Bioethics and Society MSc

at King's College London

Structure

Required modules

You are required to take the following modules:

• Dissertation in Bioethics and Society (60 credits)
• Critical Bioethics (30 credits)

You are also required to take one of the following modules

• Designing Quantitative Research for Social Science and Health (15 credits)
• Designing Qualitative Research for Social Science and Health (15 credits)
• Critical Policy Research for Health and Medicine (15 credits)

Standard requirements
A minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above.

If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).

Other requirements
A relevant UK honours degree of 2:1 standard. If an applicant possesses an undergraduate degree below 2:1 standard, subsequent postgraduate qualifications may be taken into account. Also desirable is evidence of active engagement in relevant activities and an attentive concern for the pressing ethical questions in contemporary medicine, bioscience and health policy, demonstrated by reading and otherwise following current national and international issues.

In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

We may consider candidates with a lower second class degree or with professional qualifications from a recognised institution if they can show relevant work experience and/or relevant professional qualifications, can demonstrate that they are highly motivated and have referees from their university or employment strongly supporting their admission onto a masters level programme.

UK:
Full time: £11,040 per year (2022/23)

International:
Full time: £24,660 per year (2022/23)

Additional Costs
In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• books if you choose to buy your own copies 
• personal photocopies 
• printing course handbooks if you choose to print your handbooks (all the reading material can be accessed through KEATS, King’s online learning system)
• society membership fees e.g. Institute of Medical Ethics
• stationery 
• travel costs for travel around London and between campuses 
• graduation costs

Graduates from this course have gone onto the following destinations:

• Policy consultation (e.g. Nuffield Council on Bioethics, King’s Fund, UK Biobank Ethics & Governance Council)
• National and international NGOs (e.g. disease charities such as Cancer Research UK or British Lung Foundation, Council on Health Research and Development, Gates Foundation)
• Government (e.g. Department of Health, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Health Research Authority, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) 
• Hospitals (e.g. clinical ethicist) 
• Private sector e.g. Pharmaceutical companies
• Leadership positions in health care (for trained professionals)
• Academic work in bioethics or sociology (e.g. our PhD programme in Bioethics & society)