Teaching & modules

Modules

Required modules

Full-time students on this course are required to take:

  • The Developing Therapist (60 credits)
  • Embedding the Evidence into Practice (60 credits)
  • Dissertation - Family Therapy (60 credits)

Part-time students on this course are required to take:

Year 1
  • The Developing Therapist (60 credits)
  • Embedding the Evidence into Practice (60 credits)
Year 2
  • Dissertation - Family Therapy (60 credits)

Optional modules

There are no optional modules for this course.

Teaching methods - what to expect

Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials

You will be taught through a mix of lectures, seminars and tutorials.

  Module name Lectures
(hours)
Seminars/
tutorials
(hours)
Field/lab/studio/
supervised learning (hours)
Self-directed
study (hours)
Total
(hours)
The Developing Therapist - 40 400 160 600
Embedding the Evidence into Practice - 300 - 300 600
Dissertation - Family Therapy - 50 520 30 600

Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work. Contact time is based on 30 academic weeks with supervised clinical practice over 48 weeks.

Location

Our course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Denmark Hill Campus.

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.

Our final application deadline is on 9 March 2026 (23:59 UK time).

Shortlisting and interviews:

After the application deadline, applications will be reviewed and sent to the department for consideration by 28 March 2025. Please note, it is your responsibility to ensure that references and requested documents are sent to us by the 28 March 2025 deadline since incomplete applications will not be considered by the department.

Shortlisted candidates will be notified by the end of April 2025. Interviews will be scheduled for late Spring 2025, with final decisions communicated to applicants after all interviews are completed in early Summer.

Key Information

Course type:

Master's

Delivery mode:

In person / Classroom & Online

Study mode:

Full time / Part time

Duration:

One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time

Application status:

Open

Start date:

September 2026