Overview

Our Forensic Mental Health course at King's College London aims to equip you with the knowledge and advanced skills necessary for a career that will involve clinical and/or research work with mentally disordered offenders.

Key benefits

Focus on the neuroscientific understanding of the development of prosocial and antisocial behaviours across the lifespan

Critically examine forensic practice across the criminal justice system, including prisons, secure forensic hospital settings, and community services

Develop the skills required to critically evaluate new research and to establish evidence-based clinical services

Build an inter-disciplinary understanding of this complex field

Career prospects

PhD programmes

Forensic or clinical psychology training

Research assistants or assistant psychologists

Expert forensic clinicians

Police graduate schemes

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Prosocial & Antisocial Behaviours Across the Lifespan

Specialist Forensic Services: Assessment, Treatment & Development

Forensic Mental Health Practice in the Criminal Justice System: Legal & Investigative Processes

Research Methodology & Statistics A

Dissertation Forensic Mental Health

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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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Forensic Science Health Sciences Clinical Psychology View 931 other Masters in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should have, or be predicted to achieve, a high 2:1 honours degree (minimum) or the equivalent, including an introduction to empirical research, in a relevant subject, e.g. psychology, neuroscience, criminology, psychiatry, mental health nursing or occupational therapy.

Non-graduates (e.g. nurses with a Diploma) will be asked to provide evidence of their capacity to study at postgraduate level and will be expected to have considerable relevant work experience since qualifying.

All teaching is conducted in English and it is therefore essential that students have a sufficient command of the language.

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

40000 GBP / year

≈ 40000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

16950 GBP / year

≈ 16950 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part time UK: £8,475 per year

Part time International: £20,000 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.

Funding

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