Teaching & modules
Modules
Required modules
You are required to take:
- Introduction to Statistics (15 credits)
- Developmental Psychopathology I: Perinatal period and Infancy (30 credits)
- Developmental Psychopathology II: Childhood, adolescence, and adulthood (30 credits)
- Dissertation Project (60 credits)
Optional modules
The optional modules you can take (for 45 credits):
- Placements (15 credits)
- Psychological Approaches to Treatment (15 credits)
- Nature & Nurture I: Approaches to Addressing Key Questions in Psychopathology (15 credits)
- Nature & Nurture II: Genomic Approaches in Psychopathology (15 credits)
- Qualitative Research: Methods & Practice (15 credits)
Teaching methods - what to expect
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
You will be taught through a mix of lectures, seminars and tutorials.
Compulsory (core) modules are listed first with optional modules from which you make up your preferred programme listed below in italics.
| Module name | Lectures (hours) | Seminars/ tutorials (hours) | Field/lab/ studio/ supervised learning (hours) | Self-directed study (including project work) (hours) | Total (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Statistics | 15 | 15 | - | 120 | 150 |
| Developmental Psychopathology I: Perinatal period and Infancy | 35 | 5 | - | 260 | 300 |
| Developmental Psychopathology II: Childhood, adolescence, and adulthood | 30 | 16 | - | 254 | 300 |
| Dissertation Project | - | 6 | 400 | 194 | 600 |
| Placements | 5 | 10 | 120 | 15 | 150 |
| Psychological Approaches to Treatment | 20 | 5 | - | 125 | 150 |
| Nature & Nurture I: Approaches to Addressing Key Questions in Psychopathology | 20 | 6 | - | 124 | 150 |
| Nature & Nurture II: Genomic Approaches in Psychopathology | 20 | 10 | - | 120 | 150 |
| Qualitative Research: Methods & Practice | 20 | - | 5 | 125 | 150 |
Location
Our course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Denmark Hill Campus.
Assessment
- Written Examinations
- Coursework
- Individual or Group Projects
The primary methods of assessment for this course are written examinations, coursework and individual or group projects. The study time and assessment methods typically give an indication of what to expect. However, these may vary depending upon the modules selected.