relevant to the contemporary world. Ideal for careers in international organisations, government departments, political risk and the financial sector.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

International Relations MA

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Applicants must have English language competence.

However, we offer a two-year programme built around the department’s existing MA programmes and incorporating dedicated English language tuition.

Explores globalisation, ethics, human rights, the international political economy, war, political violence and security in the context of contending discourses in politics and international relations, philosophy and social theory. You will have the opportunity to engage with contemporary thought in the social sciences and humanities and its use in unravelling the dynamics of change in social and political relations.

Location Strand Campus.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus.

Non-Proliferation & International Security MA Enables students to examine the causes, processes and effects of weapons proliferation; the evolution and effectiveness of the international non-proliferation regime; and the way in which proliferation influences other key issues in international relations, including the causes of war and peace, military doctrine and strategy and the rise or decline of the state as the central actor in international relations.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Professional qualifications and experience will be taken into account.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Strand Campus; some projects may take place in non-campus locations.

Deepens understanding of the complexities of war, sharpening intellectual skills and challenging your perceptions of one of the most concerning realities of our world today. The multidisciplinary nature of the programme gives you a broad base on which to develop your studies. Designed for students from a wide range of backgrounds including politics, history and strategic studies, as well as professionals in the areas of defence, diplomacy and foreign affairs.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History, International Relations, Political Science, Economics or other appropriate subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Interdisciplinary programme involving history, political science, international relations, sociology, social psychology and risk studies. The focus will vary from a strong emphasis on security and counter-terrorism issues through to a critical social science approach and analysis of societal response and adaptation. Provides a comprehensive understanding of one of the most contested concepts in contemporary discourse.

Location Strand Campus.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). Applicants not meeting the standard entry requirements, but who have relevant professional experience, may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

War Studies MA

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Science & Security MA

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Location Fully online.

Terrorism, Security & Society MA

Fee overseas £16,800 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in History, International Relations, Political Science, Economics or other appropriate subject.

Fee overseas £8,400 (2013).

Duration Minimum two years, maximum six years.

Provides a focused understanding of the interrelationships between the history, theory and contemporary practice of security-led issues in South Asia (including Afghanistan) post-1947. Incorporates history, thematic analysis and case studies taught by academics from War Studies and the King’s India Institute. Learn from policy leaders, military professionals and experts in the private sector.

Location Strand Campus.

Designed to provide an integrated understanding of science and international politics in order to meet the demands of the emerging security agenda.

Topics include nuclear and biological weapons, the use of weapons in space, the verification of arms control agreements and cyber-security and terrorism. Develop the knowledge and skills from science and security studies needed to analyse these issues.

Fee UK/EU £8,400 (2013).

Location Strand Campus.

War in the Modern World MA Provides postgraduate students worldwide with a comprehensive and up-to-the-minute understanding of military theory and operations between 1945 and today. Online delivery allows students to study anywhere in the world.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants who do not meet the standard entry requirements may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for full programme details

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject (eg History, International Relations, Politics). See our online prospectus for details.

South Asia & Global Security MA

Other requirements Regular access to a reasonably high-specification computer with broadband internet connection; good time-management skills; and confidence using computers.

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HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO TERRORISM AND VIOLENT RADICALISATION?

I came to King’s as a Research Fellow in order to work on a project called ‘The Future of Nuclear Power in Europe’. This led me to the study of the perceptions of and responses to ‘dread risks’ such as radiation, which went on to inform my subsequent research on risk perception, risk communication and health behaviours. I now spend the majority of my time studying public responses to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) terrorism.

My current research follows two themes: violent radicalisation with a special interest in the role of identity and beliefs in the process of home-grown radicalisation, and preparing for and responding

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to extreme events that are rare but have a high impact, such as CBRN terrorism.

My research questions how we can improve the overall resilience of society in the face of a variety of risks and threats. To answer this I have to engage with a broad range of government and industry organisations on a national and international level. How can these organisations reconcile providing services that meet public demand and serve the public interest with ensuring the day-to-day security of society?

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of scholarship and engagement. My placement in the School of Social Science & Public Policy means I need to constantly strive to identify the real-world applications and implications of my findings. To do this, I build practitioner feedback into my project designs so that we can honestly and accurately discuss public capabilities, needs, concerns and preferences in light of current policy and practice. This approach encourages policy makers and practitioners to take part in our research projects and opens up opportunities for us to present the findings to them when the projects conclude.

Dr Brooke Rogers, Co-Director of Terrorism, Security & Science MA

Mark Pennington Political Economy

The School is proud of its thriving and vibrant community of research students. Approximately 800 students are currently undertaking doctoral research. They work under the supervision of faculty members and are affiliated with at least one of the academic research groups within their home department. Working with supervisors who are internationally renowned for their interdisciplinary and policy-orientated research, our research students are strongly encouraged to develop their interests by also working with a wide range of collaborators elsewhere in the College and beyond.

Current doctoral projects are taking place in collaboration with local authorities, the Imperial War Museum, Age Care, Ealing PCT, King’s College Hospital and the UK Met Office. Some PhD research is offered jointly with Hong Kong University, National University of Singapore and Humboldt University (Berlin).

King’s Interdisciplinary Social Science Doctoral Training Centre (KISSDTC) is a major initiative funded with approximatley £6 million from the Economic and Social Research Council, and it provides postgraduate training and 15–20 studentships a year for doctoral social scientists right across the College. KISS is organized into 15 cross-cutting research themes, connecting the social sciences with the humanities, law, and the health and natural sciences. It provides an extensive advanced training programme of short courses and summer schools covering quantitative, qualitative and digital methods, social theory and knowledge exchange, and it is developing knowledge exchange and placement opportunities with organisations across the public, private and third sectors. Further information can be found at www.kcl.ac.uk/kissdtc

Defence Studies Research MPhil/PhD Based at Shrivenham, where it provides academic support at the Joint Services Command and Staff College, the Defence Studies Department’s (DSD) core business is provision of professional military education to the armed forces. The department has a thriving research culture in subjects across the range of military and naval history, defence policy and international security studies, reflected in the publication of high-quality monographs and articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as in the provision of policy advice and consultancy activities. The department has recently launched its own postgraduate research programme, which has approximately 50 students taking advantage of its unique combination of research expertise, strong links to other departments of King’s and close interaction with the armed forces and the Ministry of Defence. We are keen to receive applications from you if your research interests complement those of members of staff and of our research groups.

Head of Programme Dr Tim Benbow.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with high merit and a Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). It is highly desirable, but not essential, to have taken courses in this field at postgraduate level before undertaking research work in the Defence Studies Department. Extensive practical experience in a relevant field (eg military, diplomatic, humanitarian or developmental) may be taken into account when evaluating an application.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS Centre for Military Education Outreach Victoria Syme-Taylor.

Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Professor Greg Kennedy.

Imperial, Diplomatic & Military History Professor Ashley Jackson.

International Defence Ethics Dr David Whetham.

Private Military & Security Dr Chris Kinsey.

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I believe very strongly in the importance of interdisciplinary work, teaching and research, and here in the Department of Political Economy we have a team of scholars who embody the interdisciplinary ideal. Our programme draws on work at the boundaries of politics, philosophy and economics to analyse the ability of political and market processes to address economic and ethical problems. I think many people who study economics often come away from their programme with little appreciation of how economic concepts apply in realworld institutional contexts or of the moral implications of economic theory. People who study politics and philosophy, meanwhile, spend much of their time analysing the ethical implications of trade, politics and markets but have little grounding in the economic theories that can elucidate how these processes actually work. The Political Economy MA offers an opportunity to study these issues in a unified way and to do so in the only department in the United Kingdom specifically designed for that purpose.

Research opportunities

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Doctorate in Education/ Professional Studies EdD/DrPS

Education & Professional Studies Research MPhil/PhD

Significantly different from the traditional doctorate and more attuned to the professional seeking to develop their career through enhanced research capacity. Promotes understanding of the nature, development and evaluation of professional knowledge, and develops critical awareness and high-level research skills.

Our highly rated department provides extensive research training and supervision on a range of themes relating to education and professional studies including curriculum; pedagogy and assessment; education management; school improvement; higher education; student and teacher identities; informal and workplace learning; inequality and social justice; the nature of professional expertise; the intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of personal experience and professional development; and the evolving practices and policy contexts of professional work.

You are mainly supervised by staff in one or more of the four research centres in the host department but may, where appropriate, be co-supervised by staff from other research centres in the College.

The host department, the Department of Education & Professional Studies, comprises the Centres of Theology, Religion & Culture; Public Policy Research; Language, Discourse & Communication; Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education.

Entry requirements Master’s degree (or equivalent) and evidence of the study of education or a related social science at graduate level; at least four years’ professional experience.

Head of Programme Dr Jill Hohenstein.

Fee UK/EU £2,400 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,300 (2013).

Duration Maximum seven years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Doctorate in Theology & Ministry DThMin Enables you to study with leading internationally renowned figures in theology and religious studies.

Participate in a vibrant and cutting-edge research community with a focus on the relationship between theology, ministry and contemporary society.

Develop a supportive peer group and participate in a wider learning community.

Head of Programme Reverend Professor Alister McGrath.

Entry requirements Master’s degree in a subject related to theology and ministry and three years’ or equivalent experience in the practice of ministry. If you have a master’s degree in a subject unrelated to theology and ministry you may be considered provided you can demonstrate graduate study and relevant experience.

Fee UK/EU £2,400 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,300 (2013).

Duration Maximum seven years PT. Location Waterloo Campus.

Head of Programme Professor Meg Maguire.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a subject appropriate to the research area. Additionally, applicants must have one or more of the following: a teaching qualification or equivalent experience; two or more years of research in education; an appropriate master’s degree; an approved professional or other qualification.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Campaign History Research Centre for Language, Discourse & Communication Professor Ben Rampton.

Centre for Public Policy Research Professor Alan Cribb.

Geography Research MPhil/PhD, or option of joint PhD with the University of Hong Kong (HKU)/ Humboldt/the University of Singapore (NUS) The Department of Geography is currently rated one of the top 10 departments in the UK and has a vibrant community of scholars. A key strength of our staff is their interdisciplinary expertise, which extends across the natural and social sciences and the humanities. There are four main research groups: Cities; Environment, Politics & Development; Earth & Environmental Dynamics; Hazards & Risk. Much of our research crosses these group specialisms and students are supervised both by staff in research groups and between them. There is an extensive seminar programme linked to these groups, with many renowned speakers visiting the department on a regular basis.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with firstclass or 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and/or a good master’s degree. Those applying for one of the joint degree programmes are encouraged to contact an academic at King’s to develop research links with the partner institution.

Head of Programme Professor Raymond Bryant.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Cities Professor David Green.

Environment, Politics & Development Professor Frances Cleaver.

Earth & Environmental Dynamics Professor Nick Drake.

Hazards & Risk Dr Henry Rothstein.

Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Professor Justin Dillon.

Professor Eva Jablonka.

Centre for Theology, Religion & Culture Professor Alister McGrath.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Gerontology Research MPhil/PhD The Institute of Gerontology has a long-established research programme with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary and multi-method research. MPhil/ PhD students at the Institute of Gerontology are researching ageing from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. Our key areas of research are ageing policy, health and healthcare – investigating the factors that lead to better physical, mental and social health throughout life and how we can optimize services throughout life to improve health and well-being at older ages; communities, work and family life – examining how changes in work and family life have affected the lives of older people and intergenerational relations; and global ageing – studying how governments should be preparing for the rapid ageing of populations around the world.

Head of Programme Dr Karen Glaser.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with high merit (or equivalent) in a subject appropriate to the research area.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Interdisciplinary Policy Studies MPhil/PhD Our highly rated department offers extensive research training and supervision in a wide range of policy-related themes, including user and practitioner experiences and perspectives in health and social care, culture and the arts, youth work and education, equality and social justice, identity and social change, professional values and ethics, and public sector reform. There is a particular emphasis on rigorous interdisciplinary and critical perspectives with staff and students working in and across a range of disciplines, eg sociology, social policy and applied philosophy. Students are mostly supervised by staff in the Centre for Public Policy Research but may, where appropriate, be co-supervised by staff from other research centres in the host department and the College.

The host department, the Department of Education & Professional Studies, comprises the centres for Public Policy Research; Theology, Religion & Culture; Language, Discourse & Communication; and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject to the research area. Also, one or more of the following: a teaching qualification or equivalent experience; two or more years of research in education; an appropriate master’s degree; or an approved professional or other qualification.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Language, Discourse & Communication MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/ NUS The Centre for Language Discourse & Communication works across the Schools of Arts & Humanities and Social Science & Public Policy, with an administrative base in the Department of Education & Professional Studies. It has research strengths in sociolinguistics, text and discourse analysis, educational linguistics, literacy studies, psycholinguistics and cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, and second-language acquisition.

Research focuses on the dynamics of language and literacy within globalisation and intercultural contact, on language, literacy and discourse in everyday interaction, in education, literature and popular culture, in new and mass media and in medical and workplace settings.

Management Research MPhil/PhD The Department of Management was ranked joint fifth of all UK management departments in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. With highly regarded and internationally recognized scholars and research groups, students are provided with a stimulating and friendly intellectual environment within which to undertake doctoral research. Very broadly, members of the department undertake research in the areas of work, organization and governance. Their research includes projects funded by the UK Research Councils, the EU Information Society Technologies (IST) programmes and various UK government departments. Many of these projects involve close collaboration with academic partners and with public and privatesector organisations both in the UK and abroad.

The department is part of King’s Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Programme in the social sciences. Research is built around a number of strategic research centres and groupings which are inclusive, encouraging crossgroup membership, multidisciplinarity, and wide collaboration.

Head of Programme Professor Samuel Aryee.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. Students must also have completed a master’s degree with a merit or higher before undertaking a PhD in the department.

Head of Programme Professor Ben Rampton.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject and an appropriate master’s degree or an approved professional or other qualification. Those applying for the joint degree are encouraged to contact an academic at King’s to develop research links with the partner institution.

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Accounting and Financial Management Professor Alexandru Preda.

Human Resource Management, Employment Relations & Organisational Behaviour Professor Janet Walsh.

International Business, Comparative Management & Marketing Professor Pervez Ghauri.

Public Services Management Professor Alison Wolf.

Work, Interaction & Technology Professor Christian Heath.

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Head of Programme Professor Alan Cribb.

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Public Policy Research/Political Economy Research/Politics Research MPhil/PhD The Department of Political Economy is the only one of its kind in the UK. We welcome applications for postgraduate research in political economy, economics, politics, and public policy. Particular areas of strength in the department include Austrian economics, the politics of emerging economies, political theory, public policy, public choice and health technology. Our research uses a range of methodological approaches and includes European governance, regulation and economic decision-making; political theory, political philosophy and the history of political thought; the political economy of distributive justice; microeconomic and macroeconomic policy; democratic theory, elections and parties; political science, comparative politics and political sociology; public policy and policy analysis; resilience and disaster relief; and international relations and foreign-policy analysis.

Forthcoming appointments will strengthen and expand these areas of expertise. Admission to the PhD programme is highly selective and requires a good match between PhD topic and supervisor capabilities. To discuss which programme would be most suitable for your requirements, please contact the Director of PhD Programmes, Dr Adrian Blau.

Director of PhD Programmes Dr Adrian Blau.

Entry requirements Applicants will normally have a good master’s degree in a relevant subject, and/or relevant practical experience.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

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Social Science, Health & Medicine Research MPhil/PhD

Theology & Ministry MPhil/PhD

Research in the Department of Social Science, Health & Medicine (established January 2012) focuses on the social, political, economic, legal and ethical factors shaping developments in biomedicine, disease and healthcare, and their implications. We have research priorities in the following areas: global health inequalities; mental health, psychiatry and neuroscience; biomedicine, bioscience and society; developments in health and medical technologies, social science and ageing; health policy and health economics; bioeconomies and commercial and economic factors in medical developments and health care; the problems of translational research; the definition and measurement of health and social outcomes by governments, insurers, professionals and patients.

Our highly rated department offers extensive research training and supervision on a wide range of related themes in theology and ministry including apologetics, science and theology, contemporary ecclesiology, congregational studies, faith-based organisations, Christian education, feminist theology, youth ministry, theology and politics, contemporary worship and practical theology. There is an emphasis on interdisciplinary frameworks for theological work and a focus on qualitative forms of empirical research in practical theology. You are mainly supervised by staff from the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture but may, where appropriate, be co-supervised by staff from other research centres in the host department and the College.

The host department, the Department of Education & Professional Studies, comprises the centres for Theology, Religion & Culture; Public Policy Research; Language, Discourse & Communication; and Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Education.

Head of Programme Professor John Abraham.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with high merit (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Ageing & Society Dr Karen Glaser.

Biomedicine, Ethics & Social Justice Dr Barbara Prainsack.

Head of Programme Reverend Professor Alister McGrath.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with high merit (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals & Public Policy Prof John Abraham.

Culture, Medicine & Power Dr Orkideh Behrouzan.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Head of Programme Professor Guglielmo Verdirame.

Entry requirements Master’s degree with high merit and a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalents). It is desirable, but not essential, for applicants to have undertaken a MA in a related area first. Extensive practical experience in the relevant field may be taken into account. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,400 (2013).

Asian Security & Warfare Dr Alessio Patalano.

The Africa Research Group Mrs Catherine Scott.

Centre for Defence Studies Professor John Gearson.

Centre for Military Health Research Professor Simon Wessely and Professor Christopher Dandeker.

Centre for Science & Security Studies Professor Wyn Bowen.

Centre for the Study of Political Community Professor Vivienne Jabri.

Conflict, Security & Development Professor Mats Berdal.

European Centre for Energy & Resource Security (EUCERS) Professor Friedbert Pflüger.

Foresight: Early Warning & Preventative Policy Professor Christoph O Meyer.

History of Warfare Dr Alan James.

Insurgency Dr David Betz.

Intelligence & International Security Dr Michael S Goodman and Dr Claudia Hillebrand.

The International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation & Political Violence (ICSR) Professor Peter Neumann and Dr John Bew. International Political Sociology Professor Didier Bigo.

Laughton Naval History Unit Professor Andrew Lambert.

Marjan Centre for the Study of Conflict & Conversation Professor Mike Rainsborough.

The Russian & Eurasian Security Research Group Dr Ruth Deyermond, Dr Natasha Kuhrt, Dr Domitilla Sagramoso and Amb. Denis Corboy.

I run a creative department at a marketing agency. My time at King’s helped set me up with an internship in London in the field of journalism and politics, which led to my current job. The skills I learned in writing and critical thinking helped propel me to where I am today.

It was by far one of the best years of my life. I learned so much, and while I may not directly apply the things I learned on a daily basis, the experience and maturity I gained while I was there have been invaluable to my continued personal and professional success.

Ruben Intelligence and International Security Studies MA, Senior Manager of Marketing, Touchstone Energy

War Crimes Professor James Gow and Dr Rachel Kerr.

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The Department of War Studies has an excellent reputation as a graduate training institution.

All MPhil/PhD candidates undertake a tailored programme of research training and development through all years of the programme. The MPhil involves a 60,000-word thesis, and the PhD a 100,000-word thesis. The PhD thesis must form a distinct contribution to knowledge of the subject and afford evidence and originality and includes a formal writing-up year. The department is especially interested in receiving applications from students planning their research projects in fields that will enhance the strength of the department’s research groups, centres and programmes (see right) and assumes that normally research students will be attached to one or more of these.

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Afghan Studies Mr Martin Bayly.

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War Studies Research MPhil/ PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

School of Biomedical Sciences We at King’s are educating our scientists not only to be leading researchers, but also to think about how their science has an impact on our world. The main need for our graduates remains within high-tech industry such as in pharmaceutical companies, and in scientific research. As such, our programmes of study are often designed alongside major industry employers, with specific skills shortages and career pathways in mind. However, a growing number of our graduates are working in law, journalism and business, because their training in problemsolving and analysis is highly valued alongside their scientific knowledge.

Professor Roger Morris Head, School of Biomedical Sciences

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ANALYTICAL, FORENSIC & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES BIOMEDICAL & MOLECULAR SCIENCES PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE HUMAN & PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES FOR QUALIFIED PHARMACISTS

As one of Europe’s largest centres for biomedical research and teaching, our academic expertise is globally acclaimed in a wide range of basic and applied sciences, continuing a rich legacy of pioneering King’s scientists.

While enjoying unrivalled learning opportunities, and supported by strong partnerships with industry and healthcare organisations, you will benefit from our own first-class facilities and those of our partners, including our world-renowned partner NHS Trusts.

Our interdisciplinary environment enables researchers, teachers, clinicians and healthcare professionals to work closely together, keeping our work at the forefront of innovation, from understanding and reducing air pollution through to developing new therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

King’s is one of six partners of the Francis Crick Institute – due to open in 2015 in the heart of London – designed to facilitate collaboration between scientific disciplines and the translation of scientific research from the laboratory to hospitals and pharmacies.

Career prospects Our graduate employment rates are outstanding: 100 per cent of our postgraduate research and 90 per cent of our postgraduate taught students are employed or pursuing further study within six months of graduation.

These successful results are unsurprising given the strong emphasis that we place on nurturing employability skills: you will enjoy courses and workshops on research and career development, including entrepreneurial and business skills, and many of you will gain invaluable ‘hands-on’ work experience and networking opportunities via industrial placements and extended lab-based research projects.

Recent graduates have found employment as: • forensic scientist • forensic casework examiner • Regulatory Affairs Associate in pharmaceutical industry • analytical chemist in pharmaceutical industry • scientific writer • assistant commissioning editor – scientific publisher • patents specialist • teaching fellow • researcher • physiotherapist • sports science screening scientist.

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/biohealth Contact Health Schools Admissions Centre Email pg-healthadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 8393/6564/8251

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How to fund your studies Scholarship name

Award (£)

Key eligibility

Apply

Drug Discovery Skills Bursary

£1,000.

Awarded to all students studying Drug Discovery Skills MSc.

No application required.

Colt Foundation Bursaries

£1,500.

Awarded to all UK/EU students studying Human & Applied Physiology MSc.

No application required.

MRC-funded studentships

Four studentships covering tuition fees, and a generous stipend.

UK graduates only studying Molecular Biophysics MRes.

All eligible applicants will automatically be considered.

Four-year MRes/PhD Programme in Developmental Neurobiology

Tuition and bench fees, plus generous stipend.

UK/EU students studying this programme only.

www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/ biomedical/mrc

See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

WHITE MARS – WHAT CAN THE SECRETS OF ANTARCTICA REVEAL ABOUT LIFE ON MARS?

“At the Centre of Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences (CHAPS) we focus our research on how the human body functions with a view to understanding its ability to respond, adapt and change to the myriad challenges it may face throughout life. One of the themes of our research is extreme environment adaptation – essentially, how the human body responds and adapts when exposed to new, hostile or extreme environments.

In 2012 the centre became host to the White Mars Analogue Study of the first ever winter crossing of Antarctica. The Trans-Antarctic Winter Traverse expedition, originally led by veteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, is described as the

last great polar challenge. The expedition team is experiencing temperatures as low as -90°C, almost permanent darkness and an altitude of around 3,200 metres.

So extreme are these conditions they mimic in some ways that of a space mission to Mars, where limited resources, isolation and little potential for rescue are also present.

Understanding how humans respond to these conditions could help provide insight into the challenge of sending a manned mission to Mars and ensuring a safe return.

Scientists in the Centre undertook a detailed physiological profile of each of the expedition team before they left. Furthermore, studies

during the mission will record how the sensory systems are affected by exposure to the harsh conditions – the prolonged isolation, altered day/ night cycle, high altitude and extreme cold and the damage that is likely to result.

We are excited to be involved in this unique project, which pushes the limits of physical and mental endurance. It is the ultimate field experiment, and an opportunity to learn more about the limits of human performance, rarely tested to this degree.”

Professor Steve Harridge Director, Centre of Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences

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Taught programmes

From my point of view, the most rewarding aspect of running the MSc is to see how gifted students from all over the world develop into young scientists with tremendous future potential. Within one year of graduation, typically 90 per cent of our students stay in science or healthcare, with around half enrolling onto a programme of further study, such as a PhD, Medicine or Dentistry. The programme’s success is largely due to the six-month cutting-edge research project which students undertake in a research-active lab – this opportunity offers ideal training for research careers and, as highlighted by our external examiner, sets a gold standard in this area.

Dr Stephen Sturzenbaum Programme Director, Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc

Our taught programmes are based upon our research strengths and are designed to provide outstanding postgraduates with more specialized knowledge and skills required for specific clinical, scientific or industrial careers. Our programmes often include extended research projects which offer in-depth practical experience to supplement taught content, with opportunities for you to work in one of King’s world-class research labs.

We design and run several programmes, such as Analytical Science for Industry, in partnership with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. They include industrial placements, and content is designed to address specific skills shortages in a rapidly changing and competitive international marketplace. In other programmes you can change fields entirely, for example Molecular Biophysics, which enables conversion from the physical to biological sciences: if you are on this programme you can also opt to undertake your research project at the National University of Singapore.

ANALYTICAL, FORENSIC & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Analytical Science for Industry MSc Provides a thorough grounding in all aspects of separation science and mass spectrometry plus a three-month internship. Modules include Principles of Analytical Science; Advanced Separation Science; Advanced Mass Spectrometry; Novel & Emerging Technologies; and a research project.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy or a related subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Biopharmaceuticals MSc Science-based programme providing pharmacists and other chemical and life-science graduates with scientific knowledge and expertise in the areas of biopharmaceutical discovery and development, as required for a career in the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, research institutes or regulatory authorities. You will benefit from wellequipped laboratories offering a range of modern techniques.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacology or a related subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT (one day per week), September to September.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Location Waterloo Campus; some projects may take place in non-campus locations.

Drug Discovery Skills MSc

Analytical Toxicology MSc Offers detailed knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of analytical toxicology and its application. Modules include Principles of Analytical Toxicology; Clinical Toxicology; Forensic Toxicology; Laboratory Techniques; and practical classes.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Forensic Science or a related subject.

Run by the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics in conjunction with the pharmaceutical industry. The programme consists of three main taught modules and an industry-based research project.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Biomedical or Life Sciences with evidence of a significant interest in pharmacology.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Location Guy’s Campus and five/six months in industry.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus. The research project may be undertaken in the UK or overseas.

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Forensic Science MSc/MRes

Pharmaceutical Technology MSc

Delivered by world-leading researchers, this is the longest-running programme of its type in England.

Gain knowledge and understanding of the forensic process and of the analytical techniques used in crime investigation.

Science-based programme for pharmacists and other Life Science or Engineer graduates, concerned with drug delivery and formulation of drugs.

Emphasis is given to the rational design of dosage forms and novel drug-delivery methods. You will benefit from well-equipped laboratories offering a range of modern techniques and instruments.

Accreditation Forensic Science Society-accredited course.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or similar combination. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials or a related subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration MSc one year FT, September to September.

MRes 15 months, September to February. PT study available.

Location Waterloo Campus. Projects available in external forensic laboratories.

Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control MSc Science-based programme for pharmacists and other chemical graduates, concerned with the quality assurance and quality control of products as molecular entities. You will benefit from wellequipped laboratories offering a range of modern techniques and instruments.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Lecture-based module options include Genetics, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Sciences. The skills module covers scientific presentations, poster and oral presentations. There are practical classes in molecular biology and biochemistry. Included are numerous generalist workshops such as statistics and bioinformatics patenting; a choice of over 20 specialist bioscience workshops such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), microarray, proteomics and fluorescence imaging; and an extensive six-month research project in a research-active laboratory.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a biological, molecular biological or biomedical sciences-related subject.

Pharmacology MSc

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Provides training in the design and execution of practical approaches to the mechanisms by which drugs act. Includes taught modules that provide a comprehensive knowledge base and project-based elements.

Entry requirements Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) or a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related subject. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Location Guy’s, Waterloo and St Thomas’ Campuses; inflammation course either at University College London or Guy’s Campus.

Duration One year FT, two years PT (one day per week), September to September. It should be noted that for PT students, private study is required at home in the evenings or at weekends to fulfil the learning outcomes.

Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc

Location Waterloo Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related subject.

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

BIOMEDICAL & MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Guy’s and Waterloo Campuses.

Molecular Biophysics MRes Taught modules in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics options and an extensive research project. You will benefit from a leading laboratory within a centre that has been at the forefront of biophysics research for over 60 years.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Physics, Chemistry or Biomedical Science (with a substantial biophysics or biophysical chemistry component).

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT. Location Guy’s Campus.

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Location Waterloo Campus.

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For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE

HUMAN & PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

FOR QUALIFIED PHARMACISTS

Clinical Pharmacology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Human & Applied Physiology MSc

Pharmacy Practice MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert

See page 111.

Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the functioning of the muscular, respiratory and cardiovascular systems at rest and during exercise, including the effects of extreme environmental conditions on whole-body physiology.

A flexible modular programme that offers qualified pharmacists an opportunity to further develop knowledge and skills to enhance their practice in the changing healthcare environment. Modules may be selected according to professional interests or service needs, for continuing professional development and re-validation with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Drug Development Science MSc/ PG Dip/PG Cert Gain the skills to evaluate, plan and execute the studies involved in taking a new medicine from the exploratory clinical development phase through to the point of applying for marketing approval, including regulatory processes. One of three modular programmes in Pharmaceutical Medicine designed for working physicians, clinical scientists and allied health professionals.

Accreditation Some modules are accredited by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.

Entry requirements Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) or a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related subject.

Applicants without a degree but with relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MSc £12,600, see online prospectus for PG Dip and PG Cert (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £19,000, see online prospectus for PGDip and PG Cert (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September (MSc only); two years to four years PT. Location Waterloo, Guy’s and Strand Campuses.

Translational Medicine MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert See page 112.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a biomedical or sport science-related subject.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Guy’s Campus; some projects may take place at non-campus locations.

Space Physiology & Health MSc A unique programme providing training for biomedical scientists and physicians delivered by international experts from academia, contractors and space agencies (eg NASA). You will be equipped through lectures, seminars, extensive laboratory practicals and visits to RAF and the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) facilities to serve future manned space expeditions in addition to human physiology in its broadest sense.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a related subject. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £10,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Pathways Pharmacy Practice MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert; Pharmacy Practice (Prescribing) PG Dip Accreditation Practice Certificate in Independent Prescribing (accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council) is an option in this programme.

Entry requirements Current registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council or the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland and one year of work experience as a registered pharmacist.

Fee UK/EU £2,170 (2013).

Fee overseas N/A. Duration Independent Prescribing PG Cert PT, minimum six months, starts September or January; Pharmacy Practice PG Cert: PT, 12 months, starts September or January; Pharmacy Practice PG Dip: PT, 24 months, starts September or January; Pharmacy Practice (Prescribing) PG Dip: PT, 24 months, starts September or January; Pharmacy Practice MSc: PT, 36 months, starts September or January.

Location Waterloo Campus; Guy’s Campus (for Independent Prescribing only).

Duration One year FT. Location Guy’s Campus; most projects take place off campus at locations around the world.

FOR QUALIFIED DOCTORS Aviation Medicine MSc Provides physicians with comprehensive theoretical and practical instruction in advanced aviation physiology, psychology, pathology, clinical and operational medicine and the knowledge and skills required to conduct research in aviation medicine.

Entry requirements Applicants should hold an MBBS medicine degree (or equivalent) and be a registered medical practitioner.

Fee UK/EU £2,720 (2013).

Fee overseas £2,720 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September, or individual modules PT over two to three years.

Location Guy’s Campus and aviation medicine centres in the UK and possibly overseas.

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John Neuroscience PhD, Pain Research Group, 2011 Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases

We have around 175 PhD students making up a vital part of the School’s thriving research community, with the majority enrolled on four-year interdisciplinary programmes focused around our core interests in: developmental neurobiology; biophysics and cell biology, including cell dysfunction in cancer and genetic diseases; the ageing process, from the molecular basis of the disease through to the discovery of effective novel therapies; environmental effects on human development and health; and drug discovery, delivery, mode of action and detection.

We offer a joint PhD programme with the National University of Singapore (NUS), in which you will typically spend half of your time at King’s and the other at NUS. Many of our research degrees are jointly supervised by UK companies and include an industrial placement, providing a strong business ethos to complement the pure research, medical or clinical focus of your other student projects.

Age-Related Diseases (Wolfson Centre for) MPhil/PhD, MD(Res)

Analytical & Environmental Sciences MPhil/PhD

Over the past two decades, there have been tremendous advances in our understanding of the molecules and principles that govern the functioning of the nervous system. Great progress has been made to understand the molecular basis of disease states, pain and the molecular mechanisms that limit regeneration. These advances enable innovative neuroscience and the opportunity to translate new knowledge into clinical benefits.

Our mission at King’s is to advance understanding of the causes of neuropathic and neurodegenerative diseases; to identify new drug targets, develop treatments and monitor outcomes; to study synaptic receptors and neuronal signalling mechanisms in order to promote relief from the pain and dysfunction associated with a damaged nervous system; and to develop and test strategies aimed at restoring function to the damaged nervous system by promoting cell survival and forming new synaptic connections or neurons.

Our research encompasses four areas: toxicology, forensic science, environmental toxicology and atmospheric science. Chemistry is fundamental to all four areas and our particular strengths are in separation science, mass spectrometry and in developing novel analytical methods. Examples include improvements to aid detection of drugfacilitated sexual assaults, using nanoparticles for forensic purposes, toxicology of ambient particulate matter, defining mechanisms of environmental carcinogenesis, and unravelling toxicogenomic fingerprints via a model organism approach. Our Drug Control Centre is the UK World Anti-Doping Agency’s accredited laboratory and played a key role in the 2012 Olympics anti-doping screening programme. Environmental science activity focuses on air quality and includes monitoring, modelling and toxicology research, undertaken within the Environmental Research Group who run the London Air Quality Network (www.londonair.org.uk) and are part of the MRC-HPA Centre for Environmental Health.

Head of Division Professor Patrick Doherty.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Science, Medicine or Dentistry (or equivalent). Relevant experience may also be acceptable. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Bioinformatics Dr Gareth Williams.

Head of Division Professor Frank J Kelly.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Environmental Science, Chemistry, Molecular Life Science or Biomedical Science (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Drug Discovery Unit Professor Jonathan Corcoran.

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Drug Control Centre Professor David Cowan.

Genetics of Deafness Professor Karen Steel.

Neurodegeneration Professor Clive Ballard, Dr Susan Duty.

Neurogenesis Professor Patrick Doherty, Dr Giovanna Lalli.

Pain Professor Stephen McMahon, Dr Marzia Malcangio.

Receptors, Channels & Signalling Professor Stuart Bevan, Professor Helen Cox.

Environmental Research Professor Frank J Kelly.

Genetic & Environmental Toxicology Dr Stephen Sturzenbaum, Professor David Phillips.

Forensic Science Dr Denise Syndercombe-Court, Dr Leon Barron.

MRC-HPA Centre for Environment & Health Professor Frank J Kelly.

Regeneration Dr Lawrence Moon, Dr Elizabeth Bradbury.

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VOICE OF THE GRADUATE

Professor Stephen McMahon is a fantastic supervisor. I really enjoyed working with him. He has a great ability to explain complicated subjects in a simple way, which is a truly valuable skill when working with PhD students. Professor McMahon is very enthusiastic about science in general and this rubs off on everyone in his lab.

Although he is very busy, he always makes time for his students and is incredibly supportive. His extensive experience helps him to maintain a consistently positive attitude, which gives his students great reassurance during times when their work may not be going as planned.

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Cell & Molecular Biophysics (Randall Division of) MPhil/PhD, MD(Res) We continue the tradition of biophysics at King’s established by Sir John Randall, which produced the famous studies of the structure of DNA by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. Many of our research groups operate at the interface between the health, biomedical and physical sciences, developing new techniques for application in biology and medicine. Based at Guy’s Campus, we have strong collaborative links with other biomedical and clinical researchers within King’s Health Schools.

Head of Division Professor Malcolm Irving FRS. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Science, Medicine or Dentistry (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Allergy & Asthma Professor Brian Sutton.

Cell Imaging Professor Tony Ng. Cell Motility & Cytoskeleton Professor Anne Ridley.

Muscle Signalling Professor Mathias Gautel.

Structural Biology Professor Brian Sutton.

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Chemistry (Department of) MPhil/PhD

Developmental Neurobiology (MRC Centre for) MPhil/PhD

We occupy new research laboratories on Guy’s Campus, with state-of-the art analytical and spectroscopic facilities; further analytical and synthetic facilities are based on Waterloo and St Thomas’ Campuses. Our research spans the Schools of Biomedical Sciences and Natural & Mathematical Science and Medicine, and ranges from computational and physical chemistry to chemical biology, medical imaging and materials science. We have additional strengths in analytical chemistry and spectroscopy, metallochemistry, nanoparticle chemistry and biology and drug discovery. Chemistry is strongly embedded in prestigious King’s centres, including the Cancer Research UK/Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Cancer Imaging Centre, Wellcome/EPSRC Medical Engineering Centre and British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centre of Excellence.

Head of Department Professor Phil Blower.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. For further information please contact the Health Schools Admissions Office at pg-healthadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Our overall aim is to understand the early events during brain development, and subsequently the mechanisms that lead to malformation and limit regeneration in the human nervous system. Our mission is to advance this understanding through collaborative multidisciplinary studies using a variety of model organisms. We approach the key issues in early brain development by combining gene discovery studies with functional analyses at molecular, biochemical, cell biological, anatomical and physiological levels. Our major research themes are genetic, molecular and cellular bases of neural tube regionalisation; regulation of neural crest and placode development; acquisition of neural cell identity; axon guidance and targeting; molecular mechanisms of axon growth and regeneration; mechanisms of gene regulation in the nervous system; synapse formation and function; and visual system development and plasticity.

Head of Division Professor Corinne Houart (Acting Head).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours, or a postgraduate degree in Molecular or Cellular Biology, with some previous experience of developmental and/or neurobiology. The successful candidates will be of the calibre expected of MRC and Wellcome Research students. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUP LEADERS Dr Sarah Barry.

Professor Phil Blower.

Dr Carmen Domene.

Dr Ulrike Eggert.

Dr Rivka Isaacson.

Dr Brendan Orner.

Dr Edina Rosta.

Dr Maria Eugenia Sanz.

Dr Gerd Wagner.

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Our research is focused on human physiology in its broadest sense. Our expertise spans basic science and clinically related fields including exercise, human ageing, skeletal muscle function, muscle plasticity and growth.

Our work in multi-systems neuroscience explores our interactions with the environment, investigating issues such as how our movement and balance control our sensory and cardiorespiratory physiology. We also investigate how such systems respond to novel environments where challenges such as hypoxia, acceleration (high G) and microgravity are faced. We have close links with numerous related external bodies including the RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine and the Crew Medical Support Office (European Space Agency).

Head of Division Professor Stephen Harridge.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Aerospace & Extreme Environment Adaptation Dr David A Green.

Sensory-Motor Control & Pain Dr Marousa Pavlou.

Skeletal Muscle & Ageing Professor Di Newham.

Pharmaceutical Science (Institute of) MPhil/PhD The pharmaceutical sciences are concerned with gaining a detailed understanding of the human pathological state and using this knowledge to discover, design, develop and deliver drugs to the patient with a view to treating or managing disease.

Our mission is to advance this interdisciplinary field through research in the areas of cellular biology, pharmacology, molecular biophysics, pharmaceutics, drug delivery and medicinal chemistry.

We are developing new methodologies to enable accelerated drug discovery, enhanced identification of drug targets for drug development, improved therapeutic agents and efficient drug delivery systems.

In addition, our work in clinical practice and medication use is expanding rapidly, drawing on components of pharmacy practice in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Clinical Academic Group of King’s Health Partners.

Head of Division Professor Peter Hylands.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Molecular Life Science or Biomedical Science, although further graduate study or appropriate work experience may also be taken into account. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a masters degree with merit. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Chemical Biology Professor David Thurston.

Clinical Practice & Medication Use Professor John Weinman.

Drug Delivery Dr Ben Forbes.

Pharmaceutical Biophysics Professor Jayne Lawrence.

The rigorous training to be an independent researcher and frequent seminars from the national and international guest speakers helped me to learn about practical applications, methodology used and pitfalls that happen during the process of answering the most fundamental question in biological science. Modern science cannot thrive in isolation and if science is to progress there must be collaboration between government, interchange between international scientific communities and closer links between science and business globally. King’s has each of these components.

Nikita Randall Division of Cell & Molecular Biophysics MPhil/PhD

Pharmacology & Therapeutics Dr Dom Spina.

RESEARCH

Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences (Centre of) (CHAPS) MPhil/PhD

VOICE OF THE STUDENT

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

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HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dental Institute The goal of the Dental Institute through our postgraduate programmes is to understand why diseases occur, to enhance people’s health and to restore function to improve people’s quality of life and help them want to smile again. We deliver dreams. Some of our students become caring clinicians. Others become energetic researchers. Some combine the fields. What they do will change the future. Our focus is on preparing our students to not only thrive in their profession but also to lead this inevitable change in health care, in science and in policy development.

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We teach around 370 postgraduate students, including about 250 students on distance-learning programmes and over 100 postgraduate research students. Many of our internal taught programmes are linked to specialist qualifications, while the distance-learning programmes that are delivered by a blended approach enable students to undertake advanced training while studying mainly at home. All taught programmes have a research component.

We have a great breadth of expertise and a wide-ranging portfolio of worldrenowned basic, clinical and translational research. Our research benefits from close association with King’s College, and Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals. There are strong links with industry, and many collaborations with other Schools at the College, nationally and internationally.

Career prospects

Professor Dianne Rekow Dean of Dental Institute

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The Institute is one of the top five world centres of excellence for dental education, research and oral healthcare provision and achieved an outstanding ranking in the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).

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Graduates enjoy many different types of employment after the completion of their course. Taught programme students have career progression within their chosen field of dentistry. They can also use the courses as a route to PhD study or academic careers. Many of our PhD graduates continue in a research career, starting as a postdoctoral fellow; others take their skills into industry or other areas.

The median salary of taught programme course graduates is £40,000 and £31,500 for research course graduates.

Examples of the occupations they have taken up after graduation include: • postdoctoral researcher • clinical teaching fellow • research associate • dental surgeon • dental practice manager • senior dental officer • maxillofacial prosthetist • endodontist.

How to fund your studies See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/dentistry Contact Health Schools Admissions Centre Email pg-healthadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 8252

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BIOLOGICAL TOOTH REPLACEMENT – A STEP CLOSER

“As an expert in craniofacial development and stem cell biology, I have been spearheading new research which has led to an advance in efforts to develop a method to replace missing teeth with new bioengineered teeth generated from a person’s own gum cells.

Efforts towards producing bioengineered teeth (bioteeth) have largely focused on the generation of immature teeth (teeth primordia) that mimic those in the embryo. Remarkably, the team discovered that despite the very different environments, embryonic teeth primordia can develop normally in the adult mouth. Thus if suitable cells can be identified that can be combined in such a way to produce an immature tooth, there is a realistic prospect bioteeth can

become a clinical reality. Subsequent studies have largely focused on the use of embryonic cells and although embryonic tooth primordia cells can readily form immature teeth following dissociation into single-cell populations and subsequent recombination, such cell sources are impractical to use in a general therapy.

We isolated adult human gum (gingival) tissue from patients at the Dental Institute, grew more of it in the lab, and then combined it with the cells of mice that form teeth (mesenchyme cells). By transplanting this combination of cells into mice we were able to grow hybrid human/mouse teeth containing dentine and enamel, as well as viable roots.

Epithelial cells derived from adult human gum tissue are capable of responding to tooth-inducing signals from embryonic tooth mesenchyme in an appropriate way to contribute to tooth crown and root formation and give rise to relevant differentiated cell types, following in-vitro culture. These easily accessible epithelial cells are thus a realistic source for consideration in human biotooth formation. The next major challenge is to identify a way to culture adult human mesenchymal cells to be tooth-inducing, as at the moment we can only make embryonic mesenchymal cells do this.”

Professor Paul Sharpe Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology

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VOICE OF THE ACADEMIC

Taught programmes

I am a researcher in the Dental Institute specializing in craniofacial development. My main focus is on the patterning of the jaw and associated structures, such as the teeth, salivary glands and middle ear. PhD students form an integral part of the lab, carrying out original research projects and learning to design, perform and analyse experiments. My students have all gone on to postdoctoral research positions, demonstrating the enthusiasm for research generated during their studies at King’s. I am also a postgraduate co-ordinator and as such oversee the development of PhD students throughout the Dental Institute.

A PhD should be challenging but rewarding, allowing students the freedom to explore an area of research in depth. We want all the PhD students to have a fruitful time while at King’s, enjoy the experience and come out the other side, not only with a PhD, but with a wealth of positive experience.

Dr Abigail Tucker Reader and Supervisor for research PhD studentships

The Dental Institute offers a wide range of programmes at Diploma, MSc and MClinDent level, many appropriate for specialist training.

The majority of the internal programmes are delivered at the Guy’s Campus with some at Denmark Hill Campus. The distance-learning master’s programmes adopt a blended approach, enabling you to study from home, with additional intensive face-to-face sessions. The internal programmes are based on small group teaching with personal contact with people who are excellent clinicians and world leaders in their field. Clinical facilities are excellent as are the research laboratories for undertaking clinically related projects. All taught programmes include a research project.

MCLINDENT PROGRAMMES Endodontology MClinDent A balance of academic and clinical skills with research. Subjects include the pathology of apical periodontitis and strategies to manage it effectively.

Dynamic interaction with other graduate students specializing in prosthodontics, implantology and periodontology. Develops skills in understanding and analysing the research bases for clinical care.

Accreditation The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has approved the programme for award of the Membership in Restorative Dentistry (MRD) diploma after completion of specialist training.

Entry requirements All applicants: a dental qualification plus at least two years’ postqualification experience. EU applicants will normally need to satisfy any additional specialist training requirements and acquire an NTN before the programme commences. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable.

Fee UK/EU £14,800 (2013).

Fee overseas £37,500 (2013).

Duration Three years, five days per week; four years, three days per week, October to September.

Prosthodontics MClinDent An outstanding training in prosthodontics provided by high-calibre experts in the field. Teaching styles include consultant-led clinics, chair-side guidance, small group work and close mentoring emphasising the importance of evidence base in the literature.

Sixty percent of the course is dedicated to clinical experience in fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics.

Accreditation The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has approved the programme for award of the MRD diploma after completion of specialist training.

Entry requirements A dental qualification plus at least two years’ post-qualification experience. EU applicants will normally need to satisfy any additional specialist training requirements and acquire an NTN before the programme commences. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £14,800 (2013).

Fee overseas £37,500 (2013).

Duration Three years, five days per week; or four years, three days per week, October to September.

Location Guy’s Campus.

Location Guy’s and Denmark Hill Campuses.

Periodontology MClinDent The first complete specialist training programme in periodontology in the UK, with outstanding educational experience through the exceptional calibre of teachers. A huge variety of expertise is available to give thorough practical education in advanced clinical periodontology, including aesthetics, implants and contemporary surgical methods.

Accreditation The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh has approved the programme for award of the MRD diploma after completion of specialist training.

Entry requirements All applicants: a dental qualification plus at least two years’ postqualification experience. EU applicants will normally need to satisfy any additional specialist training requirements and acquire an NTN before the programme commences. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable.

Fee UK/EU £14,800 (2013).

Fee overseas £37,500 (2013).

Duration Three years, five days per week; or four years, three days per week, October to September.

Location Guy’s Campus.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Conscious Sedation for Dentistry PG Dip Gain a better understanding of the processes involved in conscious sedation through knowledge of the basic sciences; learn basic techniques, explore principles of selection, assessment, and treatment planning; acquire clinical experience by treating patients under sedation in supervised sessions.

Introduction to advanced sedation techniques where required.

Entry requirements A dental qualification with eligibility for registration with the General Dental Council (GDC). Applicants should demonstrate a focused interest in conscious sedation and be able to practise sedation in the place of work.

Fee UK/EU £5,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £9,500 (2013).

Duration Nine months FT, January to September.

Location Guy’s Campus.

Dental Public Health MSc A dynamic programme that challenges you to think critically about oral health at population level. For people, not just dentists, who intend to become planners, managers of services, researchers, health promoters and teachers of dental public health subjects. Includes opportunities to work and learn with a multidisciplinary team, involvement in highquality research and practical experience across some of the competencies of dental public health by participating in teaching, research, health services and health promotion activities during placements.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject and an interest in dental public health, community dentistry, preventive programmes, health promotion and/or specialneeds care. Evidence of experience of research, report writing or relevant knowledge is desirable.

Fee UK/EU £6,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year, five days per week, October to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology MSc A ground-breaking programme open to both dental technicians and dentists. Learn clinical and technical aspects of facial prostheses, ocular prostheses, orbital and skull cranioplasties and obturators. You will also cover recognising oral disease, infections, skin lesions related to intra- and extra-oral prostheses, and core modules in all restorative disciplines.

Entry requirements UK applicants: Diploma in Professional Studies (Maxillofacial Prosthetics & Technology) or a degree in Dental Technology with two years’ post-qualification technical experience. Overseas applicants: a dental technology qualification and at least two years’ graduate experience. Overseas applicants will not be expected to have completed the Diploma in Professional Studies (Maxillofacial Prosthetics & Technology) but must have a focused interest in maxillofacial and craniofacial technology.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration Two years (three days at College).

Paediatric Dentistry MSc Didactic core modules in all aspects of paediatric dentistry and a hands-on laboratory module in operative dentistry for children. Includes diagnosis, treatment planning and delivery of care requiring non-pharmacological behaviour management strategies and oral rehabilitation under sedation or general anaesthesia.

Entry requirements All applicants: a dental qualification plus at least two years’ postqualification experience. EU applicants will normally need to satisfy any additional specialist training requirements and acquire a NTN before the programme commences. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable.

Fee UK/EU £11,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £37,500 (2013).

Duration Two years FT, five days per week, October to September.

Location Guy’s Campus and King’s College Hospital.

Advanced Clinical Dental Practice PG Certificate

Location Principally at Guy’s Campus; also at Denmark Hill Campus.

Offered if you pass the Paediatric Dentistry MSc and if you are required to continue to a third year of training.

Orthodontics MSc

Fee UK/EU £14,800 (2013).

Academic and practical teaching covering all aspects of orthodontic diagnosis and care including normal development, growth modifications, fixed appliances and the biological principles of orthodontic tooth movement. You will participate in related research programmes including laboratory materials investigations, clinical studies and biological investigations. University of Malta joint degree option.

Duration One year FT, five days per week, October to September

Fee overseas £37,500 (2013).

Location: Guy’s Campus and King’s College Hospital.

Accreditation The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Inter-Collegiate Board of the English and Glasgow Royal Surgical Colleges have approved the programme for award of the MOrth diploma after completion of specialist training. You are able to conjointly take the MSc and MOrth Edinburgh in one sitting. Further details are available on request.

Entry requirements A dental qualification plus at least two years’ post-qualification experience. EU applicants will normally need to satisfy any additional specialist training requirements. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable.

Fee UK/EU £11,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £37,500 (2013).

Duration Three years FT, October to September.

Location Guy’s and Denmark Hill Campuses.

University of Malta for joint degree candidates.

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MSC & PG DIP PROGRAMMES

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Regenerative Dentistry MSc Academic, practical and research teaching cover all aspects of the latest developments in regenerative dentistry including dental stem-cell culture, iPS and ES cells, tooth bioengineering and the role of stem cells in tooth repair. A major feature of the course is a research project you will carry out in one of the research groups, supported by practical demonstrations and evaluation of research publications.

Accreditation UK 180/ECTS 90.

Entry requirements All applicants: a dental, medical or biological sciences qualification.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year, October to September (October 2014 entry).

Location Dental Institute, Tower Wing, Guy’s Campus.

Special Care Dentistry MSc Gain a theoretical foundation and develop appropriate clinical skills for the care of patients needing special care. Particular emphasis on the use of behaviour-management techniques, analgesia, sedation and general anaesthesia. You will also cover training in research methods and their practical application.

Accreditation For selected candidates the two-year MSc programme is recognized by the Specialist Advisory Committee for Special Care Dentistry as partially contributing towards the three-year specialist training programme in Special Care Dentistry.

Entry requirements All applicants: a dental qualification plus at least two years’ postqualification experience. EU applicants will normally need to satisfy any additional specialist training requirements and acquire an NTN before the programme commences. For UK applicants FDS, MFDS or MJDF is desirable.

Fee UK/EU £11,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration Two years, three days per week, October to September.

Location Guy’s Campus.

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DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMMES Advanced General Dental Practice MSc For dental practitioners to enhance their clinical and academic skills for professional development, expanding on BDS knowledge. This programme will also provide great support and guidance if you are a dentist planning to take FFGDP, MJDF, MFDS, MFD and ORE examinations. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Applicants should be qualified dentists, currently employed in a dental practice, dental school, hospital or community dental services environment. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £8,350 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,350 (2013).

Duration Two or three years, distance learning, January to December (January 2014 start).

Location Study at home using blended learning materials, as well as compulsory attendance at an intensive face-to-face course in years one and two in the UK.

Aesthetic Dentistry MSc An innovative programme offering dental practitioners the necessary skills and knowledge to provide high-quality functional dental restorations with optimal aesthetic value. Focused on providing dental care where there is a clinical need to restore oral health and function, the course also covers cosmetic and facial techniques.

The face-to-face training takes place in either London or Sydney.

Advanced Minimum Intervention Dentistry MSc A programme designed for the discerning oral health-care provider (dentist and/or DCP) who wishes to develop and enhance their minimumintervention clinical-operative, patient and practice management skills. The aim is to create a fully integrated, patient-centred, team-care approach to future oral health care, maximising the clinical and financial future of your dental practice.

Learn about, and use in daily practice, the latest minimally invasive operative technologies and adhesive restorative materials/techniques to prevent, manage and treat dental disease in your patients.

Entry requirements Applicants should be qualified dentists, currently employed in a dental practice, dental school, hospital or community dental services environment. See our online prospectus for full entry and course requirements.

Fee UK/EU £8,350 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,350 (2013).

Duration Three years, distance learning, January to December (January 2014 start).

Location Study at home using blended learning materials and the skills you learn in your daily practice, as well as compulsory attendance at an intensive face-to-face course in years one and two in London.

Entry requirements Applicants should be qualified dentists, currently employed in a dental practice, dental school, hospital or community dental services environment. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £9,350 (2013).

Fee overseas £9,350 (2013).

Duration Three years, distance learning, January to December (January 2014 start).

Location Study at home using blended learning materials, as well as compulsory attendance at an intensive face-to-face course in years one and two in the UK or Sydney, Australia.

Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Endodontics MSc Offered in response to unprecedented demand for endodontically trained professionals from within the UK and abroad. A unique and comprehensive programme aimed at dentists who would like to enhance their existing abilities while acquiring advanced and up-to-date skills which will enable them to successfully and confidently manage more complex and demanding endodontic cases.

Entry requirements Applicants should be qualified dentists, currently employed in a dental practice, dental school, hospital or community dental services environment. See our online prospectus for full entry and course requirements.

Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation MSc For maxillofacial prosthetists, technologists and prosthodontists working in a hospital environment or similar practice, to enhance their knowledge of intra and extra oral prosthetic facial rehabilitation and improve their clinical and technical skills. The programme provides opportunities to experience cutting-edge digital technology resulting in a higher standard of clinical practice.

Fee UK/EU £9,350 (2013).

Entry requirements Applicants should be qualified dentists, currently employed in a dental practice, dental school, hospital or community dental services environment. See our online prospectus for full entry and course requirements.

Fee overseas £9,350 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,200 (2013).

Duration Three years, distance learning, January to December (January 2014 start).

Fee overseas £7,200 (2013).

Location Study at home using blended learning materials, as well as compulsory attendance at an intensive face-to-face course in years one and two in London.

Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics MClinDent A blended learning programme for dental practitioners wishing to enhance knowledge of restorative dentistry for general practice with an emphasis on fixed and removable prosthodontics.

Clinical work must be undertaken in your own practice, so entry is restricted to dentists working in general practice or a similar clinical environment.

Option to take the face-to-face training in either London or Sydney.

Entry requirements Applicants should be qualified dentists, currently employed as a dentist in a dental practice, dental school, hospital or community dental services environment. See our online prospectus for full entry and course requirements.

Fee UK/EU £9,350 (2013).

Duration Three years, distance learning, January to December (January 2014 start).

Location Study from home using specially prepared blended learning materials, as well as compulsory attendance at an intensive face-to-face course in years one and two in Pune, India.

VOICE OF THE ACADEMIC

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

My laboratory investigates host-pathogen interactions and mucosal immunity, particularly targeting the opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans. We utilise molecular, immunological, functional genomic and proteomic techniques in our studies and our work has made several important advances to both the fungal and mucosal immunity fields. A critical aspect is to enthuse the students about immunology and at King’s we have world-leading scientists that work together to help achieve this goal.

Dr Julian Naglik Reader in Mucosal Immunology and Fungal Pathogenesis Course co-ordinator for Host Defence and Resistance to Infection (Immunology) for BDS2

Fee overseas £9,350 (2013).

Duration Four years, distance learning, January to December (January 2014 start).

TAUGHT

Location Study from home using blended learning materials, as well as compulsory attendance at an intensive face-to-face course in years one, two and three in the UK or Sydney, Australia.

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Research opportunities

Understanding basic biological processes is necessary in order to provide the basis for the development of the next generation of clinical therapies. Although in reality, little of what we learn is directly used in treatment, the quest to understand biology in ever-increasing detail remains fundamental to our very existence and none of us can yet predict the future.

To paraphrase Henri Poincaré ‘The scientist does not (necessarily) study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful’.

Professor Paul Sharpe Dickinson Professor of Craniofacial Biology Head of the Department of Craniofacial Development and Stem Cell Biology

The Dental Institute offers outstanding opportunities for graduate research in state-of-the-art research and clinical facilities. The School undertakes and actively promotes leading basic, clinical and translational research in collaboration with world-famous hospitals – King’s College, Guy’s and St Thomas’. Many projects are conducted jointly with other Schools at King’s and many have national or international links. Major research areas include the study of stem cells and tissue regeneration; oral cancer; epidemiology of dental caries and periodontal diseases; biomaterials; oral microflora, craniofacial biology and mucosal biology; modern modalities in dental imaging; and health services research.

Research students belong to one of 13 cohesive groups that provide interaction with post-doctoral and other academic staff.

Dentistry & Oral Science (Research Division) MPhil/PhD Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit. See our online prospectus for details.

Director of Research Professor Tim Watson.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £34,000 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering & Imaging Professor Lucy Di Silvio.

The primary goal of the group is to develop novel strategies to repair, regenerate and image damaged or diseased tissues. The success of this effort requires a multidisciplinary approach, hence we combine the disciplines of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Material Science, Imaging and Medicine.

Cariology & Operative Dentistry Professor Avijit Banerjee.

The aim of this research group is to obtain a further understanding of the patho-physiology/microbiology of dental caries, its initiation, development and clinical management. Our collaborations with the Microbiology, Saliva and Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering & Imaging research groups permit exciting research opportunities to develop novel operative techniques for the minimally invasive surgical management of caries; and also the development of novel bioactive restorative materials that aid healing of dental tissues.

Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology Professor Paul Sharpe.

Our research investigating the mechanisms that control head development underpins a broader understanding of the genetic basis of craniofacial malformations. A multidisciplinary approach using different experimental models and techniques is employed to investigate cell signalling and transcriptional networks regulating development of craniofacial organs such as the teeth, palate, sense organs, salivary glands, muscle, skeleton and brain. We are exploring stem cells from different craniofacial organs. An understanding of their in-vivo function and cell biology will improve potential uses for clinical therapies. In the long term, this may lead to new methods for enhancement of natural repair processes and regenerative approaches, as well as the potential to generate replacement tissues and organs for transplantation.

Dental Education Professor Mark Woolford.

The Dental Institute is an international leader in the investigation and development of novel teaching methods and assessment. Research work in this area is focused on evaluating novel assessment methods for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. There is a very active unit investigating ways to improve teaching and assessment using technology; this includes the use of haptics, and the use and evaluation of online assessment methods. A multidisciplinary team is investigating curriculum issues and the challenges of new curricula to students in the way they learn and assimilate information. All the research in education is carried out in a multidisciplinary and multicentre environment and can relate to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Dental Public Health Dr Jenny Gallagher.

Dental Public Health is the speciality of dentistry concerned with improving the oral health of populations and the delivery and organisation of high-quality evidence-based dental care services.

It involves a health-systems approach that seeks to understand oral health and its wider determinants and influence pathways to care and the delivery of healthcare, together with the recruitment and retention of the appropriate workforce skill mix.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

Microbiology Professor Alistair Lax. Dental caries and periodontal disease are the commonest bacterial disease of man, making microbiology central to oral and dental research. We perform basic research into fundamental aspects and pathogenic mechanisms related to oral and other microbiota. We also engage in a wide range of collaborations with clinical colleagues both within and outside the Dental Institute.

Mucosal Immunology & Oral Medicine Professor Charles Kelly.

Mucosal surfaces represent the major route of entry of infectious micro-organisms and are protected by the secretory/mucosal immune system.

Our research in this area aims to understand hostpathogen interactions at mucosal surfaces, basic immunological responses to exogenous stress and immunopathology of auto-immune mucocutaneous disorders.

Oral Cancer Professor Mahvash Tavassoli.

Our group aims to develop molecular tools for early diagnosis and prediction of responses to radio- and chemotherapy. A number of genetic pathways are commonly deregulated in head and neck cancers including the p53 family, the inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), as well as kinases including EGFR and PKC-beta. We are investigating these pathways as possible therapeutic targets for the development of small molecule inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, peptides and micro-RNAs.

Oro-facial Pain Professor Tara Renton.

Our research work on this topic is founded on an established national trigeminal nerve injury service at the Dental Institute, with support from liaison psychiatry, psychology and pain-management teams, seeing over 100 patients a year. The research includes genetic analysis, MRI imaging and behavioural function in patients with these injuries.

Periodontology Professor Francis Hughes.

The work we perform on this topic covers a wide range of research from basic cell biology and immunology to the development and evaluation of novel treatments for periodontal disease.

Saliva Professor Gordon Proctor.

In this area academic and clinical experts work on a range of projects from basic studies of saliva and salivary-gland function to clinical monitoring and treatment of saliva-related disease.

Social & Behavioural Science (Dentistry) Professor Tim Newton.

Oral health is critically dependent on behaviour: attendance at the dentist, dietary behaviour, smoking cessation and self-care routines. Social and behavioural sciences provide a critical insight into the determinants of behaviour and how these can be modified. Oral health is not evenly distributed throughout society – throughout the world those who are poorest experience the worst oral health.

Our research explores the distribution of oral disease according to social factors such as wealth, educational status, age and ethnicity. We identify why such inequalities exist and seek to develop public health approaches to decreasing inequality.

Being passionate for learning in a world-class research environment, King’s was the choice I made and I will cherish this forever. Along with the offer to study the MSc Dental Health programme, King’s also offered me partial funding, which not only boosted my courage to cope with the financial challenges as an international student but also gave me the inspiration to excel via the prestigious platform of King’s.

Fauzia Dental Public Health MSc

RESEARCH

Endodontics Dr Federico Foschi.

Our research group aims to explore the basic science linked to the speciality of endodontics. The investigative approaches we use include, among others, microbiology, 3D high-resolution imaging and dental materials development. The ultimate goal is to improve the current standards of treatment and to positively affect the outcome of endodontics treatments.

VOICE OF THE STUDENT

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

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School of Medicine The best healthcare advances in the world are of limited value unless they are put into practice for the benefit of patients. This is one of the guiding principles underpinning our work and explains why our alignment with our NHS partners is of paramount importance. King’s Health Partners brings together world-leading academics and clinicians to ensure that outcomes from our research are applied quickly, consistently and systematically to improve clinical services. The teaching you receive is informed by these latest advances, creating a dynamic environment for postgraduate study, where you both gain from and contribute to cutting-edge knowledge and skills.

Professor Anne Greenough Head, School of Medicine

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The School of Medicine is one of the most prestigious schools of medicine in the world. As a student, you benefit from innovative curricula taught by internationally renowned staff, at an institution that combines teaching and research at some of the country’s most famous hospital campuses: Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ hospitals. You will enjoy a comprehensive induction process, lively seminar programme – including the King’s International Lecture Series, which has featured Nobel Prize winners – and innovative facilities to support learning and research.

Our expertise has been comprehensively endorsed by prestigious external organisations, through the award of specialist centres including the British Heart Foundation Centre of Excellence, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre and Wellcome Trust Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centre of Excellence in Medical Engineering. We host eminent Medical Research Council centres in Transplantation and (jointly funded by Asthma UK) Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma.

Career prospects Some 98 per cent of our students are employed in graduate-level work or pursuing further study

within six months of graduation, in scientific, healthcare and other roles within the NHS, in academic or commercial settings, as well as sectors such as finance, consulting and education.

How to fund your studies Scholarship name

Award (£)

MRC/Asthma UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma PhD Programme

Tuition fees plus stipend.

Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Trust (CSP)

Variable.

Key eligibility

Apply Further information at www.asthma-allergy.ac.uk

Advanced Physiotherapy (Neuromusculoskeletal) MSc. CSP members.

www.csp.org.uk

INTERDICSIPLINARY BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE

Manipulation Association of 10 x £400 awards available Chartered Physiotherapists nationally.

(MACP)

Advanced Physiotherapy Contact (Neuromusculoskeletal) MSc. Full research@macpweb.org and Associate members of MACP for details

IMAGING SCIENCES & BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

NHS student bursaries

Tuition fees and £1,000 each year. Means-tested bursaries also available.

Dietetics MSc and Physiotherapy www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/ (pre-registration) MSc students UK/EU students only.

PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE

Home student scholarship x2

50 per cent of tuition fees.

Immunology MSc UK/EU applicants only.

All UK/EU students automatically considered.

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

National Association of Medical Education Management (NAMEM) Bursary

£500.

Managing Healthcare Education MSc: Membership of NAMEM.

www.namem.org.uk

FOR QUALIFIED DOCTORS & ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Medical Research Council (MRC) Scholarship

Full scholarships cover tuition fees and stipend of £15,897.

Partial scholarships cover tuition fees only.

Medical Imaging Sciences MRes. MRC eligibility criteria apply.

Applications received before 30 April 2014 will be considered. www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus

Samuel Sebba scholarships Tuition fees plus accommodation and travel expenses.

Palliative Care MSc. UK applicants only.

www.csi.kcl.ac.uk/ scholarships.html

Translational Cancer Medicine MRes Bursary

Translational Cancer Medicine MRes.

All applicants are automatically considered.

BHF four-year MRes/PhD Tuition fees plus stipend. (four per year) studentships

Cardiovascular Division.

Open to EEA nationals only.

www.kcl.ac.uk/medicine/ research/divisions/ cardio/research/phd/ bhfstudentship.aspx

BHF Centre Interdisciplinary Tuition fees plus stipend.

3-year PhD studentships (number to be confirmed)

Cardiovascular Division.

Open to EEA nationals only.

www.kcl.ac.uk/medicine/ research/divisions/cardio/ research/phd/BHFCREPhD. aspx

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/medicine Contact Health Schools Admissions Centre Email pg-healthadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 8390/8391/8392

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Tuition fees at UK/EU level.

See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

INJECTION-FREE VACCINATIONS – A STEP FORWARD FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

“HIV, malaria and TB represent major global health challenges. Although promising research is underway to develop vaccines for these diseases, considerable stumbling blocks remain for countries where transporting and storing live vaccines in a continuously cold environment (around 2°C to 8°C or below) would not be possible. If a cold chain cannot be maintained for a live vaccine there is a high risk it could become unsafe and lose effectiveness.

With the support of funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, my research team in the Division of Infection, Immunity & Inflammatory Disease has been investigating the effectiveness of a ‘dried live vaccine’ which could be applied to the skin and provide a real alternative to needleadministered vaccines.

In research studies published this year, we have shown that it is possible to maintain the effectiveness of a live vaccine by drying it in sugar and applying it to the skin using micro-needles – a potentially painless alternative to hypodermic needles. We used a silicone mould to create a micro-needle array – a tiny disc with several micro-needles made of sugar, which dissolve when inserted into the skin.

We then formulated a dried version of a live modified adenovirus-based candidate HIV vaccine in sugar (sucrose) and used the mould to create the micro-needle array. We found that the dried live vaccine remained stable and effective at room temperature. We have also uncovered the role of specific cells in the skin that act as a surveillance system, picking up the vaccine by this delivery system and kick-starting the body’s immune processes.

When compared with a traditional needle vaccine method, the immune response generated by the dried micro-needle vaccine (kept at room temperature) was equivalent to that induced by the same dose of injected liquid vaccine that had been preserved at -80°C. This work opens up the exciting possibility of being able to deliver live vaccines across the world, without the need for refrigeration. It could potentially reduce the cost of manufacturing and transportation, improve safety (as there would be no loss in potency), and by avoiding the need for hypodermic needle injection, it reduces the risk of transmitting blood-borne disease from contaminated needles and syringes.”

Dr Linda Klavinskis Senior Lecturer in Immunobiology

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Taught programmes

Since graduating, I have been practising as a Consultant Dermatologist and Cosmetologist in Pakistan. Furthermore, I appear on a weekly breakfast television show where I discuss different skin problems and advise patients.

I chose King’s so that I could study at the St John’s Institute of Dermatology, one of the best centres in Europe for dermatology research. The expertise of my tutors enabled me to grasp the knowledge and understanding of dermatological diseases and this experience has undoubtedly enhanced my career. I consider myself blessed to have been taught by some of the best people in dermatology.

Najjia Clinical Dermatology MSc

As the largest provider of healthcare training in Europe, King’s offers a wide range of postgraduate programmes to support career development for clinical scientists, clinicians, general practitioners, allied health professionals and healthcare policy makers and leaders, including some unique and award-winning programmes. These programmes – many of which are professionally accredited – combine rigorous academic content with training in clinical competencies, research and critical analysis. Clinical components are taught in our world-renowned partner NHS hospitals including Guy’s, St Thomas’ and King’s College hospitals, where you will have access to state-of-the-art techniques and technology. The opportunity to carry out an original project within a leading research laboratory or clinical setting is the highlight for many of our students. We also offer intensive professional conversion programmes in dietetics and physiotherapy for suitably qualified graduates.

To complement our internal expertise, we regularly engage lecturers from organisations such as the Health Protection Agency and Department of Health.

INTERDISCIPLINARY BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE Cardiovascular Research MSc Offers advanced theoretical and practical grounding in cardiovascular research, including specialist technical skills training, expert-led workshops and a six-month in-depth laboratory-based project.

Enables you to pursue further study (PhD) or employment in a research environment, with a view to a cardiovascular research career. Comprises a research project and three other modules.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Biology, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Science or similar subject; or a medical qualification.

Fee UK/EU £6,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Waterloo Campus with projects taking place at other campuses.

Immunology MSc Gain an understanding of the structure and functioning of the immune system at the cellular, molecular and genetic level, and its relation to health and disease. Ideal for scientists from clinical and non-clinical backgrounds as preparation for undertaking a PhD or other scientific research, as well as improving employment prospects.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent) in Biological Science or related subject; or a Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine degree.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,600 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Guy’s Campus with some projects taking place in non campus locations.

Nutrition MSc/PG Dip Intensive conversion programme primarily for graduates in Biological Sciences or Medicine. Gain a broad knowledge and understanding of nutrition and develop your scientific skills to postgraduate level. Includes taught modules and a research project. Leads to careers in nutrition planning, health promotion, nutrition information, teaching or research.

Accreditation Accredited by the Association for Nutrition, allowing graduates to apply for direct entry to the UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Biological Science (or equivalent), including components of biochemistry and physiology; or a registrable qualification in Medicine, Dentistry or Veterinary Medicine (or equivalent).

Applicants are strongly advised to check our online prospectus for details and FAQs. Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Duration MSc: one year FT, September to September; PG Dip: eight months, FT, September to April.

Location Waterloo Campus.

Translational Cancer Medicine MRes Gain detailed knowledge and understanding of research methods applied to rational drug design, clinical study design, molecular and cell biology, tumour immunology, genetics and cancer imaging.

Practical experience is gained through two six-month laboratory rotations.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with first-class or high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Biomolecular Science or Physical Science. MBBS students can be admitted as intercalating students.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,600 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September. Two year PT option available to medics working in the UK. Location Guy’s Campus and/or St Thomas’ Campus and/or Denmark Hill Campus.

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Clinical Sciences (Clinical Engineering) MSc A new part-time programme designed for UK NHS clinical engineering trainees only, in response to the NHS Modernising Scientific Careers plan. Topics include biomechanical and clinical measurements, and a choice of specialist modules linked to individual research projects. Taught alongside the awardwinning Medical Engineering & Physics MSc, by leading academics and scientists at the vanguard of the profession.

Accreditation UK Department of Health, Medical Education England, Healthcare Science Programme Board.

Entry requirements Minimum 2:1 bachelor’s degree in a physical or engineering science or equivalent.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU NHS-funded.

Fee overseas N/A. Duration Two or three years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill, St Thomas’ and Guy’s Campuses.

Clinical Sciences (Medical Physics) MSc A new part-time programme designed for UK NHS medical physics trainees only, in response to the NHS Modernising Scientific Careers plan.

Topics include radiation physics for imaging and radiotherapy, and a choice of specialist modules linked to individual research projects. Taught alongside the award-winning Medical Engineering & Physics MSc, by leading academics and scientists at the vanguard of the profession.

Accreditation UK Department of Health, Medical Education England, Healthcare Science Programme Board.

Entry requirements Minimum 2:1 bachelor’s degree in a physical or engineering science or equivalent.

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU NHS-funded.

Fee overseas N/A. Duration Two or three years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill, St Thomas’ and Guy’s Campuses. Some lectures at the Institute of Cancer Research.

Medical Engineering & Physics MSc/PG Dip Award-winning programme central to the evolution of medical physics, medical engineering and clinical sciences, taught by leading scientists and academics.

We offer in-depth instruction on physiological, analytical and fundamental aspects of the field. Our graduates are mostly employed in the NHS; others in leading academic institutions and industry.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Pharmacy or Biochemistry; other related subjects such as Physics, Radiography or Medicine may be considered, if appropriate graduate practical experience is demonstrated.

Fee UK/EU MSc £9,000, PG Dip £5,265, PG Cert £2,630 (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £20,600 PG Dip £13,730, PG Cert £6,865 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a physical or engineering science.

Duration MSc one year FT, two years PT, September to September; PG Dip one year FT, 17–24 months PT; PG Cert six months FT only.

Accreditation UK Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). Some components approved by the Royal College of Radiology.

Location St Thomas’ and Waterloo Campuses.

Research projects and work placements may be at other locations.

Fee UK/EU MSc £9,000, PG Dip £6,000 (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £19,000, PG Dip £12,665 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill, St Thomas’, Guy’s Campuses.

Some lectures at the Institute of Cancer Research.

Medical Imaging Sciences MRes This programme aims to provide graduates of Chemistry, Physics, Computing, Mathematics, Biology, Pharmacy or Medicine with advanced training in the imaging field. Intended mainly as preparation for a PhD, it also serves as training for employment in hospitals and industry. Key components are two research projects, which may be linked around different aspects of a single research area in medical imaging.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a physical or engineering science.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £20,600 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location St Thomas’ Campus. Research projects may take place at other locations.

Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert This programme will equip you to work as a radiopharmaceutical scientist in a PET radiochemistry centre (cyclotron unit) or in a conventional radiopharmacy, to provide diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals to nuclear medicine centres or to study for a PhD. Two paths of study are offered: 1. PET Radiochemistry, suitable for those interested in a research career in the field or work in a PET radiochemistry centre; 2. Radiopharmaceutical Science, suitable for those interested in a career in hospital radiopharmacy. Certificate and diploma pathways are available.

PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINE Clinical Pharmacology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Gain the knowledge and skills to evaluate the safety of new medicinal products for human studies, write a clinical protocol and obtain appropriate ethical and legal approval. One of three modular programmes in Pharmaceutical Medicine designed for working physicians, clinical scientists and allied health professionals interested in the clinical development process.

Accreditation Some modules are accredited by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.

Entry requirements Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) or a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or related subject.

Applicants without a degree but with relevant experience will be considered on an individual basis. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements.

Fee UK/EU See online prospectus (2013).

Fee overseas See online prospectus (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September (MSc only); two to four years PT. Enrolment throughout the year.

Location Waterloo, Guy’s and Strand Campuses.

Drug Development Science MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert See page 96.

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Translational Medicine MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Palliative Care MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Learn to evaluate, plan and execute the studies needed to take a new medicine through exploratory clinical development, considering relevant target identification, pharmacology studies and the availability of appropriate biomarkers. One of three modular programmes in Pharmaceutical Medicine designed for working physicians, clinical scientists and allied health professionals.

This programme enables you to develop the skills necessary to appraise evidence-based care and conduct high-quality research on issues of palliative care to inform clinical practice and service development. MSc: four required modules, two optional modules and research project. PG Dip: four required modules and two optional modules. PG Cert: two required modules and one optional module.

Accreditation Some modules are accredited by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in life sciences or social sciences or a degree in Medicine, Nursing or Dentistry. Additionally experience of working in palliative care or an associated area, eg clinical or social care research.

Entry requirements Medical degree (MBBS or equivalent) or a bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry or a related subject.

Applicants without a degree but with relevant experience may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU See online prospectus.

Fee overseas See online prospectus.

Duration One year FT, September to September (MSc only); two to four years PT. Enrolment throughout the year.

Location Waterloo, Guy’s and Strand Campuses.

HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP Managing Healthcare Education PG Cert A unique blended-learning and modular programme for those involved in developing, managing and evaluating healthcare education. Designed to maximize intellectual potential while drawing on the real-world experiences of practitioners. Core modules cover: healthcare education in the NHS, financial flows and budget management, business planning, and self and team development.

FOR QUALIFIED DOCTORS & ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS Advanced Paediatrics MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Multidisciplinary degree designed for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. Content is research- and evidence-based and will give you a detailed understanding of research methods and statistics applied to child health, the ability to conduct methodologically robust research projects and advanced knowledge of the management processes in modern NHS Trusts.

Fee UK/EU MSc £6,500, PG Dip £4,330, PG Cert £2,165 (2013).

Entry requirements A degree in medicine and MRCPCH exam for medical trainees. Or a degree in nursing or an allied health sciences subject and currently working as a band seven or equivalent.

Fee overseas MSc £19,000, PG Dip £12,665, PG Cert £6,330 (2013).

Fee UK/EU MSc £6,500, PG Dip £4,300, PG Cert £2,165 (2013).

Duration One year FT, January to December, or two years PT, January 2014 to December 2015.

Fee overseas MSc £19,000, PG Dip £12,665, PG Cert £6,330 (2013).

Location Cicely Saunders Institute, Denmark Hill Campus; St Christopher’s Hospice, Sydenham, London.

Duration Two years PT, September to September.

Public Health MPH/MSc/MPH (Primary Care) Enables graduates or holders of a relevant professional qualification, who are working or intend to work in public health, an opportunity to gain the academic background for leadership roles. Core and optional modules delivered by leading experts in a mix of formats. Option to study for the MPH (Primary Care) speciality which aims to enable health professionals involved in primary healthcare provision to develop both personally and professionally.

Location Guy’s and Denmark Hill Campuses.

Advanced (Neuromusculoskeletal) Physiotherapy MSc Gain a detailed understanding of the skills and knowledge required to work as an advanced neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapist within a range of contemporary healthcare settings. The evidence-based content, which is delivered through lectures, seminars and practical workshops, enables you to critically evaluate research findings, develop advanced neuromusculoskeletal management skills and conduct high-quality research to inform clinical practice and service development.

Accreditation Approved by the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.

Duration One year PT, January to December.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). Applicants with a 2:2 considered if offering significant work experience in a related field. A degree-level professional qualification in an appropriate subject, normally with some experience in the broad field of public health will also be considered.

For the MPH degree, rather than the MSc, applicants should normally be, or have been, employed in a public-health agency.

Location Strand and Denmark Hill Campuses.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent) in Physiotherapy; or, for physiotherapists qualifying pre-1993, a Diploma in Physiotherapy. In addition, a minimum of one year’s experience working as a physiotherapist assessing and managing clients with musculoskeletal problems.

Registration with the Health Professional Council (HPC) and membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP, for professional indemnity cover) is required.

Fee overseas £20,600 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Fee overseas £19,000 (2013).

Accreditation National Association of Medical Education Management (NAMEM).

Entry requirements See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU (PT) £1,995 (2013).

Fee overseas (PT) £1,995 (2013).

Location Mainly at Guy’s Campus; some specialist sessions take place off-campus.

Duration Typically one year FT, two years PT, September to September. Occasionally students complete the MSc PT over three years.

Some modules are available on a stand-alone basis.

Location Guy’s Campus, with external professional practice placements.

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Aviation Medicine MSc

Dietetics MSc/PG Dip

See page 96.

Gain the knowledge, skills and professional attitude necessary to practise as a state-registered dietitian.

Includes modules, practical placements and a research project. On successful completion you can apply for registration as a UK dietitian.

Clinical Dermatology MSc Ideally suited for overseas doctors and medical graduates seeking advanced training in dermatology.

Gain clinical skills and knowledge of the scientific basis of clinical dermatology. Develop practical training in laboratory sciences relevant to skin disease. The programme also includes a critical evaluation of dermatological literature on a specialist subject.

Entry requirements Medical degree (or equivalent) and current clinical experience of either six to 12 months in dermatology or three to four years practising medicine post-registration.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £28,700 (2013).

Accreditation Successful completion of examinations and placements will make you eligible to apply for registration with the Health Professions Council (HPC) as a dietitian in the UK. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Nutrition, or a Master of Science in Nutrition with merit (usually 60 per cent), or equivalent. Applicants are strongly advised to visit our online prospectus for details and FAQs. Fee UK/EU NHS-funded (2013).

Fee overseas N/A (2013).

Duration One year FT, October to September.

Duration MSc two years FT. PG Dip 17 months FT. Both programmes include clinical placements.

Location St Thomas’, Denmark Hill and Guy’s Campuses.

Location Waterloo Campus; placements in London.

The first programme of its kind in Europe to provide clinicians with the skills in research and evidencebased diagnostic dermatopathology necessary to assess and deliver high-quality practice and service delivery of dermatopathology. After successful completion of the course, you may opt to sit the International Board Certifying Examination in Dermatopathology.

Entry requirements Medical degree (MBBS or recognized equivalent) and MRCP/MRCPath (or equivalent if applicable in country of origin), or Certificate of Completion of Anatomic Pathology or Dermatology training or equivalent (if applicable in country of origin) or three full years of training in Dermatology or Histopathology during which a definite interest in dermatopathology has been pursued (publications/conference presentations in dermatopathology, etc.)

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £28,700 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location St Thomas’ Campus.

Medical Immunology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Medical Ultrasound is for radiographers, doctors, midwives, scientists and others wishing to practise clinical ultrasound within their professional roles.

Lectures are in block release, in conjunction with compulsory clinical placements. Underlying theory is integrated with practice ensuring proficient performance of diagnostic ultrasound examinations (obstetrics & gynaecology; general medical; vascular; a student-negotiated topic) in accordance with accepted good practice.

Accreditation Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours or equivalent in a life science, Radiography, Nursing or Medicine. All applicants must have written confirmation of a suitable clinical training placement.

Those with full SVT accreditation may be exempt from the first year. Qualified sonographers may take the Vascular Ultrasound module as a stand-alone module. See our online prospectus for full eligibility requirements.

Fee UK/EU See online prospectus.

Fee overseas See online prospectus.

Provides advanced training in basic and clinical immunology, including diagnostic technologies, laboratory management and research methodologies. Designed for laboratory-based career paths such as translational research, clinical practice as a clinical scientist, academia as a senior lecturer or professor, or as an NHS consultant.

Accreditation Training and education is commensurate with requirements of the Royal College of Pathologists, Joint Committee on Higher Medical Training, Deanery STCs, consortia/ confederations and the Health Professions Council registration authority. Recognized as a component of the training programme for Trainee Clinical Scientists in Immunology by the Association of Clinical Scientists in Immunology. Individual modules may be taken for CME or CPD purposes.

Entry requirements Bachelor of Science degree with second-class honours (or equivalent) in a Biological Science or a related subject, or a Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine/Science, Pharmacy or Nursing qualification. See our online prospectus for full eligibility requirements.

Fee UK/EU MSc £3,250, PG Dip £2,165, PG Cert £1,080 (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £9,500, PG Dip £6,330, PG Cert £3,165 (2013).

Duration Two years PT, September to September.

Location Intercollegiate programme, primarily Guy’s Campus.

Duration PG Cert nine months PT, January to September. PG Dip 18 months PT, January to June.

MSc 27 months PT, January to March.

Location St Thomas’ Campus.

Nuclear Medicine: Science & Practice MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Develop skills for the provision of safe, high-quality nuclear medicine services through training with a strong scientific and academic framework in an approved structured service environment. The MSc and PG Dip are specifically designed for doctors; the PG Cert is open to scientists, technologists, radiographers and nurses.

Entry requirements MSc: Medical (MBBS or equivalent) degree with minimum of two years’ post-qualification clinical experience. PG Dip, PG Cert: graduates in Medicine, Physics, Nursing, Radiography or other medically related subjects who have working experience in healthcare. GMC registration considered highly desirable.

Fee UK/EU MSc £7,900, PG Dip £5,265, PG Cert £2,635 (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £19,000, PG Dip £12,665, PG Cert £6,335 (2013).

Duration MSc and PG Dip one year FT, two years PT, October to September; PG Cert seven months FT, 19 months PT, October to May. Location St Thomas’ and Guy’s Campuses; some components may take place off-campus.

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Medical Ultrasound MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

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Specialist Ultrasound Practice PG Cert

Clinically orientated programme, with over 1,000 hours of professional practice and rigorous academic content, for science graduates wishing to become physiotherapists.

Designed for health professionals wanting to gain academic credit for a student-negotiated area of ultrasound practice that addresses individual professional needs. Topics include Gynaecology & Early Pregnancy and Carotid Artery Ultrasound.

Personalized work-based learning and lectures in underlying theoretical concepts will enable you to gain proficiency in specified ultrasound examinations in accordance with accepted good practice. On successful completion students may progress to the Medical Ultrasound PG Dip/MSc programme.

Accreditation Eligibility to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council and membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in biomedical sciences or related subjects (eg Psychology and Sports Sciences) and a strong academic profile at A-level or equivalent. Applicants will also need experience in statistics, research methods and/or a dissertation at BSc level. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU Department of Health-funded (2013).

Fee overseas £14,350 (2013).

Duration Two years FT, September to September.

Location Guy’s Campus, with external professional clinical placements.

Rheumatology MSc/PG Dip Develop an understanding of the scientific basis and clinical practice of rheumatology. The programme improves your capacity to understand and critically evaluate research findings, enhances communication and management skills, and fosters a multidisciplinary approach to rheumatological care. You are encouraged to publish work in peerreviewed rheumatology journals.

Entry requirements Applicants from specialist registrars in rheumatology, GPs with a special interest, rheumatology speciality doctors, specialist nurses and other allied health professionals with appropriate and recognized qualifications/suitable experience.

Fee UK/EU MSc £3,250, PG Dip £2,165 (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £9,500, PG Dip £6,330 (2013).

Duration Two years PT, October to July. The programme runs every other year.

Location Guy’s Campus.

Accreditation Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) or a professional qualification in Radiography, Nursing, Midwifery or Medicine. Applicants must have a suitable clinical training placement for the duration of the programme. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £2,170 (2013).

Fee overseas £6,350 (2013).

Duration Nine months PT, January to September.

Location St Thomas’ Campus.

Vascular Ultrasound MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert This programme is for clinical scientists, technologists, sonographers, clinicians and other health professionals wishing to work in this area. Lectures are delivered in block release in conjunction with compulsory clinical placements.

Core modules integrate the underlying theoretical concepts with professional practice to ensure proficient performance of vascular examinations in accordance with accepted good practice.

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The Advanced Paediatrics MSc is a great programme, very well organized. I especially liked the weekly taught aspect as it allows you to really get to know each module organiser and build rapport. The teaching staff have all been very approachable and knowledgeable and it was wonderful to be exposed to their expertise. I would definitely recommend the programme to any paediatric registrar.

Dr Andrew Ho Advanced Paediatrics MSc

Accreditation Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:2 honours (or equivalent) or a professional qualification in Radiography, Nursing, Midwifery or Medicine. Applicants must have a suitable clinical training placement for the duration of the programme. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £2,170 (2013).

Fee overseas £6,350 (2013).

Duration PG Cert nine months PT, January to September. PG Dip 18 months PT, January to June.

MSc 27 months PT, January to March.

Location St Thomas’ Campus.

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Professor Jeremy Ward Division of Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology

The School of Medicine’s research excellence is well recognized. Our 12 research divisions promote and facilitate multidisciplinary work, from curiosity-driven investigation to translational and clinical research. As a postgraduate research student you will play a key role in our success by engaging in internationally competitive research, presenting at major conferences and publishing in journals.

Our students are funded by a variety of sources, including the UK’s major funding councils, medical research charities, the NHS and government agencies, as well as industry sponsors. Each year, research divisions are allocated a number of research studentships funded by central College and external sources. Our specialist centres also attract specific postgraduate funding, for example, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cardiovascular PhD training programme and translational projects available at our Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Transplantation. There is an increasing emphasis on four-year projects in which you are enrolled onto an MRes programme during your first year, with a focus on research skills and techniques.

Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

Prevention of Allergy, Asthma & Chronic Respiratory Morbidity Professor Tariq Sethi.

Asthma, allergy and respiratory illnesses individually and collectively constitute a major health burden.

Join us in our commitment to addressing these priority areas by engaging in basic, traditional and clinical research. Close interactions between non-clinical and clinical scientists provide opportunities for you to explore novel ideas and enable discoveries from gene to bedside to be fully exploited. Our main aims are to advance the understanding of pathogenesis of asthma and allergy to inform the development of new and effective treatments and prevention; study the link between airway inflammation, proliferation and oncogenesis; be a training ground for future generations of researchers; and be a public voice for asthma, allergy and respiratory disease research. We host the MRC/Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, bringing together a depth of crossdisciplinary research in this field.

Respiratory Physiology & Airways Remodelling Professor Jeremy Ward.

Head of Division Professor Tariq Sethi.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Medicine, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Genetics, Physiology or Pharmacology (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Therapy including Immunomodulation Professor Tariq Sethi.

Cancer Studies MPhil/PhD The strategic objective of the Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology Division is to foster a culture of research excellence bringing innovation to patient care. To achieve this we have fully integrated research pathways, breaking down traditional clinical/academic boundaries. Our multidisciplinary research portfolio maps onto and spans the entire patient journey. Our work reflects core strengths in haematology, haemato-oncology, breast cancer biology, epidemiology, cancer and cell biology, alongside unique resources such as our Bio-Bank and Comprehensive Cancer Imaging Centre.

Head of Division Professor Peter Parker FRS. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior to completing the online application form.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Adult Clinical Respiratory Physiology Professor John Moxam and Dr Nicholas Hart.

Environmental Impact of Respiratory Health (Pollution, Vitamin D) Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz.

Immune Mechanisms of Asthma (Cellular/Molecular) Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz.

IgE Structure, Function & Regulation Professor Brian Sutton.

Lung Cancer Professor Tariq Sethi.

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Cancer Epidemiology Professor Henrik Møller.

Cell Biology & Imaging Professor Tony Ng. Haemato-oncology Professor Ghulam Mufti.

Molecular Haematology Professor Swee Lay Thein.

Research Oncology Professor Sarah Pinder.

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The Division of Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology is at the forefront of research into the causes, treatment and prevention of respiratory diseases, including asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease and pulmonary vascular dysfunction. A major strength of the division is the multidisciplinary mix of clinicians, physiologists, pharmacologists and molecular biologists, at all stages of their careers. The wide range of expertise and methodologies, coupled with close interaction with clinicians who are treating patients suffering from respiratory disease under study, means that the Division is an ideal training ground for those who want to work at the cutting edge of medical research.

Research opportunities

Paediatric Clinical Respiratory Physiology Professor Anne Greenough and Dr Gerrard Rafferty.

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Cardiovascular MPhil/PhD Our mission is to pursue internationally leading laboratory-to-bedside research that addresses the molecular, cellular and physiological mechanisms underlying normal and abnormal cardiovascular function. This work is linked to translational research to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of human cardiovascular disease. We offer excellent infrastructure and facilities and collaborate frequently with groups focused on imaging, structural biology, genetics and immunology. Our designation as a British Heart Foundation (BHF) Centre of Research Excellence, one of only four in the UK, is recognition of our research strengths and the outstanding training we provide for clinical and non-clinical scientists.

Head of Division Professor Ajay Shah.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. We are generally only able to accept students on funded studentships, which are usually advertised and appointed competitively.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation MPhil/PhD The institute is a world-leading centre for palliative care research and an official collaborating centre of the World Health Organization. The institute’s breakthrough research projects not only influence clinical practice, but also have an impact on national and international policies for palliative care. The multidisciplinary environment combines social science, psychology, nursing, medical and health services research.

Head of Division Professor Irene Higginson.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences MPhil/PhD The Division of Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology brings together basic scientists, clinicians and public health practitioners in diabetes and nutritional sciences to develop evidence-based strategies for the prevention of diet-related and metabolic diseases. We also aim to translate findings from basic science to improve clinical management of these diseases.

Heads of Division Professor Stephanie Amiel and Professor Tom Sanders.

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Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Biomedical Science or a veterinary, medical or dental qualification. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £34,000 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Diabetes Research Professor Stephanie Amiel and Professor Peter Jones.

Diet & Cardiovascular Health Professor Tom Sanders.

Diet & Gastrointestinal Health Professor Paul Ciclitira and Dr Kevin Whelan.

Metal Metabolism Professor Christer Hogstrand (Zinc) and Professor Andrew McKie (Iron).

Genetics & Molecular Medicine MPhil/PhD Recent advances in technology have led to a rapid expansion in our understanding of genetics and genomics and in stem-cell research. We aim to remain at the forefront of these rapidly developing fields.

Areas of research within the division include the identification of gene mutations and genetic variation that cause and/or contribute to human disease, including cancer; understanding the epigenetic basis of disease and biological traits; programmes in functional genomics and autoimmunity to understand the molecular pathology of genetic disease and to validate therapeutic targets; and the use of stem cells to understand how the differentiated state of tissues is maintained, to investigate the molecular basis of disease and for regenerative medicine.

Head of Division Professor Gillian Bates.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior to completing the online application form.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £34,000 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS St John’s Institute of Dermatology Professor Jonathan Barker.

Medical & Molecular Genetics Professor Christopher Mathew.

Centre for Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine Professor Fiona Watt.

Twin Studies Professor Tim Spector.

Health & Social Care Research MPhil/PhD, DHC The division provides a focus for community-based and public health researchers and teachers in the School of Medicine, and enjoys strong collaborative links with other Schools in the College. The division comprises two departments: Primary Care & Public Health Sciences and Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation, with over 120 staff and researchers.

We are highly multidisciplinary, with clinicians, social scientists, psychologists, statisticians, informaticians, educationalists and epidemiologists all represented. We have established strong international links, particularly with US and European research and teaching partners.

We aim to improve the health and well-being of the public and contribute to the evidence base for clinical care. Our translational research activity includes interventions in communities and populations, supported by innovative methods.

Head of Division Professor Charles Wolfe.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior to completing the online application form.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Stroke Professor Charles Wolfe and Dr Christopher McKevitt.

Medical Decision Making & Informatics Professor Brendan Delaney.

Epidemiology/Large Datasets Professor Martin Gulliford.

Long Term Conditions Professor Janet Peacock, Professor Toby Prevost and Dr Patrick White.

Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering MPhil/PhD Our research brings together physicists, chemists, biologists, mathematicians, computer scientists and clinicians working in medical imaging and biomedical engineering. We are keen to recruit PhD students from all these disciplines. All imaging modalities are studied including MR, X-ray, CT, ultrasound, PET and SPECT, as well as therapeutic nuclear medicine. Ongoing projects range from the development of new imaging agents and technology and computational image analysis and modelling, through to the clinical assessment of new imaging methods. We undertake a wide range of work, from studies of the basic science of imaging to research targeted at specific clinical problems such as cardiology, neuropsychiatry, oncology, radiotherapy and surgery. Our work is carried out in close

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Head of Division Professor Reza Razavi.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Fee UK/EU £4,350 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Biomedical Engineering Professor Tobias Schaeffter.

Cancer Imaging Professor Gary Cook.

Cardiovascular Professor Eike Nagel.

Chemistry/Biology Imaging Professor Phil Blower.

Perinatal Imaging & Health Professor David Edwards.

Immunology, Infection & Inflammatory Disease MPhil/PhD We use a range of techniques from molecular genetics, cell biology and biochemistry to animal models and clinical trial design to undertake research that tackles fundamental questions of infection and immunity. We seek a better understanding of the dynamic interplay between host defence mechanisms and viral and microbial determinants. These studies can expose the genetic basis of disease susceptibility and resistance.

We examine what fails when host defence mechanisms mistakenly target uninfected tissues, causing autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, type I diabetes and lupus, and we ask whether such mechanisms can be usefully directed against tumours.

We examine how immune responses are regulated so as not to cause inflammatory disease, whether such immunoregulation can limit transplant rejection, and which processes underlie successful vaccination of humans.

Head of Division Professor Mike Malim.

Entry requirements A Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Please do not complete an application form until you have spoken with and have confirmation from your preferred supervisor.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Academic Rheumatology Professor Andrew Cope and Professor David Scott.

Immunobiology Professor Adrian Hayday, Professor Mark Peakman and Professor Jo Spencer.

Infectious Diseases Professor Michael Malim, Professor Michael Linden and Dr Juan Martin-Serrano.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Molecular & Cellular Biology of Inflammation Professor Frederic Geissmann.

Medical Education MPhil/PhD Members of the division are involved in educational research and evaluation linked to the delivery of the undergraduate medical curriculum. Staff research interests embrace curriculum, faculty and organisational development. This includes evaluation of feedback and assessment processes, methods and innovations in e-learning, clinical simulation, the cultural basis of communication, work-based formal learning and teaching pedagogies, and the relationship between research and teaching. As a school of professional education, issues such as the development of professional practice and identity, and evidence-based and reflective practice permeate our research and deliberation. The division seeks to include students as co-researchers where possible and encourage their interest in educational research.

Head of Division Professor Janice Rymer.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above.

Please do not complete an application form until you have spoken with and have confirmation from your preferred supervisor.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

Transplantation Immunology & Mucosal Biology MPhil/PhD Our work unites expertise in basic and clinical research in immunology and transplantation.

We work alongside clinical research teams from King’s Health Partners, who manage some of the largest transplant-patient cohorts in Europe, to deliver excellence in research at an internationally competitive level, and pursue top-quality patientorientated studies. The division is home to the MRC Centre for Transplantation, which brings together research across disciplines including genetics, protein and cell therapeutics, imaging science and stem-cell biology. We also work closely with research groups in the Schools of Medicine, Biomedical Sciences and Law. Head of Division Professor Steven Sacks.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject.

A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior to completing the online application form.

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Experimental Immunobiology Professor Graham Lord.

Immunoregulation & Immune Intervention Professor Randolph Noelle and Professor Giovanna Lombardi.

Innate Immunity Professor Anthony Dorling.

Liver Sciences Professor Alberto Sanchez-Fueyo.

Renal Sciences Professor Bruce Hendry.

Women’s Health MPhil/PhD, MD(Res) The division’s research encompasses a wide range of themes spanning conception to the menopause.

Research areas include fertilisation, reproduction, pre-eclampsia, pre-term labour and various types of human stem cells. The division offers a unique research environment using a wide range of experimental approaches in molecular, cellular, physiological, biochemical, clinical and translational themes combining science with clinical application.

Head of Division Professor Lucilla Poston.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in an appropriate subject.

A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a masters degree with merit or above. Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior to completing the online application form.

Fee UK/EU £4,300 (2013).

Fee overseas £17,250 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS & LEADERS Reproductive Neurobiology & Early Life Origins of Disease Professor Lucilla Poston.

Reproductive Medicine Dr Dusko Ilic.

Pregnancy, Fetal Wellbeing & Childbirth Professor Andrew Shennan.

Women’s Mental Health Professor Louise Howard.

Urogynaecology & Menopause Professor Linda Cardozo.

Maternal Health Services & Policy Research Professor Jane Sandall.

Global Health Dr Daghni Rajasingham.

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Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery

At the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery we pride ourselves on developing future leaders in healthcare. The constant advancements in technology and changing health needs of our population mean that nurses and midwives must combine care and compassion with significant academic ability and an ongoing commitment to lifelong learning.

With an unparalleled network of links to both NHS and private partners, within the UK and across the globe, we offer a unique educational experience. Our programmes provide exceptional opportunities for you to take part in developing the evidence base needed for safe practice. We are at the forefront of research and our students play a vital role in translating that research into interventions that improve the care provided to patients and their families.

Professor Helen McCutcheon Head of School, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery

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The Florence Nightingale School of Nursing & Midwifery traces its history to the world’s first professional nurse training school, which was established by Florence Nightingale at St Thomas’ Hospital in 1860. Consistently rated as one of the top research departments in the UK, we are one of the longest-established providers of postgraduate education in nursing and midwifery. We develop leading-edge managers and practitioners able to deliver world-class healthcare in the UK and across the world.

The School is part of King’s Health Partners, one of only five Academic Health Science Centres in the UK, which brings together world-class research, teaching and clinical practice. It also enjoys an extensive network of links with both NHS and private trusts within the UK and across the globe – allowing King’s students to benefit from a unique educational experience.

Career prospects A full 100 per cent of postgraduate research graduates and 93 per cent of postgraduate taught graduates in full-time work were in graduate-level work. £40,000 is the median salary of those graduates in full-time work.

Recent graduates have found employment as: • head of nursing department • clinical risk manager • practice development nurse • community midwife • health visitor • learning and development advisor.

Our graduates use their newly acquired skills for career progression and to build confidence in their chosen field of nursing or midwifery. Some of our graduates decide to go into research and academia. PhD graduates have been successful in obtaining academic, research and clinical posts in universities and healthcare organisations around the world.

How to fund your studies

MASTER’S BY RESEARCH

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MASTER’S & PG DIP/PG CERT

Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme

Tuition fees, airfare to and from the UK, monthly maintenance allowance, additional thesis grant and travel allowance.

Open to applicants from developing Commonwealth countries to the Clinical Nursing MSc programme.

Application deadline March 2014.

For further information www.kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding

NIHR Clinical MRes Fellowship Scheme

Tuition fees and current salary for duration of the programme.

Open to applicants to the Clinical Research MRes programme.

Application deadline March 2014.

For further information www.nihr.ac.uk

NHS CPPD funding

Tuition fees.

To be discussed with applicant’s Trust.

For further information please discuss with your own Trust.

NHS bursary

Tuition fees.

Open to applicants eligible for the pre-registration PG Dip Nursing programme.

Application deadline August 2014.

For further information: www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk.

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing Contact Health Schools Admissions Centre Email postgrad-nm@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 3368

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GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH CHANGES LIVES

Epidermolysis Bullosa, or EB, is a rare inherited skin condition that affects roughly one in 17,000 people in the UK. EB sufferers have extremely sensitive skin, which means the slightest trauma or friction can cause blisters and open wounds.

In the least severe cases EB only affects the hands and feet, but this means even walking can be very painful. In more serious cases patients have wounds all over their bodies, which can become infected and leave terrible scarring.

new garments, to replace the bandages, allowing them more flexibility.

EB patients face a daily routine of applying creams, a patchwork of different dressings and then pre-sized tubular bandages to hold their dressings in place. It can take hours and the lack of breathability in the bandages means they can actually do more harm than good. The Woundcare for Epidermolysis Bullosa (WEB) project aimed to bring patients, carers and healthcare professionals together to co-design

The garments are easy to put on and take off, they’re seamless and machine-washable. While they may seem like simple products, our patients have told us the garments have made a really positive difference to their lives. By starting with the patient first and designing a product that fits their needs, rather than asking them to fit the product, the WEB project has turned wound care on its head and made a positive difference to people’s lives.

Working in collaboration with EB nurse specialists I observed dressing changes to gain a better understanding of the challenges patients face, and we also held workshops with patients, carers and clinicians to get their feedback. We then used this data to co-design the new Skinnies WEB™ products, including leggings, shorts and tops.

Dr Patricia Grocott, Reader in Palliative Wound Care, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Dr Grocott recently led a research project entitled Woundcare for Epidermolysis Bullosa, which won the 2013 Guardian University Award for Outstanding Research Impact.

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VOICE OF THE ACADEMIC

Taught programmes Our postgraduate programmes reflect the changing environment in which healthcare is delivered and the varying demands made upon the nursing profession. As students, you will be encouraged to develop the skills and knowledge to inform those changes and to lead the development and delivery of innovative practice. To ensure this can happen, we provide close working links with the major teaching hospitals and NHS Trusts across London and this gives you the best opportunity to experience leading-edge research and teaching.

Chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes are very common within the ageing population, often with individuals who have complex healthcare needs. For some individuals, as well as having one or more chronic illnesses, they have depression or anxiety and this makes self-care difficult.

My research involves identifying the healthcare needs of an individual and attempting to improve their health and prevent further hospital admission or complications from their illness.

Nurses play an important role in the diagnosis, treatment, education and ongoing management of patients with chronic conditions.

As such, nurses working within acute and community settings need to have the appropriate advanced assessment and diagnostic skills and knowledge to provide optimal care and promote self-care. I enjoy working in advanced practice as it allows in-depth analysis of individual healthcare needs but also considers the context of healthcare (eg the NHS) and contemporary public health policies and priorities.

Your teaching takes place at the Waterloo Campus on the South Bank, which has extensive library facilities, and students also have access to nearby facilities at the Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Strand Campuses, including the library, IT facilities and the Chantler SaIL Centre.

MASTER’S BY RESEARCH Clinical Research MRes This programme provides a multidisciplinary approach and is designed for practitioners who wish to develop a research or a clinical academic career. The aim of the programme is to develop your knowledge and research skills to enhance your current and future career by supporting, delivering and integrating research into clinical practice, and fostering evidenced-based practice.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) and a professional registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council or Health Professionals Council (or equivalent experience). If you do not meet the normal entry requirements see our online prospectus for guidance on strengthening your application.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,540 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT. Location Waterloo Campus

MASTER’S & PG DIP/PG CERT Clinical Nursing MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert A programme for overseas qualified healthcare practitioners to acquire advanced understanding, knowledge and skills to deliver, manage, develop and research healthcare practice and education outside the UK. Optional 20 days of specially arranged clinical observation in the UK can be arranged at an additional cost of around £6,000.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified nurse and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme. Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required. Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications will be considered. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements and guidance.

Fee UK/EU MSc £7,900, PG Dip & PG Cert not available (2013).

Fee overseas MSc £15,540, PG Dip & PG Cert see online prospectus (2013).

Duration One year FT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses. Off-site clinical placements.

Dr Gerry Lee Master’s in Advanced Practice Programme Leader

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Education for Healthcare Professionals MSc

ADVANCED PRACTICE MASTER’S WITH SPECIALIST PATHWAYS

A programme for qualified healthcare practitioners to acquire advanced understanding, knowledge and skills to engage in academic practice within higher education and clinical practice.

Advanced Practice MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications considered. Applicants should be qualified healthcare practitioners. See our online prospectus for full eligibility requirements and detailed application guidance.

A part-time study for experienced healthcare practitioners. Builds on existing skills and experience to enable you to lead and support the development and delivery of evidence-based practice. Module outcomes are mapped against the Knowledge and Skills Framework so NHS employees can identify learning to support their career progression.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee overseas £21,450 (2013).

Duration One year FT, three years PT. Typically students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years to complete part time, including interruptions.

Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Health Studies PG Cert

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Enables qualified healthcare practitioners to acquire knowledge and skills to meet selected competencies for advanced or specialist practice roles. May be particularly attractive to international students wishing to undertake a short programme of certificated learning. Completing students may gain advanced standing to MSc programmes.

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Entry requirements Applicants should have experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/ client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme. Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required. Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Advanced Practice (Cancer Nursing) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Fee overseas £5,180 (2013).

Duration One year FT (minimum period three months), two years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Build on your skills and knowledge as a nurse with experience of cancer care to lead the development and delivery of advanced cancer nursing practice.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Designed to enable practitioners to consolidate and improve understanding of advanced concepts in cardiac disease and treatment and for you to gain the skills to further develop your career.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (Child Healthcare) MSc/PG Dip/ PG Cert Builds on your existing skills and experience as a child healthcare practitioner to advance your clinical practice, develop your professional career and enhance your knowledge of research and evidencebased healthcare.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

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Fee UK/EU £2,633 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT.

Advanced Practice (Cardiac Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

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Advanced Practice (Critical Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Advanced Practice (Diabetes Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Advanced Practice (Leadership) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert

Builds on your skills and experience as a criticalcare practitioner to advance your clinical practice, develop your professional career and enhance your knowledge of research and evidence-based healthcare.

For all health professionals working with patients who have diabetes mellitus either in specialist or primary-care settings to gain the knowledge and skills needed to provide effective care.

For managers and leaders employed in healthcare organisations in a practice role involving regular patient/client contact. Learn theories of leadership and develop an enhanced repertoire of leadership skills and styles.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (Dermatology) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert For all nurses and allied healthcare professionals seeking to develop enhanced theoretical and clinical skills in dermatology. Builds on existing skills and experience to enable the practitioner to lead and support the development and subsequent delivery of evidence-based practice.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance. We welcome applications from General Practitioners and Allied Healthcare professionals (such as dieticians and podiatrists) and those working in clinical practice in diabetes.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (District Nursing/Nurse Practitioner) MSc A programme for experienced practitioners who wish to develop their professional career and enhance their knowledge of research and evidencebased healthcare in community nursing. The aim of the programme is to bring an advanced nursepractitioner level of practice to district nursing to meet the requirements of evolving service-delivery models with a strong emphasis on clinical leadership.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum three years’ clinical experience as a registered nurse (adult) and have secured sponsorship from a primary care provider in an appropriate district nursing setting for the duration of the programme. Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required. Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU NHS funded (2013).

Fee overseas N/A (2013).

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (Midwifery) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert For qualified midwives. Gain knowledge and understanding of the international, social and ethical issues and political context of reproduction and maternal health policy, evidence-based practice and research methods.

Entry requirements For qualified midwives with a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner. Applicants should be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Duration: Typically, students study one year FT. Maximum of six years PT. Location: Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

For neuroscience practitioners to build on their experience, advance their clinical practice, develop their professional career and enhance their knowledge of research and evidence-based healthcare.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in an appropriate neuroscience care setting with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme. Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (Palliative Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Especially useful if you intend to become, or are already, a clinical nurse specialist, keen to develop palliative care nursing services and be engaged in the practice or the preparation of others.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013 ).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses; core Palliative Care Nursing module includes sessions at St Christopher’s Hospice.

Advanced Practice (Primary Care/Community Matron/Case Manager) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert For experienced community nurses who wish to achieve the competencies to work as advanced nurse practitioners or to work in advanced case-management roles. The programme meets recognized international and national standards for nurse practitioner roles. Modules taken include core research, advanced assessment and independent non-medical prescribing.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance.

Fee UK/EU See online prospectus.

Fee overseas See online prospectus.

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (Women’s Healthcare) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Develops and enhances specialist clinical skills in sexual and reproductive health assessment, screening, contraception, sexually transmitted infection management, communication and leadership, to provide a comprehensive and accessible service.

Entry requirements Applicants should have a minimum two years’ clinical experience as a qualified practitioner and already be working in a practice role with regular patient/client contact in a post that will last for the duration of the programme.

Additionally, a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance. Background knowledge or experience in sexual and reproductive healthcare is desirable.

Fee UK/EU PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £2,633 (2013).

Fee overseas PT MSc, PG Dip & PG Cert £5,180 (2013).

Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

Advanced Practice (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing) PG Dip Intended for experienced nurses who wish to gain entry to part three of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) nursing register as a health visitor or school nurse. Core modules include public health leadership, evidence-based practice and healthcare research and child protection.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) is usually required.

Applicants with other backgrounds or qualifications should see our online prospectus for detailed application guidance. Applicants wishing to enrol on this pathway must have secured sponsorship from a community healthcare organisation for the duration of the programme. Applicants can be experienced or newly qualified nurses (all branches) or midwives.

Fee UK/EU NHS-funded (2013).

Fee overseas N/A. Duration Typically, students take one year to complete a certificate, two years for a diploma and three years for an MSc. Maximum of six years PT. Location Waterloo and Guy’s Campuses.

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PRE-REGISTRATION PROGRAMMES Midwifery with Registration (graduate entry) PG Dip A midwifery postgraduate diploma in central London for qualified adult branch nurses on the NMC Register who wish to become registered midwives.

Accreditation Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Entry requirements For UK nationals: Bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours in Nursing or a related discipline. Applicants must be a registered adult nurse on the NMC register with minimum six months’ experience as a staff nurse in the NHS or equivalent. Please note that applicants with a Diploma in Higher Education in Nursing (and no additional degree-level qualification) are not eligible for this programme. For non-UK nationals: bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Nursing or a related discipline.

Must be a registered Adult Nurse in the UK with ‘indefinite leave to remain’ and minimum six months’ experience as a staff nurse in the NHS or equivalent. Must also meet the NMC English language requirements for registered nurses (at time of print, equivalent to IELTS 7.0 overall and in all four skills).

Fee UK/EU NHS-funded.

Fee overseas NHS-funded if registered nurse in UK. Duration 18 months FT. Location Primarily Waterloo Campus, with clinical practice in local NHS Trusts.

Nursing with Registration (graduate entry) PG Dip/MSc An innovative two-year programme that enables graduates from other disciplines to gain professional registration in adult, children’s or mental-health nursing through postgraduate study. It will permit you to develop your nursing skills and build your knowledge of professional and ethical practice. Once you have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma you can progress on to the MSc programme by undertaking a substantial written project.

Accreditation Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Entry requirements Normally a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a subject related to nursing. Other degree subjects will be considered based on the amount of relevant content. You must have undertaken relevant formal academic study within the past five years. In addition, you should have 575 hours (approximately equivalent to four months FT) healthcare-related experience. It is highly desirable for candidates to have studied basic biology or human science to GCSE level or equivalent. Successful applicants will be asked to complete an APEL (Accreditation of Experiential Prior Learning) claim form. For further information regarding APEL, please see www.kcl. ac.uk/nursing/study/applicants/preregistration/apel. aspx Fee UK/EU NHS-funded.

Fee overseas N/A. Duration Two years FT. Location Primarily Waterloo Campus, with clinical practice in local NHS Trusts.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

I was keen to undertake my postgraduate studies at King’s, where I trained as a nurse, gaining a 2:1 BSc (Hons) nursing qualification with registration. I enjoyed my time, respected the teaching staff, and was impressed by the opportunities available and the recommendations to develop my own areas of interest. I wanted to return to the same institution where I knew I would be supported and challenged to progress further.

A significant development in my study is a data-collection visit to the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. This collection trip is funded by a Travel Scholarship Award from the Florence Nightingale Foundation. This opportunity will not only expand and inform my studies, and help develop my postdoctoral career, but will also nurture the exchange of international learning on palliative care for older people – something that is supported by King’s College London.

Rebecca Nursing Research PhD

The purpose of our research is to improve the quality of services and outcomes for patients through studies concerned with individual clinical needs, service delivery and organisation, and the wider context of care policy and society.

The demands made on the nursing profession today mean that as a centre of excellence for nursing and midwifery we prepare our students to be knowledgeable and competent researchers. We offer research programmes for MPhil and PhD delivered through a research income of £1.8m per year and benefitting 80 research students.

We have three main programmes of research activity: patient and carer experience; healthcare workforce, organisation and service delivery; and health and wellbeing. Our research is focused on informing and improving healthcare and service delivery locally, nationally and internationally.

To help with your research studies we have a support team to assist with research projects, funding applications and statistical advice. An expert faculty comprising internationally renowned researchers and practitioners will supervise your work. The integration of research understanding with professional practice is an important focus of all postgraduate programmes, reflecting the needs of modern health services.

Nursing Research/Midwifery Research/Health Studies Research MPhil/PhD (the School also offers a joint award with the University of Hong Kong – HKU) The MPhil and PhD programmes aim to prepare you to become a knowledgeable and competent researcher. To this end, research supervision is provided by expert faculty staff and you will be immersed in a research culture, with opportunities to engage in a wide range of learning opportunities.

You will undertake training offered by the School and College to meet individual learning needs and become a member of various research support networks. The School is particularly interested in applications from those planning to undertake research that complements the School’s programmes of research work. For more information visit www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/research/ programmes/index.aspx Entry requirements Applicants should normally hold a bachelor’s degree with minimum 2:1 honours and a master’s degree (or equivalent).

Head of Programme Dr Anne Jones.

Fee UK/EU £4,830 (2013).

Fee overseas £15,540 (2013).

Main research themes: • patient and carer experience • healthcare workforce, organisation and service delivery • health and wellbeing.

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I am a second-year student on a full-time PhD funded by a Health Schools Studentship. My study is entitled ‘Understanding and Improving Palliative Care Experiences for Older People, their Carers and Staff in the Emergency Department using ExperienceBased Co-Design’.

Research opportunities

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Institute of Psychiatry One hundred years ago, when Henry Maudsley set up what is now the Institute of Psychiatry, he did so to produce one of the leading centres for education in mental health in the English-speaking world. Today, we continue his mission, providing the highestquality education, embedded within cutting-edge research.

Our teaching and research go far beyond what you might narrowly describe as psychiatry. They address all areas of mental health and illness from the perspectives of psychology, neuroscience, basic biomedical and social science. Our dedicated learning spaces include the ‘education hub’, equipped with state-of-the art facilities, and the largest library in Europe dedicated to mental health and psychiatry.

Situated in London, we embrace the world, with world-renowned staff and ambitious postgraduate students from over 70 countries making up our diverse IoP community.

Professor Shitij Kapur Dean and Head of Institute of Psychiatry

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Our School is one of the world’s largest postgraduate centres for research and teaching in psychiatry, psychology and allied disciplines, including basic and clinical neurosciences.

We are home to five prestigious research centres, and promote cutting-edge research within an interdisciplinary context: in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, we were judged to have the highest research power of any UK institution within the areas of clinical psychology, neuroscience and psychiatry. We are the second most cited research centre in the world for the quality of our research in psychiatry and psychology (as ranked by Thomson Essential Science Indicators).

Our students benefit from access to significant clinical populations and a variety of clinical placements through our partnership with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM). We are also part of King’s Health Partners – a pioneering collaboration with the NHS Foundation Trusts of SLaM, King’s College Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’.

Career prospects

How to fund your studies

Graduates of our taught programmes go on to: • PhD research, or a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology • clinical roles within the NHS or other healthcare settings, including specialist roles.

• development of policy and practice or advisory role for government or nongovernmental organisations Graduates of research programmes go on to: • a career in academia or in continued research • senior positions within the NHS, policy organisations or industry.

If you wish to study for a postgraduate research degree, we publish all studentship opportunities, which cover tuition fees and an annual stipend, on our website at www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/research/pgr/ phdstudentships See page 20 for more information on funding offered by King’s.

Percentage of graduates in graduate-level work: 92 per cent. Median salary: £30,000.

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CONTACTS Web www.kcl.ac.uk/iop Contact Postgraduate Admissions Office Email pg-healthsdmissions@kcl.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7848 8390 / 8391/8392/8393/6564

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MENTAL HEALTH APPROACH TO TEENAGE ALCOHOL PREVENTION IS SUCCESSFUL

“Our study, in collaboration with the University of Montreal and Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center (Canada), was commissioned by Action on Addiction.

Approximately six out of ten young people aged 11–15 in England report that they have drunk alcohol, and in the UK approximately 5,000 teenagers are admitted to hospital every year for alcohol-related reasons. We carried out our research based on the results of recent findings published in JAMA Psychiatry showing that targeted psychological interventions, aimed at teenagers at risk of emotional and behavioural problems, significantly reduced their drinking, and that of their schoolmates.

Our trial involved more than 2,500 Year10 students from 21 London schools that were randomly chosen to receive either the intervention (11 schools), or the UK statutory

drug and alcohol education curriculum (10 schools).

We categorized students as being at ‘low risk’ or ‘high risk’ of developing future alcohol dependency and monitored their drinking behaviour over two years. ‘High risk’ denoted one of four personality risk profiles: anxiety, hopelessness, impulsivity or sensation-seeking.

The intervention approach involved two workshops through which the teenagers learnt to better manage their personality traits and individual tendencies, helping them to make good decisions for themselves. Depending on their personality profiles, they might, for example, learn cognitive-behavioural strategies to better manage high levels of anxiety or a tendency to have pessimistic reactions to certain situations; or to control their tendency to react impulsively or aggressively.

Our study shows that this mental-health approach to alcohol prevention is much more successful in reducing drinking behaviour than giving teenagers general information on the dangers of alcohol.

There was also a significant positive ‘herd effect’ on those who did not receive the intervention, but who attended schools where interventions were delivered to high-risk students.

We believe this intervention could be widely administered to schools: it is successful from a public-health perspective, appreciated by students and staff, and, because we train school staff rather than professional psychologists, the intervention remains relatively inexpensive to roll out.”

For full details of the study, see:

www.kcl.ac.uk/iop/news/records/2013/ January/Adventure-trial.aspx

Dr Patricia Conrod, Addictions Department

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Taught programmes At the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), we offer the widest range of mentalhealth postgraduate programmes in the UK. Over 650 students from across the globe currently study our specialized courses ranging from short courses to master’s degrees on a full- or part-time basis. Some programmes are designed for mental-health professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, mentalhealth nurses and substance-abuse workers; others suit health science graduates wishing to pursue further study in the mental-health field.

The Department of Clinical Neuroscience is fantastically multidisciplinary in nature and maintains a close relationship with the Division of Neurosciences at King’s College Hospital and the Maudsley Hospital, which meant I had access to neurologists, neuropsychiatrists and psychologists; this isn’t typical in many settings.

I had a chance to initiate a dissertation project based on my own interests with very helpful support from my supervisors, which resulted in my project being submitted to an international academic conference and a medical journal. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

Next I plan to go back to my university in Thailand where I’ll be teaching, researching and seeing patients – because the IoP offered me opportunities in all of these areas it was definitely the best place for me.

Pornjira MSc Clinical Neuroscience

Our degrees are interdisciplinary in nature, providing you with farreaching expertise from across departments. We are proud to offer our students the highest quality of teaching – many of our programme leaders and lecturers are world leaders in their fields – as well as invaluable clinical experience to complement classroom-based learning.

As a postgraduate taught student here at the IoP, you will have access to a wide support structure through your programme team, personal tutor and our active student forum, as well as the Education Support Team, who can assist with course-related administration issues.

MSC & PG DIP/CERT Addiction Studies MSc/PG Cert This programme provides advanced postgraduate education in addictions, focusing on recent biological, psychological and socio-environmental advances in the conceptualisation of drug use and addiction and its effective prevention and treatment.

Throughout the course, we position theoretical advances and evidence within the context of policy development and treatment, while emphasis is placed on enabling you to transfer your knowledge and skills to the workplace or using them to fulfil your individual career aspirations. You will have a unique opportunity to learn within an environment of high-level clinical service and research expertise.

Entry requirements If applying for the MSc: bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in either Medicine or Psychology, or in any subject related to the addictions, followed by a relevant health-related postgraduate diploma or certificate.

If applying for the PG Cert: candidates without a first degree but with a professional qualification or demonstrable significant professional experience may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT. Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Advanced Care in Dementia MSc The programme equips students interested in health and social care with the knowledge and high-level analytical skills needed to critically assess research evidence and practice for delivery of high-quality dementia care. You will be able to identify and implement changes based on research evidence within a health- and social-care setting, working with a multidisciplinary team, and you will be able to manage and deliver research independently.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with secondclass honours (or equivalent). Exceptionally, other relevant qualifications and experience (including those without a first degree) can be considered. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements and guidance, including details of desirable work experience.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT. Location Denmark Hill and Waterloo Campuses.

CBT Informed & CarerSupportive Practice in Psychosis Grad Cert/Grad Dip This programme provides training in engagement, assessment and brief structured interventions of and with people with psychosis and their carers.

Suitable for both mental-health professionals and students with an interest in the field but no mentalhealth qualification. Teaching comprises workshops, clinical role plays and case discussions. Each module comprises eight days of teaching and a day of assessments, delivered over a 10-week period.

The certificate is made up of two modules; one compulsory, one selected from a choice of specific interventions. The diploma comprises four modules.

Accreditation The programme will make a small contribution towards the BABCP supervision/ training requirements necessary for registration as an accredited CBT therapist, but considerable further training will be required for accreditation.

Entry requirements All applicants need to demonstrate the ability to work effectively at graduate level and an interest in and enthusiasm for psychological approaches to working with people with psychosis and their carers.

Fee UK/EU Grad Cert £2,250, Grad Dip £2,250 (2013).

Fee overseas Grad Cert £8,250, Grad Dip £8,250 (2013).

Duration Grad Cert eight months PT; Grad Dip 16 months PT. September 2013–August 2014 with January and October starts (attendance is one day only at the IoP; can be delivered off-campus if travel is paid and numbers are sufficient).

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

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Child & Adolescent Mental Health MSc

Clinical Forensic Psychology MSc

An international course on child and adolescent mental health, which attracts students from across the world. It enables international and UK-based psychiatrists, paediatricians and psychologists to develop knowledge, research and clinical skills in the field of child and adolescent mental health. Taught modules include content on research methodology, study design and statistics, child development, range of disorders, therapeutic modalities, service development and evaluation. You will complete a research project and have clinical placements.

Leads to enhanced skills and knowledge in child mental health.

This programme equips Psychology postgraduates with the skills necessary to work with mentally ill offenders, with an emphasis on evidence-based and reflective practice. Providing exceptional clinical and research training from a distinguished multidisciplinary team, this is an ideal step towards chartered forensic or clinical psychology training.

Placement two days per week in a clinical forensic setting. You should apply for the Forensic Mental Health MSc and can then move onto this pathway.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Psychology/Paediatrics/ Clinical Psychology and three years postgraduate experience working with children with mental-health problems, or paediatrics/psychiatry/psychology. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a masters with merit. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements.

Fee UK/EU £6,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September, two years PT for UK-based clinicians working in CAMH settings.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Clinical Forensic Psychiatry MSc Aims to produce expert clinicians in the field of forensic mental health. Exceptional opportunities for clinical and research training with a distinguished multidisciplinary team. Clinical attachments can be arranged for overseas students on this pathway, to complement the academic programme. You should apply for the Forensic Mental Health MSc and can then move onto this pathway.

Entry requirements Open to experienced practising clinicians working with forensic patients, eg psychiatrists (ST4+, staff grade, consultants), chartered psychologists, experienced mental-health nurses, occupational therapists and social workers.

Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) required in a relevant subject. If you do not meet the normal entry requirements, see our online prospectus for further guidance reports or active participation in research.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT (overseas applicants only), two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in Psychology and Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) with the British Psychological Society (BPS). Applicants should also have a minimum of one year’s clinical or forensic experience. Students who are applying from outside the UK, or who do not have a BPS-accredited degree in Psychology, must check with the BPS to see if they qualify for GBC. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus; placements take place at various locations.

Clinical Neuroscience MSc This programme enables students to gain a unique understanding of the underlying principles of neurological symptoms, signs, investigations and diseases. Emphasis is given to translation from basic science to clinical practice. Suitable for further training in clinical neuroscience and related fields, or preparation for a PhD. Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Medical Science or a biological subject with a neurobiological component.

Medical students can intercalate the course after completing three years of medical studies.

Fee UK/EU £4,350 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, 18 months PT. Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis PG Dip/PG Cert The PG Dip programme provides a critical understanding of psychological models of psychosis and their evidence base, and advanced postqualification training in the clinical skills required for mental-health professionals to become skilled and creative practitioners and trainers in cognitive therapy for psychosis. PG Cert programmes are available in Clinical Skills in CBT for Psychosis, for clinicians who wish to specialize in delivering highquality therapy, and in the Theoretical Background to CBT for Psychosis, for non-clinical staff.

Accreditation This programme contributes to but does not fulfil the BABCP supervision/training requirements necessary for registration as an accredited CBT therapist.

Entry requirements All applicants need to demonstrate the ability to work effectively at master’s level, and an interest in and enthusiasm for psychological approaches to working with people with psychosis. PG Dip and Clinical PG Cert applicants must also have a recognized professional mental-health qualification and relevant experience – see our online prospectus for full requirements.

Fee UK/EU PG Dip £10,150, PG Cert see online prospectus (2013).

Fee overseas PG Dip, PG Cert see online prospectus £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to August.

Duration PG Dip two years PT, one year fast-track FT also available. PG Cert one year PT. Programmes start January 2014 (attendance is Thursdays only at the Institute of Psychiatry).

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Cognitive Behavioural Therapies PG Dip Designed for mental-health practitioners seeking post-qualification specialist training in CBT. Develops your practical skills and critical understanding of the theoretical and empirical base of CBT. A nested PG Cert pathway is also available.

Accreditation Successful completion of this course enables you to be eligible for registration as an accredited cognitive behavioural therapist with the BABCP.

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Accreditation This course is internationally recognized, meaning graduates are able to obtain accreditation with statutory bodies in their home countries to work clinically in child mental health.

Accreditation Accredited by the Division of Forensic Psychology, British Psychological Society.

Entry requirements A professional mental-health qualification (eg clinical psychologist, RMN) or other relevant professions (eg counselling, social work) with relevant postgraduate clinical experience. Preference to candidates with demonstrable experience in systematic therapies with a commitment to the CBT approach. Access to suitable CBT training cases, eg straightforward depression and anxiety, is compulsory.

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Early Intervention in Psychosis MSc Designed for clinicians and researchers alike, this programme covers the detection and management of early symptoms of psychosis. You will attend classroom lectures from experts in the field, perform a two-month clinical placement at the South London and Maudsley National Health Service Foundation Trust, and complete a research project.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, professions allied to medicine (eg radiography) or a scientific degree such as Biomedical Science, Neuroscience or Computer Science.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT. Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Epilepsy MSc A multidisciplinary programme covering topics related to all aspects of human epilepsy, from underlying neurobiological mechanisms to clinical aspects and psycho-social consequences.

Compulsory modules and a research project include practical experience in clinical or research departments.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Medicine, Psychology, Nursing, professions allied to medicine (eg radiography) or a scientific degree such as Biomedical Science, Neuroscience or Computer Science.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Family Therapy MSc This programme provides comprehensive clinical training in family therapy leading towards registration with the UK Council for Psychotherapy as a systemic family therapist. Includes supervised clinical work with families in both adult and child mental-health settings. There is a strong focus on training professionals to work within multidisciplinary environments.

Accreditation Leads towards registration with the UK Council for Psychotherapy as a systemic family therapist.

Duration One year FT, September to September, two years PT. Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Family Therapy Grad Cert For professionals working in a mental-health setting, including nurses, GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists and accredited counsellors who wish to complete an intermediate-level programme in family therapy, or aim to incorporate systemic work into existing clinical practice.

Accreditation Accredited at intermediate level by the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice (member organisation of the UK Council for Psychotherapy).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Significant clinical experience and an intermediate qualification in Family Therapy is required. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £4,350 (2013).

Fee overseas £8,250 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to June; two years PT. Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Forensic Mental Health MSc A flexible postgraduate programme with a wide range of optional modules designed for students with a professional and/or academic interest in forensic mental health, taught by a multidisciplinary team of clinicians and researchers. An ideal step towards clinical psychology training or a PhD. You can enrol on a specified pathway or for maximum flexibility take the generic programme.

Accreditation Clinical Forensic Psychology MSc pathway: accredited by the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology for Stage 1 chartered forensic psychology training.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with high 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, (containing an introduction to empirical research).

Non-graduates (eg nurses with a diploma) with significant work experience may be considered.

All applicants note that there are additional entry requirements for the different pathways on this programme: see our online prospectus for details.

Forensic Mental Health Research MSc This programme provides a strong emphasis on developing research methodology skills for further scientific work on the aetiology and effective treatment of mentally disordered offenders.

Exceptional opportunities for research training with teaching from a distinguished multidisciplinary team. Ideal first step towards a PhD or DClinPsy. You should apply for the Forensic Mental Health MSc and then specialize in this pathway.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Genes, Environment & Development MSc This programme provides interdisciplinary postgraduate training in a range of behavioural genetics topics and research methods relevant to psychology and psychiatry, in three compulsory modules and a research project that will cover the broad range of subject areas that are considered fundamental to an understanding of behavioural genetics. Please note, this course does not include any formal clinical training.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Psychology or related disciplines such as behavioural, biological or mathematical sciences. Applications from those working in medicine or professions allied to medicine are also welcome. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit in a related subject.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT. Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject.

Significant clinical experience and an intermediate qualification in Family Therapy is required. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

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Global Mental Health MSc A unique programme of study for students wishing to gain a sound understanding of the issues around the new discipline of global mental health research.

Taught jointly by leading researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Gain the knowledge and skills required to initiate, develop and implement policies in low-resource settings and to conduct and critically evaluate research. Excellent preparation for careers in policy, research and work in international agencies.

International Programme in Addiction Studies MSc This programme is delivered entirely online and operated by three of the top research institutions in addictions: the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London; Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Adelaide. It is unique among master’s programmes offered in the UK, with emphasis placed on the translation of research into practice and substance-abuse policy.

Apply via Virginia Commonwealth University at www.vcu.edu/idas/IPAS

Mental Health Studies MSc The programme enables you to develop your knowledge and experience within the field of mental health and to examine one area in more depth, through empirical research in the form of a dissertation. It offers career enhancement through involvement in research work, continuing professional development for practitioners, preparation for a career in clinical psychology, or as a research assistant or PhD student at the Institute of Psychiatry.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or an equivalent professional qualification. Experience working in the mental-health field is desirable but not essential.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) or a registerable qualification in Medicine, appropriate to the programme. A background in a mental health-related field is desirable but not essential. Applicants with an appropriate technical qualification or equivalent qualification and experience may still be eligible for admissions. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Students who are applying from outside the UK, or who do not have a BPS-accredited degree in Psychology, must check with the BPS to see if they qualify for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee UK/EU $26,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Fee overseas $26,900 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT.

Duration One year FT, two years PT, August to August.

Neuroimaging MSc

Location Online, with access to facilities at King’s, University of Adelaide and Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Department of Neuroimaging has pioneered work in functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, pharmacological MRI, EEG and advanced imageanalysis techniques. Drawing on this breadth of expertise, this programme offers comprehensive and practical training in the science and methodology of neuroimaging techniques in tandem with their application to neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, neurology and beyond.

Location Denmark Hill Campus and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Health Psychology MSc Study with our dedicated health psychology section, pioneers of postgraduate training in this discipline since 1987. Intended for graduate psychologists who want to go on to obtain British Psychological Society recognition as a chartered health psychologist, the programme combines classroom teaching, individual study, practical work in statistics and a supervised research project. You are provided with placement opportunities.

Accreditation British Psychological Society as Stage 1 training towards becoming a chartered health psychologist (accreditation submitted).

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Psychology accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). Students who are applying from outside the UK, or who do not have a BPS-accredited degree in Psychology, must check with the BPS to see if they qualify for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC).

See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September (two days per week plus additional clinical placement sessions).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, October to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Mental Health Service & Population Research MSc Provides rigorous training in the scientific principles, methods and practical skills that are the foundation of mental-health and population-based research and offers opportunities to specialize in particular methodologies. Develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to carry out independent, high-quality research, from formulating research questions to dissemination of findings. Excellent preparation for PhD, DClinPsy and enhanced careers in mental health as clinician, manager or policy maker. Departmental scholarships available.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject or a registerable qualification appropriate to the programme in Medicine; or a professional mental health qualification.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in Biomedicine or related sciences, Psychology, Neuroscience, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or in another scientific subject. Applications from those working in medicine or professions allied to medicine are also welcome.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One Year FT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

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Location Psychology Unit, Guy’s Campus.

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Neuroscience MSc

Psychiatric Research MSc

War & Psychiatry MSc

This programme aims to transform students’ theoretical and practical knowledge of the neurosciences, especially those that are relevant to psychiatry, psychology and neurology, through taught compulsory modules and a choice of optional, specialized modules, both taught and researchbased. You may graduate with an MSc Neuroscience in a speciality.

This programme develops advanced skills in psychiatric and psychological research methods.

Study hypothesis formulation, study design, data gathering, research management, data analysis and protocol design. NHS volunteer programme available for students interested in gaining clinical experience.

Ideal step towards a PhD or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.

This programme allows students to develop skills and knowledge about the way individuals respond to psychological trauma. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, students can compare the experiences of different nations to identify both theoretical and practical elements. Ideal for careers in military psychiatry and related NGOs, emergency and antiterrorist services.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a biological discipline or a medical degree (MBBS – current students wishing to intercalate may aso apply). However, applicants with a non-biological degree or with a lower classification may be considered. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or a registrable qualification appropriate to the programme in Medicine, or a professional mentalhealth qualification. A 2:2 degree will be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit in a related subject.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in any subject or a first degree in Medicine or Psychology; other qualifications and experience relevant to the subject may be considered.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology MSc One of the few courses of its kind in the UK and Europe, this programme draws on contemporary psychological, psychiatric and organisational theory to examine the causes, effects and consequences of mental ill health in the workplace and to consider strategies and interventions to improve organisational and individual mental health. Leads to careers in management, HR and organisational consultancy.

Accreditation Programme has achieved British Psychological Society CPD approval.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) containing psychological modules or an equivalent professional qualification.

Experience in the workplace is desirable but not essential. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU £7,900 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT, September to September.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Fee UK/EU £9,000 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, two years PT. Location Denmark Hill and Strand Campuses.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry MSc The first year of a four-year programme, leading to a PhD, this MSc includes training in social, genetic (both quantitative and molecular), developmental and cognitive approaches to psychiatry and psychology, as well as a module in Statistical Genetics. Includes continuous involvement in centre research on topics such as antisocial behaviour, anxiety, autism, depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent) in a relevant subject (eg Psychology, Social Science or Health Science), or a registrable qualification appropriate to the programme in Medicine, or a professional mentalhealth qualification. A 2:2 degree will be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit in a related subject.

Fee UK/EU £6,500 (2013).

Fee overseas £22,000 (2013).

Duration One year FT, September to September.

Upon successful completion of the MSc, students will be expected to register for MPhil/PhD, which will last another three years.

Location Denmark Hill Campus.

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I’m based in Psychosis Studies, which is one of the world’s largest concentrations of researchers in this field. It has very strong links with clinical services, meaning there are plenty of opportunities for learning through talks, conferences and training.

The best thing about being a student here is the people it’s enabled me to meet and work with, from the most senior to the most junior. The range of people the IoP attracts means that I never stop meeting new and interesting people from all over the world.

John PhD Psychosis Studies

With over 350 PhD, MPhil, MD(Res) and DClinPsy students from across the globe, research is at the heart of what we do at the institute.

Our five research centres are key to this success: •T he Biomedical Research Centre (BRC for Mental Health) of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) •T he KHP Centre for Neurodegeneration Research (CNR) •T he MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre •T he Centre for the Study of Incentives in Health •T he King’s Centre for Military Health Research (KCMHR: a collaboration between the Institute of Psychiatry, the Department of War Studies and the School of Medicine).

Building on the success of these centres, and as part of our ongoing commitment to develop our teaching and research facilities, the Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute – set to be one of Europe’s leading centres for interdisciplinary neuroscience research – is due to open by the end of 2013.

Your research is guided by experienced supervisors, many of whom are involved in ground-breaking research themselves. Your project may focus on molecular genetics and biology, neuroscience and neuroimaging, clinical trials and longitudinal studies, epidemiology and health-services research, psychological studies and new treatments, and more.

Our personal tutor scheme is unique within King’s and provides you with additional pastoral support during your studies. The College also runs the outstanding Researcher Development Programme, designed to meet the individual training needs of our students.

Addictions MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

Biostatistics MPhil/PhD/ MD(Res)

The Addictions Department, also known as the National Addiction Centre (NAC), is one of Europe’s leading research centres for addiction science.

As a Clinical Academic Group, the Addictions Department has close links with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. The emphasis of our research is on what works in the prevention and treatment of substance-related problems and over the past 40 years we have developed a body of research evidence that has informed the evidence base for the UK treatment system and development of new treatment services for alcohol, smoking and drug problems. PhD projects are available in areas related to the development and evaluation of new treatments for alcohol, smoking and drug problems and include studies seeking to understand the underlying psychological and biological bases and change processes of addictive behaviours, as well as policy-driven and workforce development projects and treatment trials.

Biostatistics and the King’s Clinical Trials Unit undertake much collaborative and applied statistical research spanning therapeutic trials, experiments and observational studies. Methodologies of current interest include statistical learning applied to imaging, electrophysiological and psychological marker data, mixture modelling of developmental trajectories, and robust causal analysis methods for analysing therapeutic mechanisms in trials.

Head of Programme Professor John Strang.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit.

Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for full entry requirements.

Head of Programme Professor Andrew Pickles.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

RESEARCH

VOICE OF THE STUDENT

Following my first degree I was looking for psychology-related work in a clinical or research setting. I’d been told by my previous supervisors that the IoP [Institute of Psychiatry] was the place to go for postgraduate study in psychology.

Research opportunities

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

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Child & Adolescent Psychiatry MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

Clinical Neuroscience MPhil/ PhD/MD(Res)

Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Science MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

The department’s research includes basic and applied clinical studies, with a particular focus on common and rarer but severe disorders beginning in childhood and often persisting into adulthood.

The disorders studied include autism spectrum disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, affective disorders, substance misuse, obsessive compulsive disorder, intellectual disability and eating disorder, as well as parenting problems and deliberate self-harm. We use a range of investigational strategies and academic staff have expertise in epidemiology, neuroimaging, neurocognitive testing, behavioural and molecular genetics, clinical trials and health services research methods. There is a particular emphasis on integration across a range of different methods and increasing investigation of biological and cognitive markers of disorder and treatment response. We are unique for the breadth of research interests, methodologies applied and close links with clinical services. Please feel free to contact the leader of the research group in which you are interested.

The Department of Clinical Neuroscience is one of the leading academic units for clinical neuroscience in the UK. Our research in the department is focused on neurodegenerative disorders, epilepsy, health-services research, brain injury and stroke, and builds on collaborations with the departments of Neuroscience, Neuroimaging and Psychology. Research programmes within the department include motor neurone disease (MND) and related disorders. The department hosts the King’s MND Care and Research Centre, one of the world’s leading centres for MND research and the development of new treatments; movement disorders (particularly atypical Parkinsonian syndromes such as PSP and MSA); epileptology, with particular interest in developing new electrophysiological, neuroimaging and cognitive approaches to understanding epilepsy; neurogenetics, particularly linkage studies and complex genetics in MND, Parkinsonian disorders and epilepsy; and acute brain injury.

One of the few teams in the world bringing together experts in brain development and antisocial behaviour, our research team members sit on national and international steering and advisory groups (including UK Government task forces on ADHD, autism and offenders). We hold numerous project and programme grants from the EU, the Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institutes of Health (NIH; in the USA). Our work has led to the development of new reliable and accurate diagnostic biomarkers for neurodevelopmental disorders associated with abnormalities in social behaviour; the first in-vivo studies of infant brain myelination and the effect of maternal stress and mental illness on this process; innovative methods for measuring the development of brain connectivity; understanding how abnormalities in this lead to deficits in language/ empathy and to antisocial behaviour; the strongest evidence yet that psychopathy is a distinct neurodevelopmental sub-group of anti-social personality disorder (ASPD), using evidence from MRI scans.

Head of Programme Professor Katya Rubia.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Autism & Related Disorders Professor Patrick Bolton.

Head of Programme Professor Mark P Richardson.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Epilepsy Research Professor Mark Richardson.

Experimental Neurology Professor Ammar Al-Chalabi.

Developmental Neuroimaging Professor Katya Rubia.

Neurodegeneration Dr Jean-Marc Gallo.

Disorders of Childhood Clinical Academic Group Professor Emily Simonoff.

Neuropathology Dr Safa Al-Sarraj.

Mental Disorders in Intellectual Disability Professor Emily Simonoff.

Population Neurology Professor Leone Ridsdale.

Mood & Developmental Sciences Dr Argyris Stringaris.

Stroke & Brain Injury Professor Lalit Kalra.

Parenting & Conduct Problems Research Professor Stephen Scott.

Stress & Development Dr Andrea Danese.

ASSOCIATED CENTRES AND HEADS/CO-ORDINATORS Centre for Neurodegeneration Research Professor Christopher Shaw.

MRC Brain Bank Dr Claire Troakes.

Head of Research Professor Declan Murphy.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

Health Service & Population Research MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) Established in 1999, the department promotes and conducts mental-health services and epidemiological research in the local community, the UK and internationally. It comprises three research centres and aims to conduct high-quality health service and population research in mental health, relevant to policy and practice, nationally and internationally; to enable and encourage service user and carer involvement in mental-health research; to provide teaching and training in health service and population research skills; and to communicate research findings to those able to benefit from this knowledge.

The Health Service & Population Research Group was honoured with the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education 2009.

Head of Programme Professor Martin Prince.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s degree with merit or above. Applicants

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Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS/CENTRES AND RESEARCH LEADERS Centre for Innovation & Evaluation in Mental Health Professor Sube Banerjee.

Centre for Public Mental Health Professor Martin Prince.

Centre for the Economics of Mental Health (CEMH) Professor Paul McCrone.

Estia Centre for Mental Health & Learning Disability Professor Tom Craig.

Section for Recovery Professor Mike Slade.

Section of Community Mental Health Dr Claire Henderson.

Section of Epidemiology Dr Rob Stewart.

Section of Mental Health & Ageing Professor Sube Banerjee.

Section of Mental Health Nursing Professor Len Bowers.

Section of Mental Health Policy (including WHO Collaborating Centre for Research & Training in Mental Health) Professor Rachel Jenkins.

Section of Primary Care Mental Health Professor Andre Tylee.

Section of Women’s Mental Health Professor Louise Howard.

Service User Research Enterprise (SURE) Professor Til Wykes and Dr Diana Rose.

Social Psychiatry Dr Craig Morgan.

Neuroimaging MPhil/PhD/ MD(Res) The department provides interdisciplinary research with world-leading application-orientated brain imaging, analysis and clinical expertise for the definition, diagnosis and treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. It is embedded in the Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, a state-of-theart research facility with direct access to five MR scanners and to an EEG lab. Current research projects span neurodegeneration, epilepsy, stroke, pain, psychosis, affective disorders, developmental disorders and normal brain function; using a battery of neuroimaging techniques including perfusion, diffusion, functional and structural imaging. Basic scientific research is performed in models of neuropsychiatric disease using neuroimaging techniques in conjunction with non-MR methods such as electrophysiology, microscopy and autoradiography. Complementary research in imaging physics and analysis supports these.

Head of Programme Professor Steve Williams.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Imaging Acquisition Professor Gareth Barker.

RESEARCH GROUPS Centre for Cellular Basis of Behavior (CCBB) Professor Jack Price and Noel Buckley.

Developmental Neurobiology Dr Brenda Williams.

Experimental Neuroimaging & Neurodevelopment Dr Anthony Vernon.

Genetic Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders Dr Nick Bray.

Laboratory of Molecular and Behavioural Neuroscience Dr Frank Hirth.

Memory Mechanisms in Health & Disease Professor K Peter Giese.

Imaging Analysis Professor Federico Turkheimer and Professor Mick Brammer.

Neuropharmacology Dr Mitul Mehta.

Molecular Biology of Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia and Related Disorders Professor Christopher Miller.

Molecular Genetics Dr John Powell.

Molecular Neurobiology Professor Noel Buckley.

Pain Dr Matthew Howard.

Neural Stem Cells Professor Jack Price.

Preclinical Research Dr Diana Cash and Dr Po Wan So.

Neuroscience MPhil/PhD/ MD(Res) The world-leading Department of Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry conducts research into the cellular and molecular basis of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, Batten disease, motor neurone disease, schizophrenia, depression and autismspectrum disorder. Our principal achievements have centred around derivation, characterisation and application of neural stem cells; understanding genetic and molecular mechanisms that underlie neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders; identifying impairments of synaptic signalling common to both early Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia.

Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Tauopathies Dr Wendy Noble.

Neurodegenerative Disease and Dementia Research Dr Diane Hanger.

Neuronal Circuitry and Neurodevelopmental Disease Dr Deepak Srivastava.

Nutrition, Neurogenesis and Mental Health Dr Sandrine Thuret.

Paediatric Storage Disorders Laboratory Professor Jon Cooper.

Subcortical Circuitries in Sleep and Arousal Dr Alessio Delogu.

Head of Programme Professor Noel Buckley Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. For further information please contact the Health Schools Admissions Office at pg-healthadmissions@kcl.ac.uk Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH

not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

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Old Age Psychiatry & Dementia MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

Psychological Medicine MPhil/ PhD/MD(Res)

Psychology MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

Members of the department carry out biological and clinical research that we believe will have an important impact upon our understanding of dementia and other mental illnesses affecting older people, and lead to the development of better treatments. We do this by working in close collaboration with the IoP’s Department of Neuroscience, MRC Centre for Neurodegeneration Research and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre for Mental Health. Our research into the basic biology of Alzheimer’s disease, the clinical features and aetiology of psychosis in later life and the conduct of randomized controlled trials, is internationally regarded. We have a particular commitment to the conduct of high-quality independent clinical trials because the results of these can improve the availability of effective treatments.

The Department of Psychological Medicine focuses on the interface between psychiatry and medicine, psychiatry and occupation, psychiatry and the military and psychiatry in different settings. We are particularly interested in the common mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, stress-related disorders and perinatal psychiatry. The principal research methodologies we use within the department are epidemiological, clinical and psychological research, including crosssectional studies, cohort studies and randomized controlled trials. We also have a strong interest in experimental medicine studies, using methodologies such as neuroimaging, neuroendocrinology and immunology, to investigate biological correlates and biomarkers of mental disorders.

The department represents one of the world’s largest groupings of clinical and health psychologists.

It has established a strong and multi-stranded international reputation for its research in clinical, health and developmental psychology and neuropsychology, and its pioneering development of cognitive behavioural therapy for the prevention and treatment of neurosis, psychosis and physical illness. The clinician psychologists in the department also offer an expert service to the South London and Maudsley, Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts.

Head of Programme Professor Robert Howard.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

Head of Programme Professor Simon Wessely.

Head of Programme Professor Veena Kumari.

Entry requirements Bachelors degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS AND LEADERS Centre for Affective Disorders Professor Allan Young.

Cancer Research UK Promoting Early Presentation Professor Amanda J Ramirez.

King’s Centre for Military Health Research Professor Simon Wessely.

Eating Disorders Professor Ulrike H Schmidt.

Epidemiology and Informatics Professor Rob Stewart.

General Hospital Psychiatry Professor Matthew Hotopf.

Neuropsychiatry Professor Michael D Kopelman.

Perinatal Psychiatry & the Stress, Psychiatry & Immunology Laboratory (SPI Lab) Professor Carmine Pariante.

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Distance learning

Part-time

Study abroad

Internship/placement

For current fees and detailed entry requirements, search the online prospectus.

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy

Psychosis Studies MPhil/PhD/ MD(Res)

Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council and accredited by the British Psychological Society, the DClinPsy programme values the scientist-practitioner model for clinical psychology, first developed here at the Institute of Psychiatry.

There is strong emphasis on the integration of theory, research and practice. The programme takes cognitive behavioural therapy as its main modality and has particular strengths in family therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, and in neuropsychology. The programme team and clinical academics all provide clinical sessions within the NHS and many practice-placement supervisors teach on the programme and undertake research.

The programme curriculum is developed and kept up-to-date through partnership with local NHS colleagues. Students who take up places via the Clearing House system are funded by and employed within the NHS. International applicants are selffunded.

The Department of Psychosis Studies is one of the world’s largest research groups focused on psychosis, comprising over 100 staff. These include leading academics with expertise in the application of genetics, epidemiology, psychopathology, neuroimaging, cognition and psychopharmacology.

The department has received the highest possible rating in the UK Research Assessment Exercise (5*and 4*) in the last two reviews (2001 and 2008) and attracts students and staff from all over the world. Research carried out by the department is focused on understanding the causes of psychosis and the mechanisms underlying it, and includes work on all forms of psychosis, including subclinical symptoms, high-risk groups, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The direct integration of this research activity with high-quality clinical services for psychosis ensures that clinical practice is informed by the latest research findings and that research and teaching reflect current clinical priorities.

Entry requirements Minimum 2:1 in Psychology.

Degrees in a different discipline will be considered where the candidate has achieved GBC status with the British Psychological Society via a conversion diploma. The programme does not accept applications from those still undertaking their undergraduate degree or conversion course.

Relevant full-time or part-time clinical experience, either paid or voluntary, is essential.

Information on English language requirements and how to apply can be found on the Clearing House for Postgraduate Courses in Clinical Psychology website at www.leeds.ac.uk/chpccp/12Institute.html Fee UK/EU NHS-funded.

Fee overseas £27,800 (2013).

Head of Programme Professor Philip McGuire.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

The MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre’s scientific goal is to undertake interdisciplinary research and training, bringing together developmental, genetic and environmental strategies in order to understand how nature and nurture interact in the development of complex behavioural disorders and dimensions. Research focuses on key common mental-health problems that are most likely to profit from a developmental nature-nurture interdisciplinary strategy, including emotional disorders (especially anxiety and depression), disorders involving disruptive behaviour (including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) and disorders involving cognitive problems (including problems related to theory of mind, executive function and language).

Head of Programme Dr Fruhling Rijsdijk.

Entry requirements Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a master’s with merit. Applicants not applying for an advertised studentship must attach confirmation of support from your proposed supervisor to your application. See our online prospectus for details.

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

Fee UK/EU MPhil/PhD £5,250, MD(Res) £4,100 (2013).

Fee overseas MPhil/PhD £17,500, MD(Res) £14,500 (2013).

RESEARCH GROUPS Clinical Trials Treatment & Recovery Cognitive & Neurobiological Processes First Episode Studies Studies in High Risk Populations Risk Factors & Genetic Studies.

RESEARCH

Head of Programme Professor Paul Chadwick.

Social Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)

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Index ENGLISH LANGUAGE COMPETENCY PROGRAMMES International Pre-master’s programme 52 Pre-sessional programmes 52

C

Education, Policy & Society MA 78

International Business Law LLM 63

Cardiovascular Research MSc 110

Eighteenth-Century Studies MA 39

International Child Studies MA 77

CBT Informed & Carer Supportive Practice in Psychosis Grad Cert/Grad Dip 128

Electronic Engineering with Business Management MSc 69

International Conflict Studies MA 84

Certificate in Advanced Musical Studies PG Cert 38

Emerging Economies & Inclusive Development MSc 57

International Management MSc 82

Child & Adolescent Mental Health MSc 129

Emerging Economies & International Development MSc 57

International Peace & Security MA 84

Child Studies MA 76

TAUGHT PROGRAMMES

China & Globalisation MSc 56

A

Christian Education MA 83

Academic Practice in Higher Education MA/PG Dip Academic Practice in Higher Education PG Cert Accounting, Accountability & Financial Management MSc

53 53

Christianity & the Arts MA 46 Cities MA/MSc 79 Classical Art & Archaeology MA 43 Classical Studies Grad Dip 43

Endodontics MSc 105 Endodontology MClinDent 102 Engineering with Management MSc 69 English in Education MA 78 English Language Teaching & Applied Linguistics MA 76 English: 1850–Present MA 39

International Financial Law LLM 63 International Marketing MSc 82 International Political Economy MA 40 International Programme in Addiction Studies MSc 131 International Relations MA 85 International Studies & Academic English Grad Dip 76 International Tax Law LLM 63

Environment & Development MA/MSc 80

J&L

Environment, Politics & Globalisation MA/MSc 80

Jewish Studies MA 46 Language & Cultural Diversity MA 77

Clinical Forensic Psychology MSc 129

Environmental Monitoring, Modelling & Management MSc 80

Advanced General Dental Practice MSc 103

Clinical Neuroscience MSc 129

Epilepsy MSc 130

Advanced Minimum Intervention Dentistry MSc 104

Clinical Nursing MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 120

EU Competition Law MA/PG Dip 64

Clinical Pharmacology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 111

European History MA 41

Advanced Musical Studies PG Cert 38

Clinical Research MRes

120

European Law LLM 62

Advanced Paediatrics MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 112

82

Classics MA 43

Addiction Studies MSc/PG Cert 128

Clinical Dermatology MSc 113

Advanced Care in Dementia MSc 128

Clinical Education MA/PG Dip/PG Cert 53

Advanced Clinical Dental Practice PG Cert 103

Clinical Forensic Psychiatry MSc 129

Advanced Computing MSc 68

Language & Cognition MA 45 Language, Ethnicity & Education MA 78 Late Antique & Byzantine Studies Grad Dip 44 Late Antique & Byzantine Studies MA 44 Leadership & Development MSc 57

Clinical Sciences (Clinical Engineering) MSc 111

European Public Policy MA 40

M

Advanced (Neuromusculoskeletal) Physiotherapy MSc 112

Clinical Sciences (Medical Physics) MSc 111

European Studies MA 40

Managing Healthcare Education PG Cert 112

Cognitive Behavioural Therapies PG Dip 129

European Union Law MA/PG Dip 64

Master of Laws LLM 62

Advanced Practice (Cancer Nursing) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 121

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis PG Dip/PG Cert 129

F

Master’s in Teaching & Learning MTL 77

Advanced Practice (Cardiac Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 121

Comparative Literature MA 43

Advanced Practice (Child Healthcare) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 121 Advanced Practice (Critical Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 122 Advanced Practice (Dermatology) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 122

Competition Law LLM 62 Complex Systems Modelling – from Biomedical & Natural to Economic & Social Sciences MSc 70 Computer Science (Research) MSc 68 Computing & Internet Systems MSc 68

Family Therapy Grad Cert 130 Family Therapy MSc 130 Film Studies (Film & Philosophy pathway available) MA 39

Mathematics Education MA 78 Mathematics Grad Dip 70 Mathematics MSc 70 Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology MSc 103

Financial Mathematics MSc 70

Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation MSc 105

Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics MClinDent 105

Medical Engineering & Physics MSc/PG Dip 111 Medical Ethics & Law MA 63

Forensic Mental Health MSc 130

Medical Humanities MSc 44

Forensic Mental Health Research MSc 130

Medical Imaging Sciences MRes 111

Forensic Science MSc/MRes 95

Medical Immunology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 113

French Literature & Culture MA 43

Medical Law MA 63

Further Education Management MBA 77

Medical Ultrasound MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 113

Advanced Practice (Diabetes Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 122

Computing & Security MSc 68

Advanced Practice (District Nursing/ Nurse Practitioner) MSc 122

Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies MA 40

Advanced Practice (Leadership) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 122

Conscious Sedation for Dentistry PG Dip 103

Advanced Practice (Midwifery) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 122

Construction Law & Dispute Resolution MSc 63

G

Contemporary Ecclesiology MA 83

Genes, Environment & Development MSc

130

Contemporary History MA 51

Medieval English: Sex, Gender & Culture MA 40

Geography MA/MSc 80

Contemporary India MRes 56

Medieval History MA 42

Geopolitics, Territory & Security MA 80

Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory MA 39

Medieval Studies MA 42

Advanced Practice (Palliative Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 123

German & Comparative Literature MA 44

Mental Health Service & Population Research MSc 131

Advanced Practice (Primary Care/ Community Matron/Case Manager) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 123

Contemporary Ministry & Apologetics MA 83

Advanced Practice (Neuroscience Care) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 123

Computing, IT Law & Management MSc 69 Conflict, Security & Development MA 84

Critical Methodologies MA 43 Cultural & Creative Industries MA 38

Medicine, Science & Society MSc 82

German & Comparative Literature MRes 44 Gerontology MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 81

Mental Health Studies MSc 131

Global Environmental Change MSc 80

Middle East & Mediterranean Studies MA 41

Global Ethics & Human Values MA 63

Midwifery with Registration (graduate entry) PG Dip 124

Advanced Practice (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing) PG Dip 123

D

Global Health & Social Justice MSc 81

Advanced Practice (Women’s Healthcare) MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 123

Dental Public Health MSc 103

Global Health MSc 57

Diagnostic Dermatopathology MSc 113

Global History MA 41

Dietetics MSc/PG Dip 113

Global Mental Health MSc 131

Digital Asset & Media Management MA 38

Governance in Contemporary China MSc 56

Digital Culture & Society MA 38

H

Advanced Practice MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 121 Advanced Software Engineering MSc 68 Aesthetic Dentistry MSc 104 Ageing & Society MA/MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 81 Air Power in the Modern World MA 84 American Studies MA 57 Analytical Science for Industry MSc 94

Digital Humanities MA 39 Digital Information & Asset Management MA 39 Disasters, Adaptation & Development MA/MSc 79

Modern Greek Studies (Literature) MA 45 Modern Greek Studies (Sociolinguistics) MA 45 Modern India MA 56

Health Psychology MSc 131

Molecular Biophysics MRes 95 Music MMus 39

History MRes 42

N

Ancient History MA 41

Drug Discovery Skills MSc 94

History of Philosophy MA 45 History of Warfare MA 84

Assessment in Education MA 77

E

Aviation Medicine MSc 96

Early Intervention in Psychosis MSc 130

B

Early Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission MA 39

Bible & Ministry MA 83

Early Modern History MA 41

I

Biblical Studies, with pathways (Language and Literature; Theology) MA 46

Economics for Competition Law MA/PG Dip 64

ICT Education MA 78

Education Management MA 78

Immunology MSc 110

Bioinformatics MSc 68

Human & Applied Physiology MSc 96 Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis MSc 82

Education & Professional Studies MA 78

Inclusive Education & Technology MA 77

Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research MSc 95

Education for Healthcare Professionals MSc/PG Dip 121

Intellectual Property & Information Law LLM 62

Biopharmaceuticals MSc 94

Education in Arts & Cultural Settings MA 76

Intelligence & International Security MA 84

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Modern Greek Studies (Interdisciplinary) MA 44

Modern History MA 42

Drug Development Science MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 96

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Modern Foreign Languages Education MA 78

Health Promotion MSc 82

Analytical Toxicology MSc 94

Brazil in Global Perspective MA 56

Mobile Internet Research MSc 69

Health & Society MSc 82

Health Studies PG Cert 121

Aquatic Resource Management MSc 79

Mobile & Personal Communications MSc 69

Intelligent Systems MSc 69

Neuroimaging MSc 131 Neuroscience MSc 132 Nineteenth-Century Studies MA 42 Non-Proliferation & International Security MA 85 Nuclear Medicine: Science & Practice MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 113 Nursing with Registration (graduate entry) PG Dip/MSc 124 Nutrition MSc/PG Dip 110

Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology MSc 132 Orthodontics MSc 103 Paediatric Dentistry MSc 103 Palliative Care MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 112 Periodontology MClinDent 102

Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry MSc 132 South Asia & Global Security MA 85

D Defence Studies Research MPhil/PhD 87

Space Physiology & Health MSc 96

Dentistry & Oral Science (Research Division) MPhil/PhD 106

Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies MA 45

Development Studies and Emerging Economies PhD 59

Special Care Dentistry MSc 104 Specialist Ultrasound Practice PG Cert 114

Developmental Neurobiology (MRC Centre for) MPhil/PhD 98

Sustainable Cities MA/MSc 80

Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences MPhil/ PhD 116

Systematic Theology MA 46

Digital Humanities MPhil/PhD 48

Pharmacy Practice MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 96

T

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DClinPsy 137

Philosophy MA 45 Philosophy of Medicine MA 45

Telecommunications & Internet Technology MSc 69

Philosophy of Mental Disorder MSc 45

Telecommunications Research MSc 70

Philosophy of Psychology MA 46

Terrorism, Security & Society MA 85

Physics Grad Dip 71

Theatre & Performance Studies MA 40

Physics MSc 71

Theology & Religious Studies Grad Dip 46

Physiotherapy (pre-registration) MSc 114

Theology, Politics & Faith-Based Organisations MA 83

Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control MSc 95 Pharmaceutical Technology MSc 95 Pharmacology MSc 95

Political Economy MA 83 Political Economy of Emerging Markets MSc 57 Political Economy of the Middle East MA 41 Politics & Contemporary History MA 51 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Biology) PGCE 77

Theoretical Physics MSc 71 Tourism, Environment & Development MA/MSc 81 Translational Cancer Medicine MRes 110 Translational Medicine MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 112

Doctorate in Education/Professional Studies EdD, DrPS 88

Palaeography & Manuscript Studies MPhil/PhD 50 Pharmaceutical Science (Institute of) MPhil/PhD 99 Philosophy MPhilStud/MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with NUS/Humboldt 50 Physics Research MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/Erasmus Mundus 73 Political Economy Research MPhil/PhD 90 Politics Research MPhil/PhD 90 Psychological Medicine MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 136 Psychology MPhil/PhD//MD(Res) 136 Psychosis Studies MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 137

Doctorate in Theology and Ministry DThMin 88

Public Policy Research MPhil/PhD 90

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Transplantation Immunology & Mucosal Biology MPhil/PhD 117

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Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Information Technology & Computer Science) PGCE 77 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Mathematics) PGCE 77 Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Modern Foreign Languages) PGCE 77

Water: Science & Governance MSc 81 Web Intelligence MSc 69

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Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Physics) PGCE 77

Age-Related Diseases (Wolfson Centre for) MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 97

History MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS 49

American Studies Research MPhil/PhD 58

Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences, Centre of (CHAPS) MPhil/PhD 99

Postgraduate Certificate in Education PGCE 77 Prosthodontics MClinDent 102 Psychiatric Research MSc 132 Public Health MPH/MSc (Primary Care) 112 Public Policy & Ageing MA/PG Dip/PG Cert 83 Public Policy MA 83 Public Services Policy & Management MSc 82

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Mathematics Research MPhil/PhD Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics) MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 134 Medical Education MPhil/PhD Chinese Studies Research MPhil/PhD, Middle East & Mediterranean option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS 59 Studies Research MPhil/PhD Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care Music MPhil/PhD, option of & Rehabilitation Research MPhil/PhD 116 joint PhD with HKU Classics MPhil/PhD 47

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Nursing Research/Midwifery Research/ Health Studies Research MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU 125

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Women’s Health MPhil/PhD, MD(Res) 117

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Health & Social Care Research MPhil/PhD, DHC 116

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Physics & Mathematics) PGCE 77

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Religious Education) PGCE 77

War Studies Research MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU/NUS 91

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Accommodation 22 & 23 Alumni 17 Applying 32 & 33 Campuses 24–27 Careers service 6, 7 & 30 Chaplaincy 31 Clubs & societies 18 & 31 Commercial opportunities 7 Cost of living 20 Counselling services 30 Term dates back page Disabled students 30 Disclaimer back page Employability 6, 7 & 30 English language requirements 34 Entertainment 24–27 Entry requirements 32 & 33 Equal opportunities back page Fees, funding & finance 20 & 21 Foreign language study 9 Graduate School 18 Halls of residence 22 & 23 Health 31 International students 34 IT facilities 29 Libraries

2, 3, 7, 8, 17, 25–29, 36, 38, 39, 45, 102 & 108 London 2&3 Map 25, 26, 27 & back page Open days 19 Part-time study 33 Religious provision 31 Research 10–15, 18, 28, 29, 32, 47–51, 53, 58–59,

65, 87–91, 97–99, 106–7,115–7, 125, 133–7 Scholarships 21, 36, 54, 60, 66, 74, 92, 108 & 118 Sports 18 & 30 Students’ Union 18, 24, 28 & 31 Tuition fees 20, 38–53, 56–59, 62–65, 68–73, 76–91, 94–99, 102–107, 110–117, 120–125 & 128–137 Working 21

Old Age Psychiatry & Dementia MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 136

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Qualifications Undergraduate-level programmes (equivalent to final year undergraduate study) Grad Cert, Grad Dip: Graduate Certificates and Diplomas.

Taught level qualifications LLM: Master of Laws MA: Master of Arts MBA: Master of Business Administration MClinDent: Master of Clinical Dentistry MMUS: Master of Music MPH: Master of Public Health MRes: Master of Research MSc: Master of Science MTL: Master of Teaching & Learning PG Cert: Postgraduate Certificate PG Dip: Postgraduate Diploma.

Research degrees Joint PhD programmes with international partners MD(Res): Doctor of Medicine (Research) MPhil: Master of Philosophy MPhilStud: Master of Philosophical Studies.

Professional doctorates DClinPsy: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology DHC: Doctorate in Healthcare (nursing) DrPS: Doctorate in Professional Studies DThM: Doctorate in Theology and Ministry EdD: Doctorate in Education.

College statement on equality and diversity Key principles King’s College London recognizes that equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity are integral to its academic and economic strengths.

The following principles apply in respect of the College’s commitment to equality and diversity: • to provide and advance equality of opportunity in all areas of its work and activity • to recognize and develop the diversity of skills and talent within its current and potential community • to ensure that all College members and prospective members are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential without receiving any unjustified discrimination or unfavourable treatment because of a protected characteristic[1] • to provide and promote a positive working, learning and social environment which is free from prejudice, discrimination and any form of harassment, bullying or victimisation • to foster good relations between individuals from different groups and tackle prejudice and promote understanding.

A protected characteristic includes age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sexual orientation.

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Management responsibility for equality and diversity resides within the Equality & Diversity Unit in the Directorate of Student & Education Support. The Disability Advisory Service provides information, advice and guidance on possible support initiatives to students and staff of the College.

The College recognizes that all of its members have a duty to support and commit to its equality and diversity principles to ensure that these are embedded within College policies, procedures and practices.

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Term dates The provisional dates are (please check the website for any changes): 22 September to 12 December 2014 5 January to 27 March 2015 27 April to 5 June 2015.

Registration for new students 15–19 September 2014. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/importantdates.aspx

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Therefore, all students who start a programme in 2014 will study for a King’s College London degree.

Your degree certificate will record that your degree is awarded by King’s and that the College is a member of the University of London. The enactment of this change in awarding authority does not affect the degree programme curricula, the teachers or the methods of teaching, the modes of assessment, or the high quality of the academic and associated support provision.

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