Guide

Kings College London
Postgraduate Guide 2016
Postgraduate
Guide 2016
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Contents
Welcome to Kings
1
In the heart of London
2
Kings experience London
4
Aspire to your dream career
6
Connecting you to arts and sciences
8
Connecting you to health
10
Connecting you to the world
12
Flexible learning & facilities
14
Establish global, lifelong networks
16
Masters success
18
Research success
20
Which postgraduate are you?
22
Arts & Humanities
24
Dental Institute
26
Law 28
Life Sciences & Medicine
30
Natural & Mathematical Sciences
32
Nursing & Midwifery
34
Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
36
Social Science & Public Policy
38
Key Information
40
Accommodation 42
Entry requirements and applying
46
Fees and funding
48
Wellbeing and student support
52
English language requirements
54
and international support
English and academic skills preparation
56
Postgraduate courses
58-155
Index 156
Changes to course and guide information
160
University policy
160

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Cover image: View of Big Ben and the London
Eye from the Strand Campus
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Postgraduate Prospectus
Guide 20162016
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RANKED
16th
IN THE WORLD
Welcome
to Kings
I am delighted to have this opportunity to share with you
an insight into what your life will be like studying at a
world-leading, long-established university in our central
London location. Students and academics are at our
heart and we continually seek to improve the student
experience as we provide a prestigious, modern education.
Our research, teaching and learning are recognised and
respected around the world, providing you with every
opportunity to better yourself and your career.
Setting up powerful links between Kings and cultural,
legal, health and governance London, we are increasingly
engaging with this great, multicultural city.
Research, innovation and collaboration are key in our
work with you. We challenge you to think critically and
push boundaries by investigating and developing the
subject that you are passionate about during your studies
and on graduation through your links with our alumni.
The President & Principal,
Professor Edward Byrne AC
St Pauls
Cathedral
Shakespeares
Globe
Royal Courts
of Justice
Kings
Maughan
Library
Tate
Modern
South Bank
Arts Complex
Kings
Waterloo
Campus
Kings
Strand
Campus
London Eye
Big Ben and

Houses of
Parliament
Your campus in the heart

of London
Kings is home to one of the most exciting and highly respected research
communities in the world. With Kings connections in London the city is an
extension of your campus. You will have daily access to world-class resources
such as libraries, galleries, museums, top research hospitals, music, theatre, to
the arts and sport.
Postgraduate Guide 2016 | www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus
City of
London
(Financial
District)
The Shard
Guys
Hospital
Kings
Guys
Campus
Waterloo
Station
St Thomas
Hospital
Kings
St Thomas
Campus
Denmark Hill Campus

Kings College Hospital and South London
& Maudsley Hospital
Kings
experience
London
London is a world city, take
the opportunity to engage with
diverse communities and try new
activities for a more enjoyable and
rewarding experience.
Find out how Kings can

recognise your commitment
and breadth of skills
www.kcl.ac.uk/london-award
Join Kings community

You will automatically become a
member of Kings College Londons
Student Union (KCLSU) and with
over 10,000 postgraduates studying
alongside you, the wealth of clubs and
societies are a great opportunity to
find like-minded people. Whatever
activity you choose to get involved
in music, dance, sport, volunteering,
fundraising, politics or something just
for fun youll find something thats
right for you at
www.kclsu.org
Language Resources
Centre
Lead foreign language practice
conversations volunteer and help
others learn
www.kcl.ac.uk/mlc/lrc
1835 - today
Broaden your perspective and
tackle lifes big questions: reflect on
theology, philosophy and ethics today.
You can take Kings original award,
the Associate of Kings College, free
alongside your degree
www.kcl.ac.uk/akc
Team player or solo star?

Kings Sport is open to all Kings
students, whether youre a first time
participant, an elite performer or
somewhere in between:
join one of our 50+ sports clubs
find out more about Be Active
see if you qualify for a Performance
scholarship or rowing or rugby
scholarship.
www.kcl.ac.uk/sport
Get involved, get paid

Multiple events take place on
campus all year round, such as the
live screenings, exhibitions and talks
at Kings Cultural Institute.
Find a short-term contract or parttime job with your faculty or central
services to get involved and get paid
the London Living Wage.
jobonline.thecareersgroup.co.uk/kings
St Pauls from the London Millennium Footbridge
Aspire to your
dream career
Listing a postgraduate
qualification from a world
top 20 university on your
CV is just the start.
What are your future

employers looking for?
Careers advice and

networking opportunities
The Kings Leadership & Professional

Skills Award is a course co-delivered
with our employer partners to help
you understand what employers think
about different skills in relation to their
business and how they assess them
during selection processes.
Our Graduate School and dedicated

Careers & Employability service offer
a range of career and professional
development support. Our links with
alumni and other professionals in
London head offices and around the
world as well as recruitment teams have
enabled us to host over 200 employers
at seven major on-campus events in
201415 providing networking and
fact-finding opportunities about
sectors and roles.
www.kcl.ac.uk/careers
6
UK TOP
10
FOR GRADUATE
EMPLOYABILITY
GUARDIAN UNIVERSITY
GUIDE AND TIMES
HIGHER EDUCATION,
2015
Kings Internship Programme
Create your own start up
To have the opportunity to gain a new and different experience

in a city like London was fantastic [...] I was able to blend theory
and practical experience in a very beneficial way
We recognise you, our students, are

one of Kings strongest assets and foster
entrepreneurialism via mentorship, startup competitions, business workshops
and events.
Shannon, International Child Studies MA, accredited internship with

Kids Company.
You will gain direct access to an ever-growing global network of paid internship host
organisations. Take advantage of the specialist expertise of the Graduate School
or international careers consultants to actively prepare yourself for the professional
world of work, be it your first postgraduate role, or your first step in a new direction.
Search kcl.ac.uk for...

internship spotlight
internships
careers
entrepreneurship
Looking out over London from Waterloo Bridge
Connecting
you to...
Our connections with

leading cultural, arts and
science organisations
inspire new approaches
to teaching, research and
learning; bring academic
work into the public
sector; and will enhance
your student experience
helping you to maximise
your career and life
experience.
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Consultancy, professional
and executive education
Our academics serve on influential
committees and government advisory
bodies across all sectors and around the
globe. We work with private and public
sector organisations to develop and
deliver tailor-made training from oneday workshops to masters level courses
for professionals.
Policy Institute at Kings

The Policy Institute at Kings links
insightful research with rapid, relevant
policy analysis to stimulate debate and
shape future policy agendas. We enable
the translation of academic research
into policy and practice by facilitating
engagement between academic,
business and policy communities around
current and future policy needs in the
UK and globally.
...arts and
sciences
Cultural partnerships
in London
Through internships, research

funding opportunities,
competitions and on-campus
events, find out how you can
benefit from our connections.
Deloitte has a long-standing
relationship with Kings and we
have a great number of alumni now
working across our Audit, Tax,
Consulting and Corporate Finance
areas. We continue to work with the
university and target Kings students
due to the high calibre of applications
that we receive every year.
Rob Fryer,
Head of Graduate Recruitment, Deloitte.
180
PARTNERSHIPS
WITH CULTURAL
ORGANISATIONS
IN 2014
Crafts Council
National Theatre
The Roundhouse
Royal Opera House
Southbank Centre
Business links
BAE Systems
Credit Suisse
The Shadow Robot Company
Fios Genomics
Deloitte
Governance & legal London

Defra
The National Audit Office
Environment Agency
Magic Circle law firms
PwC Legal
Science partnerships
Ford Motor Company Ltd
Unilever Research Ltd
Yasakawa Electric Co
BP
Science Museum
Cultural Institute
Science Gallery at Kings
Doing the Cultural Challenge

has shaped me and much of
what I have done in the last
three years; I even think I can
attribute my First to it!
Part of the Global Science Gallery

Network, this new collaborative space
on Guys Campus is due to open
its doors in 2016; bringing together
researchers, students, local communities
and artists through programmes and
experiences that facilitate social
connections with an element of surprise.
Find out about the current pre-opening
season for a taste of whats to come.
Mimi - Cultural Challenge

participant, Music Alumna

Enterprising Science
Executive Education
Policy Institute
Culture
www.kcl.ac.uk/sciencegallery
Royal Opera House
Connecting
you to...
Our connections with the

Kings Centre for Global Health
Promoting collaboration in global health across the wider Kings community, this
National Health Service,
centre involves all the faculties; developing a clear focus of activities across global
global health NGOs,
health education, research health partnerships and global surgery.
charities and companies
Kings partners include:
bring together world class
Connaught Hospital, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, and the College of
Medicine and Allied Health Sciences in Sierre Leone
research, education and

clinical practice to give you Tropical Health and Education Trust in Somaliland
Ndola Central Hospital and the Arthur Davidson Childrens Hospital in Zambia.
access to leading ideas,
Ongoing projects cover Maternity, Paediatrics, Biomedical Engineering, Patient
procedures and practising
Safety and more.
experts in your field.
10
...health
Kings Health Partners
Interdisciplinary research,
collaborations with other
institutions and links with
major funding organisations
provide you with worldclass health sponsorship,
guest lecturers, leadership
programmes, internship
opportunities and more.
The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign
has been working with interns from
Kings 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
Brings together a world-leading

research-led university and three
successful NHS Foundation Trusts:
Guys & St Thomas NHS
Foundation Trust
Kings College Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust
South London and Maudsley NHS
Foundation Trust
Health organisations
British Heart Foundation
British Psychological Society
Cancer Research UK
Five Medical Research Council
Centres
Five National Institute for Health
Research Centres
Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK)
Health Education England
International Association of Dental
Research
Public Health England
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Surgeons of
Edinburgh
World Health Organisation (WHO)
Francis Crick Institute
Medcity
Collaborative, cross-disciplinary work

at the Francis Crick Institute is helping
us to understand why disease develops
and to find new ways to treat, diagnose
and prevent illnesses such as cancer,
heart disease, stroke, infections and
neurodegenerative diseases. The Francis
Crick Institute is a unique partnership
between Kings College London,
Cancer Research UK, the Medical
Research Council, Wellcome Trust,
UCL and Imperial College London.
To become one of the premier,

interconnected regions for life
science research, development and
commercialisation, Kings Health
Partners teamed up with Imperial
College Academics Health Sciences
Centre, UCLPartners and the Mayor
of London, as well as Oxford and
Cambridge in April 2014 and between
2014 and 2015 new life sciences jobs in
London have tripled.

Health partnerships
Francis Crick Institute
Kings College Hospital
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Connecting
you to...
From the formal links

created through Kings
Global Institutes, partner
universities, student and
staff exchanges to the
informal friendships that
grow out of our diverse
student, staff and alumni
populations, Kings
connects you to the world.
12
Add intercultural
awareness to your CV
In addition to Kings courses that offer
opportunities to study abroad for credit,
the International Postgraduate Research
programme enables:
Masters students to add an
international element to your
dissertation
Research students to work or
undertake a longer period of research
at one of our partner institutions.
www.kcl.ac.uk/studyabroad
Learn the language

We offer up to 29 modern languages
available to you through e-learning,
blended learning, evening and creditbearing courses. To understand which
course is best for you, and how to get
into one of the 300 places offered free
of charge to Kings students, visit
www.kcl.ac.uk/mlc
...the world
Joint PhD and masters

courses
Taking a joint course, you will

be supervised by academics
in both universities through
your studies, receiving two sets
of complementary academic
expertise.
Kings offers over 20 joint masters

and PhDs with our international
partners
University of Hong Kong (HKU)
National University of Singapore
(NUS)
Humboldt University Berlin,
Germany
University of Stuttgart, Germany
Paris Sorbonne University, France
University of Gttingen, Germany
University of So Paolo, Brazil
Georgetown University, USA
University of Malta
Virginia Commonwealth
University, USA
University of Adelaide, Australia.
Spending up to half of your course

in another university exposes you to
different research cultures and traditions
and improves your cultural competence,
positioning you well for employment in an
increasingly globalised labour market.
You need to apply to both universities and
register with both. If you are successful, you
will receive a joint qualification issued by
both institutions.
200
300
PARTNER
INSTITUTIONS
FREE LANGUAGE
COURSE SPACES
Research collaboration
Dr Paul Long, specialist in new drug discovery, is working closely with the
University of So Paolo, Brazil:
The Holy Grail of modern medicine is to discover ways to

sustain health and enhance quality-of-life in ageing. We hope to
discover many new and interesting properties in jellyfish stings
which we can use to focus on aged healthcare, preventative
medicine and anti-ageing research.
Hong Kong
13
Flexible
learning
& facilities
Kings has made

significant investments in
our estate, libraries and
IT infrastructure to ensure
you have easy access to
leading-edge facilities and
resources for your studies.
We offer several methods
of study to suit your
individual circumstances
and to add value to your
learning experience.
Flexible learning
opportunities
Kings offers full-time, part-time and
distance learning, study abroad and
internship opportunities. Please look for
the relevant icon on your chosen course.
Where study abroad and internship
options are listed, these are for credit,
if there is no symbol you could still
organise an opportunity in your free
time. You will need to contact Careers
or Study Abroad to get their support
in setting this up for yourself with one
of Kings many connections. Check
online for full details of how to secure a
placement that suits you.
Study abroad
Placements/internships
Part-time
Distance learning
14
Access unique collections

Kings treasury of five million archival
items and nearly 300,000 special collection
books is of international significance both
as a scholarly resource and as part of our
cultural heritage. Holdings include:
The largest archives in London
showcasing the practice of medicine,
psychiatry and healthcare
The individual lives of Londoners
through the centuries
Scientific discoveries and firsts including
Maxwell, Wheatstone, Appleton,
Franklin and Wilkinss work
The Liddell Hart Centre for Military
Archives
The historical library of the Foreign
Commonwealth Office.
You can also access Senate House Library,
the British Library and special collections
around London.
As soon as I got to the Strand

campus I knew that I could not
have made a better choice; the
atmosphere is friendly, but at
the same time serious, it exhales
knowledge. The teachers are
extremely qualified and committed,
the students are very prepared, and
the library is a must.
250+
COURSES
WITH PARTTIME STUDY
OPTIONS
Luciana, Law LLM
1billion
REDEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMME
20+
POSTGRADUATE
DISTANCE
LEARNING
COURSES
Library Services
Located at each campus, Library Services
provide a huge multidisciplinary print
and electronic information resource
that includes over 1.2 million books and
thousands of journals plus:
Training courses in information skills
and bibliographic software, customised
group sessions on plagiarism and citing
references
Staff offering assistance with all services,
collections and resources
24/7 opening hours during exam periods
Individual and flexible group study
spaces.
For further information, details about
special collections and exhibitions,
please visit
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 (located in Kings
libraries)
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.
Modern Language Centre

Our Modern Language Centre (MLC)
enables you to develop language skills
at all levels. Courses on offer include
assessed modules, evening courses and
tailor-made tuition, as well as access to
online language learning resources.
The Language Resources Centres
unique study environment is available
to any Kings student. Access foreign
media, quiet working spaces and
one-to-one speaking practice sessions
with native speakers.
www.kcl.ac.uk/mlc
www.kcl.ac.uk/library
Maughan Library
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152,286
10,435
2,343
641
Establish
global, lifelong
relationships
Once you graduate from
Kings you will automatically
become a member of our
204,000-strong global alumni
network. Membership is free,
lasts a lifetime and includes
many benefits.
Starting now
Kings alumni support you
Connect with Kings alumni to find out

more about life at Kings before you
start your course - search by location,
course studied, department or by
current profession.
kingsconnect.aluminate.net
Opportunities to network with Kings

alumni while you study in London
include:
Careers mentoring
Alumni professional development
events
Insider tips on how to change careers
Subject-specific dinners and events.
In the past year 35 alumni events have
been held in countries outside the UK
with 1,000 attendees.
alumni.kcl.ac.uk/connect
16
International networks
Countries with 25 or more
Kings alumni, 2013-14.
17,352
Africa 2,343
1,728
Algeria
Botswana
Cameroon
Egypt
Ethiopia
Ghana
Gibraltar
Kenya
Lebanon
Libya
Malawi
Mauritius
Morocco
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Syria
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
10,723
1,724
47
34
28
141
35
163
53
245
99
28
33
132
26
556
36
314
40
51
90
74
118
ASIA 10,723
Bangladesh 119
Brunei
137
Burma
27
China
(Peoples Republic
of China) 1391
Hong Kong
SAR
2110
India
1205
Indonesia
112
Japan
741
Malaysia
1360
Pakistan
578
Philippines
47
Republic
of Korea
406
Republic of
Singapore 1294
Sri Lanka
235
Taiwan
420
Thailand
509
Vietnam
32
EUROPE 17,352
Student and alumnus joint business venture

Current Business Management BSc student Mark Chaffey and International
Marketing MA alumnus Razvan Creanga successfully found investors to fund
Hackajob, an innovative recruitment marketplace for candidates in the
tech industry.
Mark and Razvans connection with Kings has been critical to achieving
their success.
Kings has been extremely helpful by providing us with free office

space[it]introduced us to industry experts and [has] given us a
platform to speak at several events. The talent available at Kings is
perhaps one of the greatest advantages of studying here.
(excluding UK)
Austria
292
Azerbaijan
27
Belgium
906
Bulgaria
104
Channel
Islands GB 232
Croatia
31
Cyprus
786
Czech Republic 89
Denmark
305
Estonia
30
Finland
194
France
2367
Germany 2664
Greece
2233
Hungary
85
Iceland
44
Republic of
Ireland
1128
Italy
1092
Lithuania
49
Luxembourg 163
Malta
78
Netherlands 480
Norway
390
Poland
251
Portugal
381
Romania
121
Russia
233
Serbia
48
Slovakia
57
Slovenia
36
Spain
977
Sweden
440
Switzerland 600
Turkey
344
Ukraine
46
MIDDLE EAST 1,728

Bahrain
63
Iran
306
Iraq
85
Israel
213
Jordan
156
Kazakhstan 69
Kuwait
93
Oman
47
Qatar
45
Saudi Arabia 300
Sudan
55
United Arab
Emirates
296
NORTH AND
CENTRAL AMERICA
10,435
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Canada
Jamaica
Mexico
Trinidad &
Tobago
USA
36
63
47
1473
61
152
138
8465
OCEANIA 1,724
Australia
1353
New Zealand 371
SOUTH AMERICA
641
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Peru
Venezuela
64
365
108
59
26
49
UK 152,286
alumni.kcl.ac.uk/hackajob
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Masters
success
Entering the next level

of study and a new study
environment can be both
exciting and challenging
in terms of adjusting to
the academic culture. At
Kings we do everything
possible to prepare and
support you so you feel
comfortable and able to
achieve your potential
with us.
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Personal tutor
Skills training
As a taught student you will be

allocated a personal tutor from within
your department or faculty. The
cornerstone of our support for students,
your personal tutor, will get to know
you as an individual and support you
academically as you progress.
The Graduate School at Kings offers

online material via the e-learning portal
(KEATS). You can access this anytime
and anywhere to develop a wide variety
of skills and help further enhance your
professional and personal development.
Assessment and
exam advice
The KCLSU Advice Service can guide
you through dealing with any academic
problems or concerns.
www.kclsu.org/advice
Offering you free support throughout

your studies with essential skills such
as referencing, writing critically and
using sources effectively, the English
Language Centre also provides
Academic English classes for non-native
English speakers covering subjects such
as academic grammar, vocabulary and
pronunciation skills.
27,000
MEDIAN SALARY
OF MASTERS
GRADUATES
94%
DHLE, 2014
MASTERS
GRADUATES
IN FULL TIME WORK
DHLE, 2014
Continuing improvement
Networking
Kings values your input into improving

your learning experience and awards
grants of between 100 and 1,000
each year to students with innovative
ideas to implement a project that will
enhance your own studies. This is also
a great opportunity for you to develop
your project, financial and timemanagement skills.
Our close links with industry, cultural,

political and legal institutions, and the
NHS provide you as a postgraduate
student the opportunity to attend the
many lectures, seminars, workshops
and events that take place across the
university. Look up events where you
can meet senior academic staff and
students from other disciplines.
www.kcl.ac.uk/student-opp-fund
Commercial opportunities
Kings has a specialist business
and innovation team that fosters
commercialisation and enterprise
activities and looks at ways to best use
intellectual property (IP).

Academic English
Personal Tutor
IP
Graduate School
The Graduate School also hosts social

events and provides facilities to allow
postgraduates from different disciplines
and faculties to meet each other.
www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents
Graduation at the Barbican
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Research
success
With PhD completion rates

at Kings among the highest in
the country, you can be sure to
receive the best support to ensure
your research success.
Kings Graduate School
oversees the quality of the
supervision offered while
you are here and acts as
your first point of contact
for support.
In addition to support offered by your
faculty and the Graduate School you
will have a principal research supervisor.
Each faculty also 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 you submit.
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Researcher Development
Research groups
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 can also receive
a transcript of the training you have
completed in order to show employers.
Doctoral students are normally part

of a research group that provides the
research culture and environment in
which you work. Activities that research
groups organise include:
research seminars
journal clubs
discussion groups
research training methods specific
to your field
research showcase events with
awards for best presentations.
The Graduate School also makes

available a variety of resources and
funding to help you travel, deliver papers
at conferences and organise your own
training activities and events.
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
84%
RESEARCH IS
WORLD LEADING
OR EXCELLENT
RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
FRAMEWORK, 2014
TOP
UK
university
for research
earnings
Teacher training
Networking
Kings offers multiple teacher training

opportunities both internally and as part
of national schemes to our postgraduate
research students. Various departments
offer graduate teaching assistantships
and Kings Learning Institute offers
teacher training courses, which give
you the skills to teach at university level
and can lead to a nationally recognised
qualification.
In addition to the networking

opportunities Kings close links with
industry, cultural, political and legal
institutions, and the NHS provide;
postgraduates are welcome to attend the
many lectures, seminars, workshops and
events to meet senior academic staff and
students from other disciplines.
Kings has a specialist business

and innovation team that fosters
commercialisation and enterprise
activities and looks at ways to best use
intellectual property (IP).
www.kcl.ac.uk/kli
The Graduate School also hosts social

events and provides facilities to allow
postgraduates from different disciplines
and faculties to meet each other.

Postgraduate research support
Graduate school
IP
www.kcl.ac.uk/newsevents
Dickens and London, a Cultural Institute doctoral project co-supervised by the Museum of London
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The Enthusiast
The Academic
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Page 85
The Young Professional
The Career Changer
Page 109
Page 115
Which
postgraduate
are you?
22
See what postgraduates from

your faculty have to say about
why they came to Kings and
how it has benefitted them.
Top 20 in the world
The QS World Univeristy Rankings
place Kings in the top 20 and rate us
as a five-star university. Our score for
academic and employer reputations
are over 90 per cent testament to
the quality of our faculty and the
high regard in which our research and
teaching is held across the globe.
The Graduate
The International Experience Seeker
Page 133
Page 103
The Career Builder
The Specialist
Page 92
Page 146
World leaders in research
RESEARCH BY FACULTY
84 per cent of our research is deemed

world leading or internationally excellent
in the recent Research Exercise Framework
(REF, 2014) providing the perfect
environment for you to share and develop
your passion and giving you an edge.
Kings is in the top seven UK universities
for research earnings with an annual
research income of 171 million (2014).
On the following pages each faculty gives an insight into our work
and connections in London
Arts & Humanities

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Faculty of Arts & Humanities
Shakespeare400
Throughout 2016 Shakespeare400
(a season of events led by Kings)
will celebrate the 400th anniversary
of Shakespeares death, working in
partnership with more than 20 of
Londons leading cultural organisations
including the Barbican, British Library,

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London
Symphony Orchestra, National Theatre,
Royal Opera House, Royal Society of
Literature, Shakespeares Globe and
the National Archives to celebrate
the global cultural phenomenon that
is Shakespeare. Kings academic
Philosophy and
Physics
Dr Eleanor Knox,
Department of Philosophy,
won the Cushing Prize in
the History and Philosophy
of Physics for 2015. Her
winning paper, Newtonian
Spacetime Structure in Light
of the Equivalence Principle,
was published in The British
Journal for the Philosophy
of Science (2014). Much of
her research involves the
philosophical foundations of
spacetime theories, but also
makes contact with questions
in mainstream philosophy of
science and metaphysics.
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expertise will underpin a high-profile

series of performances, exhibitions,
publications and events, including a
special Kings Shakespeare Festival. Our
aim is to underline the extraordinary
impact Shakespeares writing has had
not only in the theatre but across the
full range of artistic forms.
Kings is one of the worlds leading

centres of research in the Arts and
Humanities, situated at the heart of a city
with a globally important concentration
of Arts and Humanities scholars.
Europeanness on film
Kings alumnae Dr Alissa Timoshkina,
Dr Mariana Liz and Dr Mary Harrod
published the first book to explore
Europeanness in cinema. It aims to
identify the distinctive character of
European cinema, both in films and as
a critical concept, asking: what place
does European cinema have in an
increasingly globalised world? The
idea for the book came out of a
conference organised at Kings in 2010,
which was sponsored by the Kings
Roberts Fund, the Department of Film
Studies and the University Association
for European Studies.
On Her Majestys Service

Scholars from across the faculty
(including research students) are
working on a project with the Royal
Archives to digitise the papers of King
George III and other Hanoverian
monarchs, only a small fraction of
which have previously been published.
Launched by Queen Elizabeth II at
Buckingham Palace in April 2015,
this ground-breaking work will shed
much new light on Georgian Britain, its
monarchy and empire during a time of
profound cultural, political, economic
and social change.
We have great strengths in all our disciplines, including

relatively new fields such as Digital Humanities
and Culture, Media and Creative Industries. This
impressive diversity is the basis of a distinctively rich
and intellectually stimulating environment for research
of the very highest quality and significance. Our research
engages with questions of fundamental importance to our
understanding of the past, present and future. It helps us
make sense of what it means, and has meant, to be human.
With over 450 students we are home to one of the
largest populations of postgraduate research students in
the country and aim to make a difference through our
research. We seek to engage with key questions beyond
the walls of the university, building partnerships with
cultural organisations, businesses and charities to share our
knowledge. Our expertise helps inform and shape policy
in the UK and beyond. We also reach out to the public
through talks, film screenings and other events, including
our own Arts & Humanities Festival. The impact of the
facultys research in the wider world was acknowledged
in the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF, 2014),
which judged 99 per cent of our research to have had an
outstanding (4*) or very significant (3*) impact.
Read more www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/why/research.aspx
Join the conversation:

@kingsartshums
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Dental Institute
REF 2014 results confirm

Institute at forefront of
Dental & Oral research
The Dental Institute returned excellent
results from the last Research
Excellence Framework (REF, 2014). The
Institute performed strongly, with 90 per
cent of research 4* (world leading) or
3* (internationally excellent), reflecting
our strategy to promote high-quality
research across a range of fields.
As an integral part of Kings Health
Partners Academic Health Science
Centre, the strength of the Dental
Institute lies in the integration of top
basic scientists with clinical academics,
allowing for the rapid translation of new
discoveries into clinical practice across
a wide range of areas. This is reflected
in our strong profile for research impact
with 50 per cent of our activity rated as
having outstanding impact (4*) and 43
per cent as having very considerable
impact (3*) in terms of reach and
significance.
Dental Institute awarded

Athena Swan Charter
Silver Award
Kings College London Dental Institute
has been awarded the Athena SWAN
Charter silver award in 2015. The
Athena SWAN Charter was launched
in 2005 to recognise the commitment of
institutions that promote and advance
careers of women in science, technology,
engineering, mathematics and medicine
(STEMM) in academia.
Kings College London Dental Institute
is committed to the advancement of
women in science. Through the Athena
SWAN initiative, we are actively
working to improve the representation of
women in STEMM in higher education
at a time of profound cultural, political,
economic and social change that created
the modern nation.
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Ranked 1st in the UK and 7th in the

World for Dentistry (QS World University
Rankings,2015), the Dental Institute is
one of the foremost dental schools in the
world offering you outstanding taught
and research opportunities while learning
from world-class teachers, clinicians
and researchers.
The Dental Institute is truly a global powerhouse with
students from over 54 countries learning from our worldclass teachers and choose from the largest number of
taught programmes available in the UK.
The cause of brain

defects in CHARGE
syndrome indentified
CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT
& STEM CELL BIOLOGY
An international group, led by
Dr Albert Basson, identified a
particular type of brain defect in
patients with CHARGE syndrome
and used mouse models to identify
the cause of these abnormalities.
The majority of this study was
performed by a postdoctoral scientist
in the Basson group, Tian Yu, and
included collaborators in the UK,
Netherlands and USA with funding
from the Wellcome Trust and Medical
Research Council.
Our world-class research is internationally recognised.

As the UKs leading and most influential Oral and Dental
research institution; our key focus is to understand disease,
enhance health and restore function.
Focusing on four key areas of research including
Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology, Mucosal
& Salivary Biology, Population & Patient Health, Tissue
Engineering & Biophotonics.
We are very excited about

these findings and are continuing
our research to fully understand
how CHD7 controls brain
development. We are also setting
up tests to identify the behavioural
and psychiatric consequences of
these cerebellar defects.
Dr Albert Basson

@kingsdentistry
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Dental Institute
The Dickson Poon School of Law
The Dickson
Poon School
of Law
The excellence and influence of our
research has led to change both
nationally and internationally and
underpins all of our teaching. Panel and
committee representation, research
reports and legal advice to world leaders
are just some of the ways we impact
public policy and practice.
Prominent London practitioners teach on our courses
and with Parliament, government departments, the Royal
Courts of Justice, the Inns of Court and the offices of major
global law firms all within walking distance, networking
opportunities are bountiful. Many of our alumni return to
us for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and
are actively engaged with activities and events at
our school.
We are the only law school in the UK to have two former
Chief Justices as distinguished visitors.

@KCL_Law
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REF 2014: first in UK for

law research
The latest Research Excellence
Framework (REF) a process of
expert review to assess the quality
of research in UK higher education
institutions placed the school as
number one for research in the UK.
Kings was awarded the highest GPA
across UK law schools, with the
highest quality submission and the
highest proportion of world-leading 4*
research. The results revealed that
100 per cent of Kings Law impact case
studies and 84 per cent of outputs
were rated 34*, where 4* represents
world-leading in terms of originality,
significance and rigour.
Law scholarships
The School offers a range of scholarships for
postgraduate students. These include: generous
PhD scholarships covering the cost of fees plus
a 20,000 stipend made possible by the support
from Sir Dickson Poon; the Yeoh Tiong Lay
LLM scholarships that cover fees and provide a
10,000 contribution as well as a suite of smaller
scholarships and bursaries.
Gay rights
UN climate change
conference
In the lead up to the UN climate change
negotiations in Paris, 25 international
judges, academics and practitioners will
come together at Kings to discuss the
disruptive problem that is climate change.
During the three-day workshop a group
of brilliant legal minds will consider the
different ways climate change disrupts
adjudication and how lawyers might contain
and resolve this disruption. The workshop
is in collaboration with the UK Supreme
Court, the Journal of Environmental Law,
the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and
Department of Energy & Climate Change.
Anti-discrimination lawyer Professor Robert

Wintemute has made it his lifes work to improve
the rights of lesbian and gay individuals and
same-sex couples around the world. For more
than two decades Professor Wintemute has
been at the forefront of research into the law
relating to sexual orientation discrimination.
His publications have been cited by the
Constitutional Court of South Africa and the
House of Lords, as well as courts of appeal
in England, Scotland and Quebec, while
his collaborations with non-governmental
organisations like ILGA-Europe (the European
region of the International Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association)
in Brussels, the International Federation for
Human Rights in Paris and the International
Commission of Jurists in Geneva have helped to
promote lesbian and gay equality globally.
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Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Faculty of Life
Sciences &
Medicine
Ranked 11th in the world for Clinical,
Pre-Clinical and Health subjects (Times
Higher Education World University Rankings,
2014/15), our research is strategically
aligned to Kings Health Partners with
Clinical Academic Groups.
We bring together academics and clinicians who are
committed to ensuring faster translation and adoption of
research innovation into clinical practice. Across the
Faculty research is organised through academic divisions.
We offer an integrated and cohesive approach to
scholarship in the life sciences, with unparalleled
expertise in basic, translational and clinical research,
including: analytical and forensic science; asthma
and allergy; biophysics and cell biology; cancer;
cardiovascular; nutrition and diabetes; genetics; infection
and immunology; imaging and biomedical engineering;
transplantation; pharmaceutical science; physiology
and womens health. We also have thriving research
programmes in global health and health and social care.

@kingsmedicine
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Kings at the forefront of

the fight against Ebola
A team from Kings Health Partners
has been working at the heart of the
UK governments response to the Ebola
outbreak in Sierra Leone. Dr Oliver
Johnson, Kings MBBS alumnus and
Director of the Kings Sierra Leone
Partnership, has been honoured with
an OBE for his services in the fight
against Ebola. He was also named one
of Londons 1,000 most Influential people
by the Evening Standard.
Made up in large part by volunteers,
the team was originally in Sierra Leone
to help build and strengthen the local
health system, but has played a vital
role in responding to Ebola since the
virus first reached the country in May
2014. They won a Guardian University
Award in 2015 for their role at the
centre of the ongoing Ebola response
in west Africa.
Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
Groundbreaking research
to prevent peanut allergy
A study led by Professor Gideon Lack
and published in the New England
Journal of Medicine was the first to show
that consumption is an effective strategy
to prevent food allergy, contradicting
previous recommendations.
For many years, public health
guidelines, paediatricians and allergists
have recommended avoiding foods in
infants diet that cause allergies such as
peanuts. However, new evidence from
Professor Lacks LEAP (Learning Early
About Peanut Allergy) study shows that
the majority of infants at high risk of
developing peanut allergy are protected
from peanut allergy at age five years
if they eat peanuts frequently, starting
within the first 11 months of life.
With incidence of food allergy rising
dramatically in recent decades, this
research is more vital than ever.
Outstanding REF
2014 results
We are delighted with our results from
the last Research Excellence Framework
(REF, 2014). The faculty performed
strongly, with 91.8 per cent of research
4* (world-leading) or 3* (internationally
excellent), consolidating our position
at the forefront of life sciences and
medicine research.
Clinical Medicine was placed first in
the UK in terms of the proportion of our
overall submission that was ranked 4* or
3* and our subjects allied to Medicine:
Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and
Womens Health were ranked second in
the UK in terms of research power.
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Faculty of Natural & Mathematical Sciences
Random Walks app

Part of the Disordered Systems
Research Group and studying her PhD
in the Department of Mathematics,
Barbara Bravi has been selected to
work with an app developer to make
current complex research at Kings

more accessible and engaging to
younger audiences. With support from
the Collaborative Innovation Scheme for
Early Researchers, this app will create
a visual interpretation of biological
variability specifically the casual
Hackathon
The KCL Tech Society from
the Department of Informatics in
partnership with UCL TechSoc and
UCLe hosted one of the largest studentrun hackathons in the UK in 2015.
Teams of students raced against the
clock to create an app presented to a
judging panel which included the VicePrincipal of Education at Kings College
London and an engineering manager
from Google. Search Kings webpages
for: Hackathon.
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choice of possible directions and the

length of a persons steps. The random
walks app forms part of a larger study
on how large-scale regularity can
emerge from random motions on a
small scale.
The Faculty of Natural & Mathematical

Sciences was well represented at the
2015 edition of the Pint of Science
Festival. Pint of Science delivers
interesting, fun, relevant talks on the
latest scientific research to the public
in an accessible format, over a pint in
the pub. An impressive line-up from the
Department of Physics delivered talks
on the Future of the Large Hadron
Collider, Physics Through Movies
and explored the all-important question
of How many Dark Matter particles
are there in my pint? Search Kings
webpages for: Pint of Science.
Faculty of Natural
& Mathematical
Sciences
All our academic staff are research
active. Their outstanding international
reputations, unique sought-after expertise
and contemporary experience make them
leaders in their fields.
Engagement is at the heart of your learning experience
and our open-door policy plays a key role in creating a
vibrant and inclusive community.
Drawing on the rich legacy of pioneering Kings scientists,
were working on fundamental problems in basic science
across mathematics, physics, chemistry, biomedical
engineering, telecommunications, data science, robotics
and computer science, as well as their application to
healthcare, security and many other areas.
Lions Den challenge

Robotics PhD student Agostino Stilli,
with his friend Luca Amaduzzi, created
CYCL Wing Lights winning Kings
Lions Den Challenge best pitch and
best business idea prizes 2015 with
their direction indicators for bicycles.
Search Kings webpages for: Lions Den
to find out about support available to
entrepreneurs at Kings.

@KingsNMS
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/nms
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Pint of Science
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
Florence
Nightingale
Faculty of Nursing
& Midwifery
Cutting edge research to develop and
evaluate interventions and treatments,
and build knowledge to transform
practice and policy is at the heart of
our pioneering work. We are the worlds
first professional faculty of nursing
and midwifery and our internationally
renowned academics lead the way in
evidence-based, innovative healthcare
with global impact.
Working within one of the first UK Academic Health
Science Centres, we provide interprofessional learning
in a modern healthcare institution. Global public health
issues are an important part of our research and take
your learning far beyond historical images of nursing and
midwifery. Our strategic goal is to improve the healthcare
experience and outcomes for patients and families.
Supporting NHS staff at

work: Could Schwartz
Centre Rounds hold the
key to a happier, healthier
workforce and enhance
compassionate care?
Professor Jill Maben is leading a team
of researchers from Kings College
London, Sheffield University and the
Kings Fund to conduct a national
evaluation of Schwartz Centre Rounds
(known as Schwartz Rounds or
Rounds). Developed in the US, Rounds
are a multidisciplinary forum where
staff from across healthcare settings
regularly come together to discuss
the non-clinical aspects of caring for
patients, such as the psychological,
emotional and social challenges
associated with their work. Rounds
are currently running in 300 healthcare
organisations in the US, and over 100
in the UK, including acute hospitals,
hospices, mental and community
health trusts.
This national study, funded by the
National Institute for Health Research
Health Services and Delivery Research
Programme (NIHR HS&DR), aims to
uncover to what extent participation in
Rounds affects staff wellbeing at work,
improves relationships between staff
and patients, and aids the provision of
compassionate care in the UK.
The nursing training and resources at Kings are

extensive, but it is the academic staff, with their
world-class academic backgrounds, who are truly
inspirational.
Rachael, Nursing Research PhD student

@KingsCollegeLon
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Professor Debra Bick (centre) with

colleagues from the Hospital Municipal
Maternidade in Rio de Janeiro who
attended a PEARLS training day
A European team of researchers, including Dr

Jo Armes from the Florence Nightingale Faculty
of Nursing & Midwifery, are undertaking
a programme of research called eSMART
(Electronic Symptom Management using ASyMS
Remote Technology). eSMART is funded
by the European Unions Seventh Framework
Programme.
The project uses mobile phone technology to
monitor patients remotely who are undergoing
chemotherapy to treat breast, bowel and blood
cancers, and to allow them to report side-effects
from their chemotherapy. The information is
sent securely to a computer, which assesses their
symptoms and triggers alerts to doctors or nurses
within minutes if the patient requires a specialist
intervention, while also providing patients with
real-time information and advice on how to manage
their symptoms at home, without the need to travel
to hospital. Researchers believe that using ASyMS
will reduce the side-effects of chemotherapy
and help to identify and treat those that are
life-threatening much quicker than current care
systems. In addition, it is anticipated that the use of
ASyMS will significantly reduce healthcare costs.
Photo courtesy of the Schwartz Center

for Compassionate Healthcare
Improving outcomes of birthrelated perineal trauma

Thousands of women giving birth each year in
the UK sustain trauma to their perineal body,
either spontaneously or following an episiotomy.
A research team, co-led by Professor Debra
Bick, conducted the largest study to date, the
PEARLS study, which recruited over 3,000
women across the UK, to see if use of evidencebased practice to manage perineal trauma by
midwives and obstetricians could be improved.
Some maternal health outcomes were improved
and use of evidence-based practice increased.
The PEARLS training materials are now
available online to all members of the Royal
College of Midwives and Royal College of
Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. The PEARLS
team continues to train clinicians in the UK and
internationally, most recently in Brazil
and Australia.
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Research to revolutionise
healthcare through remote
monitoring of patients
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Institute of
Psychiatry,
Psychology &
Neuroscience
The principle aim of the Institute
of Psychiatry, Psychology and
Neuroscience (IoPPN) is to increase
understanding of how the mind and
brain work and to help prevent and treat
mental and neurological disorders.
In the most recent Research Excellence Framework
(REF, 2014), IoPPN research output was given a 100
per cent world-leading rating. Our research environment
and the impact of our work was also rated 100 per cent
world-leading.
The institute ensures that its research impacts and
improves local and global patient care and its worldleading reputation and research-led learning approach
attract the worlds very best students.

@KingsIoPPN
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Transforming the
nature-nurture zeitgeist
The Twins Early Development Study
(TEDS), based at Kings IoPPN, has
celebrated 20 years of ground-breaking
scientific discovery. Studying 20,700
twins and their families over 20 years,
the study has transformed thoughts
about genetics and environmental
influences on diverse areas of
behavioural development, unpicking the
complex relationship between nature
and nurture. To date, more than 300
research papers have been published
using TEDS data, in collaboration with
over 50 institutions worldwide.
Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
Kings awarded 10m for

world-leading Hub
In March 2015, the Higher Education
Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
pledged 10m towards a world-leading Hub
for Neuropsychiatry Imaging Research and
Therapeutics at the IoPPN. The funding will be
invested in equipment capable of imaging the
earliest disease-critical molecular events in living
nerve cells, grown in the laboratory right up to
the whole brain tissues in our patients.
This will generate a continuous pipeline of
research that will advance the knowledge of
disease mechanisms, reveal new avenues for
therapy and test innovative therapeutics.
Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience

Institute to open this summer
New study sheds light on

development of anxiety
within families
Childhood trauma gets
under the skin
Research published by the IoPPN and
National Institute for Health Research
(NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research
Centre (BRC), has discovered that longterm changes in immune function caused
by childhood trauma could explain
increased vulnerability to a range of health
problems in later life. The study, published
in Molecular Psychiatry, found heightened
inflammation across three blood biomarkers
in adults who had been victims of childhood
trauma. High levels of inflammation
can lead to serious and potentially lifethreatening conditions such as type 2
diabetes, cardiovascular disease as well as
the onset of psychiatric disorders.
According to new research from the IoPPN,

living together could be the main source of
similarity for anxiety between family members,
over and above genetic links between them. The
study is the first of its kind to explore the role of
genes versus environment on familial patterns of
anxiety and in particular how anxiety is passed
from parents to adolescent offspring. The findings
give hope to parents with anxiety disorders that
in spite of genetic influences on the condition,
it will not necessarily afflict their children and
could be prevented by promoting resilience.
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Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy
Faculty of
Social Science
& Public Policy
Revealed the secret

lives of your clothes
As one of the largest UK university

faculties focusing on policy-oriented
research, we are committed to advancing
social science scholarship to help tackle
some of the most important social,
political and ethical issues of our time.
Dr Brooks book, Clothing Poverty:

The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and
Second-hand Clothes, (Zed Books,
2015) explores the hidden cycle of
clothes and uncovers how fastfashion retailers and international
charities are involved in crosscontinent commodity chains, which
perpetuate poverty.
These include urban sustainability and climate change,

new security uncertainties and risks, the changing nature
of war, age and ageing, the ethics of biomedical innovation,
scientific literacy and cultural inclusion, social cohesion in
multifaith societies, inequalities in health and education,
public service reform and the future of the professions.
Read more www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/study
My studies at Kings have proved to be simultaneously

more intellectually stimulating and intellectually
challenging than I could ever have hoped for. The
Department of Management has a reputation for
excellence that is justifiably deserved; the quality of
teaching, professionalism and exciting vibrancy of
such an internationally recognised institution has
made Kings a fantastic place to be. I have been able
to participate in academic debate and peer discussion
that has afforded me an invaluable opportunity to gain
a broad conceptualisation of a range of complex and
contemporary business management issues.
Ginni, Human Resource Management & Organisational
Analysis MSc

@KingsSSPP
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Dr Andrew Brooks, Lecturer in

Development Geography, has
exposed the dark underbelly of the
clothing industry and the life-cycle of
garments, shining a spotlight on the
profits charities make from exporting
and selling clothing donations to
developing countries.
A recent report into whether London has

adapted to the needs of an ageing population
emphasises the many different social, cultural,
environmental and health-related issues that still
need to be addressed before the city can be called
age friendly. Co-authors Professor Anthea
Tinker and Dr Jay Ginn, Department of Social
Science, Health & Medicine, highlight that local
authorities need sufficient resources to maintain
local services and facilities, essential in supporting
older peoples health, safety, social inclusion and
wider needs.
Transport for London
Professor Olonisakin to review

UN peacebuilding
White House summit on
violent extremism
Professor Peter Neumann, Director of
the International Centre for the Study of
Radicalisation (ICSR) at Kings, was called
to appear on the panel for a special White
House summit on violent extremism in
early 2015. Following the ICSRs research,
which involved speaking to nearly 100
fighters and uncovering their many different
backgrounds and motivations, Professor
Neumann warned that Western countries
should prepare themselves for different
challenges. He said that effective measures
were needed to tackle the problem and
stated that integration for disaffected young
people needed addressing.
Professor Funmi Olonisakin, the founding

Director of the African Leadership Centre at
Kings, has been appointed to the United Nations
Advisory Group of Experts which will be
conducting a review of peacebuilding architecture
by the organisations Secretary-General, Ban
Ki-Moon. The Group is tasked with undertaking
country case studies in Burundi, Central African
Republic, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and TimorLeste, and will develop recommendations based
on this work.
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London an age-friendly city?
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(if required)
Apply for your visa
Good luck with your final examinations

Submit proof that you have met your conditions to Kings
*Deadlines vary. Check kcl.ac.uk/prospectus for your course deadline. You will be advised through Kings Apply whether you are required to
pay a 30 application fee to submit your application.
Open Days
For an insight into what it is like
to study at Kings, our open days,
postgraduate fairs and events provide
an excellent opportunity to meet with
students and staff, tour relevant parts
of the university and attend a variety
of talks. To reserve your place, visit
www.kcl.ac.uk/openday
Accommodation
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Entry requirements and applying
46
Fees and funding
48
Wellbeing and student support
52

and international student support
54
English & Academic Skills

Preparation Programmes
56
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Key information
Accommodation
Kings offers a range of residential accommodation
and advice about renting privately to suit the varied
needs of postgraduate students.
How to apply for

halls of residence
Visit kcl.ac.uk/accomm
for details. Application
deadline 31 July 2016.
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Kings and intercollegiate

residences
For the most current information
on Kings accommodation for
postgraduates, mature students and
couples visit kcl.ac.uk/accomm
Once you have firmly accepted your
offer to study at Kings you will
be directed to a webpage with full
details of accommodation available
to postgraduate students and how to
apply. Accommodation applications for
September close on 31 July 2016.
Couples and families

We offer accommodation for couples
(see kcl.ac.uk/accomm for current
cost). Families with children can apply
directly to International Student House
or Good Enough College, which are
university intercollegiate residences (see
housing.london.ac.uk).
We strongly advise you not to bring
dependents to London until you have
found somewhere suitable to live.
Key information
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/accomm
My advice is to definitely make the

most of student Oyster photocards and
work hard to look for accommodation
if renting privately: it can be found
not too expensively close to the centre.
Megan, Shakespeare Studies MA
Stamford Street Apartments is

so close to Strand and Waterloo
campuses and a great place to mingle
with other students.
Yi-Yu, Cultural & Creative Industries MA
The university has a great mix of

students and staff from a wide range
of multicultural backgrounds. I have
met some great people here from all
over the world.
Ambreen, Biomedical & Molecular
Sciences Research MSc
Private-rented
accommodation
London offers an enormous range
of private-rented accommodation,
house and flat shares and you may
also consider renting a room in
someones home.
Our student advice team realise how
daunting moving to a new city can be
and can advise you on your options.
Once you have accepted your offer to
study at Kings, we arrange events in
August and September to allow you
to meet potential flatmates, as well as
hosting a flatmate and lettings finder
page on Facebook.
You may also want to check

the University of London Housing
Services database of:
private-rented accommodation
private halls
independent hostels
lists of students in London who wish
to share with other students.
Temporary summer and

interview accommodation
Short-let places in university residences
are normally available from the
beginning of July to September.
These can be booked through Kings
Venues.

Advice
Kings Venues
University of London Housing
Services
/KCLPrivateHousing
Angel Lane
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Key information
Kings
residences
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/accomm
Stratford One
We offer self-catered, en-suite

apartments, studios and traditional
halls. Stratford One, Angel Lane,
Orchard Lisle and Iris Brook
are predominantly reserved for
postgraduate and mature students.
As an international postgraduate
student, my first choice was to get
accommodation at Kings halls, and I
was allotted accommodation at Wolfson
House which I think is the best choice
I could ever have at an affordable rent
in London.
Fauzia, Dental Public Health MSc,
Pakistan
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R EG E N T S PA R K
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Location
Single room costs per

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1 Ewen Henderson Court
London Zone 2. Direct train to London Bridge from

New Cross Gate
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2 Stratford One
London Zone 3. Brand new facilities near the Olympic Park.

2530 minutes on public transport to Guys and Strand
Campuses, 40 minutes to Denmark Hill Campus.
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Apartments
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Waterloo Campuses.
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London Zone 2. Direct bus links to Waterloo and

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London Zone 3. Near to the Olympic Park. 2530 minutes

on public transport to Guys and Strand Campuses,
40 minutes to Denmark Hill Campus.
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Waterloo Campuses.
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Iris Brook

Waterloo Campuses.
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Waterloo Campuses.
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Waterloo Campuses.
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Key information
Entry
requirements
and applying
Kings 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 Kings and what to expect during this process.
Check your course details online for complete
application information, and deadlines and procedures
for funding for your programme.
Postgraduate
taught
courses
This is a guide to
the application
process to Kings for
postgraduate taught
courses. Please follow
the detailed applying
information for your
chosen course online.
General
postgraduate
taught
courses
Search for courses, check entry

requirements and Applying section
in online prospectus for application
instructions and deadlines
Teacher
Training

Entry requirements
For the majority of postgraduate
taught courses, a 2:1 honours degree
is required.
Many postgraduate research degrees
will also require a masters degree
for entry.
For course specific entry requirements
please check your course online before
you apply to ensure you meet the full
entry requirements:
www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus
Please also note that there may be
additional non-academic requirements.
For example:
Occupational health clearance
Disclosure and Barring Service check
(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.
Apply through
Kings Apply
apply.kcl.ac.uk
kcl.ac.uk/prospectus
Apply through
UCAS Teacher
Training (UTT)
ucas.com
PGDip Nursing
& Midwifery
with
Registration
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Apply through
UCAS
ucas.com
Login details will be

automatically sent to
you for Kings Apply
(apply.kcl.ac.uk) so
you can track your
application and be
in direct contact
with us
Login details will be

automatically sent to
you for Kings Apply
(apply.kcl.ac.uk) so
you can track your
application and be
in direct contact
with us
Applying online
International applicants
The Kings online portal, Kings Apply,

provides an easy and secure way to
submit your application, references and
required documents. It allows you to:
track the status of your application
communicate with our Admissions
Office
pay your application fee and deposit
(if required)
respond to your offer.
If you are an international applicant you
can also inform us of any specific needs
such as requiring a visa.
To access Kings Apply, follow the
instructions for applying to your
course online.
Please be aware that some courses
require a non-refundable application
fee. This will be clearly stated when you
commence your application through
Kings Apply. Many courses require
a deposit payment to accept your
offer. Deposit amounts and terms and
conditions will be clearly stated when
you receive your offer.
Postgraduate
research
opportunities
This is an overview
of the two main
approaches to apply
to postgraduate
research at Kings.
Please follow the
detailed information
for applying for
research courses
online.
Individual
postgraduate
research
Postgraduate
research
group
Kings 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.
You can find more information about
visas and immigration on our webpage.
English language
requirements
Key information
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/admissions
Disability Adviser prior to applying

to seek advice and ideally make an
information visit.
Additional disability-related funding is
available to assist and support disabled
students learning while at Kings. 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 7018.
Our webpage provides a range of useful
information for you to consider,
Please see page 54 for details.
Disabled students
We welcome applications from disabled
students. Disclosing a long-term medical
or mental 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 faculty
Search our
prospectus
for different
research
opportunities
Start writing a
draft research
proposal
Search our
prospectus for
different
groups and their
areas of research
and currently
advertised
projects
Contact the group

research leader
and follow their
advice and
application
instructions
kcl.ac.uk/disability
PG Admissions
Course finder
Disability
International
Contact a
potenital
supervisor for
your research
Apply to Kings
apply.kcl.ac.uk
kcl.ac.uk/
prospectus
Apply to Kings
apply.kcl.ac.uk
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Key information
Fees &
living costs
This overview is your starting point to understanding
the costs involved in studying at Kings and living
in London, and getting advice on how to fund your
studies. Please check the online prospectus for fees
for 2016 entry.
Full-time fee
For details of course fees for 2016,
please check our webpages.
Part-time fee
Where courses are offered parttime, fees are usually half the
annual cost of the full-time fee.
They are listed in the online
prospectus.
Bench 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. Check with your
faculty whether this is applicable
to you.
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Equivalent or lowerlevel qualification

(ELQ) fee
If you are a home or EU student
seeking to obtain an ELQ (other
than teacher training qualifications),
please contact admissions for advice
on whether this will affect your
tuition fees.
Deposit and
application fee
You will be advised through Kings
Apply whether you are required to
pay a 30 application fee to submit
your application. Some courses have
a fee deposit scheme. When you
receive your offer you will be advised
whether a deposit is required (usually
10 per cent of the tuition fee).
Living expenses
Kings provides detailed guidance
costs and help with planning your
finances during the application
process. Guidance is also available at
www.studentcalculator.org and for
international students, visit the Living
in the UK section at:
www.educationuk.org
Approximate London living
costs per month
1,050 to 1,200 per month
You may also wish to consider your
initial arrival costs. These could include
initial arrival deposits, utensils, clothing,
insurance etc. How much you will need
depends on your lifestyle. These figures
are only intended as a guide.
Key information
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding
Funding database
Our online funding database lists
scholarship funds as they become
available, and includes:
eligibility
application procedures
closing dates.
kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding
Research Councils UK
The principal sources of funding
(available to UK/EU students only)
are:
www.ahrc.ac.uk
www.bbsrc.ac.uk
www.esrc.ac.uk
www.epsrc.ac.uk
www.mrc.ac.uk
www.nerc.ac.uk
www.stfc.ac.uk
You can usually apply through Kings.
See kcl.ac.uk/gradfunding
Student visa finance 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 dependents in the
UK). The UK Visas and Immigration
(UKVI) requires you to demonstrate
that you have access to at least 1,020
for each month of your course up to a
maximum of nine months to cover living
costs. If you have dependents you will
have to show more and we advise that
you have access to more funds than
this in order to cover all costs and any
emergencies that may arise.
How to pay - installments

and deposits
Fees are payable in two equal
installments on 31 October and 31
January or 14 days from the date of the
invoice if later. Some programmes have
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).
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.
Alice, Film Studies PhD
More information is available from

the Kings Student Advice Service
kcl.ac.uk/advice
Millennium Bridge
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Key information
Funding
Kings aims to support you in many
different ways. We understand that the
rising cost of education may be an issue.
Our range of funding options is designed
to help you achieve your potential
whatever your financial circumstances.
Kings funding packages are launched
in Autumn 2015 for programmes
starting in 2016.
For details, please visit
www.kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding
Thanks to Conacyt (Mexican government

scholarship organisation), a great part of
my living expenses and tuition fees are
covered. This has undoubtedly helped to
focus my attention on studying and not to
worry about taking a part-time job.
Luciana, Global Environmental
Change MSc, Mexico
Kings co-funded
scholarships
Overseas student funding

options
Awarded on merit in open competitions,

Kings invests heavily in scholarships
that are designed to attract the best
students from around the world.
Our reputation attracts external funders
who frequently approach us about cofunding scholarships for students who
are resident in particular countries or
parts of the world. If you are a resident
of one of the countries coloured green in
the map, you could be eligible for one of
these schemes.
Additional to Kings co-funded

scholarships and the funding available
through the Kings Graduate School,
sources may include:
sponsorship by your employer
UK Government
your government
scholarships and bursaries offered by
private agencies and charities.
Additional scholarships are currently

being negotiated with the blue
countries.
Please note the student visa conditions

(on page 48) when taking into
consideration the cost of studying in
the UK.
Contact your nearest British Council
office or education department for
advice.
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Paid work
Unless your visa specifically prohibits
you from working, generally you may
be permitted to work up to 20 hours per
week during term time to supplement
your income and gain work experience.
Kings Student Advice Service provides
detailed information at
www.kcl.ac.uk/advice
Key information
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/study/pg/funding
KEY TO KINGS CO-FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS

co-funded scholarship available
co-funded scholarship under negotiation
Funding
UK/EU student funding
Hardship funds
A wide range of scholarship funding is

available to Kings students each year.
Sources include:
Research councils (see page 49)
National governments
Commercial sponsors.
A new government loan scheme will be

available for postgraduate students from
September 2016. It is expected that
loans of up to 10,000 will be available
for students to take a postgraduate
taught masters in any subject.
Check our webpages for details as they
are released.
The International Hardship Fund is for

students who have unexpected financial
difficulties after joining Kings. It is not
possible to guarantee that all hardship
cases can be addressed.
For details, please contact the
Student Funding Office at
funding@kcl.ac.uk or visit
Alternative Guide to Student Funding
Alternative 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
some banks offer professional and
career development loans.
Check our webpages for more
information.
Find out about organisations interested

and willing to fund postgraduate
qualifications if your studies will make
you a better person and ultimately
maybe the world a better place.
Watch Dr Luke Blaxill, founder of the
Alternative Guide to Student Funding
and Kings alumnus's introduction to
funding your postgraduate qualification
on King's YouTube channel.
www.kcl.ac.uk/funding
Gradfunding
Advice
Careers
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Key information
Wellbeing and
student support
Disability Advice Service

A wide range of support is available
for disabled students, including those
with long-term medical and mental
health 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.
Examples of adjustments that may be
deemed reasonable to support your
engagement with your course include:
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ergonomic equipment provision

access to assistive software
handouts and book lists in advance
rearranged timetables
extra time for examinations and
consideration with coursework.
All enquiries are dealt with sensitively
and in confidence.
DisabledGo
DisabledGo enables you to assess Kings
campus accessibility, so you can decide
whether the university provides you
with a suitable study environment or
whether you would need to request
reasonable adjustments.
Pastoral care
The Student Counselling Service
offers a confidential service to help
students cope with any difficulties
related to their studies or of a personal
or emotional nature.
Kings has had strong Church of
England traditions since its foundation.
The Deans Office and College
Chaplaincy are part of the pastoral
provision and are available to students
of all beliefs and backgrounds.
Key information
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/advice
Advice and student

support
The Student Advice Service is
available by phone, email and
appointment to provide you with free
and confidential advice throughout
your studies.
Our expertise include any matter
relating to:
money
immigration
housing
welfare benefits.
Visit the student support webpages
below.
Induction
Induction events are organised by
each academic faculty at Kings
and the Graduate School runs
induction programmes for new
research students.
Kings has Chapels and quiet rooms

which are open to everyone for private
prayer and reflection. A full-time
Anglican Chaplain heads the College
Chaplaincy, which includes Roman
Catholic, Orthodox and Free Church
Chaplains. Mens and womens prayer
rooms are available at all sites for
Muslims. The Rabbi to Jewish students
in London works as an associate of
the Chaplaincy.
Health and dental service

Kings has a comprehensive NHS
Health Centre at the Strand Campus.
For more information visit:
www.kcl.ac.uk/healthcentre
Please remember to register with a
GP as soon as possible and not to use
hospital services prior to calling your GP
unless you have a major emergency.

Advice
Disabledgo
Disability
Chaplaincy
Counselling
Gradschool
Dental care is available free of charge to

students who can be seen by dentistry
students under supervision at Kings
Dental Institute.
Somerset House Terrace
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Key information
English language
requirements and
international support
Kings welcomes over 9,000

international students each year from
over 150 countries across the globe. Our
dedicated webpages for international
students explain everything you need to
know about applying to and studying at
Kings plus living in London.
Visit our international webpages for
details about:
dates when Kings 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
international careers fairs and
employment.
Plus regional information tailored
to students from over 80 countries,
pre-departure and arrival checklists,
and past and present international
studentsexperience of life at Kings.
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English language
requirements
To follow our courses successfully and
fulfil student visa requirements, you
must have a strong command of English
and be able to apply this in an academic
environment. As an international
student, and if your first language
is not English, you will probably be
required to provide certificated proof of
competence in English before starting
your studies.
Faculty-specific English language entry
requirements are available online:
Please check our website for full details
of the English language tests and
qualifications Kings accepts as proof of
language proficiency.
Pre-masters and
Pre-sessional English
Programmes
Kings English Language Centre (ELC)
offers Pre-masters and Pre-sessional
English programmes to help you reach
the required language and academic
skills level for entry on to postgraduate
study. Successful completion of an ELC
course at the required level will fulfil
the linguistic entry condition of your
Kings offer.
If you hold an unconditional offer
you are also welcome to apply for a
Pre-sessional programme to prepare
further before starting your main
postgraduate course at Kings.
For entry onto ELC courses, please refer
to details given on our webpage:
www.kcl.ac.uk/elc
Key information
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/elc
Coming from a different country

and a very different academic
background, I was quite daunted [at
the prospect of] leaving home, family
and friends behind for one whole year.
Kings has, however, repaid in full all
my wishes and expectations.
Gladio Joel, Biomedical & Molecular
Sciences Research MSc/MRes
The teaching staff were very friendly

and they helped me cope with the
pressure of the course and get the
results needed to get on to the masters
programme. Overall, it was definitely
a good starting point towards my
future education at Kings.
Katja, International Pre-masters
Programme
Programme
IELTS - 2015 Entry*
Other tests
Overall
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
International Pre-masters
Programme (IPP) September
entry
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.0
5.0
Contact ELC
directly
Programme (IPP) January
entry
6.0
5.5
5.5
5.5
5.5
Contact ELC
directly
Pre-sessional English
Programmes
Varies depending on your Kings main postgraduate course offer. Details available at
kcl.ac.uk/elc
* 2015 entry requirements shown as guidance and are subject to change. Please check our website for up-to-date details.
For more information on preparation courses

for non-native English speaking postgraduate
students, please see English & Academic
Skills and Preparation Programmes page 56.

International
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English & Academic Skills Preparation Programmes
English and Academic Skills

The English Language Centre
(ELC) specialises in preparing
ambitious international students
to succeed in their studies at a top
UK university like Kings.
Our centre is externally accredited by the
British Council and offers you a welcoming,
multicultural study environment, where our
highly qualified and experienced tutors will
support you in making a successful transition
to postgraduate study in the UK.
Whether you decide to take additional
preparation before starting your postgraduate
programme because you want to fulfil your
potential or because you have to fulfil an
outstanding English language condition, our
courses will provide you with the necessary
skills for your entire academic career. The
programmes will also give you an opportunity
to settle into campus life before starting your
main postgraduate degree.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
Of our students who

successfully complete their
Pre-masters and choose to
continue their education in the
UK, typically around 75 per
cent progress to postgraduate
study at Kings or other Russell
Group universities including
University College London
(UCL), London School of
Economics (LSE), Durham
University and Imperial College
London.
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Different nationalities
in this years student
cohort.
91%
Pre-sessional students
that progressed to
Kings last year.
25%
OTHER UK
UNIVERSITIES
Strengths awarded
to the ELC at the
latest British Council
inspection, the highest
among UK university
language centres.
75%
RUSSELL GROUP
(INC KINGS)
Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/elc
Taught courses
Course
Start
End
Full-time
International Pre-masters Programme September entry
September
June
International Pre-masters Programme January entry
January
June
Pre-sessional Programme 17 Weeks
April
September
May
September
June
September
July
September
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Find out more @

kcl.ac.uk/elc
VOICE OF THE STUDENT

I found the programme very helpful for improving
my academic English, in particular learning to write
postgraduate essays. I also got used to participating in
lectures at higher academic level and improved my
listening skills. The course gives you the opportunity to
get to know the UK academic system too, which in my
case, was very different to my home country. By the
time I finished, I felt much more confident and ready
to start my masters degree.
Nurdan
International Pre-masters Programme,
now studying Mental Health Studies (MSc)

I strongly recommend these preparation programmes
to international students, even if you already meet the
English language score for your main course.
Postgraduate-level writing skills are different from
the IELTS essay. You need academic analysis to be
able to explain your opinions objectively, and the
Pre-sessional will help you develop these skills in an
efficient way. In fact, I still go back to the materials of
the course when I am writing my masters essays!
Setsuko
Pre-sessional Programme, now studying Conflict,
Security & Development (MA)
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English & Academic Skills Preparation Programmes
English & Academic Skills

Course contents
Course contents
Law
Arts & Humanities

Classics
60
Comparative Literature
62
Culture, Media & Creative Industries
63
Digital Humanities
65
English
67
European and International Studies
69
Life Sciences &

Medicine
Film Studies
71
Basic & Life Sciences
94
French
72
Healthcare Management & Leadership
96
German
73
Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering
98
History
74
100
Music
77
Medicine (including specialty training for

Qualified Health Professionals)
Philosophy
79
Pharmacy, Pharmacology, and Forensic Science
102
Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies
81
Theology & Religious Studies
82
Dental & Oral Science
58
84
Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology
87
Mucosal & Salivary Biology
88
Population & Patient Health
89
Tissue Engineering & Biophotonics
90
Law
91
Natural &
Mathematical
Sciences
Chemistry
105
Informatics
107
Mathematics
110
Physics
112
Course contents
Nursing & Midwifery

Nursing & Midwifery
113
Psychiatry,
Psychology &
Neuroscience
Social Science
& Public Policy
Contemporary British History
137
Defence Studies
138
Education & Professional Studies
139
Geography
142
Global Affairs
144
Management
148
Addictions
116
Political Economy
150
Basic & Clinical Neuroscience
117
Social Science, Health & Medicine
152
Biostatistics
119
War Studies
154
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
120
MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology
121
Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Science
122
Health Service & Population Research
124
Neuroimaging
125
Old Age Psychiatry
126
Psychological Medicine
127
Psychology
129
Psychosis Studies
131
MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental

Psychiatry Centre
134
Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases
136
59
Classics
Classics
As one of the leading departments

in the world, with over 76 per
cent of research being deemed
internationally excellent, we offer
the chance to study the literature,
history, cultures and influence of
ancient civilisations around and
beyond the Mediterranean basin.
Our degrees are flexible with a large choice
of modules, while our partnership with the
Institute of Classical Studies gives you access
to the best Classics library in the country.
We pursue and 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, Byzantine and Modern
Greek studies, and reception studies. Our links
with Londons major museums offer further
opportunities to enhance your studies.
Graduate prospects
81
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
25K
the median
salary for those
graduates in
full-time work.
Recent graduates are now:

Teachers
Researchers and data analysts
PR and recruitment
professionals
IT systems engineer.
Fact file
3
10
3rd in the UK for

research power.
REF, 2014
Top 10 for
research impact.
REF, 2014
Through our
Rumble Fund the
opportunity of an
expenses-paid field
trip to the Classical
lands is offered to
postgraduates on
taught courses.
%
39
STUDY
52%
WORK
Find out more @

%
9OTHER
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Ancient History
MA
Classical Art & Archaeology

MA
Classical Studies
Grad Dip
Classics
MA
60
Classics
Classics
Find out more @

Taught courses continued

Course
Late Antique & Byzantine Studies
Grad Dip
Late Antique & Byzantine Studies

MA
The Classical World and its Reception NEW

MA
Research courses
Course
Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies
MPhil / PhD
Classics
MPhil / PhD

The most amazing trait of my experience so far is
the chance to express my own views and opinions on
the subject, enjoying the privilege of sharing my
thoughts with a vibrant community of students and
with a distinguished body of professors whose
helpfulness, competence and guidance have allowed
me to become even more enthusiastic about my
subject than I already was and more self-confident
as a young scholar.
Giulia
Classics MPhil / PhD
KEY: Opportunities available (see page 14):
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
61
Comparative
Literature
Were based in a multilingual and
multicultural world city, with
unbeatable resources such as
the British Library, the British
Museum and numerous cultural
institutions just minutes away,
and our vast range of courses and
interdepartmental opportunities
mirror the diverse city were
part of.
Our courses are taught by leading experts and
range from classical Greek and Latin to 21stcentury European, Asian, Middle-Eastern,
African, American and Pacific Literature.
There are opportunities to take part in
Comparative Literature conferences, attend
our regular research seminars and the Graduate
Reading Forum, alongside a range of events
and lectures across Kings and near the
Strand campus.
Graduate prospects
100%
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
42K
Fact file
Option to take a
joint PhD with the
University of Hong
Kong or National
University of
Singapore.
was the median

salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.

Writers and editors
Teaching professionals and
lecturers
Community and content
managers.
Covering 6 continents
and 12 languages.
2,500
Literature and
cultures spanning
2,500 years.
%
25
STUDY
75%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
MA
Research courses
Course
MPhil / PhD
62
We offer a transformative
educational experience in the
heart of London, an unbeatable
location for global cultural
activity.
A degree in Culture, Media & Creative
Industries (CMCI) will enable you to develop
your knowledge of the ways culture and society
intersect and will equip you for a career in the
cultural and creative industries. As a student
of the department ranked first in the Research
Excellence Framework (REF, 2014), along
with our sister department Digital Humanities
for research power, you will be taught and
supervised by world leaders and will have
opportunities to collaborate with renowned
cultural institutions with co-run modules
and collaborative research projects. Our
lively programme of departmental seminars,
student-led research events, research forums
and connections with other departments and
institutions are just some of the ways you can
further enhance your studies with us.
Graduate prospects
Culture, Media &

Creative Industries
Fact file

Programmers and software
developers
Management consultants
and business analysts
Finance and investment
analysts
Engineering technicians
IT business analysts,
architects and system
designers.
Ranked 1st in the UK

for research power
and our staff are
world leaders in
their field.
REF, 2014
20
DHLE Survey 2013
190
We have relationships
with over 20
creative careers
partners across
all creative forms
offering support and
internships and run
modules co-taught
with the Tate.
Over 160 masters
and 30 PhD students
study with us
annually.
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Arts & Cultural Management
MA
Cultural & Creative Industries

MA
Digital Culture & Society

MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
63

Find out more @

Research courses
Course
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Humboldt University Berlin)

One of the things I enjoyed about my programme is
how self-directed it is, you can tailor the programme
to your interests, and the interdisciplinary nature of
the department means I am exposed to, and learn a
lot from, other students and staff. The location and
excellent facilities make it a pleasure to study at
Kings, but its most attractive strength is the wealth
of opportunities to get involved in.
Laura
Culture, Media & Creative Industries Research MPhil/PhD

The programme has been a brilliant way to engage
with the academic and theoretical debates while
retaining hands-on practice. The tutors are a very
strong academic team but they are also great
teachers, approachable and extremely supportive.
The network of Kings alumni working in the arts
and cultural sector, and the connections the College
has with cultural leaders is incredible and has been
drawn upon in this MA.
Lauren
Arts & Cultural Management MA
64
A world-leading department
working across the university
and public sectors, cultural
heritage and industry, we offer a
stimulating environment where
students are supported to think,
explore, learn and engage with
dedicated staff from a wide range
of academic and professional
backgrounds.
As part of the Digital Humanities department,
you will be at the leading edge of digital studies
and will be part of a vibrant multicultural
student body. We offer a lively mix of theory
and practical work and the knowledge and
skills gained by our students are extremely
attractive to employers. Our research is
internationally excellent and the departments
joint submission (with Culture, Media &
Creative Industries) to the Research Excellence
Framework (REF, 2014) was ranked first in the
UK for research power.
Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities
Graduate prospects
75
30K
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
is the median
salary for those
graduates in
full-time work.

Librarians and conservators
Academics and teaching
professionals
Social media strategists and
digital project managers
Production assistant and
designer
Data analysts and engineers.
1st in UK for
research power.
REF, 2014
1st department in the

world to offer a PhD
in Digital Humanities.
#1
International
leader in the field
working across
public sectors,
cultural heritage
and industry.
%
6STUDY
94%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Digital Asset & Media Management
MA

MA
Digital Curation (joint with Humboldt University Berlin)

MA
Digital Humanities
MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
65
Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Digital Humanities
MPhil / PhD

I find it exciting to have had the chance to study
with some of the most respected leaders in this
emerging field during my time at Kings. From
museums, cultural heritage, 3D modelling, text
encoding and text development you can really craft
your own path with a degree in Digital Humanities
and perhaps one of the most encouraging aspects of
this field is how many options there are for
employment.
Lauren
Digital Humanities MA

Kings is one of the few universities in the UK
which offers Digital Humanities as a field of study,
and the staff have an international reputation as
founders and leaders in the subject. Because of the
applied nature of the subject, and the work that
many of the staff do as part of large international
research projects, being part of the Department gives
me a wonderful insight into what my future work
might be.
Rebecca
Digital Humanities Research MPhil / PhD
66
English
English
We offer a wide range of exciting

masters courses covering
literature and culture from the
medieval period to the 21st
century, with the chance to study
cutting-edge topics including
gaming, performance studies and
medical humanities.
As well as being taught by world-leading
academics, you will be a member of the
wider English community at Kings and
can participate in our vibrant programme
of visiting speakers, research seminars and
graduate conferences. Dissertation workshops
throughout the year ensure graduates have
highly developed skills in writing, research
and critical argument. Our PhD courses cover
topics ranging from the Anglo-Saxon period
to the present. Broad expertise and access to
world-class libraries, archives, theatres and
cultural institutions make ours an unsurpassed
research environment.
Graduate prospects
75
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
19K
is the median
salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.

Journalists
Publishing and marketing
assistants
Teaching professionals and
lecturers
Production and post-production
assistants
Researchers and analysts.
Ranked 8th in the UK

for research.
REF, 2014
3 courses taught
together with experts
from the British
Library and the
Globe Theatre.
Shakespeare400
a programme of
events, publications,
performances and
exhibitions including
a Kings Shakespeare
Festival in 2016 to
celebrate the 400th
anniversary of
Shakespeares death.
%
11
STUDY
%
17
OTHER
5WORK% &
Find out more @

Fact file
67%
WORK
STUDY
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Contemporary Literature, Culture & Theory
MA
Early Modern English Literature: Text & Transmission

MA
Eighteenth Century Studies

MA
English: 1850-Present
MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
67
English
English
Find out more @


Course
Medical Humanities
MSc
Medieval English: Sex, Gender & Culture

MA
Medieval Studies
MA
Shakespeare Studies
MA
Theatre and Performance Studies

MA
Research courses
Course
English
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with the National University of Singapore, Hong Kong University or
Humboldt University Berlin)

Kings is an ideal institution for doctoral research, its
location and facilities provide access to a wide range of
invaluable resources. Kings provides a vibrant and
active research environment. I am particularly
impressed with the range of research activities and events
taking place with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities:
there are many opportunities to develop projects,
organize workshops and seminars, publish research, gain
teaching experience and present at conferences.
Amy
English Research MPhil / PhD
68
Located in the heart of London,

the department is defined by the
synergy between a shared focus
on contemporary Europe and
international political economy.
This gives us a unique perspective, combining
strong expertise of European countries and the
EU with approaches focused on understanding
economic and political dynamics at a
transnational and global level. Students on our
programmes benefit from our partnerships with
the Global Institutes at Kings which allow us
to further expand the geographical coverage
of our courses. We currently offer our 30 PhD
students first-class research spaces and facilities
to explore their own research topic, as well as
a vibrant community where they can test and
confront their ideas.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
Fact file
86
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.
22K
22,500 is the
median salary
for those
graduates in
full-time work
Ranked 1st in the

UK on research
power for Politics
and International
Political Economy.
REF, 2014
Study abroad
(European Studies
MA optional pathway)
at two of the
most prestigious
institutions in Europe,
the Institut dEtudes
Politiques (Sciences
Po) Paris and the
Humboldt University
Berlin.

International Analysts
Working in foreign
economic policy
Social security expert
Policy advisor
Research administration.
%
8STUDY
%
15
OTHER
2WORK% &
STUDY
European and
International Studies
2009
Designated by the
European Commission
as a Jean Monnet
Centre of Excellence
in European Law and
Governance in 2009.
75%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Double Masters in European & Asian Affairs NEW
MA
European Political Economy
MA
NEW
European Studies
MA
International Political Economy

MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
69

Find out more @

Research courses
Course
European Studies
MPhil / PhD

MPhil / PhD

I have chosen to study MA European studies having
in mind that the main subject which has been
analysed is Europe, within the European Unions
boundaries and across them, its identity, history and
main challenges that it faces. I am happy to have the
opportunity to exchange views and opinions on the
main topics of the contemporary Europe with
students coming from all parts of it.
Marina
European Studies MA

I had a great deal of faith in Kings as an institution,
having done my MA here and it being my first choice
when applying for a PhD. I recall finding the
academic staff at the Department of European &
International Studies accomplished and
inspirational, and I still do. I am also greatly
enjoying the exchange with more experienced PhD
students in the department.
Ann
European Studies MPhil / PhD
70
Ranked first in the UK for

Film Studies in the Guardian
University Guide, Kings offers
you the opportunity to learn from
world leaders in the field, and to
immerse yourself in the capitals
thriving cinema culture.
Film Studies
Film Studies
Graduate prospects
Fact file

Working in the film industry
Professional teachers
Writers
Tutorers
Bankers.
DHLE Survey 2013
Wide-ranging academic expertise allows for

an interdisciplinary focus on the relationship
between film and other disciplines such
as philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature,
geography, music and art installation. Located
in central London, we combine academic
excellence with the citys diverse facilities
for film research. Our events programme
frequently includes partners such as the BFI
Southbank, the national institute for film.
We have internationally recognised research
strengths in European cinema, American
cinema, East Asian cinema, cultural studies,
and film-philosophy.
Ranked 1st in the

United Kingdom for
Film Studies.
Guardian University
Guide, 2015.
48
HRS
The London Film

Society at Kings
runs Short Cuts,
an annual film
competition where
filmmakers write,
edit and create a
short film in just
48 hours.
EST
Kings established
its London Film
Society for students
with weekly free
film screenings and
filmmaker meetings.
2008
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Film Studies (Film & Philosophy Pathway available)
MA
Research courses
Course
Film Studies
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University)
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
71
French
French
Ranked first in London for

French studies by the Complete
University Guide (2016), Kings
offers an unparalleled opportunity
to study at a top-tier department
in one of the liveliest cities in
the world.
The majority of our research is rated as
internationally excellent. With strengths in
post-colonial/francophone studies, all periods
of French and francophone literature, French
visual culture and modern French thought,
we offer two taught programmes: a masters
in French Literature & Culture, and an
interdisciplinary MA in critical theory. We
are among the top-ranked destinations in the
UK for research in French Studies, and have
a vibrant community of research students.
In addition to excellent supervision we offer
training and research networks within the
Faculty, the London Arts and Humanities
Partnership, and the Graduate School.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
100%
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
100
of graduates in
full-time work
were in
graduate-level
work.
32K
32,500 is the
median salary of
graduates in
full-time work.
Fact file

for modern languages
along with German.
REF, 2014
98%
Ranked 1st in London

for French studies.
Complete University
Guide, 2016
teaching satisfaction
rating and ranked
2nd in the Russell
Group for teaching
satisfaction.
NSS, 2014
%
12
STUDY
44%
OTHER
44%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Critical Methodologies
MA
French Literature & Culture

MA
Research courses
Course
French
MPhil / PhD
72
German
German
Ranked the best German

department in London, we
are home to an exceptional
research culture which provides
an intellectually stimulating
and supportive base for our
postgraduate students.
Our extensive links with Comparative
Literature, Film Studies and European and
International Studies provide unparalleled
opportunities for interdisciplinary research,
while a range of international study options
provide unique opportunities for joint research
with top European universities. Students
are fully integrated into our lively research
community and collaborate with leading
scholars of international standing across an
unusually wide range of subjects, from the
medieval and Early Modern periods, through
to modern culture, literature, film and theatre,
as well as politics, philosophy and history.
Graduate prospects
100%
%
100
22K
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.
the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.

for modern languages
along with French.
REF, 2014

for German Studies.
Complete University
Guide, 2016
100%
teaching satisfaction
rating.
NSS, 2014
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
German & Comparative Literature
MRes
Research courses
Course
German
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Stuttgart University, Humboldt University Berlin or the
Sorbonne in Paris)
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
73
History
History
Kings historians are based in a

large, vibrant department, whose
staff members are world leaders in
an extraordinarily broad spectrum
of historical fields of research,
from the early medieval to the
contemporary world.
Kings has a long-standing reputation for
offering exceptionally wide coverage of British
and European medieval history, and of the
history of modern empires. We are also one
of Britains foremost centres for the study of
Australian and contemporary British history,
and for the history of science, technology and
medicine. We have expertise in all periods
of British history from the fifth to late 20thcentury, and in most periods of European
history, with specialists on modern Germany,
Poland and Russia in particular. Our global
range is also very broad, including specialists
on China, the United States, the Caribbean,
Latin America, Africa, India and the
Middle East.
Graduate prospects
70
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
21K
21,500 was
the median
salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Fact file
10
One of the top 10

history departments
in Europe.
QS rankings, 2014
2:1
5
40 Staff and 80
PhD students.
5th in the UK for
research quality.
REF, 2014

Teachers
Administrators
Political researchers
Consultant historical researchers
Visitor services.
%
37
STUDY
37%
WORK
26%
OTHER
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Early Modern History
MA
European History (with European partner universities)
MA
History
MRes
History of War
MA
74
History
THE ENTHUSIAST
I became interested in the history of war because I
am of a generation whose parents served in World
War II. My father, uncle and all my friends fathers
served in the war and they never talked about it.
It was this mysterious world that I was not allowed
to enter.
I developed a really strong interest in trying to find
out what they experienced. This led me to study
military history. I want to record what these people
did, the sacrifices they made and what they went
through so that its not forgotten.
I graduated from my last degree 40 years ago. The
first advice I would give to other mature learners is
dont be frightened. You can do this and coming back
is easier than youd think. Kings is so welcoming to
mature students and my professors were always
available when I needed advice and guidance. If
youve thought about returning for a degree do it,
its worth it!
Ted
History of War MA
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75
History
History
Find out more @


Course
Medieval History
MA
Modern History
MA
Nineteenth-Century Studies
MA
Science, Technology & Medicine in History

MA
World History & Cultures

MA
Research courses
Course
History
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)
Palaeography & Manuscript Studies
MPhil / PhD

I wanted to improve my technical and theoretical
knowledge, and London was best place to do this
because of the sheer quantity of archives and cultural
collections within reach. I chose Kings because of the
strong teaching and research reputation of the
department, as well as the range of modules: they were
interesting, interdisciplinary and encouraged
exploration.
Alice
History Research MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with
HKU/NUS)
76
Music
Music
The Music Department at Kings

is one of the most prestigious
in the UK and is ranked in the
top 10 music departments in the
country (Complete University
Guide, 2016).
We offer high-level teaching programmes and
a flourishing research culture in performance,
composition, musicology, ethnomusicology,
sound studies, jazz and popular music studies.
We benefit from links with the Royal Academy
of Music and the School of Oriental and
African Studies. Our distinguished faculty and
team of associated researchers aim to produce
well-rounded musicians who will be able to use
their expertise in a wide variety of professional
and academic contexts, and who will critically
reflect on, and contribute to, society by means
of music.
Graduate prospects
76
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
19K
was the median

salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.

Composers
Professors
Musical supervisor/conductors
Recording managers
Chamber music assistants.
13
OTHER
%
8WORK
&
Find out more @

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STUDY
%
4STUDY
75%
100%
of our research
recognised as
world-leading or
internationally
excellent.
REF, 2014
Large variety of
student societies in
which students can
get involved including
Symphony Orchestra,
the Chapel Choir and
GKT Music Society.
Close links with the
Royal Academy of
Music in London and
in close proximity
to the Royal Opera
House Covent
Garden, English
National Opera and
the Southbank Arts
Centre.
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Master of Music (Composition or Musicology and Ethnomusicology)
MMus
Certificate in Advanced Musical Studies (CAMS)

PG Cert
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
77
Music
Music
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Music (with pathways in composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, digital musicology, and
performance with research)
MPhil / PhD

Kings MMus has definitely offered me high-quality
teaching in a variety of subjects and the chance to
develop my own ideas and research skills under the
supervision of an expert in the field. To add to my
great experience of the MMus, the universitys
location is only minutes away from many of the
countrys best classical music and opera venues
a music student could hardly ask for more!
Flora
Music MMus

I chose Kings because I felt that the wide-ranging
expertise on offer and the variety within the course
would be more suitable to me than another course of
only composition. As a composer at Kings you take
two modules with the musicologists, and Ive found
that my academic studies have fed into my
composition and enhanced my work in ways I
couldnt have predicted.
Adil
Music Research MPhil/PdD, option of joint PhD with Hong
Kong University
78
Philosophy
Philosophy
We cover all major areas of

philosophy, with particular
strengths in history of philosophy,
philosophy of mind/psychology,
metaphysics, epistemology,
philosophy of language, ethics/
action theory, epistemology and
philosophy of medicine.
We capitalise on this by offering four different
masters programmes, geared equally to
philosophy graduates and conversion students,
and boasting an unrivalled range of optional
modules in these areas and more. Supervision
of our research students (whether pursuing
the two-year MPhilStud or the three-year
MPhil / PhD) is carefully tailored to their own
individual needs. But philosophy is teamwork,
making progress by working through
problems together via argument and debate:
so we also run special weekly seminars where
postgraduate students gather to share ideas,
plus numerous informal reading groups across
a warm, collegial and inclusive department.
Graduate prospects
79
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
24K
was the median

salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Ranked 3rd in the UK

for quality and power
of research.
REF, 2014
34
1

Editorial assistants
Investment writing
Data analysts
Researchers and lecturers
Project manager.
optional MA modules
offering an unrivalled
range across all
the major areas of
philosophy.
for Philosophy.
Guardian 2015
%
30
STUDY
49%
WORK
%
17
OTHER
4WORK% &
STUDY
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
History of Philosophy
MA
Philosophy
MA
Philosophy of Medicine
MA
Philosophy of Psychology
MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
79
Philosophy
Philosophy
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Research courses
Course
Master of Philosophical Studies
MPhilStud
Philosophy Research
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with National University of Singapore or Humboldt University Berlin)

The first thing that stood out to me about Kings was
the sheer number of opportunities for pursuing my
studies. Being in London and at a well-established
university has its advantages. Aside from providing
a comprehensive list of modules, there is always an
abundance of extracurricular activities on hand.
Specially, there is a huge amount of reading groups,
conferences and departmental presentations
available for me to pursue my individual interests.
Farhan
Philosophy MA

Having completed a Philosophy BA at Kings, I
knew that there was nowhere Id rather go for my
postgraduate studies. Throughout my time as an
undergraduate, I found the other students and the
staff to be incredibly friendly. It was this sense of a
lively academic community, combined with the
excellence of the teaching staff, which influenced my
decision to continue at Kings.
Poppy
Philosophy Research MPhilStud
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Spanish, Portuguese & Latin

American Studies (SPLAS) at
Kings has historic roots in the
academic study of the Iberian
world, with Spanish being taught
here since 1831, and Portuguese
since the 1860s.
Today the department has one of the largest
concentrations of expertise in Hispanic,
Lusophone and Latin American studies in
the UK. Our research and teaching cover a
wide range of themes and periods in literary
studies, history and contemporary culture and
society, with specialisms including medieval
Iberian literature, Latin American visual
arts, Lusophone Atlantic and Islamic history,
Brazilian popular music, modern Spanish
and Spanish American literature, Hispanic
theatre and translation studies. We offer an
exciting environment which will give you the
intellectual training and practical language
skills necessary for a successful future career.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
100%
of graduates
in work are in
graduate-level
work.
18K
the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.

Administrators
Editorial assistants
Junior executives
Spanish lecturers

American Studies
Kings modern
languages ranked 9th
in the UK and 79% of
research considered
world-leading or
internationally
excellent.
REF, 2014
50K
%
20
OTHER
500m
80%
2012 saw SPLAS

acquisition of 50,000
volumes previously
held in Londons
Canning House
Library.
Over 500 million
people in 30 countries
across 5 continents
use Spanish or
Portuguese as their
1st language.
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
MA
Research courses
Course
MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
81
Theology &
Religious Studies
at Kings is a vibrant department
reflecting a wide range of
approaches to the study of
religion: anthropological, cultural,
economic, historical, political,
philosophical, sociological, textual
and theological.
Kings has drawn outstanding scholars from
all over the globe to teach key aspects of the
worlds religions: their histories, social contexts,
art, philosophies, belief systems, practices and
the texts they hold sacred. There is a particular
focus on the three Abrahamic religions,
Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and their
interaction. The departments work, however,
goes well beyond study of the Abrahamic
traditions, with exciting work in Buddhist
studies.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
80
of graduates in
work are in
graduate-level
work.
20K
the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.

Development pastor
Church of England rectors
Field researchers
Lecturers
Political and
communications officers.
Fact file
3rd in the UK for

the power of its
research.
REF, 2014
10
180
YRS
One of the top 10

departments in the
UK for Theology &
Religious Studies.
Rich history of
teaching Theology &
Religious Studies at
Kings for over 180
years.
%
20
STUDY
52%
22
OTHER
WORK
6WORK% &
STUDY
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Biblical Studies (with Language & Literature or Theology pathways)
MA
Christianity & the Arts

MA
Jewish Studies
MA
Religion in Contemporary Society

MA
82
Find out more @


Course
Systematic Theology
MA

Graduate Diploma
Research courses
Course
MPhil / PhD

My goal is to become an academic with an interest in
Shia Islamic Studies and Western philosophy and
Kings has opened up a window of opportunities for
me. My supervisors have been helpful and the
department has aided me financially. My humble
advice for postgraduate students is to engage with your
supervisors, present papers and attend conferences
this gives vitality to your PhD and opens up
employment opportunities.
Imranali
Theology & Religious Studies Research MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
83
Dental & Oral

Science
The Dental Institute, the UKs
largest, has a strong and dynamic
culture of teaching and research
with internationally-renowned
academic staff.
Clinical students benefit from state-of-the-art
facilities, recently refurbished to reinforce our
standing as Europes leading centre for dental
and professional oral healthcare education.
Non-clinical students work in laboratories
where world-leading research is carried out,
or work with academics who influence oral
healthcare internationally. Distance learning
programmes combine online learning, clinical
practice and face-to-face campus activity. All
programmes combine evidence-based teaching
and learning while developing a sophisticated
knowledge of clinical care, combined with a
deeper understanding of research methodology.
Postgraduate research students are part of a
world-class team whose research quality has
been rated at 90 per cent world-leading (4*)
or internationally excellent (3*) in the latest
Research Excellence Framework (REF, 2014).
Fact file
17
282
Postgraduate taught
courses, more than
any other dental
school in the UK.
Postgraduate
distance-learning
students, in 54
countries.
1
90%
Ranked 1st in the UK

for Dentistry.
QS World University
Rankings, 2015
Research rated
world-leading or
internationally
excellent.
REF, 2014
Dental Institute
awarded the Athena
SWAN Silver Award.
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Taught courses
Course
Advanced Minimum Intervention Dentistry
MSc
Aesthetic Dentistry
MSc
Conscious Sedation for Dentistry

PG Dip
Dental Public Health
MSc
84
THE ACADEMIC
Ive been at Kings since 1995 I came here to study
and I never left!
Before coming to Kings, I qualified as a dentist and
worked in general practice and community dental
service for about four years. What got me interested
in the Conservative Dentistry MSc was the chance to
actually build a patients smile.
Im now Clinical Senior Lecturer at the Dental
Institute. Its lovely to be able to treat patients, teach
students and do the research that Im really interested
in at the same time.
One thing that Kings has taught me is the idea of
life-long learning. It doesnt stop. You can always
carry on learning in order to get to the point where
you really do enjoy what you are doing, at the same
time as being really good at it.
Rebecca
Conservative Dentistry (MSc)
Dental Oral Science (PhD)
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85

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Course
Endodontics
PG Dip
Endodontics
MSc
Endodontology
MClinDent
Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics
MClinDent
Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology

MSc
Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation
MSc
Operative Dentistry
PG Dip
Orthodontics
MSc
Paediatric Dentistry
MSc
Periodontology
MClinDent
Prosthodontics
MClinDent
Regenerative Dentistry
MSc
Special Care Dentistry
MSc
86
Unravelling the molecular

mechanisms that control head
development underpins a broader
understanding of the genetic basis
of craniofacial malformations.
We employ multidisciplinary approaches
including genetics and epigenetics, highresolution imaging and modern molecular
biology and informatics using different
animal models.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
Internationally
recognised at the
forefront of research
in developmental and
stem cell biology.
Graduates have gone on to the

following professions:
University academics
Management careers
Research grants administration
Clinical trials organisation
Science publishing
State-of-theart laboratory
facilities in an open
and interactive
environment.
DHLE Survey 2013
20
Current projects investigate craniofacial organs

teeth, salivary glands, sense organs, the
pituitary and the skeleton during development
and disease, the in vivo function of stem cells,
their interaction with bioactive materials,
and their potential as reservoirs for continued
growth and repair after tissue damage.
Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology
Craniofacial Development
& Stem Cell Biology
YRS
Over 20 years of
high-quality cuttingedge research
projects.
Research themes Biomaterial Sciences,

Cancer, Clinical Research, Development
Biology, Genetics/Epigenetics, Imaging,
Signalling & Cell Communications, Stem Cells
and Tissue Engineering.
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Research courses
Course
Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology (Non Clinical)
MPhil / PhD
Craniofacial Development & Stem Cell Biology (Clinical)

MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
87
PhD students are working

with internationally recognised
researchers examining different
aspects of health and disease on
oral and other mucosal surfaces
of the body.
Graduate prospects
University academics
Postdoctoral researchers
Conducting clinical trials
Industrial scientists
DHLE Survey 2013
The range of projects being investigated reflects

the laboratory-based expertise in basic and
clinical sciences and the rich resource of clinical
samples from patients willing to take part in
research projects. PhD projects are available in
the broad areas of host-microbial interactions,
including bacterial-, fungal- and viral-related
diseases, pathogenesis and early diagnosis of oral
cancer, and the function of salivary glands and
saliva in health and disease, including salivarybased diagnostics.
Fact file
A mix of
internationally
recognised research
programmes including
host-pathogen
interactions and
microbiome research,
saliva, head and neck
cancer and mucosal
pathology.
Links with major
industrial partners
for commercial and
clinical research.
Collaborative
academic endeavour
between basic
scientists and clinical
scientists.

Cancer, Clinical Research, Diagnostics &
Biomarkers, Genetics/Epigenetics, Imaging,
Immunity & Infection, Oral Disease, Public
Health, Signalling & Cell Communications,
Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering.
Find out more @
Research courses
Course
Mucosal & Salivary Biology (Non Clinical)
MPhil / PhD
Mucosal & Salivary Biology (Clinical)

MPhil / PhD
88
PhD students work with

international experts from
Paediatric and Special Care
Dentistry, Social and Behavioural
Science, Biostatistics and Dental
Public Health.
Research themes encompass three key areas: (1)
social determinants of health, oral epidemiology,
the burden of oral disease and links between
oral and systemic diseases; (2) oral health
experience and practice, including healthrelated behaviour, disability and oral health,
patient empowerment and early recognition
of disease; (3) dental care delivery, including
quality of care, global dental workforce,
professionalism, leadership and philosophy. We
welcome students from a range of backgrounds,
including dental professions, biostatistics and
social and behavioural scientists.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
Contribute worldleading research on
key global health and
healthcare issues.

Consultants in Dental
Public Health
Scientific editors
University lecturers
Clinical researchers
Research associates
Social and
Behavioural Sciences,
Dental Public Health,
Paediatric Dentistry
and Special Care
Dentistry.
DHLE Survey 2013
State-of-the-art
facilities in an
open and active
environment.
Research themes Cancer, Clinical Research,

Diagnostics & Biomarkers, Health Systems
& Health Policy, Immunity & Infection, Oral
Disease, Public Health, Social & Behavioural
Science.
Find out more @
Research courses
Course
Population & Patient Health (Non Clinical)
MPhil / PhD
Population & Patient Health (Clinical)

MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
89
Tissue Engineering & Biophotonics
Tissue Engineering
& Biophotonics
The division provides a unique
interface between basic and
applied research through to
clinical translation.
The primary focus is to develop strategies to
repair, replace and regenerate various tissues.
The division offers a comprehensive range of
research, including stem cell biology, tissue
engineering, development of biomaterials for
dental, clinical and maxillofacial reconstruction
as well as state-of-the-art imaging for the
characterisation of bioengineered human tissues
and disease diagnosis and monitoring. The
division encourages and supports collaboration
of diverse scientific and clinical expertise to
facilitate translational and clinical research to
impact health in a meaningful way.
Graduate prospects
Clinical researchers
Postdoctoral researchers
Associate lecturers
Industrial scientists
DHLE Survey 2013

Cancer, Clinical Research, Diagnostics &
Biomarkers, Imaging, Immunity & Infection,
Oral Disease, Public Health, Signalling &
Cell Communications, Stem Cells & Tissue
Engineering.
Find out more @
Fact file
Unique partnership
with research-active
front-line clinical
services; providing
clinicians, physicists,
biologists, material
scientists, medical
engineers with direct
and immediate
clinical translation in
disease management
and tissue
reconstruction.
Co-localisation
of specialist
laboratories on one
floor comprising
cell and tissue
culture, biomaterials
development and
testing, and stateof-the-art high
resolution imaging
facilities.
Students are
challenged
by researchintensive teaching
environment.
Research courses
Course
Tissue Engineering & Biophotonics (Non Clinical)
MPhil / PhD
Tissue Engineering & Biophotonics (Clinical)

MPhil / PhD
90
Law
Law
Ranked first for research in the

UK and recognised globally as
one of the best law schools in
the world*.
Our expertise and influence extends across
all levels of policy-making bodies in the UK,
Europe and worldwide. Visiting professors and
practitioners join us from all over the globe to
deliver lectures, workshops and special events
for our students. Postgraduates join a vibrant
academic community with peers from diverse
backgrounds and with a range of professional
experience. Postgraduate students work
encompasses the fields of competition law,
human rights, medical ethics, construction
law, European law, transnational law, politics,
philosophy & law and more. The School is
based in Somerset House East Wing, located in
the heart of the British legal and political world
and surrounded by global law firms.
Graduate prospects
90%
43K
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
43,500 is the
median salary
of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Number 1 in the UK
for research.
REF, 2014
Over 30 partnerships
with academic
institutions across
the globe.
20
Top 20 in the world

for Law.
QS Rankings 2015

Corporate Lawyers
Immigration case owners
Intellectual property managers
Parliamentary researcher
Referendaire
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

* REF, 2014, and QS World University Rankings, 2015
Taught courses
Course
LLM with pathways
Competition Law
LLM
European Law
LLM
Intellectual Property & Information Law

LLM
International Business Law

LLM
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
91
Law
THE CAREER BUILDER

Im from France, so learning about another legal
system in another country was very interesting and
a real challenge in the beginning. Im proud to have
coped with it and to now be using it every day in
the office.
Addressing fictitious disputes for exam papers as a
student is quite a different experience to dealing with
actual cases, but they prepared me well for practising
law in the real world. Ive found it challenging and
intellectually stimulating, especially in my field of
securitisation.
One of the most enjoyable aspects of my time at
Kings was gathering with my fellow students in a
caf after our lectures, ordering a pot of tea and then
exchanging our thoughts and ideas.
Studying in central London, learning from topquality teachers, making great friendships and
achieving your goals is an experience I would wish
for anyone.
Elise
International Financial Law LLM
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92
Law
Law
Find out more @


Course
LLM with pathways
International Dispute Resolution
LLM
International Financial Law

LLM
International Tax
LLM
Master of Laws
LLM
Transnational Law
LLM
MA / PG Dip courses
Economics for Competition Law
MA / PG Dip
EU Competition Law
MA / PG Dip
European Union Law

MA / PG Dip
UK, EU & US Copyright Law

MA / PG Dip
Global Ethics & Human Values

MA
Medical Ethics & Law

MA
Medical Law
MA
MSc courses
Construction Law & Dispute Resolution
MSc
Mental Health, Ethics and Law

MSc
Research courses
Course
Law Research
MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
93
As one of Europes largest

centres for biomedical and life
sciences research and training,
our departments academic
expertise is globally acclaimed in
a wide range of basic and applied
sciences, continuing a rich legacy
of pioneering science at Kings.
You will benefit from our strong partnerships
with industry and healthcare organisations,
including our world-renowned partner NHS
Foundation Trusts, as well as from our firstclass facilities.
Our programmes often include extended
research projects, which enable you to gain
in-depth practical experience within one
or more of Kings world-class research
laboratories. With our emphasis on nurturing
employability, including business skills,
our research-led courses will give you the
specialised knowledge and skills required for
specific clinical, scientific or industrial careers.
Graduate prospects
96
of graduates
in work are
in graduatelevel work.
31K
the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.
Fact file
REF, 2014
50+

Researchers in academia,
pharmaceutical and
biotechnology industries
Healthcare advisors or scientists
%
18
STUDY
%
14
OTHER
3WORK% &
Ranked top in the UK

for Clinical Medicine
in terms of the
proportion rated 3*
or 4*.
100%
Research-active
laboratories offering
research projects
(Biomedical &
Molecular Science
Research MSc /
MRes).
PhD completion rate
within four years
(Randall Division).
65%
WORK
STUDY
DHLE Survey 2013
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Taught courses
Course
Aviation Medicine
MSc
Biomedical & Molecular Sciences Research

MSc / MRes
Cardiovascular Research
MSc
Cellular Therapy from Bench to Market
MSc
94
Find out more @


Course
Genomic Medicine (with St Georges, University of London)
PG Cert / PG Dip / MSc
Human & Applied Physiology

MSc
Immunology
MSc
Molecular Biophysics
MRes
Research Biobanking
MSc
Space Physiology & Health
MSc
Translational Cancer Medicine

MRes
Research courses
Course
Cell & Molecular Biophysics, Randall Division of
MPhil / PhD / MD(Res)
Human & Aerospace Physiological Sciences, Centre of (CHAPS)

MPhil / PhD

The rigorous training to be an independent
researcher and frequent seminars from national and
international guest speakers have helped me to learn
about the process of answering the most fundamental
questions in biological science. If science is to progress
there must be collaboration between governments,
interchange between international scientific
communities and closer links between science and
business globally. Kings has each of these components.
Nikita
Division of Cell & Molecular Biology MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
95
Healthcare Management
& Leadership
Kings offers an established wide
range of courses for healthcare
professionals and managers
designed to support improved
healthcare service delivery
through career development
for clinical scientists, clinicians,
general practitioners, allied health
professionals and healthcare
policy-makers and leaders.
Our courses combine rigorous academic
content with training in clinical competencies,
research and critical analysis. Students enjoy
teaching by some of the leading experts in
the field.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
88
of graduates
went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
42K
the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.

Physiotherapists
Business and financial
project managers
Health services and public
health managers
In further postgraduate study.
Fact file
5
1
Kings Health
Partners is one of
only 5 accredited
Academic Health
Science Centres in
the UK.
The Cicely Saunders
Institute is the
first purposebuilt institute for
palliative care
research and
training.
Four specialist
pathways offered
by our pioneering
Global Health MSc.
%
13
STUDY
87%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Global Health
MSc / PG Dip / PG Cert
Palliative Care
Public Health
MPH / MSc / MPH (Primary Care)
96
Postgraduate Guide 2016 | /prospectus
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Research courses
Course
Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation Research
MPhil / PhD
Health & Social Care (Research Division)

MPhil / PhD / DHC
VOICE OF THE ACADEMIC

Since the programmes inception, students have
reported added value in learning alongside other
professions, particularly with regard to lateral
thinking, questioning preconceived ideas and improved
communication opportunities. Nearly a third of
students who have completed the MSc are from outside
the UK. We are convinced that the different working
experiences and cultures these students bring with them
enhance the educational experience of the programme.
Dr Jonathan Koffman
Palliative Care MSc / PG Dip / PG Cert

I work in the Kings Stroke Research Programme, an
internationally recognised research group. Our research
is truly multidisciplinary, including epidemiologists,
clinicians, social scientists, statisticians and health
economists. My PhD students are undertaking exciting
projects, including ethnographic studies in acute clinical
care settings aimed at improving the quality of care,
and studies investigating contemporary modes of
knowledge production and translation into practice.
Professor Christopher McKevitt
Health & Social Care MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
97
Imaging Sciences &

Biomedical Engineering
Kings Division of Imaging
Sciences & Biomedical
Engineering is a cutting-edge
centre for research and teaching,
designated as one of only four
Wellcome Trust and EPSRC
Centres of Excellence in Medical
Engineering.
The division is at the forefront of innovative
education and training in imaging sciences
and biomedical engineering, particularly in the
development and clinical application of medical
imaging, with some unique, professionally
accredited and award-winning programmes.
The division draws upon multidisciplinary
staff expertise in medicine, physics, chemistry,
biology, mathematics, engineering and
computing. Graduate provision includes some
unique and award-winning programmes at the
vanguard of the discipline.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
100%
of graduates in
work are in
graduate-level
work.
35K
35,500 is the
median salary
of graduates in
full-time work.

Medical practitioners
Medical radiographers
University researchers
5WORK% &
%
5STUDY
Fact file
Ranked top in the

UK for General
Engineering, with
99% of submissions
rated 3* or 4*.
REF, 2014
16
15m
Studentships offered
by the EPSRC Centre
for Doctoral Training
in Medical Imaging.
Awarded by the
European Research
Council to The
Developing Human
Connectome Project.
STUDY
90%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Medical Engineering & Physics
MSc / PG Dip
Medical Imaging Sciences

MRes
Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry
98
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering (Research Division)
MPhil / PhD

Im working on the development of novel magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) pulse sequences to improve
the detection of breast and pancreatic cancer cells by
MRI with iron-based contrast agents. The division is
just as multidisciplinary as my project, in my group
there are computer scientists, physicists, biologists and
chemists. There is always an expert at hand that I can
approach for advice, and both my supervisors are
world-renowned experts in the field of MRI.
Dirk
Imaging Sciences & Biomedical Engineering PhD

With a chemistry background and an interest in
medical imaging, this MSc was the obvious choice,
giving me the chance to learn about the underlying
physics and biochemistry required to become an
imaging scientist. The availability of funding for the
programme was an added bonus, and the links between
Kings, several hospital departments and industrial
organisations have provided opportunities to undertake
work experience and meet potential employers.
Daniel
Radiopharmaceutics & PET Radiochemistry MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
99
Medicine
Medicine
(including specialty training for

Medical education at Kings is

world renowned. Our innovative
postgraduate courses support
career development for clinical
scientists, clinicians, general
practitioners, allied health
professionals and healthcare
leaders.
You will be taught by internationally
distinguished staff at an institution that
combines teaching, research and clinical
practice at some of the countrys most famous
hospital campuses, including Guys, Denmark
Hill and St Thomas.
Graduate prospects
100%
of graduates in
work are in
graduate-level
work.
33K
is the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.

Medical doctors
Clinical and biomedical
scientists
Clinical registrars
Further postgraduate study.
The highlight for many students is the

opportunity to carry out an original project
within a leading research laboratory or clinical
setting. We offer a comprehensive induction
process, lively seminar programme and
outstanding library, IT and simulation facilities.
3%
Fact file
3 partner NHS
Foundation Trusts:
Guys and St Thomas,
Kings College
Hospital and South
London and the
Maudsley.
25+
5 Medical Research
Council Centres
hosted by Kings.
Externally awarded
centres of excellence
in health research
at Kings.
%
3STUDY
%
6OTHER
WORK &
STUDY
88%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Advanced Paediatrics
MSc
Advanced (Neuromusculoskeletal) Physiotherapy
MSc
Clinical Dermatology
MSc
Dietetics
MSc / PG Dip
100
Find out more @


Course
Medical Immunology
Medical Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine: Science Practice

Nutrition
MSc / PG Dip
Physiotherapy (pre-registration)
MSc
Specialist Ultrasound Practice

PG Cert
Vascular Ultrasound
Research courses
Course
Asthma, Allergy & Lung Biology (AALB) (Research Division)
Cancer Studies (Research Division)

MPhil / PhD
Cardiovascular (Research Division)

MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with the University of Gttingen)
Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences (Research Division)

MPhil / PhD
Genetics & Molecular Medicine (Research Division)

MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University)
Medical Education (Research Division)

MPhil / PhD
Transplantation Immunology & Mucosal Biology

MPhil / PhD
Womens Health (Research Division)

Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
101
Medicine
Medicine (Specialty Training for

Pharmacy, Pharmacology, Forensic Science
Pharmacy, Pharmacology,
Forensic Science
Kings has a strong tradition of
achievement in pharmaceutical
sciences, including successful
spin-out companies and
embedded commercial drug
research units. Our suite of taught
courses support education and
training in drug development,
drug control and forensic
science as well as professional
development for pharmacists.
Our postgraduate portfolio is concerned with
all stages of medicine development from
drug discovery through to patient use and
management. The programmes are designed
to train those aiming to enter industry as well
as existing practitioners wanting to develop
their careers. Research excellence coupled with
strong links with the pharmaceutical industry
means that our students receive the most
up-to-date and industry-relevant education.
Graduate prospects
93
of graduates in
work are in
graduate-level
work.
28K
the median
salary of
graduates in
full-time work.

Quality Assurance and
regulatory professionals
Pharmaceutical and medical
scientists
Business and financial project
management
Fact file
1K
1,000 bursary
awarded to all
Drug Discovery
MSc students.
Three partner NHS
Foundation Trusts.
100
Scientists offering
varied research
opportunities.
%
12
STUDY
24%
OTHER
64%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Analytical Science for Industry
MSc
Analytical Toxicology
MSc
Biopharmaceuticals
MSc
Clinical Pharmacology
102
THE INTERNATIONAL
EXPERIENCE SEEKER
Im really enjoying my life in London. Everyone
is nice and willing to help me get used to my new
life here. I did my undergraduate degree in China,
but chose Kings for my postgraduate degree due to
its reputation for Pharmacy & Pharmacology and
Kings Health Partners.
China is entering a time of reformation, so I want
to get involved in the NHS to gain the knowledge to
help Chinas medical reform. I want to be a clinical
pharmacist in China and while studying my
masters have decided to take a PhD at Kings
to achieve this dream.
Working at Guys, St Thomas and Kings College
hospitals means I can gain clinical knowledge,
communicate with clinical experts and learn about
the NHS, which is one of the key reasons I chose to
study in the UK.
Yating
Clinical Pharmacology MSc
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Find out more @


Course
Drug Development Science
Drug Discovery Skills

MSc
Forensic Science
MSc / MRes / PG Dip / PG Cert
Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control

MSc
Pharmaceutical Technology
MSc
Pharmacology
MSc / MRes
Pharmacy Practice
MSc / MSc (Prescribing) / PG Dip / PG Dip (Prescribing) / PG Cert
Translational Medicine
Research courses
Course
Analytical & Environmental Sciences
MPhil / PhD
Pharmaceutical Science, Institute of

MPhil / PhD
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Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is at the heart of

scientific research throughout
Kings. Our research-led
programmes are based around
staff interests.
A focus of the department is to realise
the transformative power of Chemistry at
the interface with Biology and Medicine.
Our current research covers the breadth of
Chemistry with Chemical Biology as common
ground. In a successful fusion of cell biology,
chemistry and physics we apply chemical
approaches to gain access to the molecular
mechanism of complex cell biological problems,
working with the cell biologists of the Randall
Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics and
the Physics Department.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
Graduates find employment

in the following professions
and sectors:
Chemical and
pharmaceutical industries
Science journalism
Intellectual property
Government and academia.
Kings interdisciplinary
environment offers additional
opportunities at the interface of
chemistry and biomedicine in the
biotech and start-up sector.
12
14
1831
Alumnus Michael
Levitt FRS won the
Nobel Prize for
Chemistry, becoming
Kings 12th Nobel
Laureate.
research groups
within the
department.
Year of the
appointment of
first Professor of
Chemistry, John
Frederic Daniell.
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Analytical Science for Industry
MSc
Analytical Toxicology
MSc
Biopharmaceuticals
MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
105
Chemistry
Chemistry
Find out more @


Course
Drug Discovery Skills

MSc
Forensic Science
Pharmaceutical Analysis & Quality Control

MSc
MSc
Pharmacology
MSc / MRes
Pharmacy Practice
MSc / MSc (Prescribing) / PG Dip / PG Dip (Prescribing) / PG Cert
Research courses
Course
Analytical & Environmental Sciences
MPhil / PhD
Chemistry
MPhil / PhD
Pharmaceutical Science, Institute of

MPhil / PhD
106
Informatics
Informatics
Working in modern surroundings,

you will have access to 170 dualboot PCs and benefit from an
open-door policy, which plays a
key role in creating a vibrant and
inclusive community.
We offer a range of exciting postgraduate
courses in the fields of computing, robotics,
telecommunications and most recently data
science. These are delivered by academics who
bring outstanding international reputations and
contemporary experience, boast several major
externally funded projects, a strong publication
portfolio and significant research activity.
Our postgraduate courses aim to prepare you
for both professional and research-led careers,
placing them at the forefront of study of all
aspects of our modern, technological world,
from mobile communications to big data.
Graduate prospects
97
Fact file
of graduates
in work are in
graduate-level
work.

Aircraft manufacture
Data science
Electronic engineering
Software engineering
Product management.
REF, 2014
median salary of
27K The
those graduates in
full-time work.
16
Professors in the
Department of
Informatics.
%
6STUDY
%
20
OTHER
2%
WORK &
Ranked 8th in the

UK for quality of
research.
72%
STUDY
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Advanced Computing
MSc
Advanced Computing with Management
MSc
Advanced Software Engineering
MSc
Advanced Software Engineering with Management
MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
107
Informatics
Informatics
Find out more @


Course
Computer Systems Engineering with Management
MSc
Computing & Internet Systems
MSc
Computing & Security
MSc
Computing, IT Law & Management
MSc
Data Science
MSc
Electronic Engineering with Management
MSc
Engineering with Management
MSc
Intelligent Systems
MSc
Mobile & Personal Communications
MSc
Mobile Internet Research with Industry
MSc
Robotics
MSc
Telecommunications & Internet Technology
MSc
Telecommunications Research with Industry
MSc
Web Intelligence
MSc
Research courses
Course
Computer Science Research
MPhil / PhD
Robotics
MPhil / PhD
Telecommunications
MPhil / PhD
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Informatics
THE YOUNG
PROFESSIONAL
I had been working for several years before I came
to Kings, but postgraduate study has always been
one of my goals.
Im a software engineer for a company called
Haemonetics, and worked part time throughout
my full-time Computing & Security MSc course at
Kings. It wasnt easy, but I enjoyed being back in
academia and having the chance to do research.
Security is something that is always important
within any kind of information system. The
knowledge I gained during my MSc will always be
useful to me, both in my current job and in the future
when I may look for a role thats more involved in the
area of security.
At Haemonetics, I now work on software that
manages the distribution of blood within NHS
hospitals. We make sure that the right blood gets to
the right people at the right time for transfusions.
Ben
Computing and Security MSc
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Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics at Kings has

an established record of
accomplishment in the central
areas of both pure and applied
mathematics dating back to the
appointment of the first Professor
of Mathematics in 1830.
Our postgraduate courses and modules reflect
and are influenced by the various research
interests and activities of our world-renowned
staff. The central London location provides
our research groups with the opportunity to
engage with other members of the academic
community. The department runs various
seminar series, including those run jointly
with institutions in Paris and Brussels, and
oversees doctoral training courses that provide
a mathematically engaging environment for
postgraduate study.
Graduate prospects
88
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.

Trading
Risk management
Business analytics
Academia
Marketing.
Fact file
Ranked 4th in the

UK in terms of
the quality of its
research outputs.
REF, 2014
median salary of
33K The
those graduates in
full-time work.
4 research groups
offer internships.
13%
STUDY
18%
OTHER
60%
WORK
Find out more @

9%
WORK &
STUDY
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Complex Systems Modelling from Biomedical & Natural to Economic & Social Sciences
MSc
Financial Mathematics
MSc
Mathematics
Grad Dip
Mathematics
MSc
110
Mathematics

Course
Theoretical Physics
MSc
Research courses
Course
Mathematics Research (Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics)
MPhil / PhD

The most enjoyable and rewarding aspect of my job at
Kings is to work in one of the top leading universities
in the world with a location in a strategic position
close to the City of London. This facilitates meetings
and collaborations with industry, the private sector
and banks. I teach on the largest Financial
Mathematics MSc programme in the UK, where
students are exposed to a diverse research group with
expertise ranging from pure to applied mathematics.
Professor Tiziana di Matteo
Professor in Financial Mathematics

Having studied Mathematics at undergraduate
level here at Kings, I wanted to continue my studies
in the field of theoretical physics with a view to
eventually pursuing a PhD. What appealed to me
the most about the MSc programme at Kings, is the
extensive variety of modules to choose from and the
opportunity to conduct research alongside one of
the academics during the three-month project aspect
of the course.
Christopher
Theoretical Physics MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
111
Mathematics
Find out more @

Physics
Physics
Physics at Kings provides

a supportive environment in
topical areas of experimental,
computational and theoretical
research, building on a
distinguished history.
Our programmes reflect a focus for research in
three key areas, Theoretical Particle Physics
& Cosmology, Experimental Biophysics &
Nanotechnology and the Theory & Simulation
of Condensed Matter, each enjoying strong
collaborative partnerships within London and
with particular strengths in interdisciplinary
research. Research is supported by access to
world-class laboratories and facilities, while
collaboration with our London partners also
provides access to a wide range of options for
our MSc course. The strength of our courses
today builds on a strong tradition, with former
staff including Wheatstone and Maxwell and
four Nobel Laureates, while former students
include recent Nobel Laureates Michael Levitt
and Peter Higgs.
Graduate prospects
100%
of graduates in
work are in
graduate-level
work.

Software Engineering
Programming
Research.
DHLE Survey 2013
Fact file
91%
of the departments
research output
is world-leading
or internationally
excellent.
median salary of
33K The
those graduates in
full-time work.
Nobel Prize winners

among former staff
and students.
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Physics
Grad Dip
Physics
MSc
Research courses
Course
Physics Research
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University / Erasmus Mundus)
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The Florence Nightingale

Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
is a pioneer and world leader
in healthcare education and
research.
Many of our staff are practising clinicians and
regarded as leaders in their fields. Their desire
to advance education in nursing and midwifery
has resulted in the boundaries of healthcare
practices moving forward. Learning is done in a
stimulating and supportive environment, while
personal development and the achievement of
excellence are actively encouraged.
The Faculty is part of Kings Health Partners
Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC),
a collaboration between Kings and three
NHS Trust partners. This collaboration aims
to combine world-class research, teaching and
clinical practices under one roof, encouraging
the next generation of clinicians to achieve
real standards of excellence, for the benefit
of patients.
Nursing & Midwifery
Nursing & Midwifery
Clinical
Academic Careers
Fact file
A clinical academic is a nurse,

midwife or allied health
professional engaged in both
clinical practice and research
in the pursuit of excellent
evidence-based healthcare.
Research aims to inform and
improve the effectiveness,
quality and safety of healthcare.
The focus is on building a
research-led care environment
and challenging existing
practices.
The Complete University

Guide, 2016
92%
4
5 OTHER
4WORK% & STUDY
%
Top-rated Nursing
faculty in London.
PRES, 2015
90%
STUDY
92% of faculty
postgraduate
research degree
students believe their
supervisors have the
skills and subject
knowledge to support
their research.
of our research is
ranked word-leading
or internationally
excellent.
REF, 2014
87%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Advanced Practice
Advanced Practice: Leadership

Advanced Practice: Midwifery

MSc / PG Dip
Advanced Practice: Nurse Practitioner District Nursing

MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
113
Nursing & Midwifery

Nursing & Midwifery
Find out more @


Course
Advanced Practice: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (Health Visiting)
PG Dip
Advanced Practice: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing)

PG Dip
Clinical Nursing for International Students

MSc
Advanced Clinical Healthcare (Online)
MSc
Clinical Research
MRes
Diabetes Clinical Care and Management (ENDCUP Only)

Implementation & Improvement Science
MSc
NEW
Midwifery with Registration

PG Dip (with option to top-up to an MSc Midwifery through part-time study)
Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse
PG Dip (with option to top-up to an MSc Nursing through part-time study)
Nursing with Registration as a Childrens Nurse
Nursing with Registration as a Mental Health Nurse
Please note: Freestanding modules that count towards a masters degree are also available.
Research courses
Course
Nursing & Midwifery Research with Hong Kong University
MPhil / PhD
Health Studies Research

MPhil / PhD
Midwifery Research
MPhil / PhD
Nursing Research
MPhil / PhD
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Nursing & Midwifery
THE CAREER CHANGER

While studying my undergraduate degree in
media technology, which involved working in
TV and radio studios, I chose to volunteer with
St John Ambulance in my spare time. I became
interested in medicine and helping people, and
made the decision to study nursing at Kings
before I finished my first degree.
While I was studying at Kings, I joined the
Territorial Army and spent three months working
at a hospital in Camp Bastian, Afghanistan. It was
a unique experience and made me realise that I
didnt want to be a ward nurse.
While I was in Afghanistan, I applied for my
current job at Kings College Hospital working
in the Emergency Department. After my tour, I
progressed to Senior Staff Nurse and now do a job
share where Im 50 per cent clinical and 50 per
cent research nurse.
Studying nursing at Kings opens up a lot of
opportunities and has helped guide my career
choices and progression.
Graeme
Accelerated diploma of higher education in Adult Nursing
(equivalent to PG Dip)
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Addictions
Addictions
Also known as the National

Addiction Centre (NAC),
the Addictions Department
at the Institute of Psychiatry,
Psychology & Neuroscience has
developed a body of research
evidence that has informed the
development of new treatment
services for alcohol, smoking and
drug problems in the UK.
The NAC is one of the most productive
research groups in Europe. Research and
Development Europe (RAND) has rated
Substance Abuse Research at the NAC as
leading the field.
The emphasis of our research and teaching is on
what works in the prevention and treatment
of substance misuse: the NAC represents a
network of clinicians, researchers and clinical
teachers who have a shared commitment to
excellence in prevention and treatment work.
Graduate prospects
100
of graduates in
work are in
graduate-level
work.

Clinical specialist/director
Positions in local or national
organisations requiring
understanding of policy
dissemination at local, national
or international level
Manager of addictions services
Drug worker
Substance misuse nurse
specialist
Psychology assistant, research
assistant
PhD study or Doctorate in
Clinical Psychology.
DHLE Survey 2013
Fact file
Learning through
lectures, seminars,
tutorials, journal
clubs, practice
supervision groups,
clinical placements,
field experience and
self-directed study.
Students benefit
from links with NHS
Trusts and public
policymakers,
including government
bodies, the United
Nations and World
Health Organisation.
Research ranges
from trials of
new therapies
and preventative
treatments to
studies seeking to
understand the
genetic and biological
basis of addictive
behaviour.
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Addiction Studies
MSc / PG Cert
International Programme in Addiction Studies
MSc
Research courses
Course
Addictions
MD(Res) / MPhil / PhD
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The Division of Neuroscience

at the Institute of Psychiatry,
Psychology & Neuroscience,
is one of the leading centres for
neuroscience research in the
world.
Our researchers, scientists and MSc students
work within a multidisciplinary environment.
Our work focuses on understanding the
mechanisms of the brain and nervous system,
and improving treatments for diseases.
We link internationally-leading, across-thelifespan research, with large acute clinical
services, and a vibrant postgraduate programme
offering. Our research activity is housed in
exceptional facilities, and students can choose
from an exciting range of projects. Research
encompasses the full spectrum of state-of-theart molecular and cell biology approaches.
Graduate prospects
91
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.

Employment in an academic,
clinical or pharmaceutical
organisation
Training as clinical
psychologists
Scientific publishing
Clinical and non-clinical
academic careers in neurology,
psychiatry and allied health
care professions
PhD study.
Maurice Wohl Clinical

Neuroscience
Institute is set to
be one of Europes
largest centres for
interdisciplinary
neuroscience
excellence.
We host Kings Health
Partners Centre for
Neurodegeneration
Research and
MRC London
Neurodegenerative
Disease Brain Bank
exploring the causes
of and cure for
neurodegenerative
conditions.
Groundbreaking
research into
Alzheimers disease,
Parkinsons, motor
neurone disease,
depression,
schizophrenia,
epilepsy and stroke.
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Clinical Neurodevelopmental Sciences
MSc
Clinical Neuroscience
MSc
Neuroscience
MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
117

Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Neuroscience

After medical school I decided to pursue a career in
academic neurology. I sought a masters focusing on
links between basic science and neurological diseases
such as motor neurone disease and Alzheimers. The
Clinical Neuroscience MSc met these criteria and I
was delighted that most lectures and activities are
led by neurologists who see patients and undertake
research.
Mustafa
Clinical Neuroscience MSc
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Based at the Institute of

Psychiatry, Psychology &
Neuroscience, we are an
internationally leading specialist
group in methodology for
mental health research. We
have particular expertise in
measurement, developmental
and longitudinal analysis.
Biostatistics
Biostatistics
Graduate prospects
Fact file

Careers in academia
Biostatisticians in health
organisations, government
and industry.
We train staff and

students in research
to understand and
improve mental health.
Extensive
collaborations within
Kings and other
universities in the UK
and the US.
DHLE Survey 2013
Our contribution is
recognised in over
60 papers a year,
and numerous grant
awards.
Areas of particularly strong methodology

include generalised structural equation
modelling, causal analysis and cluster analysis.
Areas of strong collaboration include autism,
chronic fatigue and eating disorders. The
department also hosts the IoPPNs
UKCRC-accredited Kings Clinical Trials
Unit which provides randomisation, data
management, trial management and statistical
analysis for a growing portfolio of both single
and multicentre trials.
Find out more @
Research courses
Course
Biostatistics
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
119
Child & Adolescent

Psychiatry
Based at the Institute of
Psychiatry, Psychology &
Neuroscience, the department
is world-renowned for its
progressive research in the area
of child psychiatry, and our
programmes are taught by leading
academics in the field.
Children live through multiple periods of
critical, sometimes chaotic, development
affecting the way they think, feel and perceive.
Our goal is to understand in principle how
childhood disorders are distinct from their adult
equivalents. We then apply those principles
to prevention, diagnosis and treatment. We
provide the essential link between state-ofthe-art science and its translation into clinical
services, strengthened by our pivotal role
within Kings Health Partners, and our staffs
connections with the National Specialist
teams based at the Maudsley Hospital. The
Department is also home to the National
Academy of Parenting Research.
Graduate prospects
93
Fact file
of graduates
in work, study
or both went
into graduatelevel work or
postgraduate
study.
Exceptional
clinical placement
opportunities.
Access to clinical
resources, journal
club, Grand Rounds
and web-based
clinical learning to
supplement direct
experience.

In clinical practice with
enhanced skills and knowledge
in child mental health
Family Therapy programmes
prepare students for registration
with the UKCP as a systemic
family therapist. Students go on
to work within the NHS or similar
settings. Successful graduates
can apply for family and systemic
psychotherapy posts and work
privately.
%
6OTHER
Expertise: ASD,
ADHD, Anxiety and
Depression, SelfHarm, Antisocial
Behaviour, Conduct
Disorder, Family
Therapy.
6%
STUDY
6WORK% &
STUDY
82%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
MSc
Family Therapy
MSc / Grad Cert
Research courses
Course
120
Based at the Institute of Psychiatry,

Psychology & Neuroscience,
the centre uses the expertise of
specialists from a wide range
of disciplines who focus their
research on the mission to advance
our understanding of brain
development, through collaborative
multi-disciplinary studies.
Graduate prospects
Fact file

organisation
psychiatry and allied health care
professions
PhD study
2014
Such is the complexity of the brains

construction that neurobiologists are still far
from a complete structural and functional
understanding of its basic operations, let alone
even beginning to understand the nature of
the higher functions such as thought and
consciousness of which possibly only the
human brain is capable. It is our goal to further
the understanding of this structure through our
current research programmes:
Building brains: animal models and
tissue engineering
Assembly and Plasticity of Neural Circuits
Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
DHLE Survey 2013
30
150
Developmental Neurobiology
MRC Centre for

The centre became

part of the IoPPN
in 2014 as part of
a new Division of
Neuroscience.
Over the past decade,
the centre grew to
comprise nearly 30
laboratories.
Approximately 150
scientists, students,
and staff are working
on related questions
concerning the early
steps in nervous
system development.
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
MRC Centre for Developmental Neurobiology
MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
121
Forensic &
Neurodevelopmental Science
The Institute of Psychiatry,
Psychology & Neuroscience is
home to one of Europes largest
research groups focusing on the
development of prosocial and
antisocial behaviours across
the lifespan.
Our academics have expertise from
basic animal models through to the latest
neuroimaging techniques. We align this
expertise in biological approaches with
epidemiology and the social sciences. We are
world leaders in areas including brain imaging
of infants; autistic spectrum disorders and
ADHD; conduct disorder; callous unemotional
behaviour in children; antisocial personality
disorder in adulthood; maternal stress/abuse
and subsequent development of antisocial
behaviour in offspring. In order to translate
our findings into practice and to improve
patient outcomes, our work is integrated with
clinical services within the South London and
Maudsley NHS Trust.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
76
Recent graduates have gone

on to:
Enhanced clinical practice as
psychiatrists or psychologists
PhD study
Forensic or clinical psychology
training
Research assistants
Nursing with expertise in
neurodevelopmental disorders
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
10%
STUDY
WORK &
STUDY
87%
Outstanding
opportunities for
clinical placements
for masters
students.
Extensive
collaborative links
with national and
international centres,
including large
EU-funded training
networks linking the
IoPPN to China, the US
and the Netherlands.
45M
45 million in
research funding,
and consistently
published in the
worlds leading
neuroscience,
psychology and
psychiatry journals.
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Clinical Forensic Psychiatry
MSc / PG Dip
Clinical Forensic Psychology

MSc
Forensic Mental Health

MSc / PG Dip
Forensic Mental Health Research

MSc
122
Research courses
Course

The course included a 75-day clinical placement
where students take the role of honorary assistant
psychologist two days a week, allowing me to see
first-hand how a secure forensic psychiatric service
operates. This placement was complemented by
excellent teaching which translates directly to the
work I do. I now have a place to complete a PhD with
the Biomedical Research Centre at the IoPPN for
which I will be collecting data at Broadmoor Hospital
looking to identify biomarkers of treatment outcomes
in mentally disordered violent offenders.
Ottilie
Forensic Mental Health MSc
(Clinical Forensic Psychology pathway)
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
123
Find out more @

Health Service &

Population Research
Comprising five key research
centres, we promote and conduct
high quality health service and
population research in mental
health and epidemiology relevant
to policy and practice, both
nationally and internationally.
Our researchers develop ways to tailor
effective services to the age, gender or culture
of people in need of help and encourage
service-user and carer involvement in mental
health research to ensure evidence-based health
treatment and care.
Graduate prospects
89
Our department
houses the World
Health Organisation
Collaborating Centre
for Research and
Training in Mental
Health (WHOCC).
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.

Senior clinicians and service
managers
Academic researchers
Policymakers (eg NGOs, World
Health Organisation)
Doctoral researchers or clinical
psychologists.
%
22
STUDY
By providing effective teaching and training

in health service and population research
skills, we aim to drive up the quality of mental
health services, to achieve the best outcomes
for patients and to enhance their quality of life,
offering best value for money and reducing the
stigma of mental illness.
Find out more @
Fact file
%
6WORK
&
STUDY
Our MSc Global

Mental Health is
a collaboration
between Kings
College London and
the London School of
Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine.
40
40 PhD students
from 16 different
countries.
72%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Global Mental Health
MSc
Mental Health Service & Population Research
MSc
Research courses
Course
124
Promoting an interdisciplinary
research environment with a
world-leading combination
of application-oriented brain
imaging, analysis and clinical
expertise for the definition,
diagnosis and treatment of
neurological and psychiatric
disorders.
Based at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology
& Neuroscience, the Centre for Neuroimaging
Sciences is a joint venture between Kings
College London and the South London
and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM). Our
long-term objective is to translate ongoing
preclinical developments in neuroimaging to
the clinic, improving diagnosis and treatment of
psychiatric and neurological diseases.
We use a wide range of neuroimaging
techniques from pharmacological MRI and
spectroscopy techniques to perfusion, diffusion,
functional and structural imaging.
Neuroimaging
Neuroimaging
Graduate prospects
93
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.

Establishing a career in
neuroimaging or related
professions within the NHS
and pharmaceutical industry
In further study.
%
33
STUDY
60
The Department
houses the Preclinical
Imaging Unit (PIU),
comprising state-ofthe-art purpose-built
MR research facilities
for preclinical
experimental
research.
Our NHS partnerships
provide opportunities
for students to
apply basic imaging
technology to
mental illness
and neurological
disorders.
Current research
projects:
neurodegeneration,
epilepsy, stroke,
pain, psychosis,
affective disorders,
developmental
disorders.
WORK
%
7OTHER
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Neuroimaging
MSc
Research courses
Course
Neuroimaging
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
125
Old Age Psychiatry
Old Age Psychiatry
Our team works together to

carry out biological and clinical
research that we believe will
impact upon our understanding
of dementia and other mental
illnesses that affect older people,
and help lead to the development
of better treatments.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
Recent graduates are now in:

Academic/industrial research
Research support
Postdoctoral research
Positions within the NHS
Close collaboration
with the Division
of Neuroscience,
MRC Centre for
Neurodegeneration
and Biomedical
Research Centre for
Mental Health.
DHLE Survey 2013
An important part of our mission is to train the

next generation of researchers in this field. Our
research into the basic biology of Alzheimers
disease, the clinical features and aetiology
of psychosis in later life and the conduct of
randomised controlled trials, is internationally
regarded. We have a particular commitment
to the conduct of high-quality, independent
clinical trials because the results can impact
positively upon the availability of effective
treatments. Ongoing projects include:
Biomarkers and recovery from delirium
ATTILA Assistive Technologies
Brains for Dementia Research
Blood-based biomarkers for
Alzheimers disease.
Senior members
of the Department
offer supervision to
students wishing to
undertake a PhD or
MD(Res).
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Old Age Psychiatry & Dementia
126
Exploring the interface between

psychiatry and medicine,
psychiatry and occupation,
psychiatry and the military, and
psychiatry in different settings.
The disorders of interest are those of the
common mental disorders, such as depression,
anxiety, perinatal psychiatry, psychological
oncology, eating disorders and stress-related
disorders.
The principal research methodologies used
within the department are epidemiological,
clinical and psychological research, including
cross-sectional studies, cohort studies and
randomised controlled trials.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
91
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
Unique position
within Kings Health
Partners as crossing
the divide between
psychiatry and
medicine.
Recent graduates are now in:

Training as clinical
psychologists
organisation
psychiatry and allied healthcare
professions
PhD study.
Cross-faculty links
with the Department
of War Studies in
Faculty of Social
Science & Public
Policy.
%
8OTHER
8%
WORK &
STUDY
%
12
STUDY
World experts in
areas such as
military health,
psychiatric
epidemiology,
eating disorders,
depression,
unexplained
syndromes, physical/
mental health.
72%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Affective Disorders
MSc
Mental Health, Ethics & Law

MSc
War & Psychiatry

MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
127
Find out more @

Research courses
Course

General Robert E. Lee remarked, it is well that
war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond
of it. His observation captured the trauma and the
emotional highs of battle, two key elements of our
research in the field of military psychology. How
people prepare for conflict, cope during periods of
intense stress and manage the return to peacetime
life frame much of our study of soldiers and civilians.
Incorporating findings into the core teaching
material for the MSc in War and Psychiatry has
significant value; it exposes our ideas to critical
scrutiny and also gives us an opportunity to influence
a new generation of scholars and practitioners.
Professor Edgar Jones
Programme Leader for MSc in War and Psychiatry
128
Founded in 1950, the Department

of Psychology has become one
of the worlds largest grouping
of psychologists undertaking
research and education in the
areas of clinical and health
psychology, neuropsychology
and neuroscience, developmental
psychology and forensic
psychology.
The major focus is translational and applied
research in the areas of mental health and
physical health. The department has pioneered
new approaches to psychological treatments
and continues to undertake basic research,
treatment development and evaluation across a
range of mental health and physical conditions.
From undergraduate to doctoral level, we
maximise our close ties with our NHS partners.
Many members of academic staff are qualified
clinical and health psychologists providing
expert psychological services to our NHS
partners as part of their work.
Psychology
Psychology
Graduate prospects
100%
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.

Continue to complete BPS
Stage 2 and practise as a Health
Psychologist in clinical settings
Research Assistants and PhD
study
Cognitive Behavioural
Therapists.
% 3%
3
STUDY
OTHER
Our Psychology
Department boasts
the first established
Clinical Psychology
training programme
in the UK.
Our academics
are experts at the
cutting edge of
cognitive behavioural
therapy development.
Our Doctorate in
Clinical Psychology
and MSc Health
Psychology are fully
accredited by the
British Psychological
Society (BPS).
94%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
CBT Informed & Carer Supportive Practice in Psychosis
Grad Cert / Grad Dip
Cognitive Behavioural Therapies

PG Dip
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis
PG Dip / PG Cert
Health Psychology
MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
129
Psychology
Psychology
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
DClinPsy
Psychology
MD(Res) / MPhil / PhD / DClinPsy

One of the most enjoyable parts of the programme
was the clinical placement which allows students to
put Health Psychology into action. The interactive
nature of the learning environment at the IoPPN,
and the relationship between lecturers and students
was flawless.
Appiah
Health Psychology MSc
130
Research in the department is

world-leading, with both local
and global impact. Our staff
challenge accepted thought to
explore new approaches and
develop new technology to shed
light on psychosis.
We focus on understanding the causes of
psychosis and the mechanisms underlying
psychosis. Areas of interest include subclinical
symptoms, high-risk groups, schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder. Our close collaboration with
clinical teams facilitates the involvement of
patients in research, and allows rapid translation
of research findings into clinical practice.
Our research approach is multidisciplinary,
with an emphasis on the integration of data
across different research modalities, including
neuroimaging, electrophysiology, genetics,
epidemiology, psychopathology, cognition,
endocrinology and psychopharmacology.
Psychosis Studies
Psychosis Studies
Graduate prospects
86
Fact file
of graduates in
work, study or
both went into
graduate-level
work or
postgraduate
study.
One of the worlds

largest groups
conducting research
in this field.
Well-established
clinical placements
voluntary scheme,
offering placements
within South London
and Maudsley NHS
Trust.

Clinicians and/or policymakers
in mental health and social care
Managers of mental health
policy in the workplace
In research and post-doctoral
study.
10
STUDY
%
14
OTHER
4WORK% &
72%
STUDY
Our MSc in Early

Intervention in
Psychosis and MSc
Organisational
Psychiatry &
Psychology are
the only masters
programmes of their
kind worldwide.
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Early Intervention in Psychosis
MSc
Mental Health Studies

MSc
Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology

MSc
Psychiatric Research
MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
131
Psychosis Studies
Psychosis Studies
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Psychosis Studies

I chose the IoPPN due to the quality of the research
produced here, plus the fact that Kings is based in
London. For me, the best thing about my course is my
dissertation project and the placement involved at
the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trust. It gives me the opportunity to work among an
interdisciplinary mental health team, within the
NHS, while also being supervised by a clinical
psychologist.
Dimosthenis
MSc Mental Health Studies

I have gained a specialised understanding of a
complex mental health issue through its various
stages. I analysed in-depth perspectives of psychosis
and related illnesses from multidisciplinary
approaches, guided by a world-class team of experts
in the field. The placement allowed me to implement
this learning by the vast knowledge I gained in a
clinical setting.
Conor
MSc Early Intervention in Psychosis
132
Psychosis Studies
THE GRADUATE
When I finished my undergraduate degree I still
felt I needed more of an X-factor from a professional
perspective. Id gone from junior school to high school
to university so entering the job market seemed like a
frightening task. My postgraduate studies have given
me that foot in the door.
The IoPPN is such an active research institute so
youre right up to date with whats relevant in the
second decade of the 21st century. Its helped prepare
me for real working life and Ive actually secured a
job at one of the major strategic consultancies based
here in London. Im very much looking forward
to that.
Im originally from Copenhagen and studied my
undergraduate degree in California before coming to
London. As well as a multicultural outlook, I think
it gives you a sense of fulfilment to know that you can
live somewhere new without knowing anyone and
get on just fine.
Oliver
Organisational Psychiatry & Psychology MSc
Watch Olivers video here:
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133
Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry
MRC Social, Genetic &

Developmental Psychiatry Centre
The MRC SGDP Centre
continues to ensure its place at the
forefront of international scientific
research.
The centres mission is to undertake research
on the impact and interplay between genetic,
environmental and developmental factors, and
their roles in the causal processes underlying
the origins and course of multifactorial mental
disorders; to consider the implications for
clinical practice and public health policy; and
to train others in the methodologies involved.
Graduate prospects
Fact file

Academic researchers into
the social, genetic and
developmental aspects of
psychiatric illness
Pharmaceutical or healthcare
industry employees
In scientific publishing.
Our state-of-the-art
molecular genetics
laboratory provides
a complete suite
of resources for
research to enhance
our theoretical
teaching.
A diverse team of
academics with
expertise in subjects
such as psychiatry,
social psychology,
psychopathology,
quantitative and
statistical genetics
and epigenetics.
DHLE Survey 2013
The departments focus is on common

psychiatric disorders that emerge in
childhood such as mood disorders (anxiety
and depression), externalising disorders
(disruptive behaviour including hyperactivity
and addictions), and cognitive disorders
(learning disabilities and the autistic spectrum).
The centre inspires and nurtures collaborative
research within an interdisciplinary context.
10
Our innovative annual

MRC SGDP Summer
School has run for 10
years and provides
hands-on training
in methodological
aspects of genetics
and genomics.
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Genes, Environment & Development
MSc
MSc
Research courses
Course
134
MRC Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry Centre

What really stands out at the SGDP is the social and
collaborative atmosphere. Students take classes together
in their first year and all have offices on the same floor,
which makes it a very social and friendly place to study.
It also means that students researching different areas of
psychiatry, psychology, neuroimaging, and genetics are
in constant contact, which helps to broaden your exposure
to research. The PhD itself is usually very independent,
driven by the students own ideas and interests.
Robert
Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry MSc

My knowledge of quantitative and molecular genetic
research has grown immensely, both theoretically and
practically. The main highlight of the MSc has been
the lectures and tutorials, given to us by world-leading
experts. The learning environment has been
interactive, and both the professors and fellow students
have been very helpful. The centre has a relaxed
atmosphere although everyone is eager to learn and
is passionate about their research.
Ebba
Genes, Environment & Development MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
135
Find out more @

Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases
Wolfson Centre for

Age-Related Diseases
Our research is geared towards
developing treatments for a
number of age-related problems
that have significant impact on
both an individual and societal
level, including neurodegenerative
diseases, loss of hearing and pain.
We are making considerable progress in
understanding the molecular basis for each
of these conditions and identifying novel
therapeutic strategies or targets. We are fully
equipped for all aspects of cell and molecular
biology, and have wide expertise in a range
of animal models.
Graduate prospects
Senior lecturers; postdoctorate
researchers
Positions within the NHS
Positions within pharmaceutical
companies.
DHLE Survey 2013
We have established a Neuroscience

Drug Discovery Unit supported by a
core histopathology lab and an innovative
bioinformatics program to develop new drugs
for the treatment of Alzheimers disease. The
PhD student community at the Wolfson Centre
for Age-Related Diseases (CARD) has over 50
students supported by various funding bodies.
Fact file
1m
Professor Karen
Steel, based at the
Wolfson CARD, was
the joint recipient
of the 1 million Euro
BRAIN PRIZE for
2012 in recognition
of her outstanding
contribution to this
important area of
research.
We have an
open innovation
partnership
with Pfizer one
of the worlds
premier innovative
biopharmaceutical
companies.
Find out more @

Research courses
Course
Age-Related Diseases, Wolfson Centre for
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Contemporary British History
Contemporary
British History
Kings Institute of Contemporary
British History (ICBH) is the
UKs leading centre for research
and study into the contemporary
history of the United Kingdom.
Graduate prospects
We teach British history in an international

context, considering the development of
democratic politics, the media, the economy,
welfare, defence and diplomacy from the
early 20th century to the present day. The
programmes will help you better understand
public policy and present problems through
an understanding of the past.
Policy analyst
Parliamentary researcher
Editors and journalist
Management consultant
Civil servant
Teacher.
You will benefit from a unique location

in the heart of the British administrative
centre with unrivalled access to library
and archival resources and easy access to
resources in Europe, as well as a wide range
of contemporary history experts at ICBH.
Students have full access to ICBHs seminar
series and other exciting activities, such as
our oral history programme, public lectures,
conferences and research projects.
50
Fact file
of graduates in
full-time work
are in graduatelevel work
Residential workshop
each year for ICBH
MA and PhD students
at Cumberland Lodge,
Windsor Great Park.
Recent graduates have gone on

to become:
20
100+
%
11
OTHER
students are
currently pursuing
their PhD at ICBH.
Since 1986 the
ICBH has organised
over 100 oral
history witness
seminars, creating
an unparalleled oral
history archive.
89%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Contemporary History
MA
Politics & Contemporary History

MA
Research courses
Course
MPhil / PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
137
Defence Studies
Defence Studies
At the heart of security and

defence education in the UK,
the Defence Studies Department
(DSD) is uniquely placed to shape
and influence global defence
thinking and policy-making.
Based at the UK Joint Services Command
and Staff College in Shrivenham, the
department comprises nearly 60 academics
with expertise across military, naval,
diplomatic and imperial history, international
relations, defence and regional security and
policy studies, ethics of conflict and strategic
studies. Staff engage in the through-career
delivery of professional military education
for UK and international military personnel
at the Defence Academy of the United
Kingdom and provide policy advice to the
wider defence and government sector. As
a PhD student you will benefit from this
unique civil-military environment and close
interaction with other departments, the
armed forces and the Ministry of Defence.
Graduate prospects
100%
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.
68K
the median
salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Our graduates have gone on

to positions and careers in
academia (eg Harvard and
Stanford), Professional Military
Education (Sandhurst and
Defence Academy) as well as in
the government and commercial
sector (Ministry of Defence,
Foreign & Commonwealth
Office, NGOs).
Fact file
Kings was ranked

1st for power for
its Politics and
International Studies
research.
REF, 2014
The Defence Studies

Department funds
4 PhD studentships
each year.
90
Around 90 students
are currently
pursuing their PhD
at DSD.
% 2%
2OTHER
STUDY
96%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Research courses
Course
Defence Studies Research
MPhil / PhD
138
Kings is renowned for its

teaching and research expertise
in science and mathematics
education, language education
and linguistics, and education and
social policy.
Scholarship in the Department of Education &
Professional Studies (DEPS) is interdisciplinary
and focused on education in its broadest
sense, incorporating questions about culture,
communication, cognition, authority, power,
social justice and ethics in educational and
other professional and social contexts, including
health and social care and the cultural sector.
Our courses develop professionals who are able
to critically analyse, research and effectively
respond to changes in thinking and policy
in their fields. DEPS is a warm and friendly
department in which you will be supported
to become active participants in our dynamic
community of learners.
Graduate prospects
97
Fact file
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.

Authors, editors, journalists and
translators
Arts and cultural sector
educators
Research and policy leads in
childrens charities and services
Senior professionals in NGOs
and INGOs
Teachers and managers in
schools and colleges
Lecturers and researchers in
higher education.
2%
Education &
Professional Studies
Ranked 2nd in the UK

for the overall quality
of its research.
REF, 2014
40
The department has

been at the forefront
of teacher education
and educational
research for over
40 years.
2nd in the UK
for Education.
Complete University
Guide, 2015
%
3STUDY
%
7OTHER
WORK &
STUDY
88%
Find out more @

WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching
MA
Child Studies
MA
Computing in Education
MA

MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
139

Find out more @


Course
Education in Arts & Cultural Settings
MA
Education Management
MA
Education, Policy & Society

MA
English in Education
MA
International Child Studies

MA
Language & Cultural Diversity

MA
Mathematics Education
MA
Modern Foreign Languages Education

MA
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Biology)

PGCE / PGCE (School Direct)
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Chemistry)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Computer Science)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (English)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Information Technology and Computer Science)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Latin with Classics)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Mathematics)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Modern Foreign Languages)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Physics with Mathematics)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Physics)

140

Course
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Religious Education)
Science Education
MA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

MA
In addition to the PGCE, we also offer employment-based School Direct Training (QTS only)
Research courses
Course
Education & Professional Studies Research
MPhil / PhD
Interdisciplinary Policy Studies

MPhil / PhD
Language, Discourse & Communication

MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University & National University of Singapore)

After experiencing various educational reforms in
my teaching life, I wanted to reflect on my experiences
with the help of some theoretical frameworks.
Fascinated by the long history and well-known
reputation of Kings, I decided to study the MA
programme in Education, Policy & Society. The
programme is of very high quality and has given me
multiple perspectives and analytical lenses for
evaluating educational policy critically.
Pakon
Education, Policy & Society MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
141
Find out more @

Geography
Geography
Geography at Kings unites

science, society and environment.
Whether in world-leading
satellite-sensing technology,
understanding climate change
debates or behaviour-changing
concepts such as Virtual Water,
our work represents the best
of multidisciplinary expertise,
brought to bear on key challenges
for this generation and the next.
Studying in the Geography Department at
Kings gives you the opportunity to deepen
your knowledge, develop your skills and
broaden your experience within a world-class
university. Modules are taught by leading
international experts in their fields, many
of whom have won awards for their work,
bringing cutting-edge research into the
curriculum. Students are encouraged to take
part in our research groups seminar series,
reading groups and keynote lectures that take
place in the department.
Graduate prospects
Fact file
77
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work
25K
the median
salary of those
graduates in
full-time work
170+
Over 170 masters

students in the
Department of
Geography.

Environment professionals
Researchers and educators
Public services associate
professionals
Finance and investment analysts
and advisers
Management consultants and
business analysts
Quality assurance and regulatory
professionals.
100+
More than 100 PhD

students over four
research groups.
%
14
OTHER
2WORK% &
STUDY
25
Rankd in the top 25

departments in
the world.
QS World Ranking, 2015
%
10
STUDY
74%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Aquatic Resource Management
MSc
Climate Change: Environment, Science & Policy

MSc
Climate Change: History, Culture, Society

MA
Disasters, Adaption & Development

MA / MSc
142
Geography

Course
Environment & Development
MA / MSc
Environment, Politics & Globalisation

MA / MSc
Environmental Monitoring, Modelling & Management

MSc
Geography
MA / MSc
Geopolitics, Territory & Security

MA
Risk Analysis
MA / MSc
Sustainable Cities
MA / MSc
Tourism, Environment & Development

MA / MSc
Water: Science & Governance

MSc
Research courses
Course
Geography
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University / Humboldt University Berlin /
National University of Singapore)
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
143
Geography
Find out more @

Global Affairs
Global Affairs
We offer an exciting range of

study opportunities to help
prepare you for a world of rising
powers and emerging markets.
The School of Global Affairs is fast becoming a
focal point in London for thinking and research
on the countries, regions, people and ideas that
are changing the world in the 21st century.
Choose to specialise in a particular area or to
study international development on a broader
level. You will benefit from an international
faculty; connections with business, government
and the third sector; research collaborations;
internship opportunities and a rich programme
of seminars and public lectures. Programmes
and research are interdisciplinary in nature,
giving you the opportunity to deepen your
understanding in a range of subject areas,
and you will learn from staff who are actively
involved in global policymaking.
Graduate prospects
Our programmes provide
ideal training for analytical,
research or strategic roles in
business (including finance and
investment), diplomacy, the
civil service, non-governmental
organisations, media, journalism
and cultural management,
including employment in the
development sector in the UK
and other Organisation for
Economic Co-ordination &
Development (OECD) member
countries, as well as the
emerging economies.
Fact file
40%
50
The School of Global

Affairs is made up
of 6 area-focused
institutes plus
the International
Development
Institute.
of our academic body
comes from outside
the UK.
Our programmes
attract students
from over 50
countries
each year.
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Brazil in Global Perspective
MSc
China & Globalisation

MSc
Conflict Resolution in Divided Societies

MA
Contemporary India
MA
144
Global Affairs

Course
Contemporary India (Research)
MRes
Emerging Economies & Inclusive Development

MSc
Emerging Economies & International Development

MSc
Eurasian Political Economy & Energy

MSc
Governance in Contemporary China

MSc
Latin American Development

MSc
Leadership & Development

MSc
Middle Eastern Studies

MA
Political Economy of Emerging Markets

MSc
Political Economy of the Middle East

MA
Russia in Global Systems

MSc
Russian Policy & Society

MSc
Security, Leadership & Society

MSc
South Asia & Global Security

MA
Research courses
Course
Brazilian Studies Research
MPhil / PhD
Chinese Studies Research

MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University or National University of Singapore)
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
145
Global Affairs
Find out more @

Global Affairs
THE SPECIALIST
I became interested in poverty and inequality
after getting involved in politics during my
undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences. There
was no Labour Society at my university so I set one
up. I found that poverty was political, and after
graduating I wanted to focus on these issues in
more detail.
I got a few offers but chose Kings when one of the
co-directors of the new International Development
Institute told me about all the specialist staff they
were hiring. The academic standing of the people
here is second to none. I really enjoyed studying
here at Kings.
Since finishing the masters Ive interviewed some
former Prime Ministers and Secretaries of State for
a video aimed at keeping international development
at the top of the agenda. Im now about to start a PhD
here at Kings as I think this will help me become a
policy advisor on development issues.
Mann
Emerging Economies & International Development MSc
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146
Global Affairs
Research courses continued

Course
Contemporary India Research
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with National University of Singapore)
Development Studies with reference to Emerging Economies

PhD
International Relations
Joint PhD with the Institute of International Relations at the University of So Paulo
Leadership Studies with reference to Security & Development

PhD
Middle Eastern Studies Research

MPhil / PhD
Russian & Eurasian Studies

PhD

The Lau China Institute has brought together
excellent scholars from different research
backgrounds whose objective views on contemporary
China bridge the perspectives in the West and those
in China. Learning from these scholars has been a
great experience for me. The academic and cultural
events organised at Kings have further made my
study experience as a PhD student more enjoyable
and fruitful.
Jiabao
Chinese Studies Research PhD
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
147
Global Affairs
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Management
Management
World-class scholars, a highly

regarded research culture
and close ties to industry and
governmental organisations make
Kings an exciting and rewarding
place to study management.
Graduate prospects
86
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.
26K
26,500 is the
median salary
of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Research in the School of Management

& Business addresses the most significant
contemporary concerns in management,
encompassing: consequences of the economic
crisis; corporate governance; human resource
management; multinational strategy; dividend
and pension policy; employee engagement and
productivity. We have a strong reputation for
our ability to advance and shape management
and public policy debate, and you will learn
from our faculty members who regularly
provide advice to UK and international
organisations and institutions, such as the
Department of Trade and Industry. You will
gain an understanding into the daily functions
of organisations and management and the
rapidly changing internal and external forces
that play a role in how they operate.

Management consultants and
business analysts
Finance and investment analysts
and advisors
Human resources and industrial
relations officers
Marketing associate professionals
Health services and public health
managers and directors.
%
20
OTHER
%
1WORK
&
STUDY
Fact file
82%
50
10
of the published
research submitted
to the REF, 2014,
was deemed to be
world-leading and
internationally
excellent.
Students from over
50 countries are
currently enrolled
on one of our
programmes.
Ranked in the Top
10 for Business,
Management &
Marketing.
Guardian University
League Table, 2016
%
5STUDY
74%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Accounting, Accountability & Financial Management
MSc
Banking & Finance
MSc
Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis
MSc
International Management
MSc
148
Management

Course
International Marketing
MSc
Public Policy & Management
MSc
Research courses
Course
Management Research
MPhil / PhD

In coming to Kings my plan was to broaden my
knowledge of marketing and communications, and
to apply it in practice. I have achieved that but what
came with it was the chance to live and study in a
truly international environment. Taking on
responsibilities at Kings and joining Students in
Free Enterprise (SIFE), the KCL Finance Society
and Business Club, I have met some incredible
people, developed my leadership skills and gained
the invaluable instinct to question every idea that
I encounter.
Veronica
MSc International Marketing
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
149
Management
Find out more @

Political Economy
Political
Economy
Situated in the heart of one
of the worlds great political
and economic centres, Kings
Department of Political Economy
is the only academic department
of its kind in the UK.
At Kings we have the largest concentration of
Politics and International Studies researchers in
the UK. Our unique interdisciplinary approach
is informed by a deep understanding of the
interdependence of economic and political
institutions. During your postgraduate studies
at Kings, you will become immersed in the
ideas and context involved in the interactions
between economics, law and politics,
including micro- and macro-economic policy,
comparative politics, global governance,
business regulation, and the political economy
of distributive justice. Students are also
encouraged to take part in the many events
and seminar groups held in the department.
Find out more @
Graduate prospects
83
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.
24K
24,250 is the
median salary
of those
graduates in
full-time work.

Economic policy analysts
Parliamentary researchers
Analyst at the National
Audit Office
Financial project managers
Policy manager for top UK
charity
Press and communications
officer to an MEP.
13
OTHER
4WORK% &
STUDY
Fact file
Kings is ranked 1st

in the United Kingdom
for the power of our
research in Politics
and International
Studies.
THE rankings.
150+
Politics at Kings
ranked 9th in the UK.
Guardian University
Guide 2014.
With over 150

scholars, Kings
has the largest
concentration of
scholars in the
field of politics,
public policy and
international studies
in Europe.
%
2STUDY
81%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Political Economy
MA
Public Policy
MA
150
Political Economy
Research courses
Course
Political Economy Research
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with National University of Signapore)
Politics Research
MPhil / PhD
Public Policy Research

MPhil / PhD

The critical thinking and research skills I acquired
during my studies have enabled me to have sound
judgement of what makes for good public policy. The
network of highly intelligent people from all over the
world with different academic backgrounds has
broadened my horizons both personally and
professionally. Kings has a great reputation both in
Europe and abroad and I feel it has set me apart from
other graduates.
Ashleigh
Public Policy MA
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
151
Political Economy
Find out more @

Social Science,
Health & Medicine
Illness is a human experience,
shaped by social, political and
economic conditions, by cultural
beliefs and values, and by systems
of language and meaning.
From research to policy and practice,
inequalities in medicine and health are
increasingly global matters, with profound
effects on individual human lives and on
social and political relations worldwide.
Social Science, Health & Medicine is a unique
interdisciplinary department founded in
2012. By bringing together social scientists,
biomedical researchers and clinicians, Kings
explores the complex social determinants
of health, illness and ageing, and the ways
in which advances in biomedicine and
biotechnology are changing expectations
about life, health and the nature of medical
practice. Our internationally recognised
expertise is utilised by myriad organisations
and we will equip you with the skills required
for a wide range of careers in the health
services; in government and NGOs; and in
the commercial medical and health sectors.
Graduate prospects
100
of graduates
in full-time
work, were in
graduate-level
work.
50K
is the median
salary of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Fact file
5M

Medical practitioners
Health services and public
health managers
Research fellows.
100%
%
8OTHER
5m research grant
funding invested in
the Department of
Social Science, Health
& Medicine.
Highest proportion of
4* research outputs
of any sociology
submission to the
REF, 2014, where 4*
represents worldleading research in
terms of originality,
significance and
rigour.
100% of the impact
of its research
is judged to be
world-leading or
internationally
excellent.
92%
WORK
DHLE Survey 2013
Find out more @

Taught courses
Course
Ageing & Society
MA / MSc / PG Dip / PG Cert
Bioethics & Society

MA / PG Dip / PG Cert
Gerontology
Global Health & Social Justice

152

Course
Medicine, Health & Public Policy
Public Policy & Ageing

MA / PG Dip / PG Cert
Research Methods for Social Science & Health

Research courses
Course
Gerontology Research
MPhil / PhD
Social Science, Health & Medicine Research

MPhil / PhD

I came to Kings College London for the people.
Ive found supportive, passionate lecturers who also
happen to be outstanding professionals in their fields.
To sharpen my skill-set, I attended free classes on essay
writing, and also had the opportunity to improve my
Spanish. My campus at the Strand could be out of
Harry Potter, and there is always something
happening at Somerset House next door, including
Fashion Week!
Rochelle
Gerontology MSc
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
153
Find out more @

War Studies
War Studies
Pursuing one of our postgraduate

programmes in the Department
of War Studies, you will seek out
answers to the most challenging
questions of today.
We will encourage you to navigate the
complexities of ongoing conflict by using a
people-centred approach to global security.
The Department of War Studies is one
of the few university departments in the
world devoted exclusively to studying the
complexities of conflict and security. A
plethora of subject expertise, approaches,
opinion and background exists among both
staff and students, reflecting the variety
and complexity of the issues raised by war
specifically, and the diverse, interrelated
elements of conflict more broadly. You will
learn from academic leaders in their fields who
are often at the forefront of world events as
they happen and have unique opportunities
to network with high-profile visitors.
Graduate prospects
73
of graduates
in full-time
work were in
graduate-level
work.
29K
29,400 is the
median salary
of those
graduates in
full-time work.
Recent graduates have gone

on to become:
Cyber-Security Lead, Cabinet
Office
Research Advisor, NATO
Open-Source Intelligence
Analyst, EC
Editor, Defence Industry
Reports.
%
18
OTHER
5WORK% &
STUDY
Fact file
Kings was ranked 1st

for research power
in the UK for Politics
and International
Studies.
REF, 2014
The Department
funds 5 full masters
scholarships every
year.
War Studies has a
unique partnership
with the Telegraph
to promote public
understanding of
major world events.
%
5STUDY
72%
WORK
Find out more @

DHLE Survey 2013
Taught courses
Course
Air Power in the Modern World
MA / PG Dip
Conflict, Security & Development

MA
History of War
MA
Intelligence & International Security

MA
154
War Studies

Course
International Conflict Studies
MA
International Peace & Security

MA
International Relations
MA
International Relations & Contemporary War

MA / PG Dip
Non-Proliferation & International Security

MA
Science & Security

MA
South Asia & Global Security

MA
Terrorism, Security & Society

MA
War in the Modern World

MA / PG Dip
War Studies
MA
Research courses
Course
War Studies Research
MPhil / PhD (option of joint PhD with Hong Kong University / National University of Singapore)
Study abroad
Part-time
Distance learning
155
War Studies
Find out more @

Index
Index
ALL POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT COURSES

A
Accounting, Accountability &
Financial Management MSc
148
Addiction Studies MSc/PG Cert 116
Advanced
(Neuromusculoskeletal)
Physiotherapy MSc
100
Advanced Clinical
Healthcare MSc
114
Advanced Computing MSc
107
Advanced Computing with
Management MSc
107
Advanced Minimum Intervention
Dentistry MSc
84
Advanced Paediatrics MSc 100
Advanced Practice
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
113
MSc
107
with Management MSc
107
Aesthetic Dentistry MSc
84
Affective Disorders MSc
127
Ageing & Society
MA/MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 152
Air Power in the Modern
World MA
154
Analytical Science for
Industry MSc
102, 105
Analytical Toxicology MSc 102, 105
Ancient History MA
60
Applied Linguistics & English
Language Teaching MA
139
Aquatic Resource
Management MSc
142
Arts & Cultural Management
MA
63
Aviation Medicine MSc
94
B
Banking & Finance MSc
148
Biblical Studies (with Language
& Literature or Theology
pathways) MA
82
Bioethics & Society
MA/PG Dip/PG Cert
152
Biomedical & Molecular
Sciences Research MSc/MRes 94
Biopharmaceuticals MSc 102, 105
Brazil in Global
Perspective MSc
144
C
Cardiovascular Research
MSc
94
CBT Informed & CarerSupportive Practice in
Psychosis
Grad Cert/Grad Dip
129
Cellular Therapy from Bench
to Market MSc
94
Certificate in Advanced Musical
Studies (CAMS) PG Cert
77
Part-time study available
156
Child & Adolescent Mental

Health MSc
120
Child Studies MA
139
China & Globalisation MSc 144
Christianity & the Arts MA
82
Classical Art & Archaeology
MA
60
Classical Studies Grad Dip 60
(The) Classical World & its
Reception MA
61
Classics MA
60
Climate Change: Environment,
Science & Policy MSc
142
Climate Change: History,
Culture, Society MA
142
Clinical Dermatology MSc
100
Clinical Forensic Psychiatry
MSc/PG Dip
122
Clinical Forensic Psychology
MSc
122
Clinical Neurodevelopmental
Sciences MSc
117
Clinical Neuroscience MSc
117
Clinical Nursing for International
Students MSc
114
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
102, 105
Clinical Research MRes
114
Therapies PG Dip
129
Therapy for Psychosis
PG Dip/PG Cert
129
Comparative Literature MA 62
Competition Law (LLM)
91
Complex Systems Modelling
From Biomedical & Natural
to Economic & Social
Sciences MSc
110
Computer Systems Engineering
with Management MSc
108
Computing & Internet Systems
MSc
108
Computing & Security MSc
108
Computing in Education MA 139
Computing, IT Law &
Management MSc
108
Conflict Resolution in Divided
Societies MA
144
Conflict, Security &
Development MA
154
Conscious Sedation for
Dentistry PG Dip
84
Construction Law & Dispute
Resolution MSc
93
Contemporary History MA 137
Contemporary India MA
144
Contemporary India MRes 145
Contemporary Literature,
Culture & Theory MA
67
Critical Methodologies MA
72
Cultural & Creative

Industries MA
63
D
Data Science MSc
108
Dental Public Health MSc
84
Diabetes - Clinical Care and
Management ENDCUP only
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
114
Dietetics MSc/PG Dip
100
Digital Asset & Media
Management MA
65
MA
63, 65
Digital Curation Joint MA with
Humboldt University Berlin
65
Digital Humanities MA
65
Disasters, Adaptation &
Development MA/MSc
142
District Nursing/Nurse
Practitioner (Advanced
Practice) MSc
113
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
104, 106
Drug Discovery Skills MSc 104, 106
E
Early Intervention in
Psychosis MSc
131
Early Modern English Literature:
Text & Transmission MA
67
Early Modern History MA
74
Economics for Competition
Law MA/PG Dip
93
Education & Professional
Studies MA
139
Education in Arts & Cultural
Settings MA
140
Education Management MA 140
Education, Policy & Society
MA
140
Eighteenth Century Studies
MA
67
Electronic Engineering with
Management MSc
108
Emerging Economies &
Inclusive Development MSc 145
Emerging Economies &
International Development
MSc
145
Endodontics PG Dip
86
Endodontics MSc
86
Endodontology MClinDent
86
Engineering with Management
MSc
108
English: 1850-Present MA
67
English in Education MA
140
Environment & Development
MA/MSc
143
Environment, Politics &
Globalisation MA/MSc
143
Environmental Monitoring,
Modelling & Management
MSc
143
EU Competition Law MA/PG Dip 93
Eurasian Political Economy &
Energy MSc
145
(Double Masters) in European
& Asian Affairs MA
69
European History MA (with
European partner universities) 74
European Law (LLM)
91
European Political Economy
MA
69
European Studies MA
69
European Union Law
MA/PG Dip
93
F
Family Therapy
MSc/Grad Cert
120
Film Studies MA
71
Financial Mathematics MSc 110
Fixed & Removable
Prosthodontics MClinDent
86
MSc/PG Dip
122
Research MSc
122
Forensic Science MSc/
MRes/PG Dip/PG Cert 104, 106
French Literature & Culture
MA
72
G
Genes, Environment &
Development MSc
Genomic Medicine (with St
Georges, University of London)
PG Cert / PG Dip / MSc
Geography MA/MSc
Geopolitics, Territory &
Security MA
German & Comparative
Literature MRes
Gerontology
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Global Ethics & Human
Values MA
Global Health & Social Justice
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Global Health
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Global Mental Health MSc
Governance in Contemporary
China MSc
134
95
143
143
73
152
93
152
96
124
145
H
Health Psychology MSc
129
History MRes
74
History of Philosophy MA
79
History of War MA
74, 154
Human & Applied Physiology
MSc
95
Human Resource Management
& Organisational Analysis
MSc
148
Index
I
Immunology MSc
95
Implementation & Improvement
Science MSc
114
Intellectual Property & Information
Law (LLM)
91
Intelligence & International
Security MA
154
Intelligent Systems MSc
108
International Business Law
(LLM)
91
International Child Studies
MA
140
International Conflict Studies
MA
155
International Dispute
Resolution (LLM)
93
International Financial Law
(LLM)
93
International Management
MSc
148
International Marketing MSc
149
International Peace &
Security MA
155
International Political
Economy MA
69
Programme (IPP)
56
International Programme in
Addiction Studies MSc
116
International Relations MA 155
International Relations &
Contemporary War
MA/PG Dip
155
International Tax (LLM)
93
Medical Imaging Sciences MRes 98

Medical Immunology
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
101
Medical Law MA
93
Medical Ultrasound
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
101
Medicine, Health & Public Policy
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
153
Medicine, Science & Society
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
153
Medieval English: Sex, Gender
& Culture MA
68
Medieval History MA
76
Medieval Studies MA
68
Mental Health, Ethics & Law
MSc
93, 127
Mental Health Service &
Population Research MSc 124
Mental Health Studies MSc 131
Middle Eastern Studies MA 145
Midwifery (Advanced Practice)
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
113
Midwifery with Registration
PG Dip
114
Mobile & Personal
Communications MSc
108
Mobile Internet Research
with Industry MSc
108
Modern Foreign Languages
Education MA
140
Modern History MA
76
Molecular Biophysics MRes
95
(Master of) Music
(Composition or Musicology
and Ethnomusicology) MMus 77
J
Jewish Studies MA
82
L
Language & Cultural Diversity
MA
140
Late Antique & Byzantine
Studies Grad Dip/MA
61
Latin American Development
MSc
145
Leadership (Advanced Practice)
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
113
Leadership & Development
MSc
145
LLM (General)
93
M
Master of Laws LLM
93
Mathematics Education MA 140
Mathematics Grad Dip/MSc 110
Maxillofacial & Craniofacial
Technology MSc
86
Maxillofacial Prosthetic
Rehabilitation MSc
86
Medical Engineering & Physics
MSc/PG Dip
98
Medical Ethics & Law MA
93
Medical Humanities MSc
68
Neuroimaging MSc
125
Neuroscience MSc
117
Nineteenth-Century Studies
MA
76
Non-Proliferation & International
Security MA
155
Nuclear Medicine: Science
& Practice MSc/PG Dip/
PG Cert
101
Nursing with registration as a
Childrens Nurse PGDip
114
Nursing with registration as a
Mental Health Nurse PGDip
114
Nursing with registration as an
Adult Nurse PGDip
114
Nutrition MSc/PG Dip
101
O
Operative Dentistry PG Dip
Organisational Psychiatry &
Psychology MSc
Orthodontics MSc
86
131
86
P
Paediatric Dentistry MSc
86
Palliative Care
96
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Periodontology MClinDent
86
Pharmaceutical Analysis
& Quality Control MSc 104, 106
MSc
104, 106
Pharmacology MSc/MRes 104, 106
Pharmacy Practice MSc/
MSc (Prescribing)/PG Dip/
PG Dip (Prescribing)/
PG Cert
104, 106
Philosophy MA
79
Philosophy of Medicine MA 79
Philosophy of Psychology MA 79
Physics Grad Dip
112
Physics MSc
112
Physiotherapy
(pre-registration) MSc
101
Political Economy MA
150
Political Economy of
Emerging Markets MSc
145
Political Economy of the
Middle East MA
145
Politics & Contemporary
History MA
137
Postgraduate Certificate
in Education PGCE (Biology,
Chemistry, Computer Science,
English, Information Technology
& Computer Science, Latin with
Classics, Mathematics, Modern
Foreign Languages, Physics with
Mathematics, Physics, Religious
Education)
140, 141
Pre-sessional Programmes
56
Prosthodontics MClinDent
86
Psychiatric Research MSc
131
Public Health MPH/MSc/MPH
(Primary Care)
96
Public Policy MA
150
Public Policy & Ageing
MA/PG Dip/PG Cert
153
Public Policy & Management
MSc
149
R
Radiopharmaceutics & PET
Radiochemistry MSc/PG Dip/
PG Cert
Regenerative Dentistry MSc
Religion in Contemporary
Society MA
Research Biobanking MSc
Research Methods for Social
Science & Health
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Risk Analysis MA/MSc
Robotics MSc
Russia in Global Systems
MSc
Russian Policy & Society
MSc
98
86
82
95
153
143
108
145
145
S
Science & Security MA
155
Science Education MA
141
Science, Technology &
Medicine in History MA
76
Security, Leadership &
Society MSc
145
Shakespeare Studies MA
68
Social, Genetic &
Developmental Psychiatry MSc 134
South Asia & Global
Security MA
145, 155
Space Physiology & Health MSc 95
American Studies MA
81
Special Care Dentistry MSc
86
Specialist Community
Public Health Nursing School
Nursing/Health Visiting
(Advanced Practice) PG Dip 114
Specialist Ultrasound
Practice PG Cert
101
Sustainable Cities MA/MSc 143
Systematic Theology MA
83
T
Teaching English for Speakers
of Other Languages
141
MA (TESOL)
Telecommunications &
Internet Technology MSc
108
Telecommunications Research
with Industry MSc
108
Terrorism, Security &
Society MA
155
Theatre & Performance
Studies MA
68
Theology & Religious
Studies Grad Dip
83
Theoretical Physics MSc
111
Tourism, Environment &
Development MA/MSc
143
Translational Cancer
Medicine MRes
95
Transnational Law (LLM)
93
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert 104, 106
U
UK, EU & US Copyright Law
MA/PG Dip
93
V
Vascular Ultrasound
MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
101
W
War & Psychiatry MSc
127
War in the Modern World
MA/PG Dip
155
War Studies MA
155
Water: Science & Governance
MSc
143
Web Intelligence MSc
108
World History & Cultures MA 76
157
Index
Index
ALL POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH COURSES

A
Addictions
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
116
Age-Related Diseases &
Illnesses (Wolfson Centre for)
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
136
Analytical & Environmental
Sciences MPhil/PhD
104, 106
Asthma, Allergy & Lung
Biology MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 101
B
Biostatistics
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
Brazilian Studies Research
MPhil/PhD
Byzantine & Modern
Greek Studies MPhil/PhD
119
E
Education & Professional
Studies Research MPhil/PhD 141
English MPhil/PhD, option of joint
PhD with Hong Kong University,
National University Singapore or
Humboldt University Berlin 68
European Studies MPhil/PhD 70
F
145
61
C
Cancer Studies MPhil/PhD
Cardiovascular MPhil/ PhD
(option of joint PhD with
University Gttingen)
Cell & Molecular Biophysics
(Randall Division of)
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
Chemistry MPhil/PhD
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
Chinese Studies Research
MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD
with Hong Kong University
or National University of
Singapore
Classics MPhil/PhD
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
MPhil/PhD
Computer Science Research
MPhil/PhD
MPhil/PhD
Contemporary India Research
MPhil/PhD option of joint PhD
with National University of
Singapore
Craniofacial Development &
Stem Cell Biology MPhil/PhD
(Clinical/non-clinical)
Culture, Media & Creative
Industries MPhil/PhD, option
of joint PhD with Humboldt
University Berlin
Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences

101
MPhil/PhD
Digital Humanities MPhil/PhD 66
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
DClinPsy
130
101
101
95
106
120
145
61
118
62
108
137
147
87
Film Studies MPhil/PhD, option

of joint PhD with Hong Kong
71
University
Forensic &
Neurodevelopmental Science
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
123
French MPhil/PhD
72
G
Genetics & Molecular Medicine
101
Geography Research
with Hong Kong University,
Humboldt University Berlin or
National University of
Singapore

143
German MPhil/PhD, option
of joint PhD with Stuttgart,
Sorbonne or Humboldt
73
Gerontology Research
MPhil/PhD
153
H
Health & Social Care Research
MPhil/PhD/DHC
97
Health Service &
Population Research
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
124
Health Studies Research
MPhil/PhD
114
History MPhil/PhD, option of joint
PhD with Hong Kong University /
National University Singapore 76
Human & Aerospace
Physiological Sciences
(Centre of) (CHAPS)
MPhil/PhD
95
64
I
D
Defence Studies Research
MPhil/PhD
138
Development Studies with
reference to Emerging
Economies PhD
147
(MRC Centre for) MPhil/PhD 120
158
Imaging Sciences & Biomedical

Engineering MPhil/PhD
99
Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
MPhil/PhD
141
MPhil/PhD
70
International Relations joint PhD

with the Institute of International
Relations at the University of So
Paolo
147
L
Language, Discourse &
Communication MPhil/PhD,
option of joint PhD with Hong
Kong University /National
University of Singapore
Law Research MPhil/PhD
Leadership Studies with
reference to Security &
Development PhD
141
93
147
M
Management Research
MPhil/PhD
Mathematics Research
MPhil/PhD (Applied
Mathematics, Pure
Mathematics)
Medical Education
MPhil/PhD
Middle Eastern Studies
Research MPhil/PhD
Midwifery Research
MPhil/PhD
MPhil/PhD
(Clincial/Non-clinical)
Music (with pathways in
composition, musicology,
ethnomusicology, digital
musicology and performance
with research) MPhil/PhD
149
111
101
147
Philosophy Research
MPhil/PhD, option
of joint PhD with National
University of Singapore
or Humboldt University Berlin 80
Physics Research
with Hong Kong University/
Erasmus Mundus
112
Political Economy Research
option of joint PhD with
National University of Singapore
MPhil/PhD
151
Politics Research MPhil/PhD 151
MPhil/PhD
(Clinical/Non-clinical)
89
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
128
Psychology
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)/
DClinPsy
130
Psychosis Studies
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res) 132
Public Policy Research
MPhil/PhD
151
R
114
88
78
N
Neuroimaging
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
125
Neuroscience
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
118
Nursing Research
MPhil/PhD

114
Nursing & Midwifery Research
MPhil/PhD
114
O
Old Age Psychiatry & Dementia
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
126
P
Palaeography & Manuscript
Studies MPhil/PhD
76
Palliative Care & Rehabilitation
(Cicely Saunders Institute of)
MPhil/PhD
97
Pharmaceutical Science
(Institute of) MPhil/PhD 104, 106
Master of Philosophical Studies
MPhilStud
80
Robotics MPhil/PhD
Russian & Eurasian Studies
PhD
108
147
S
Social Genetic &
Developmental Psychiatry
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
134
Social Science, Health &
Medicine Research
MPhil/PhD 153
American Studies
MPhil/PhD
81
T
Telecommunications
MPhil/PhD
MPhil/PhD
Tissue Engineering &
Biophotonics (Clinical/
Non-clinical) MPhil/PhD
Transplantation Immunology
& Mucosal Biology
MPhil/PhD
108
83
90
101
W
War Studies Research
MPhil/PhD, option of joint
PhD with Hong Kong
University /National University
of Singapore
155
Womens Health
MPhil/PhD/MD(Res)
101
Accommodation
Alumni
Applying
Arts & Humanities
Associate of Kings College (AKC)
Campuses
Careers & Employability Service

Chaplaincy
Connections
Consultancy, Professional
& Executive Education
Cost of living
Counselling services
Cultural Institute
Dental Institute
Disabled students
Distance learning
English Language Centre
Entry requirements
Equal opportunities
Fees, funding & finance
41-45
16-17
40, 41, 46, 47
60-83
5
2, 3, 45, 161
6, 7, 14,
16, 19, 21
52, 53
11, 19, 21
8-13
8
48, 49
52, 53
9
26, 27
84-90
28-29
41, 47, 52
14-15
54-57
55
46
160
48-51
24, 25
Faculty of Life Sciences

& Medicine
30, 31
Faculty of Natural &
Mathematical Sciences
32, 33
Faculty of Social Science &
Public Policy
38, 39
Flexible learning
14-15
Florence Nightingale Faculty of
Nursing & Midwifery
34, 35
The Francis Crick Institute
11
Foreign language study
5, 12-13, 15
Graduate School
18-21
Health and Dental Care
53
Institute of Psychiatry,
Psychology & Neuroscience
36, 37
International students
40, 41, 54, 57
Internships
6, 7, 14, 15
IT facilities
15
Joint masters/PhD
13
Kings Centre for Global Health
10
Kings Learning Institute
21
10, 11
Kings Policy Institute
8, 9
Language Resource Centre
5, 15
Law 91-93
Library Services
14, 15
94-104
Index
General information
London
2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11
105-112
Nursing & Midwifery
113-115
Map
45
Med City
11
Modern Language Centre
12, 13, 15
Nobel laureates
Inside front cover
Open days
41, 161
Part-time study
14, 15, 156-158
Pastoral Care and Religious provision
52, 53
Personal tutors
18-21
Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience 116-136
QS World University Rankings
22
Research
23-39
Residences
44, 45
Scholarships
41, 49-51, 154
Science Gallery
9
137-155
Sports
5
Students Union
5
Study Abroad
12, 14
Teacher training
21
Term Dates
160
Tuition fees
48
Virtual Fair
40, 161
Working
6, 7, 50
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University policy
University policy
University statement on
equality and diversity
Key principles
Kings College London recognises
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 universitys commitment to
equality and diversity:
To provide and advance equality of
opportunity in all areas of its work and
activity
To recognise and develop the diversity
of skills and talent within its current
and potential community
To ensure that all university
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.
[1] A protected characteristic includes
age, disability, gender, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil
partnership, pregnancy and maternity,
race, religion or belief and sexual
orientation.
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 university.
The university recognises 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 university policies,
procedures and practices.
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Term dates
Please check kcl.ac.uk/study/
pg/importantdates.aspx for changes
to term and enrolment dates. The
provisional dates are:
26 September to 16 December 2016
9 January to 31 March 2017
1 May to 2 June 2017
Registration for first-year students

19 to 23 September 2016
Degree-awarding powers
In July 2006 the Privy Council granted
Kings College London degree-awarding
powers in its own right. The university
exercises these powers while remaining
a constituent College of the University
of London. Therefore all students who
start a course in 2016 will study for a
Kings College London degree. Your
degree certificate will record that your
degree is awarded by Kings 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.
Qualifications at Kings
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
MClinDent: Master of Clinical Dentistry
MMUS: Master of Music
MPH: Master of Public Health
MRes: Master of Research
MSc: Master of Science
PG Cert: Postgraduate Certificate
PG Dip: Postgraduate Diploma
PGCE: Postgraduate Certificate
in Education.
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
EdD: Doctorate in Education
PhD: Doctor of Philosophy.
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information
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publication. However, some changes,
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may become necessary due to legitimate
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academic reasons. Kings will endeavour
at all times to keep any changes to a
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Thursday 26 November 2015 (Taught)
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Monday 1 February 2016 (Taught).
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Waterloo Campus
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Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.
St Thomas Campus
Home to continuing medical and dental teaching.
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Kings is ranked in the top 20 universities

worldwide* and based in the heart of
London. With eight faculties, institutes
and schools of study and over 200 partner
institutions around the world, Kings offers
world-class teaching and research.
Our extensive range of subjects includes
humanities; law; medicine; dentistry;
nursing; mathematics; natural, biomedical,
psychology, social and management sciences.
*QS World University Rankings, 2014
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