Postgraduate study in Mental Health & Psychological Sciences
The School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences is home to many of the basic and evaluative sciences (e.g., psychology, genetics, economics, statistics, informatics) that underpin IoPPN research; and expertise (psychology, service research and implementation science) that improves the impact of scientific breakthroughs across King’s Health Partners (KHP). Our teaching and research links across the whole IoPPN. Mental Health & Psychological Sciences embraces research, education and clinical translation aiming to further understand and improve mental health and brain disease and train the next generation of researchers and practitioners.
We are proud of our diverse and successful education portfolio which boasts thriving student cohorts, delivers inclusive education, and receives excellent student feedback. We offer postgraduate taught programmes and internationally renowned clinical training programmes for mental health professionals.
Our world-class, research-led learning experience attracts the very best students from around the world who enjoy unrivalled learning opportunities – supported by strong partnerships with the NHS. Each year we are joined by hundreds of students from around the world, who join a community of scholars, looking to take the next step in their career.
Our students benefit from:
- Outstanding career, networking and mentoring opportunities, learning from some of the world’s leading academics in the field.
- World-class research and study facilities.
- Access to a hugely diverse clinical population and vast data sets.
- Superb range of clinical placements through our partnership with the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, which offers the widest range of mental health services in the UK.
We offer a range of postgraduate taught programmes across the School of Mental Health & Psychological Sciences.
Our courses
Duration: One Year
This course has been created to deliver a skill set and knowledge base in “multimodal” and “big data” analysis techniques.
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Duration: 12 months full-time, October to October
This course provides training to equip you with the necessary skills to become an independent CBT practitioner in accordance with the BABCP guidelines.
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Duration: 24 months part-time.
This course equips students with a critical understanding of psychological models of psychosis and the skills to deliver cognitive behavioural interventions.
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Duration: 12 months full-time. September to September
This course will develop your knowledge about genetic and environmental causes of developmental psychopathology across the lifespan.
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Duration: 12 months full-time. September to September
Jointly run with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, this course will develop your understanding of the diverse issues in global mental health.
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Duration: 12 months full-time. September to September
This BPS-accredited course is specifically designed for graduate psychologists who wish to go on to becoming registered Health Psychologists with the HCPC .
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