Overview

The Mental Health, Ethics and Law MSc course at King's College London equips graduates to become leaders in healthcare, mental health law or policy. You will have the unique opportunity to study alongside others from a wide range of academic and professional disciplines at the heart of London’s legal and psychiatric world.

Key benefits

In-depth and integrated clinical, philosophical and legal analysis of key issues presented in the field of mental health.

Supported by the UK’s first Centre of Medical Law and Ethics and Europe’s largest centre for research and teaching in psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience: the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

The centres are located in central London and maintain close links with national and international policy makers and leading legal, ethical and clinical practitioner communities.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Mental Health Law: The Civil Context

Mental Health Ethics

Concepts of Psychiatry

Pro-social and Anti-social Behaviour across the Lifespan

Risk Management, Treatment and Services for Mentally Disordered Persons

The Concept of Mental Disorder

Narrative Medicine

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

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

Language

English

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100

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Public Health Public Law Ethics View 626 other Masters in Public Health in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

We expect a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. law, medicine, philosophy, psychology, theology, social science, one of the life sciences, or nursing studies) OR a qualification appropriate to the programme in medicine (or international equivalent); or a professional mental health qualification.

A personal statement is required. This can be entered directly into the online application form (maximum 4,000 characters) or uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages).

A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained.

One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago.

You may wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of your application.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

31600 GBP / year

≈ 31600 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

13500 GBP / year

≈ 13500 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part time UK: £6,750 per year

Part time International: £15,800 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.

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