Addictions MSc

King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

Full time & Part time September MSc One year FT

Psychology Clinical Psychology Counselling Psychology Health Psychology Psychobiology - Affective Neuroscience Psychobiology - Psychopharmacology London United Kingdom On Campus

About the course

Join us for an online session for prospective students to find out about our MSc Addictions course. The online session will take place Wednesday 17th May 12 - 12.45pm. Book online

Our Addiction Studies course provides postgraduate education in addictions, with a particular emphasis on recent biological, psychological and socio-environmental advances in the conceptualisation of drug use and addiction and its effective prevention. Your theoretical understanding of the subject will be positioned within the context of policy development, focusing on facilitating the transfer of knowledge and skills to the workplace.

Entry Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in either medicine or psychology; or in any subject related to the addictions.

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.

Fees

Please see the university website for further information on fees for this course.

Open days

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17 January 2024

Where will I study?

King’s College London

It is home to over 11,700 postgraduate students and attracts some of the best academic minds in the world. It is ranked a top 10 university in the world by the 2020 QS World University Rankings and we are recognised for the global influence of our research and innovation.