Palliative Care

King's College London, University of London

Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Nursing

Palliative Care MSc is a postgraduate degree at King's College London, University of London, based in London, taught full-time over 1 year.

About this course

Scholarship opportunity now available with the Commonwealth Shared Scholarships Scheme (CSSS). 2 awards available to support students from eligible low and middle income Commonwealth countries to study the Palliative Care programme at King's College London. To find out more please visit: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study-legacy/funding/commonwealth-shared-scholarship-scheme-csss

Our Palliative Care programme will give you the skills to critically appraise research and evidence on palliative care, conduct high quality research, improve clinical practice and develop services across the world. You will have world-class teaching at one of the strongest centres of palliative care research in the world and the only purpose-built institute for palliative care.

Key benefits

- Our course has a national and international reputation which attracts students from all over the world

- Strongly focused on evidence and an understanding how to conduct research in palliative care and related areas

- Course based at the Cicely Saunders Institute, a WHO Collaborating Centre for palliative care and rehabilitation that is at the heart of national and international research and academic-clinical collaborations

- Our teaching staff are academics, practitioners, policy makers, and global leaders in palliative care

- Our MSc is delivered with St Christopher’s Hospice, which provides skilled and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.

Study Options

This course is available in 8 study options:

Distance learning (part-time)

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Distance learning (full-time)

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: MSc

Location: London

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Westminster

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgDip

Location: Westminster

Part-time

Duration: 2 Years

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Westminster

Full-time Shown above

Duration: 1 Year

Qualification: PgCert

Location: Westminster

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:

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Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
London
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Nursing