Overview

This master’s in Health and Social Care Policy at King's College London is jointly delivered by the School for Government and the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, which means you’ll get a rigorous education in how to think about policy across healthcare, social care and public health in a joined-up and integrated way.You’ll graduate with a variety of knowledge and skills that will be invaluable in your future careers, including the ability to critique health and social care policy using evidence-based approaches and to propose solutions to existing challenges. You’ll also demonstrate your advanced research skills by producing a dissertation.

Key benefits

Gain an understanding of the policy-making process relating to health and social care, the global approaches to health and social care, and the intersection between national and local government in the delivery of these policies.
Develop your technical policy-making skills, including policy analysis and evaluation, and learn how to apply behavioural sciences to health and social care policy.
Learn how to evaluate technological and political changes relevant to health and social care policy and how to contribute to current research, advanced scholarship, and policy debates on these issues.
Build transferrable skills that are highly desired by employers, including the ability to critique evidence, apply practical policy-making skills and think in an interdisciplinary way across the fields of health and social care policy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The History of Health and Social Care
Health Systems Management
Health & Social Care Service Development and Delivery
Approaches to Policymaking
Health Economics
Continuous Improvement in Health and Social Care Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-25 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-25 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Public Health Social Policy View 626 other Masters in Public Health in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

30000 GBP / year

≈ 30000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

16950 GBP / year

≈ 16950 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part time tuition fees UK £8,475 per year
Part time tuition fees International £15,000 per year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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