King's College London

Program Information

Degree Offered

MSc

Format: Campus

Program Description:

Provides multidisciplinary training in the domains of research, public health, policy and practice, in the new discipline of Global Mental Health. Taught jointly at the Institute of Psychiatry and at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine through the Centre for Global Mental Health. Students will graduate with an MSc jointly awarded between King’s and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The course aims to provide people with the knowledge and skills to initiate, develop and oversee mental health policies and/or programmes in low resource settings, and to conduct and critically evaluate research on Global Mental Health.

By the end of the course, students will able to: demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the mental health challenges facing low resource settings; devise locally appropriate and feasible strategies to reduce the burden of mental disorders; develop research protocols to investigate key issues in Global Mental Health including epidemiological, intervention and policy-related questions, and apply research skills to monitor and evaluate mental health programmes.

Accreditation:

N/A

Eligibility Requirements:

At least an upper second-class honours degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of equivalent standard, or a registerable qualification in medicine, appropriate to the programme. A background in a mental health-related field is desirable but not essential. Applications with an appropriate technical qualification or equivalent qualification and experience from overseas are also welcomed. Any student who does not meet the minimum entry requirement but who has relevant professional experience may still be eligible. EU/International students need to achieve 7.0 overall for IELTS, with at least 7.0 for written English and at least 6.0 for the other skills.

International Student Requirements:

EU/International students need to achieve 7.0 overall for IELTS, with at least 7.0 for written English and at least 6.0 for the other skills.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No