Overview
Our Forensic Mental Health course at King's College London aims to equip you with the knowledge and advanced skills necessary for a career that will involve clinical and/or research work with mentally disordered offenders.
Key benefits
- Focus on the neuroscientific understanding of the development of prosocial and antisocial behaviours across the lifespan
- Critically examine forensic practice across the criminal justice system, including prisons, secure forensic hospital settings, and community services
- Develop the skills required to critically evaluate new research and to establish evidence-based clinical services
- Build an inter-disciplinary understanding of this complex field
Career prospects
- PhD programmes
- Forensic or clinical psychology training
- Research assistants or assistant psychologists
- Expert forensic clinicians
- Police graduate schemes
Programme Structure
Courses Include:
- Prosocial & Antisocial Behaviours Across the Lifespan
- Specialist Forensic Services: Assessment, Treatment & Development
- Forensic Mental Health Practice in the Criminal Justice System: Legal & Investigative Processes
- Research Methodology & Statistics A
- Dissertation Forensic Mental Health
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Forensic Science Health Sciences Clinical Psychology View 1772 other Masters in Health Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants should have, or be predicted to achieve, a high 2:1 honours degree (minimum) or the equivalent, including an introduction to empirical research, in a relevant subject, e.g. psychology, neuroscience, criminology, psychiatry, mental health nursing or occupational therapy.
- Non-graduates (e.g. nurses with a Diploma) will be asked to provide evidence of their capacity to study at postgraduate level and will be expected to have considerable relevant work experience since qualifying.
- All teaching is conducted in English and it is therefore essential that students have a sufficient command of the language.
Tuition Fee
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International
32940 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 32940 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
14070 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14070 GBP per year during 12 months.
Part time:
- Home/UK fees: £7,035 per year
- Overseas fees: £16,470 per year
Living costs for London
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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