Mental Health Studies

King's College London, University of London
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Psychology

About this course

Motivated to take your next step towards clinical training, prepare for a PhD, or expand your expertise? We’ve designed this course to help you explore mental health and boost your research skills.

Many students join us after their undergraduate degree. But it’s also a great opportunity for people with experience to move forward in their career.

Key benefits

  • Choose a voluntary clinical placement to get experience working at South London & Maudsley Hospital one day a week

  • Learn from leading experts and join small group tutorials led by PhD students

  • Pick from eight optional modules. These cover everything from disaster response to psychological therapies

  • Join one of our existing research project teams or develop your own research ideas

    Teaching

    We have a team of academics and clinicians who lead the different modules on this course. Their diverse expertise gives you an insight into the wide spectrum of challenges in the field.

    Although this isn’t a clinical course, we make learning relevant to practice. Our teaching equips you for further training, explains how research applies to practice, and keeps you up to speed with the latest research.

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 2 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: London

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: London

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    3219 Health associate professionals
    2229 Therapy professionals
    3214 Complementary health associate professionals
    1231 Health care practice managers
    2225 Clinical psychologists
    2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

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    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    London
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Psychology

    Offered by

    King's College London, University of London

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