Location
United Kingdom, - London
Dates
Starts Sep 2019 (1 year)
Course Type
Postgraduate Course
Accreditation
Yes (Details)
Language
English
Price
$30,983

Course Overview

Get all the benefits of studying in London, without being tied to the UK healthcare sector. This one-year course allows you to develop the skills to manage and deliver healthcare anywhere in the world.

Key benefits:

  • Spend 10 days on clinical placement at one of our renowned partner organisations
  • Learn from renowned clinicians and academics in our inter-professional community
  • Study at the number two nursing faculty in the UK, and number five in the world (2018 QS World University Rankings)
  • We're based in central London, close to world famous hospitals, and all the sights of the city
  • Get the most out of your year with guest lectures, student societies, and other extracurricular activities

Who should take this course

If you have already studied clinically-focused modules at undergraduate or graduate level at King's, you may be able incorporate the research into this programme. Modules studied elsewhere may be included through accreditation of prior-certificated learning (subject to a successful accreditation claim). Additional modular choices from another faculty at King's College London may be available, and the inclusion of a particular optional module in your chosen study pathway is subject to the approval of the programme director. You will be permitted to take additional credits up to the maximum allowed by regulations.

The normal entry requirement for graduate study is a Bachelor's degree with minimum 2:1 honours. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

Accreditation

MSc

Course content

Required Modules:

You will take an additional 30 credits from a range of optional modules that may include a selection of clinical specialities and other generic modules.

Example modules:

  • HIV Care (15 credits)
  • Advanced Qualitative Research Methods (30 credits)
  • Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (30 credits)
  • Cardiac Care: Heart Failure Assessment and Management (15 credits)

Fees and funding

  • Full time overseas fees:

About Course Provider

King's College London is one of the top 10 UK universities in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2018/19) and among the oldest in England.

King's vision is to make the world a better place, building on our history of pioneering research that has advanced and shaped modern life, such as: the discovery of the structure of DNA; research to better understand autism and develop life-changing therapies; informing air pollution awareness and policy; research that led to the development of radio, radar, television and mobile phones; and making maths available to the underprivileged. These are all ways that we are having a transformational impact on society.

Our intellectually rigorous teaching environment is coupled with a commitment to providing a rich and supportive student experience. We have more than 31,000 students (of whom nearly 12,800 are postgraduates, with 1,000 students enrolled in online masters courses) from 150 countries worldwide, meaning that students are part of a truly international community. Our 8,500 members of staff collaborate with students to help them get the most out of their degree. Many of our academics are also researchers working within and influencing their industries, meaning that students learn the latest thinking and understand its practical and contemporary relevance.

King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas'​, King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts are part of King's Health Partners. King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC) is a pioneering global collaboration between one of the world's leading research-led universities and three of London's most successful NHS Foundation Trusts, including leading teaching hospitals and comprehensive mental health services.