Postgraduate Prospectus 2016 /17

Your university Find your course Based in south-west London, Kingston University is known not only for its convenient location but also its wide range of career-focused This is Kingston University 1 Subject areas 45 courses, the excellent quality of its teaching, and the achievements The ideal choice 2 Our courses 46 of its graduates. Our faculties 4 Course and subject index 251 Kingston University is the ideal choice for As we’re so close to London, our students benefit Taught programmes 10 in-depth postgraduate study, with world-leading from access to a huge number of employment Research at Kingston University 12 departments and internationally renowned research. opportunities. Our high reputation among employers is well deserved and reflective of the Our location 16 We are very proud that Kingston University success our students have after graduating. Employability 20 produced the highest number of graduate start-up businesses in the UK for five years Wherever you are in your career, whether you’re Support for your studies 22 running. Our links with business and industry joining us straight from your first degree or are Our campuses 24 continue to provide students with excellent coming back to study, we’ll be pleased to placement opportunities, and up-to-date teaching welcome you to the next stage of your studies, Equipped for success 30 informed by current industry practices and trends. helping you fulfil your ambitions. The international advantage 36 Accommodation 38 Funding 39 How to apply 40 Getting to Kingston 42

Students with disabilities If you require this document in an alternative format (eg large print or electronic form), please contact Applicant Services by calling +44 (0)8448 552 177 or by emailing [email protected] 2 1 Innovative teaching and assessment Kingston University has an excellent reputation The ideal choice for teaching and has achieved impressive results in national assessments of teaching quality. As well as traditional teaching methods, such as lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory and studio work, we use a range of creative teaching and assessment methods.

Up-to-date resources We have the latest e-learning technology, 3,000 Kingston University offers internationally recognised qualifications, computers across four campuses, free internet, Wi-Fi hotspots and excellent library resources. Many accredited courses and a supportive community of staff and other of our laboratories, design studios and workshops students – all on London’s doorstep! are fitted with the latest technical equipment. Compared to other We’ve recently invested more than £50million universities“ I visited, I found the on new teaching facilities, completed our £26million Kingston Business School, improved forum style of teaching very lecture theatres and computer rooms at our appealing, with little in the way Roehampton Vale campus, opened a new learning resources centre at our Knights Park of pure lecture, and small class campus and invested £15million on science numbers allowing interaction be- laboratories, specialist facilities, computing suites and library facilities at our Penrhyn Road campus. tween the staff and students. Lecturers were also always In short, your studies at Kingston University will always be supported by the best resources a inviting students to visit them if modern university can offer. they had any questions. Visit us Christopher Antrobus studied Aerospace” We often organise Open Days and Drop-in Engineering MSc. Evenings. They are an excellent opportunity for you to talk to staff to help you find out which Flexibility course is right for you and get information on At Kingston University we have a wide range applications, finance, accommodation and more. of study options, reflecting the broad scope of Find out about our forthcoming events at: our teaching and the diverse backgrounds and www.kingston.ac.uk/pgopendays2016 needs of our students. Many of our courses have the option to study either full- or part-time. Many jobs are now demanding Career and business focus “ Our courses are relevant to today’s working Most of our full-time MA/MSc courses are just ‘relevant postgraduate environment and teach you the skills you need to one year, giving you the chance to move into the qualifications’ – an MSc from succeed. Many courses have been developed in job market quickly, armed with new knowledge, consultation with professional organisations and and a new qualification from a respected Kingston University has given me carry professional accreditation. university. the edge in job interviews and Many of our staff are still active in the workplace, Part-time courses can allow you to balance study helped me find a job in the maintaining business and industry links. They are with work or family commitments. sustainable energy sector. respected in their fields and active practitioners of their subjects. Our graduates are welcomed by Other flexible options may include online learning, Duncan Carter studied Environmental and” Earth employers due to the expertise our courses evening and weekend study, or more than one Resource Management MSc. equip them with. start date per year.

2 3 Our faculties Our faculties Introduction Art, Design & Architecture

Kingston University is seamlessly organised into five faculties. Ranked among the best art and design institutions Alice Forestan’s in the world, this faculty is consistently at the top This ensures that every degree, in the wide range we offer, is ‘Eruption’ bowls of the Guardian newspaper’s league table. taught by experts able to dedicate themselves to their field. It also means that you will have access to comprehensive and The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture is often approached by professional organisations convenient resources and support, with each of our faculties who know its students offer both talent and operating as a hub of expertise. a professional approach. It was recently appointed as University Associate to the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), and has The support our faculties give you isn’t limited to teaching and links with a wide range of cultural, industry and professional bodies. studying. We know that your degree is the next step in your career, so we ensure that the expertise you gain is relevant to “I feel more than lucky to have your future roles and opportunities. studied here, over any of the other London art schools. Jimin Chun studied Art & Space MA. ”

Oliver Richardson’s Kitchen Totems

Work by Fashion MA student Hope Hudson

4 5 Our faculties Our faculties Arts and Social Sciences Business and Law

A forward-thinking study environment, new and Renowned for courses that meet the demands of Its partners include large corporations, small exciting courses are regularly being added. The the ever-changing global economy, the Faculty businesses, not-for-profit organisations, non- Faculty spans humanities, social sciences, and is centred around Kingston Business School and governmental organisations (NGOs), United performance and screen studies. Kingston Law School. Nations bodies and governments throughout the world. Arts and Social Sciences students gain The Faculty members go out first-hand knowledge of their chosen subject, of“ their way to help students. At Kingston Law School, which has just meeting many professionals who offer guest celebrated 50 successful years, you’ll benefit lectures, masterclasses and work placements. Atul Shahi studied Banking and Finance MSc” from the support of alumni, sharing their Students can showcase their work and benefit and now works for JP Morgan, UK. expertise, advice and influence through lectures, from close links with professionals from all areas mentoring, advisory groups, work experience of the industry. Kingston Business School ensures its courses and careers events. reflect current thinking and practice. Many The Faculty also offers all Kingston University courses are accredited and recognised by Kingston Law School has students the opportunity to study a foreign I feel part of a genuine professional bodies, including the Association of been“ an amazing, transformative language for free, through the Kingston Language “ MBAs and the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Scheme. As well as being fun to learn, knowledge community of scholars and It has been awarded an ‘Excellence in Teaching’ opportunity for me to develop of a foreign language can be a useful asset to practitioners. rating by the Higher Education Funding Council my international career. future jobs. Go to www.kingston.ac.uk/klspg to for England, and is a member of the Association find out more. Freddie Osbourne ”studied our ‘film making’ MA. of Business Schools. Anna Borodkina studied General Law” LLM.

6 7 Our faculties Our faculties Health, Social Care and Education Science, Engineering and Computing

Health and Social Care: Combining the research The School of Education has Home to the disciplines of science, technology, expertise and resources of a modern university been“ particularly supportive in engineering and mathematics, the Faculty offers with those of a long-standing, established medical industry-standard equipment and industry- school, the Faculty is a joint enterprise of Kingston finding placements close to my accredited courses, enabling you to put theory University and St George’s, University of London. home and luckily in great into practice. The Faculty works closely with the NHS, other schools, which has heightened The Faculty of Science, Engineering and healthcare providers and the social services, so my desire to teach. Computing maintains excellent industrial links, you can be sure your studies will be vocationally developed over many years. Its courses are relevant and reflect the latest developments in Claire Saul studied Primary Education” PGCE. created in consultation with an advisory board of your profession. key industry experts.

Most of the programmes lead to formal As an alumnus, I am still in accreditation by the relevant professional bodies. “touch with the Faculty of “Kingston University and Science, Engineering and St George’s really care for their Computing. The Faculty arranges students, providing a range of reunions and other events at tools and techniques to ensure School of Education: Having provided teacher which we have the chance to that students are very well training courses for more than 100 years, the School enjoys an enviable reputation in meet our tutors, friends and new supported and guided. educational innovation and research. It is students at the University. consistently ranked among the top education David Diaz Gomez studied midwifery,” and departments in the country. Working closely Zayd Rasool studied Software Engineering” MSc. now works in one of the healthcare trusts with local education authorities, schools and where he trained. colleges, the School ensures you are kept up to date with changes in education. Partner schools are within 25km of the University and the School also works with the School Direct Initiative.

Courses offered cover a range of specialist areas, including early years, primary/secondary teaching, special educational needs training, leadership and research.

The Institute for Child Centred Interprofessional Practice (ICCIP) – a research centre set up to support child-centred interprofessional practice and run within Kingston University – ensures that Students working on a Learjet teaching is up to date and relevant.

8 9 Flexible study options Some courses incorporate aspects of your work As many of you will want to balance study with into your programme of study. Examples include: Taught programmes other commitments, at Kingston University we • students on our Rehabilitation MSc, who have offer a student-centred approach, with a range of developed research projects relevant to their flexible options. Depending on the course, these own work context; may include: • our MBA students, who have used their • part-time study; projects as an important piece of consultancy • e-learning options; work to benefit their companies; • evening and weekend study sessions; • students on our Professional Studies in • biannual start dates; or Education (Advanced Practice) MA have built • the option to choose a postgraduate certificate, directly on the work and evidence already diploma or MA/MSc award – and to top up assembled for submission to national agencies; Our wide range of courses The quality of our teaching these awards as and when you are ready. • students who have accredited prior learning, Whatever postgraduate course you choose, the At Kingston University you’ll benefit from a whether gained through short courses, training curriculum and teaching will provide you with cutting-edge environment created by our dynamic The fact that the course is so sessions or everyday work, though the AP(E)L expertise not only in the subject itself, but also combination of researchers and practitioners. “ scheme; and where it sits in the world of business, industry Assessed by the Quality Assurance Agency for interesting and I can see the • the flexible programme of our MA/MSc by and employment. Higher Education (QAA), we were awarded a relevance to my work and future Learning Contract, which allows you to judgement of confidence (the highest outcome) tailor your course around your work and Our academics keep abreast of the latest and in the quality and standards we offer and the goals keeps me motivated. your organisation, gain academic credit for best practices in their relevant industries, and we provision we deliver with collaborative partners. Clare Notley studied Occupational Psychology” completing work-based projects and achieve encourage innovation on every course, both from MSc and is now manager of Voice – a children’s a qualification for the contribution you make to our students and staff. Our students work with people at the forefront rights charity. your organisation’s success. of the latest thinking and practice. Several have Our courses cover the full spectrum of full-time, been awarded prestigious National Teaching part-time and flexible learning options, with masters, Fellowships. PhDs, postgraduate diplomas, MBAs, DBAs, top-up courses and PGCEs. Many are fully accredited by Wide range of learning relevant industry bodies, including the Royal Institute Designed to fit into the real world, giving you of British Architects, the Royal Institute of Chartered practice as well as theory, our programmes: Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Personnel • are constantly evaluated to ensure they remain Development, the Chartered Institute of Marketing, relevant to the world of work; the National Council for Training of Journalists • may offer you the chance to study abroad, (NCTJ) and the British Psychological Society. giving you a global perspective in your field; • provide you with the opportunity to learn a Specialist teaching, resources and facilities for language for free; and your area of study will be conveniently centralised • offer extra conferences, seminars and events, in one of our four campuses. often hosted or attended by real-world practitioners. See the extensive range of courses we offer on page 45, or go to www.kingston.ac.uk/ Developing skills pgcourses2016 As well as subject-specific learning, you’ll be able to develop and practise workplace skills, such as: The quality of teaching was • problem solving and organisation; uniformly“ excellent. • data collation, review and synopsis; • communication (oral, written and electronic); Nancy Baldwin studied Business/Occupational” • time management; Psychology MSc and now freelances in training • computing; and and development. • co-operation and teamwork.

10 11 Research at Kingston University

At Kingston University, we have a well-earned reputation for high-quality, innovative research. Our staff are encouraged to engage in research activities alongside teaching. Many are both published and prize winning, having gained international reputations.

I chose Kingston University Real-world relevance because“ of its ultra-modern Each of our faculties produces research of relevance to the real world, working alongside resources and the high value it partners in the private and public sectors. With our places on research. growing reputation, many regional, national and international organisations come to us for research Natalia Vezuh, international assignment” purposes. These collaborations ensure research consultant, Brookfield Global Relocations. is relevant to public interests and provides a real benefit to society. Kingston University has Research expertise benefitted from partnerships with UNESCO, We attract substantial funding from private- and the US Department of State, Tate Modern, public-sector sponsors, and prestigious grants Defra, Philips, BAE Systems, the New Zealand from national research councils. The Higher government and Imperial College London. Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has given us a three-fold increase in research funding, making us one of the most research- Making a difference active modern universities. Here are just a few examples showing the breadth, scope and impact of our research at The research of our academics informs the Kingston University: teaching of all our degrees. It helps ensure our • Research at Kingston Business School has shown some people are so addicted to email that teaching is in line with the latest developments in they experience phantom alerts even though they haven’t actually received a message. industry, and the knowledge and expertise you • Working with St George’s, University of London, one of our experts has developed a gain are state of the art. programme to help survivors of strokes become more involved with their own rehabilitation. Another has devised a group therapy programme for patients with chronic knee problems. Centres of research • We have been chosen by the Red Cross to digitise its archive of its World War I volunteers. Our renowned and well-established research • One of our professors has been helping the UK Ministry of Justice in a pilot scheme to help centres include: Centre for Earth and vulnerable court witnesses pre-record their cross-examinations. Environmental Science Research; Centre for • Our Sport, Nutrition and Health team have provided specialist training to help athletes run Research in Employment, Skills and Society; Small marathons in the Sahara desert. Business Research Centre; the Institute for Child • We have received an EU grant of more than £500,000 to investigate the potential of mobile Centred Interprofessional Practice; the Centre for and wireless technologies in the monitoring of patients with chronic diseases. Health and Social Care Research and the Centre • One of our experts has played a key role in the tracking of more than 11,000 air flights for Modern European Philosophy. They provide linked to rendition, secret detention and torture. a hub for both students and professors, ensuring the active sharing of knowledge.

12 13 Research at Kingston University

World renowned • Our Kingston Law School has had 50 per cent Our research isn’t just valued by ourselves, but of its research independently rated as of a quality also throughout the wider research community: recognised nationally in terms of originality, • Our Kingston Business School is a member significance and rigour, while 45 per cent has of the European Doctoral Programme in been rated of a quality recognised internationally. Knowledge and Management and the • Our School of Education is regularly chosen as European Doctoral Programmes Association in the place where eminent researchers present Management and Business Administration. their findings. • Combining the research expertise and • Our Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture resources of a modern university with those has been recognised by the latest Research of a long-standing, established medical Excellence Framework as a research centre of school, our Faculty of Health, Social Care world-leading international excellence. Ask us a question! and Education is a joint enterprise between • Our Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Kingston University and St George’s, University runs the Centre for Research in Modern Our staff will be happy to talk to you about your research ideas before you apply. Please see below for of London. In 2014, the Research Excellence European Philosophy – the leading centre for the faculty relevant to your area of study. When you get in touch, please give us a brief description Framework deemed 74 per cent of its research postgraduate-level study and doctoral research of the subject you’d like to research and let us know of any staff you particularly wish to work with. world-leading or internationally excellent. in continental study in the London area. Art, Design & Architecture Please email [email protected] or telephone +44 (0)20 8417 4016. For more information see www.kingston.ac.uk/fadaresearchdegrees2016

Arts and Social Sciences Please send your research proposal and CV to [email protected]. If your proposal is accepted, you’ll be asked to complete an application form. Please see guidance for preparing a proposal at www.kingston.ac.uk/fassresearchdegrees2016

Business and Law For business research, please email [email protected] or telephone +44 (0)20 8417 5226. For more information, please see www.kingston.ac.uk/businessresearchdegrees2016

For law research, please email [email protected] or telephone +44 (0)20 8417 5335. For more information, please see www.kingston.ac.uk/lawphd2016

Health, Social Care and Education Please find out more, including the relevant academic to contact at www.kingston.ac.uk/pghealthcare2016

Science, Engineering and Computing Please email [email protected] or for more information visit www.kingston.ac.uk/secresearchdegrees2016

14 15 Our location The Market Place Kingston upon Thames and London

Cafe culture

Kingston upon Thames is a safe and attractive location. Close to the excitement of central London, the town’s parks and riverside offer a peaceful atmosphere for your studies, while the lively town centre provides everything you’ll need, from shops to entertainment. I would recommend studying at“ Kingston University to anyone who wants to enjoy a good Shopping in Kingston studying environment, meet people from different cultural backgrounds, and experience the colourful life in Kingston. Reema Patel studied Network and Information” Security with Management Studies MSc.

Hampton Court Palace

Right where leafy Surrey meets busy London, Kingston has the advantages of both: quick and easy links to the city and the opportunities there, plus the ability to refresh in quieter surroundings when you need to.

If you want to balance study with work or family commitments, you’ll find Kingston easy to get to Kingston riverside The Royal Parks and from.

16 17 Connections further afield The rest of the country is also accessible from Our location Kingston: the M25, the M3 and the A3 are all close by. Two nearby train stations ensure a Kingston upon Thames and London journey in any direction is quick and easy, plus extensive bus routes run day and night.

For those planning further travel, the proximity of Heathrow and Gatwick airports cannot be ignored for its convenience.

Future advantages Safe… Once you graduate, you’ll find Kingston is a The Complete University Guide 2015 rated great location for employment prospects. Many Kingston as the safest university in London for Everything you need is there: companies are headquartered in London or the student-relevant crimes. “ leisure, high-street shops, South East. Kingston’s proximity to both is a real advantage for work placement opportunities and …with plenty to see and do markets, fun, transport also when taking the next step in your career. Kingston is full of its own character, packed with connections ... and it’s cheaper businesses, historic buildings, great shops, pubs, bars, leisure venues and open spaces. It’s close than central London! to the River Thames, Richmond Park, Bushy Jose R Cerdan studied Finance” MSc. Park and Wimbledon Common.

The Royal Courts of Justice

Big city advantages Proximity to London means more opportunities to benefit from visiting lecturers and seminars or events hosted by business and industry leaders. Just as you’ll find it easy to get to London, they find it easy to get to Kingston. Our courses benefit Wimbledon hugely from these visits, adding to your learning.

City of London from the River Thames

18 19 Employability

Our postgraduate courses are the stepping stones to greater career opportunities. They are created and run with the world of work in mind, with a real emphasis on work-based skills. You’ll gain a qualification that’s widely respected and you’ll also carry forward knowledge, confidence and real-world experience.

Supporting our talent Some of our courses give you the opportunity to KU Talent, our careers and employability service, work in industry or commerce, gaining valuable provides innovative and inclusive support to experience and linking knowledge gained from Kingston University students, supporting your your course to real-life situations at work. transition from study to future opportunities. It develops and maintains partnerships with a wide Thanks to the flexibility of many of our courses, variety of employers and industry professionals, students often choose to continue working while giving you inside knowledge and great studying. My salary increased – opportunities in both the UK and global markets. since“ starting the course two You will be able to network and build your profile Encouraging enterprise and entrepreneurs at industry- and subject-specific events. We are proud to be one of the leading universities years ago, I have been for producing graduate start-up companies. promoted twice, from HR Kingston University also provides careers and Innovation and entrepreneurship are woven employability support throughout your studies into our culture and curriculum. You’ll be able administrator to HR officer, and for up to three years after you graduate. This to access specific training for starting and and now to HR adviser. support includes: developing businesses. • careers support and expert advice; Frances Wilson studied Human Resource” • access to a library of resources; Management PgDip and is now HR adviser • access to an online job vacancy service; and for Invensys Controls. • employer recruitment seminars and workshops.

Workplace experience: developing careers Our courses reflect the latest thinking in the The staff on the course are …it has been the workplace thanks to our excellent links with “ “ business, industry and professional practitioners. completely in tune with the extremely valuable network This real-world knowledge is passed on to our needs of the profession. of peers and professors that students. Work-based skills are crucial to our curriculum and close links to employers ensure Keith Howell-Jones studied Business” Law LLM has helped give rise to my our courses are relevant to the modern work and is currently a solicitor with Howell-Jones current success. environment. Partnership. David Knull studied an MBA” and is now managing director of SanoSync.

20 21 Support for your studies

Academic support Learning resources centres Every student at Kingston University has access We have four learning resources centres (LRCs), to a personal tutor, so you’ll receive advice and one on each campus, which provide access to a guidance for your personal, academic and career total of 368,600 books and audio-visual development. materials, 158,000 e-books, 73,000 electronic journals and 1,000 printed journals. The main Help finding part-time work LRCs are open 24 hours a day during term time If you want to find work to help support yourself and have more than 1,800 open-access PCs. The learning resources while studying, the University’s Jobs Central “ service can put you in touch with hundreds of Online learning centre staff are exceptionally part-time vacancies in London and the local area. StudySpace, our online learning tool, helps you polite, caring and very good Jobs Central also lists paid internships. study by providing online access to teaching resources, including lecture notes, presentations in ensuring that you have the A wealth of services and support and discussion boards. You can access maximum benefit of the All our students are able to benefit from health and StudySpace 24 hours a day from any wellbeing services. If you have children, you may internet-enabled computer. facility. be interested in the University’s own nursery (for Mansur Salanke” studied Dispute children aged 2–5 years). We also have a fitness Support for research and new ideas Resolution LLM. centre, a wide range of faith groups, and offer Through our active seminar programme, you’ll dedicated support for students with disabilities, be able to test your ideas in front of staff and dyslexia and other specific learning differences. fellow students, getting valuable presentation experience. We also have a full programme of specialist research seminars, conferences, Kingston University had lots workshops and lectures, all boosting the of“ support networks in place, University’s active research culture. Kingston University’s Graduate Research School also ranging from maths help, to runs special training programmes and provides support with writing styles and advice for research students. money management. I found Social and networking I was able to tap into lots of Our Graduate Student Society acts as a forum and voice for the graduate student community resources to help me through at Kingston University and organises social the study and learning events. At our graduate centres you’ll have a dedicated space for private study, meetings, process, helping me to grow seminars and relaxing. as a person professionally and privately. Matthew Adlem studied” Mental Health Nursing PgDip.

22 23 Our campuses Our campuses Introduction Penrhyn Road

Kingston University has four teaching campuses. Each has its Students based here: science, arts and social sciences (except music), civil engineering and own character, but all offer state-of-the-art facilities and a construction, computing, information systems, mathematics, radiography (some radiography modules will be taught at St George’s, University of London, in Tooting), and surveying. friendly study environment. Our students benefit immensely • Within walking distance of Kingston town centre, Penrhyn Road is busy, lively and cosmopolitan. from the combination of facilities. Each campus has its own • There is a range of cafes, bars and restaurants on site and many more just a short walk away. • It has central University facilities such as the fitness centre, health centre, main student restaurant, learning resources centre, relevant to the courses taught, the Union of Kingston Students’ headquarters and the Student Life Centre, providing services such providing private zoned study areas, PCs and free wireless as accommodation and finance advice. • There are modern classrooms, lecture theatres, IT areas and meeting spaces. internet access for laptops. • The learning resources centre is open 24 hours a day during term time. • It features the award-winning John Galsworthy building and an attractive courtyard. The free University bus service connects each campus, main halls of residence, Kingston train station and town centre.

It has a really buzzing atmosphere, with an excellent library, gym and“ shop, and it is within walking distance from town. Sundeep Sareen studied Civil Engineering MSc at Penrhyn Road campus. ”

I like the Kingston Hill campus because it is located close to nature.“ The atmosphere is very suitable for studying. Tantawan Vorasriherun studied International Business MSc at Kingston Hill campus.” On-campus fitness centre It’s so nice meeting your friends and tutors at the end of“ the day beside the Hogsmill river. Viola Wang studied Illustration & Animation MA at Knights” Park campus.

The campus-style nature of the University allowed me to approach“ specialists from other science and engineering departments during my research project, who were very happy to offer different expertise and perspectives. John Galsworthy building Learning resources centre Paul Taylor studied Applied Geographical Information System MSc” at Roehampton Vale campus.

24 25 Our campuses Our campuses Kingston Hill Knights Park

Students based here include: pre-masters, business, law, education, music and health and Students based here include: art, design and architecture. social care (some of the health and social care programmes will be taught at St George’s, University • Vibrant, friendly, creative and arty, Knights Park is a short walk from Kingston town centre. of London, in Tooting and Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames). • Its restaurant and bar are right next to the picturesque Hogsmill river. • Kingston Hill is a beautiful, leafy, self-contained site with a mix of modern and historic buildings and • Its specialist subject studios, including a filming environment, animation and photography suites, a community feel. have the latest industry-standard equipment. • It includes a fully equipped music studio, a 300-seat lecture theatre and large drama studio. • Students from different disciplines work together in state-of-the-art workshops and studios • It has Kingston Business School: modern and purpose-built, with some of the best facilities for equipped with the most recent design software programmes. business teaching in the country. • A wide range of art, design and architecture resources, an images database and a large slide • It’s home to Kingston Law School, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. collection are all housed in the modern learning resources centre. • Its School of Education is consistently rated among the top education teaching providers in the UK. • The University’s own art gallery – the Stanley Picker Gallery – is based here: artists, designers and • The learning resources centre (Nightingale Centre) includes a learning cafe, group learning rooms students present a broad programme of exhibitions and events. and bookable meeting pods. • A village atmosphere is created by the on-campus cafe, restaurant, bar and halls of residence.

Learning resources centre and Kingston Business School Learning resources centre Hogsmill River and Knights Park campus

Coombehurst House Bloomberg trading room Reception

26 27 Our campuses Our campuses Roehampton Vale St George’s, University of London

Students based here: engineering (except civil engineering and construction). Students based here: health and social care, through Kingston University’s unique partnership • Roehampton Vale is purpose built and dedicated to the study of engineering. with St George’s, University of London. • Facilities include wind tunnels, a range of vehicles, flight simulator and a Learjet plane. • Located in Tooting, one of London’s most culturally vibrant areas, just 20 minutes from central • Our labs include a composite material fabrication lab; materials testing equipment and rapid London by tube. prototyping machinery; and computer-aided simulation technologies. We also have the latest CFD, • The University shares the site with one of the busiest hospitals in the NHS, which means there CAM and CAD software, plus an embedded system laboratory with National Instruments equipment. is always a huge diversity of clinical study material to work with. The St George’s site at Tooting • The learning resources centre includes engineering-specific resources and databases, information features teaching rooms, lecture theatres and clinical skills laboratories, all within walking distance specialists on hand to help, and a learning cafe. of each other. • Just a bus ride or short drive from Kingston, and within walking distance of Richmond Park and • Support and leisure facilities such as the library, IT suites, Students’ Union, counselling services, Wimbledon Common. bar, cafe and sports centre are all located on campus. • The campus has a friendly working environment with teachers, support staff and students all sharing the same facilities.

The Hawker Wing

Automotive workshop

Workshop

28 29 Equipped for success Equipped for success Introduction Science, Engineering and Computing

Whatever course you choose, Kingston University’s Science, Engineering and Computing students use industry-standard technology, including: commitment to providing the best, most up-to-date • a flight simulator and Learjet business aircraft; • rapid prototyping machinery; facilities will ensure you’ll learn in an environment that • embedded system laboratory with National Instruments equipment; perfectly suits your studies. • WindPRO, Eclipse and Polysun simulation software to develop technologies in solar power, wind energy and biomass applications; • compact PV solar module, converting light into electricity for indoor and outdoor testing; and It became clear the University could offer me a vast • the Graduate Centre, exclusively for postgraduate students, with space for private study, meetings and socialising. range“ of facilities on any of the courses I chose. Tiffany Rose studied Automotive Engineering MSc and is now an operations” engineer for a worldwide logistics company.

The facilities I am training on are astounding. I still can’t“ quite believe that the University has equipment like Stress testing Space Mission materials Control a Learjet to improve our aircraft maintenance skills. Anjay Kumar, currently studying Aerospace Engineering MSc. ”

Learning resources centre Roehampton Vale campus

30 31 Equipped for success Equipped for success Art, Design & Architecture Arts and Social Sciences

Art, Design & Architecture students benefit from: Arts and Social Sciences students have access to: • large open-access 3D materials workshop, with newly specified equipment and interdisciplinary • film and media labs with specialist software, video and audio facilities for film, media, journalism and construction area. Prototypes can be produced in a broad range of materials – wood, metal, stone, television students; plastic, plaster, bio-resins, wax and ceramics; • state-of-the-art psychology laboratories: PCs equipped with software packages that can be used to • a digital ‘hack’ space with 3D printing, Arduino, circuitry and programming capabilities; conduct psychological experiments and analyse them; • state-of-the-art filming, editing and animation suite, open to everyone; • specialised laboratories for participant observation, including video monitoring and recording, eye- • equipment loan scheme so you can take camera equipment out on location; tracking, cognitive lab, a driving simulator and a physiological lab; • professional-standard photography suite with both traditional and digital technologies; • purpose-built, fully equipped music studios, practice rooms, and instruments available; • Archilab – for specialised science and technology activities relating to sustainable building design, • a vast collection of books, periodicals, sheet music and recordings; simulation and implementation; • online music resources, such as Grove Music, accessible from all University workstations; and • traditional printmaking studio with Intaglio, relief, screen printing, offset litho, cyanotypes and editing • the extensive archives and special collections relating to Iris Murdoch, Vane Ivanovich, Wendy suite; and Perriam, Sheridan Morley and the Stephen Sondheim Society. • the Dorich House Museum and Stanley Picker Gallery, which give you the opportunity to gain first- hand experience of museum work and the art world.

Studio Eye-tracking software

Eye-tracking Music studio equipment

Workshop Stanley Picker Gallery

32 33 Equipped for success Equipped for success Health, Social Care and Education Business and Law

Health, Social Care and Education students benefit from: Business and Law students benefit from some of the best facilities in the country including: • a dissection room, anatomical models and a bone library; • a Bloomberg trading room, giving a taste of working on a real trading floor (Kingston is one of • state-of-the-art skills labs and simulation suites; only a few universities that offer this); • a dedicated radiography lecture suite, including a practical room and a digital imaging library; • dedicated suites and work spaces, IT facilities and social areas for postgraduate students; • the Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training (VERT) – simulated cancer treatment room; • a business research hub, including our Small Business Research Centre; • two X-ray sets with digital imaging, enabling you to gain simulated practical experience under • the Kingston Nest, a business incubator space, with facilities to help students start their safe conditions; own businesses; • library access at all Kingston University campuses and at clinical placement sites; • a moot court room, enabling our law students to hone practical legal skills; • St Georges’ Graduate School supporting and enhancing the training and pastoral care of every • the learning resources centre opens 24 hours a day during term time, with access to libraries, postgraduate student; study spaces and computer facilities; and • the very latest in classroom technology for teacher training, with our virtual teaching rooms • major texts, periodicals and computer learning packages, accessible from more than 200 replicating actual classrooms; and networked workstations. • teaching materials for children of all ages – books, DVDs, CDs, even puppets – to help trainee teachers bring their lessons to life.

Therapeutic radiography equipment Dedicated law library Bloomberg trading room

Diagnostic radiography Teacher training Learning resources centre

34 35 The international advantage

Kingston University’s reputation extends overseas; each year we welcome postgraduate students from more than 150 countries throughout the world.

A mix of nationalities and backgrounds among international learning and expertise in their students and staff helps make Kingston subsequent careers. It [Kingston University] is University one of the most richly diverse and “ exciting places to study in the UK, making your All our students benefit from our truly diverse and proud of it, with time with us even more valuable and rewarding. international outlook. In an increasingly one of the UK’s most interconnected world, such a global perspective Kingston University also offers a truly is really valued by employers. It stands out ethnically mixed student international perspective. Many of our students on a CV and also helps prepare our students populations. have the opportunity to study overseas for the positions they achieve at international as part of their degree, or make use of organisations. The Guardian, 2013.”

36 37 Accommodation Funding

You don’t need to be told that studying is a huge investment. That’s why, here at Kingston University, we have services and advice to help you plan your finances and stay on top of them.

Scholarships and bursaries Working while you study Kingston University offers a wide range of Kingston is a great area for part-time and/ scholarships and bursaries. For more information, or temporary jobs that can help you fund your visit www.kingston.ac.uk/pgscholarships2016 studies. The University’s Jobs Central job site can put you in touch with hundreds of part-time If you’re interested in teacher training, bursaries vacancies in London and the local area. may be available from the government; please visit https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/ Further advice and information bursaries-and-funding Our money advisers are available to answer your questions about funding options and to give We’re also very happy to offer an alumni advice on budgeting, banking and dealing with discount. If you completed an undergraduate debt. They are based in the Student Life Centre course with us, we can offer you a 10 per cent at Penrhyn Road and also the Student Services discount on tuition fees for a full- or part-time Centre at Kingston Hill. They can be contacted postgraduate course. on +44 (0)20 8417 7312.

Tuition fees You’ll find details of our tuition fees on our Most of our postgraduates live at home or in private accommodation. website under the fees and funding section of the They find the accessibility of Kingston’s location ideal, especially for course you are considering. Please look here for the relevant page for the course you’re interested those balancing their studies with work or family responsibilities. in: www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcourses2016 Many of our students commute quickly and easily to Kingston from Information about how to pay your fees, including their homes. by monthly Direct Debit instalments, can be found on www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfunding2016 If you are looking for University accommodation, for private accommodation, such as a room or where you can also download a PDF of our we have a limited supply of rooms in our iQ Wave flatshare. Usually from June onwards, we have an Money Matters guide. hall of residence. Prices range from approximately online Daily Vacancy List of local accommodation £194 to £280 per week for a 50-week contract available. We also have an online noticeboard, Employer sponsorship (based on 2015–16 prices) covering the academic helping you to get in touch with other students Many employers know that they will benefit from year. If you’re interested in iQ Wave, please email: who are looking for accommodation. their staff being more qualified. Your employer [email protected] may offer to sponsor you through your course You’ll find lots of useful information on our at Kingston University by providing funding, day Help to find accommodation website. Please have a look at release from work or guaranteed study leave. The University can provide help if you’re looking www.kingston.ac.uk/pgaccommodation2016

38 39 The application process How to apply Top tips: completing was“ clear, descriptive and your application easy to follow. Spun Paleewong studied” an MBA. • Research the course thoroughly before you apply. • Provide examples of previous study, work experience or extracurricular activities that have influenced your course choice. • Explain why the course interests you and Apply directly to Kingston University Key information how it will benefit you. Accepting an offer Postgraduate applications (for both taught and Please ensure you supply us with: • Tell us about how the course will fit in with To accept an offer for a postgraduate programme, research courses) are made directly to the University, • your full academic record, including full titles of your future career plans. you need to formally reply to the University. with the exception of our PGCE courses (please your qualifications; Please follow the instructions on your offer email. see the PGCE course pages for information). • full names and locations of the institutions that awarded the qualifications; and You can apply for most of our postgraduate • the completed and signed disability and courses online via the relevant course page. criminal conviction section of your application.

If you prefer, or if your course does not have an Supporting documents online option, you can apply by email or post. To support your application, you will need to send us: Please download our postgraduate application • copies of qualification transcripts; form at www.kingston.ac.uk/pgapply2016 and • two references, one of which must be an send the completed version by post or email to: academic reference; and Applicant Services (Postgraduate), Room • your CV, if relevant. 1004, First Floor, Yorkon building, Kingston Hill campus, Kingston upon Thames KT2 7LB. If you are supplying a reference for an application, E: [email protected] please download a confidential reference form at T: 0844 855 2177 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgapply2016

Please note: if you are applying for a course in For more information about admissions, please the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture, you download our General Admissions Policy form at must use the online application route for your www.kingston.ac.uk/pgapply2016 chosen course and not apply by post or email.

Portfolio of work (for art, design and architecture)

For many of our art, design and architecture Your portfolio should have no more than 20 courses, you’ll need to support your images and should include a written statement application with a portfolio. This will be a (maximum 300 words) explaining why you’ve selection of your creative work, demonstrating applied for the course and how your portfolio your creative skills and/or experience. shows you’re suitable. The maximum size that can be uploaded is 50MB. We’ll give you Auditions and interviews Once we’ve received your course application, further details once we request your portfolio. You will need to attend an interview or we’ll be in touch to request your portfolio. audition for some of our courses. Once You’ll be given a link to the University’s Please note: only electronic versions can be we receive your application, we’ll dropbox, where you can upload your portfolio accepted. contact you with full details. in electronic format.

40 41 Getting to Kingston Getting to Kingston Living on the edge of London Surrounding area

Whether you’re travelling to Kingston, or from Kingston to London or the surrounding area, you’ll benefit from excellent transport links.

By bus RICHMOND The Kingston area is excellently situated for bus PARK routes – into and away from London, and to neighbouring suburbs. Many buses continue to run through the night. There is also the University ROEHAMPTON VALE CAMPUS bus service, linking campus to campus and to C Kingston town centre. W For more information, visit www.tfl.gov.uk

KINGSTON HILL CAMPUS Travel around London Kingston is within London’s zone system, meaning you’ll be able to benefit from bus and train fares that are cheaper than locations further outside London. The Student Oyster Photocard gives you a London 30 per cent discount on adult-rate season tickets. Kingston upon Thames KB

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44 45 Accounting & Finance MSc Accounting, www.kingston.ac.uk/pgaccountfinance2016 banking and FT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE finance Designed for graduates of any discipline, this course will enable you to enhance your career prospects in the wider business practice of accounting and financial management. It will provide you with well-integrated knowledge of financial accounting, finance and investment, and management accounting, together with the ability to relate this to the wider issues of management and corporate strategy.

With a range of career opportunities available and desire for top-level What will you study? Examples of modules individuals to fill roles within large organisations, the world of finance offers You will develop your understanding of the Financial Accounting and Financial Management; purpose and nature of financial accounting, Management Accounting; Market-based exciting opportunities. modelling and reporting. You will look at how Accounting; Financial Modelling and Research theoretical and conceptual issues combine Methods; Corporate Finance and Financial Our courses have been developed with advice from senior banking and in the operational and practical activities of Statement Analysis; Auditing and Control; finance academics and from managers at a number of banks, including management accounting. You will also look at Taxation; International Money and Finance; RBS Capital Markets, Commerzbank AG, Standard Chartered Bank and the political, economic, social, technological, Financial Reporting; Research Project legal and environmental factors that influence an NatWest. We also enjoy recognition or accreditation from the Association organisation’s social responsibilities and how they Key features of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Convention of Independent integrate with a company’s strategic decision- • This course attracts a mix of ACCA/ACA-qualified Financial Advisors. making processes. In addition you will examine and part-qualified students, as well as others the core theories of finance and investment and working in the accounting and finance sectors. Facilities include the Bloomberg trading room, where different trading how they can be used in practical decision- • On successful completion of the course, making contexts. graduates may apply for exemptions from techniques can be applied in practice with real, live data. We are one of ACCA professional examinations. only a small number of universities across the UK that have introduced a Assessment • The Eduniversal masters ranking 2013/14 rated Bloomberg trading room – Bloomberg data is used by asset management Assignments, case studies, formal examinations, this course among the top 50 in Western companies, investment banks, hedge funds, banks and central banks to dissertation Europe in its Accounting and Auditing category. analyse, price and trade, in real time, stocks, bonds, derivatives and almost The strong academic atmosphere [at every type of financial instrument. Students can also enrol in Bloomberg’s “Kingston Business School] helps to sustain Product Certification Programme. motivation and inspire creative thought. The lectures and seminars are of the highest quality We also subscribe to the Thomson Datastream Advance, which contains and invaluable to my research into the study of more than two-million financial instruments, securities and indicators for accounting and finance. Xu Jie, financial analyst,” Hewlett Packard 175 countries in 60 markets, providing opportunities for use in learning and (China) research activities. It offers access to more than 100-million time series, with up to 50 years of history, and more than 8,000 different fields. Entry requirements Find out more A 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent. Candidates with Postgraduate admissions team non-standard qualifications are welcome to apply. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details.

46 47 Banking & Finance MSc Finance MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbankingfinance2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfinance2016

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This course is designed to help propel you into a rewarding, exciting and This challenging and intensive programme of study aims to significantly enhance challenging career in banking, financial services, finance and financial consultancy. your career prospects by providing you with a well-integrated knowledge of Taught by banking and finance industry experts, this intensive and rigorous financial accounting, finance and investment, and management accounting, masters is suitable for students from a variety of academic backgrounds, together with the ability to relate this to the wider issues of management and including those with industry experience and those who have not studied corporate strategy. economics, finance or accountancy at bachelor level.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Examples of modules You will learn how to turn theory into practice, • This course has been developed with advice This research-led masters incorporates recent Financial Modelling and Research Methods; and will explore how to manage assets, liquidity from managers at a number of banks, including journal articles and research papers, live data Corporate Finance and Financial Statement and risk, as well as the analysis of credit, interest, RBS Capital Markets, Commerzbank AG, and up-to-the-minute theories and models. It Analysis; Portfolio Theory and Investment statements and rates. The course also covers Standard Chartered Bank and NatWest Bank. will enable you to turn theory into practice in Banking; Financial Accounting and Financial corporate finance and industry regulation. Your • Banking and finance experts teach this course. preparation for a high-level job in the financial Management; Market-based Accounting; research project will focus on a specific area of There is also a programme of guest lectures industries. Research Project; International Money and banking or another area of financial services. from sector experts. Finance; Fixed Income Analysis • We provide a number of industry-standard You will develop your understanding of the Assessment financial databases, such as DataStream, FAME, purpose and nature of financial accounting and Key features Examinations, coursework assignments, case One Banker, Thomson Deals and BANKSCOPE. reporting, and look at how theoretical and • This course makes extensive use of our studies, presentations, research projects You’ll also have access to our Bloomberg trading conceptual issues integrate within the operational Bloomberg trading room, accessing the room and Thomson DataStream Advance. and practical activities of management same live financial data used in industry to Examples of modules • The course makes considerable use of the accounting. Core theories of finance and develop practical experience in a simulated Induction; Bank Operations and Strategy; Bank University’s virtual learning environment, using investment and their use in practical decision- environment. Financial Risk Management; Financial Modelling discussion boards, podcasts and videos. making are examined. You will also construct and • You can apply for Bloomberg certification and Research Methods; Corporate Finance and • The full-time route is delivered three days per manage investment portfolios for a specific as well as exemptions from the Association Financial Statement Analysis; Portfolio Theory week over one year, while the part-time route is period and present the results. of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). and Investment Banking; Financial Services one day per week over two years. These industry-recognised qualifications give Regulation and Compliance; Financial Assessment graduates a huge advantage in the job market. Engineering; Research Project; Islamic Banking ...tutors don’t treat you as a student but as Assignments, case studies, formal examinations, • The course has been developed with advice and Insurance; International Financial Services “a colleague, which allowed me to prosper in my dissertation from managers at a number of banks, including own way. The course is designed to incorporate RBS Capital Markets, Commerzbank AG, almost all the key areas of banking, from basics Standard Chartered Bank and NatWest Bank. like retail operations, to the complex procedures of investment banking. Paresh Tank, associate” (internal auditor), YES Bank

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more A 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent. Candidates with Postgraduate admissions team Good honours degree, preferably in business Postgraduate admissions team non-standard qualifications are welcome to apply. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 management, accounting and finance or economics. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. overall. See the course webpage for full details.

48 49 Financial & Business Management MSc Investment & Financial Risk Management MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfinancialbusmgt2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pginvestmentandrisk2016

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This course offers a management education with a strong focus on financial skills. This course is designed to prepare you for a career in investment, trading, It will enable you to explore the theory and practice of management accounting financial analysis, fund management, banking, financial services, finance and and examine how financial management can be used to measure and enhance financial consultancy. organisational performance. You will learn to critically analyse and use relevant information to offer solutions to problems.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Examples of modules This intensive, thorough and challenging • Assessment methods mirror real-life practices, After an induction programme to Kingston Bank Financial Risk Management; Risk programme is designed to provide the theory eg preparation of financial statements, business Business School and the course, you will address Financing; Corporate Finance and Financial and practical skills that are essential for today’s plans, reports and summaries. modern portfolio theory and its implications Statement Analysis; Portfolio Theory and business managers. You will cover the theories, • Modules are designed to develop the skills valued for asset pricing. You will develop a critical Investment Banking; Fixed Income Analysis; models and practice of management accounting by employers, such as presentation, teamwork, understanding of the core theories and concepts Financial Engineering; Financial Modelling and and finance at an advanced level, and how they problem-solving and communication skills. of corporate finance and investment and financial Research Methods; Research Project integrate in the wider business environment. You • An international curriculum, together with staff accounting, and will examine key risks to which will also study key business disciplines, which collaborations worldwide, ensure that the investment firms and banks are exposed, as well Key features will enable you to demonstrate your strategic programme is globally relevant. as measurement and management techniques. • This course has been developed with advice and analytical skills, your ability to apply your from managers at a number of banks, including knowledge to solve business problems and your The second term covers key issues in investment RBS Capital Markets, Commerzbank AG, competence as a manager. banking and trading. You will apply different Standard Chartered Bank and NatWest Bank. trading techniques in our Bloomberg trading • You will be taught by investment, risk Assessment room. You will also analyse and explore the management, banking and finance experts. Assignments, case studies, formal examinations, investment management, financial engineering, The course content is also supported by active dissertation fixed income and securities, derivatives, researchers, as well as a programme of guest financial management and/or the regulation lectures from investment, risk management, Examples of modules and compliance of financial institutions. Your banking and financial services sector experts. Management Accounting; Corporate Finance After a long search and weighing all the dissertation will focus in depth on a specific area • We provide a number of industry-standard and Financial Statement Analysis; Financial “pros and cons of multifarious universities, of investment and financial risk management. financial databases, such as DataStream, Accounting and Financial Management; my first choice was the Financial & Business FAME, One Banker, Thomson Deals and Contemporary Business Strategy; Islamic Management MSc at Kingston, and I will never Assessment BANKSCOPE. You’ll also have access to our Banking and Insurance; Global Marketing; regret this decision. Examinations, coursework assignments, case Bloomberg trading room and Thomson Financial Modelling and Research Methods; Maximilian Rudolf,” financial sales and studies, presentations, research projects, DataStream Advance. Research Project analytics, Bloomberg LLP Bloomberg trading test

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent. International Postgraduate admissions team Good honours degree, or equivalent. International Postgraduate admissions team students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected] See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

50 51 Architecture MA Architecture and www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarch2016 landscape FT PT

This course is structured to allow you the maximum opportunity to explore design through the thoughtful engagement with site, precedent and materials, to build upon your previous education and practice, to develop individual strengths, to explore theoretical issues and to gain familiarity with UK practice. The admission criteria are set to ensure that only those with appropriate previous educational achievement within the discipline and who are capable of independent study will be admitted.

Courses in the School of Architecture & Landscape offer projects designed What will you study? Examples of modules to engage with, and critique, real-world issues. The programme offers you the opportunity to Researching Architecture; Practising Architecture; engage with current theoretical and ethical issues Materialising Architecture; Constructing relevant to contemporary design practice and to Architecture; Design Thesis We will encourage you to unravel theory, explore new material and develop your own position within current technological opportunities, and delight in the poetry of craft and making. architectural discourse. It will also introduce Key features internationally educated students to UK • This course will enable you to demonstrate You will explore environmental issues in innovative ways, use management professional registration criteria, and to projects a critical understanding of architecture as a that encompass the range of issues against cultural, social and technical activity and how it techniques with imagination, and negotiate political systems with which those criteria are measured. impacts on human and physical environments. sophistication. • You will gain a critical awareness and a Your main focus will be on the relationship systematic understanding of the issues inherent Teaching is demanding, creative and always challenging. It operates within between architecture and the physical, cultural in contemporary design practice. small studios on the architecture programmes, and within and across years and temporal context, with the investigation of • You will develop an independent learning ability site in all its manifestations and meanings as required for high-level, structured continuing on landscape programmes. Your studies will be supported by lectures central. You will develop your skills and professional development. and seminars, workshops and visits focusing on history and theory, and knowledge in this area prior to embarking on technology and practice. major design propositions. For this reason, precedent and theoretical studies are embedded as integral elements of the design modules, with accompanying seminar and lecture support.

Assessment Projects, reports, seminars, design presentations, essays, case studies

Entry requirements Find out more Good degree in architecture or related subject, Postgraduate admissions administrator preferably with professional experience in practice. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of E: [email protected] 6.5. See the course webpage for full details.

52 53 Architecture ARB/RIBA Part 2 MArch Historic Building Conservation MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmarch2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbuildingconservation2016

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This ARB/RIBA Part 2-accredited course has been retitled from the previously This course enables you to become a professional within the specialist field named Graduate Diploma in Architecture to MArch in Architecture. The course of historic building conservation. London is rich in its collection of historic operates within the guidelines stipulated by professional accreditation, but has its buildings, and the course team places great emphasis on using these to illustrate own unique character. Being taught in an art-and-design-based faculty means and inform elements of the course. In particular, past and ongoing works at that design is at the heart of our approach. the Historic Royal Palaces, together with several national and local heritage organisations and practitioners, are used as the basis for project work.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Key features During this course, you will develop as • You will gain a comprehensive knowledge of The course is designed to balance strategic • The course is fully accredited by the Royal architectural designers and thinkers and move the areas of study required to enter and analysis with a good working knowledge of core Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and towards the ability to engage in architectural contribute to architectural practice and techniques. You will acquire the skills and on successful completion graduates will be practice as independent and reflective architectural discourse. knowledge to extend your current practice and/ able to register for the RICS final assessment practitioners. You will build on and further • You will acquire a critical understanding of or gain knowledge and expertise in new areas. programme. The course is also recognised by develop the knowledge, understanding and skill architecture as a cultural, social and material You will work with a range of professionals and the Institute of Historic Building Conservation acquired during your first degree and a practice, with consideration for the ways in specialists to broaden your understanding of the (IHBC). recommended initial period of work-based which it impacts on human and physical interdisciplinary nature of the field. A week-long field • The course team works closely with a variety of learning. The emphasis of this course is therefore environments. trip to a European city will provide the opportunity different organisations, including Historic Royal to deepen and consolidate existing learning and • You will learn to create coherent, responsible to further develop your technical knowledge and Palaces, building preservation trusts, Historic skill, rather than to introduce a wide range of new and appropriate architectural designs capable embed it within a practice scenario. England, specialist practitioners, craftsmen and subject material. of making a positive contribution to the contractors. environment. Assessment • The course is consciously interdisciplinary and Assessment Essays, reports, seminars, workshops, group international. Current and former students Design projects, reports, seminars, presentations, field trip, project work, presentations, dissertation include archaeologists, architects, architectural essays, case studies, dissertation technologists, chartered surveyors, craftsmen, Examples of modules engineers, and project and construction Examples of modules Analysis and Condition of Historic Buildings; managers. Reading Architecture; Designing Architecture; Defects and Pathology, Repair and Renewal; • The course provides opportunities to work Representing Architecture; Making Architecture; Legislation and Economics for Historic Buildings; alongside other postgraduates in the Faculty Dissertation; Thesis Regeneration and Conservation of Historic and the wider university, including those Environments; Research Principles and studying architecture, landscape architecture Application; Research Project and building surveying.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good first degree in architecture, normally with ARB/ Postgraduate admissions administrator Honours degree (min 2:1) in any discipline, preferably Postgraduate admissions administrator RIBA Part 1 exemption. International students must T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 related (relevant experience considered). International T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the course webpage E: [email protected] students must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the E: [email protected] for full details. course webpage for details.

54 55 Landscape & Urbanism MA Landscape Architecture PgDip www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandurban2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandarchdip2016

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This course aims to prepare you for creative roles in the context of landscape This course, accredited by the Landscape Institute, provides an innovative and urbanism design practice and research. Our London location, local and design education involving opportunities such as participation in European and European networks and an international perspective provide the focus for local consultancy within our Landscape Interface Studio. All staff are ambitious contemporary landscape and urbanism projects, including green and water and creative design practitioners and researchers. Our London location, local infrastructures, resilient and adaptive city strategies and the detailed design of and European networks and international perspective provide the focus for places for people. contemporary design projects that address immediate and long-term landscape solutions in cities and their regions.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Assessment Design projects reflect opportunities and Landscape and Urbanism Design Portfolio; All design projects are developed as part of a Design projects and portfolio, professional challenges of contemporary landscape urbanism, Landscape and Urbanism Theory; Landscape personal portfolio that can be immediately useful practice project management report and practice at global and local scales. Themes include public Urbanism Professional Practice and Techniques; in targeting employment. Design projects may review, seminar presentations, literature review, realm, green and blue infrastructures, wellbeing, Masters Project. Other study may include: include live competition briefs. Projects reflect landscape and urbanism manifesto growth and transformation through time, climate printmaking, bronze casting, photography, critical challenges and potentials of contemporary change, biodiversity, city and identity, and zones digital media. landscape practice and the research and practice Examples of modules of transition. Modules in research and theory expertise of the teaching team, including water, Landscape Architecture Design Portfolio; support critical reflection, while study of materials Key features places and people; community consultation in Professional Practice Process and Making; and techniques supports appropriate technical • The course provides an innovative design the public realm; time, transformation and Landscape and Urbanism Theory; Research knowledge and inquiry. education, with opportunities to participate in experience; urbanism and professional practice. Techniques live projects such as European and local The modules may involve client contact, model Workshops include: communication, learning consultancy within the Landscape Interface making, mapping, drawing and digital media Key features through making, observation, mapping and Studio. workshops. Critical thinking and expression is • Study visits, international workshops, external consultation, building information modelling (BIM). • Study visits, international workshops, external supported by the Landscape and Urbanism lectures, live projects, and London industry lectures, live projects, and visits to London Theory module. links, resources and institutions support a The course offers interdisciplinary postgraduate shows, museums and institutions allow you to vibrant learning trajectory for your landscape learning. develop experience and knowledge to support There is special commitment to processes of architecture career ambitions. your individual career ambitions. transformation and their communication, with an • Working in the shared studio with MA Assessment emphasis on learning through making in the Landscape & Urbanism and MLA students Design projects and portfolio, landscape and Faculty’s 3D workshop and on hand-drawing involves interdisciplinary collaboration and urbanism manifesto, individual design research techniques to complement digital media prepares students for co-disciplinary practice. project presentation.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or professional experience Postgraduate admissions administrator Completion of undergraduate landscape architecture Postgraduate admissions administrator and a qualification in a relevant design discipline. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 or related course. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of E: [email protected] an IELTS score of 6.5. See the course webpage for E: [email protected] 6.5. See the course webpage for full details. full details.

56 57 Landscape Architecture MLA Professional Practice (Architecture) www.kingston.ac.uk/pglandarch2016 ARB/RIBA Part 3 exemption PgDip

FT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarchprofdip2016 PT

This two-year ‘conversion course’, accredited by the Landscape Institute, is This course is the last stage of the formal education required to register as an aimed at graduates and professionals from disciplines including architecture, architect in the UK. It focuses on the legal, procedural, professional and managerial spatial design and ecology who can bring their knowledge, expertise, inquiry and competencies needed to engage in architectural practice as an independent and creativity to the expanding field of landscape architecture. It is designed to engage reflective practitioner. The course covers the criteria specified by the Architects with the interdisciplinary nature of contemporary landscape practice and research, Registration Board (ARB) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for as well as new opportunities for creative collaboration and co-production. Part 3. The award offers a qualification prescribed by the ARB.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules All design projects are developed as part of a Landscape Architecture: Primer; Landscape The curriculum has been devised to support and Law and the Professional; Professional Services personal portfolio that can be immediately used Architecture: Portfolio; Professional Practice inform your work-based professional experience, and Business Management; Building to target employment. Projects reflect critical Design and Making; Reading, Research and providing modules in law, professional practice Procurement and the Management of Projects; challenges and opportunities of contemporary Narrative; Thesis Project and relevant management issues. You will Critical Practice landscape practice including green and blue undertake a variety of individual and group infrastructures, resilient and adaptive strategies, Key features assignments throughout the programme, Key features detailed design of places for people, planting, • The course begins with a series of intensive however, your primary learning environment is • The course consolidates your existing skills and biodiversity, transformation and change through workshops with expert practitioners for rapid within practice. You will be provided with learning. You gain core legal, procedural, time. Workshops include: model making (in the assimilation and application of key landscape scenarios and taken through the progress of professional and managerial competencies. Faculty’s 3D workshop), mapping, drawing, architecture skills, techniques and knowledge. several projects. These will extend and test your • The course is one of continuous assessment digital media, materials and construction. • The course includes study visits and knowledge base and its application. You will build over an extended period and offers opportunities to collaborate on live projects on and further develop the knowledge, opportunities for you to critically evaluate your Our London location, established local, European with client and community engagement. understanding and skills acquired during your professional experience. and international networks, and Landscape • Summer work experience and a critical case first degree, subsequent graduate education and • The emphasis is on developing the skills Interface Studio provide the focus for study engage students with an immediate periods of work-based learning. required for reflective practice. contemporary landscape design projects that context of practice and the opportunity for • This is a qualification prescribed by the ARB. address immediate and long-term landscape dialogue with practitioners in relation to projects Assessment The course is validated by RIBA and covers the solutions for cities and their regions. on site. Critical evaluation of professional experience ARB and RIBA criteria for Part 3. It represents (including specific case studies), a career the attainment of the minimum level of Assessment appraisal, professional interview, scenario-based competence expected of an architect Design projects and portfolio, critical case study, papers, individual and group assignments, registered in the UK. professional practice report, seminar reflective summary presentations, landscape manifesto, masters project exhibition or digital publication

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree (min. 2:2) and/or professional Postgraduate admissions administrator ARB/RIBA Parts 1&2 or exemptions; min. 13 months’ Postgraduate admissions administrator experience/interest in a related field. International T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 appropriately recorded experience, as required by the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 students must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the E: [email protected] professional bodies. International students must have an E: [email protected] course webpage for full details. IELTS score of 6.5. See the course webpage for details.

58 59 Sustainable Building Design & Urban Design & Planning* MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgurbandesign2016 Performance MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsusbuilding2016 FT PT

FT PT

It is now widely accepted that global carbon emissions have led to climate This course is uniquely holistic, with students of planning and urbanism taught change and that the built environment is a major contributor. This course alongside those of architecture and landscape. It has a strong critical approach takes a holistic approach to the procurement process of genuinely sustainable and a focus on design that is broadly understood to encompass urban form and buildings. It focuses on integrating design intent and actual performance in order space – alongside more strategic thinking in relation to frameworks, planning to re-evaluate traditional systems for the design, construction and operation of policy or communication tools. It offers a firm grounding in current planning sustainable, lifelong, adaptable low-carbon buildings. practice and its background, within a global political and cultural context.

What will you study? What will you study? Assessment You will study three main areas: building Assessment This course is designed to allow graduates of To be confirmed. performance; evaluation tools; and fundamental To be confirmed. architecture, design or other related disciplines to principles, drivers and solutions. engage in planning and urban design as active Examples of modules Examples of modules and demanding cultural practices. See the course webpage for full details. Building performance examines the evaluation of See the course webpage for details. existing building studies, investigates retrospective You will explore the history of how we collectively Key features strategies for improvements, and then focuses Key features decide the future of the built environment; the • Design, both the spatial and the strategic, is at on design strategies for new proposals. • You will develop the knowledge and skills to theory of planning as a subject, a discipline, a the heart of the programme. Theoretical, procure appropriate genuinely long-term culture, a practice – today and in history; and use technical and contextual studies underpin your Evaluation tools assesses the measurement tools sustainable buildings from initial design stages sociology and anthropology to devise ways of learning in the studio. and systems that are used for building through to occupation and beyond. understanding society and thence proposing for it. • The course is being submitted to the Royal performance evaluation, including social/ • You will also gain the skills necessary to Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for accreditation behavioural surveys, and then focuses on a evaluate the historic performance of a range of You will also look at the background to current as a ‘combined’ programme, offering a rigorous range of digital and physical simulation tools for buildings; design strategies for new proposals; planning practice, planning law and policy, and general planning education. the prediction of building performance. and predictively model passive and active spatial planning. In an investigation of planning • You will also have the chance to work alongside strategies adopted in low-carbon buildings. practice, you will develop an understanding of students studying other courses in the Faculty Fundamental principles, drivers and solutions • You will have access to ArchiLab, our in-house ethics, processes, forms of communication and gain from their expertise. focuses on the principles of building science, state-of-the-art environmental design (tools and aesthetics), management, law, • While grounded in high academic standards, climatic context, low-energy design strategies, laboratory, and the expertise and equipment economy and society. the taught modules aim to prepare you for legislation and innovative low-carbon available. professional employment in planning and technologies. It covers the principles of, and You will also explore a history of urban form, urban-design-related areas. Many members of solutions for, low-carbon design. spatial politics and the nature and role of design. staff are research active or professional practitioners at the forefront of the discipline, Finally, you will apply critical and analytical skills Whatever your skills or specialisms upon entry, which keeps your learning cutting-edge. to produce a substantial piece of written research you will develop your skills in design and strategic in any of the areas covered in, and relevant to, thinking alongside a number of areas of study * Please note that, at the time of writing, this course was subject the course. that fulfil the requirements of RTPI accreditation. to validation. See the course webpage for the latest information.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good first degree in a built environment discipline, or Postgraduate admissions administrator Min. 2:1 degree in any subject; demonstrable relevant Postgraduate admissions administrator significant and relevant industrial work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 knowledge gained through study or work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. overall. See the course webpage for details.

60 61 Graduate Diploma Creative Practice Art and www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativepractice2016 design FT

This is a stand-alone, credit-bearing, one-year pre-masters course to prepare for further study on one of our practice-based masters courses. It is ideal if you already have a bachelors degree in a related discipline and are intending to apply for one of our practice-based MA courses, but would like first to consolidate your practical skills and benefit straight away from the design education offered at Kingston University.

The Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture counts many of Britain’s most What will you study? Assessment successful creative practitioners among its graduates. The learning experience of this course will be Practical creative projects, exhibition/individual tailored according to your subject area (which presentations, research project folder, written you should indicate when you apply) by the assignments and/or reports, project outcomes Whatever area you’re interested in, there is a course to suit you. relevant postgraduate course teams. Available and visual summaries subjects are Architecture, Fashion, Fine Art, Art and design history: pages 64–66 Graphic Design, Illustration, Product+Space. Modules Programmes offered by the School of Art and Design History represent two Creative Practice 1; Creative Practice 2 You will work within your subject-specific course broad thematic streams of critical and creative inquiry: art and design history, and peer group, the wider course peer group Key features museum and gallery studies – with considerable interdisciplinary engagement (comprised of students from across a range of • This course provides the opportunity to develop between the streams. subject areas), and alongside current your creative practice within the supportive postgraduate students. The aim will be to build context of a peer group. Design: pages 67–72 up a strong portfolio of relevant project work that • It seeks to develop your ability for reflective clearly demonstrates your developing intellectual practice and confident creativity. The Design School offers a creative and stimulating environment where and practical strengths. Projects are designed to • On successful completion of this course, you interdiscipline is celebrated and contemporary practice explored, challenged and help you develop creative and flexible thinking, will be qualified to apply to progress to your debated. Our courses enjoy national and international recognition and reputation sound technical skills, and an understanding of chosen practice-based MA. across the broad spectrum of design disciplines, with real-world practice and the need for a variety of approaches to any given • After completing the masters course, previous research driving the development of our programmes, and with high-level subject or brief. graduates have gone on to work in design offices, publishing houses, interactive media, professionals engaged in teaching our students. film and television companies, fashion houses and advertising agencies worldwide. Fine art: pages 73–76 The School of Fine Art reflects exciting, new convergent practices and encourages dialogue between traditional and emerging genres. Priority is given to individual artistic practice, the making of works and the understanding of this within the context of contemporary art, photography and film.

Entry requirements Find out more See also: Computer Animation, page 91; ‘film making’, page 219; Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a creative arts Postgraduate admissions administrator Film Studies, page 220 subject, plus portfolio. Relevant experience will also be T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 considered. International students must have an IELTS E: [email protected] score of 6.0. See the course webpage for full details.

62 63 Art & Design History MA Art Market Appraisal www.kingston.ac.uk/pgarthistory2016 (Professional Practice) MA FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgartmarket2016

FT PT

This course provides an interdisciplinary study of the history of both art and If you are interested in developing a career in the art market, this course is ideal. design. As well as advancing your knowledge of developments that have It offers a unique mix of academic tuition and exposure to London’s huge and occurred in these vibrant areas of practice in modernity – and, in particular, the dynamic art market. last 50 years – the course will also provide you with transferable skills in history, theory and research.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study a series of dedicated taught Interrogating Art and Design: Critical Perspectives With an emphasis on understanding how the art Art and Law; Professional Practice of Valuation; modules that are concerned with issues of and Creative Practices; Modernities: Between market functions, you will be introduced to a History of the Art Market; Research modules (eg research methodology, subject-specific case Avant-garde and Altermodern; Interiorities: Art, wide range of businesses, collections and Dissertation; Research Concepts for the Art studies and creative practice. You will be Design, Architecture; The Politics of Design: professionals. You will also study the economic Appraiser; Research Proposal for Dissertation) expected to conduct research around the broad Artefacts, Identity and Protest; Major Project and legal contexts within which professional themes and subjects addressed by each module. practice is grounded, and gain the ability to apply Key features This will enable you to tailor your own path of Key features techniques related to the valuation of objects • You will have the chance to undertake site study according to your particular interests and • The dissertation or major project allows you to used within industry. You will have the opportunity visits, including an overseas study trip, to aspirations. You can also take part in activities develop your own interests and gain valuable to develop your knowledge of a particular supplement your learning. and study trips organised by the School of Art & research skills. specialist area of the art market, which may • You can also take advantage of the University’s Design History. • Field visits and activities supplement your include anything from antiquities to cutting-edge on-site galleries. lectures and seminars. Possible destinations contemporary art. • This course is accredited by the Royal Assessment is by a unique combination of essay, include New York, Barcelona, Berlin and Paris. Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for presentation, dissertation and optional project- Assessment entry as a probationer practitioner. led research, enabling you to develop your Essays, seminar papers and presentations, case understanding and application of art and design studies, major research-based project or history in ways that are relevant to your research dissertation and career aims.

Assessment Seminar presentations, essays, dissertation (12,000–15,000 words), major project (5,000+ words)

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or practice-based degree, or Postgraduate admissions administrator Good honours degree, or equivalent, in any discipline, Postgraduate admissions administrator equivalent, in a related area. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 preferably in a related area. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the course E: [email protected] should have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the E: [email protected] webpage for full details. course webpage for full details.

64 65 Museum & Gallery Studies MA Communication Design: Graphic Design MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmuseumgallerystudies2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pggraphicdesign2016

FT PT FT PT

This course is ideal if you are interested in pursuing imaginative, interdisciplinary, This course encourages the exploration and understanding of the methods international museum study. It will advance your knowledge of contemporary and processes at work in contemporary visual communication, and will further developments in this vibrant and sophisticated area of culture, art and heritage develop your personal practice and approach to graphic design. It focuses on industries, and provide you with transferable skills essential for the sector. individual research and inquiry and helps you to develop your understanding of Our underlying philosophy is to offer you a broad and engaging vision of, and the significance of the wider cultural role of the visual designer. In addition, you approach to, contemporary museum, gallery and heritage practice, evaluation will be introduced to disciplinary and interdisciplinary models of thinking that will and innovating ideas around the institution and industry. underpin your own focused study on the course.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The course examines contemporary issues and Ideas and Institutions; The Practice of Project work will challenge you to develop and Visual Grammar, Literacy and Intelligence; practices, including collection, interpretation, Experience; Spaces of Encounter; The Challenge enhance your existing ways of working. You will Designing Research; Visual Storytelling: Narrative exhibition, space, place and the city, audiences of Change; Major Project explore the importance of research in and Sequence; Creative Futures; Major Project and communities, institutional purpose, scenario underpinning your practice and will be planning and sustainable futures. You will study Key features encouraged to build your own visual language Key features taught modules covering critical analysis and • This course provides an interdisciplinary study and ‘tools’ in response to set briefs within each • The emphasis on problem finding, research creative practice, and conduct research around of museums and galleries. It offers a range of module. In the final stage of the course, you will methods and critical thinking is intended to the broad themes and subjects addressed by approaches to teaching and assessment based propose and develop your independent major enhance your long-term employment each module. Modules have been developed in on the concept of creative research, including project. You will be taught by experienced possibilities through an understanding of the collaboration with, and are taught with, museums creative project work and practice-based academics and specialist tutors from industry who changing global, technological and social such as the Museum of London, National research opportunities. encourage you to develop your understanding of context of design. Maritime Museum, V&A, and Kingston Museum • The major project allows you to develop your the relationship between words, pictures and their • The course is taught by academics who are and Heritage Service. own interests and gain valuable research and means of communication and transmission. also practising designers and researchers in practice-based skills. design. This is supported by studio visits and Assessment • Possible European destinations for field visits Assessment visiting tutors from industry, live projects, Essays, project work, portfolio, dissertation include Paris, Berlin, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna, Project work: visual research, written project competitions, lectures and workshops. (12,000–15,000 words) Barcelona and Amsterdam report/summary, exhibition, final major project • Core modules are studied with students from across the Design School’s postgraduate community.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent qualification, in a Postgraduate admissions administrator Good BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in graphic design Postgraduate admissions administrator relevant subject area. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 or related subject, or experience. Portfolio required. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] for full details. overall. See the course webpage for full details.

66 67 Communication Design: Illustration MA Curating Contemporary Design MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgillustration2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcurating2016

FT PT FT PT

This course encourages the exploration and understanding of the methods and Run jointly with the Design Museum, this course is taught by leading curators processes at work in contemporary visual communication. It will further develop and designers within the field. Through its projects at the Design Museum and your personal practice and approach to the making of images. The course also with prestigious cultural organisations, including the British Council, Architecture provides a focus on individual research and inquiry and helps you to understand Foundation, British Museum and the V&A, the course gives you the opportunity to the significance of the wider cultural role of the visual designer and illustrator. In curate live projects and build your own professional profile. Ambitious international addition, it will introduce disciplinary and interdisciplinary models of thinking that projects are an integral part of the curriculum, and graduates have gone on to will underpin your own focused study on the course. successful careers around the world.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules Project work will challenge you to develop Visual Grammar, Literacy and Intelligence; You will gain a grounding in the professional Professional Practice; Interpreting Contemporary and enhance your existing ways of working. Designing Research; Visual Storytelling: Narrative aspects of curatorial practice as well as first-hand Design; Theory of the Object; Making of the You will explore the importance of research and Sequence; Creative Futures; Major Project experience in planning and organising exhibitions. Modern World; Final Project in underpinning your practice and will be This practical experience will be supported by encouraged to build your own visual language Key features modules in history and theory, ensuring you have Key features and ‘tools’ in response to set briefs within each • The emphasis on problem finding, research a thorough knowledge of the ideas and context • As the course is taught in partnership with the module. In the final stage of the course, you methods and critical thinking is intended to underpinning the display and curating of Design Museum, London, you will benefit from will propose and develop your independent enhance your long-term employment contemporary designed objects. There is a the experience of studying at one of the world’s major project. You will be taught by experienced possibilities through an understanding of the strong emphasis on gaining key employability best-known design museums. academics and specialist tutors from industry who changing global, technological and social skills for the sector, ensuring a high level of • Professional practice modules at the Design encourage you to develop your understanding of context of illustration and design. professional development. We develop live Museum underpin modules on the history and the relationship between words, pictures and their • The course is taught by academics who are projects with leading organisations such as the theory of curating design taught at Kingston means of communication and transmission. also practising illustrators, designers and British Council, Crafts Council and V&A Museum. University. researchers in design. This is supported by • Work experience and study visits are an Assessment studio visits and visiting tutors from industry, Assessment important part of the course. Project work: visual research, written project live projects, competitions, lectures and Curatorial project briefs, seminar presentations, report/summary, exhibition, final major project workshops. essays, dissertation • Core modules are studied with students from across the Design School’s postgraduate community.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in illustration, Postgraduate admissions administrator Good BA(Hons) degree or equivalent, or relevant work Postgraduate admissions administrator animation or a related subject, plus a portfolio of work. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 experience. International students must have an IELTS T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for full E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. details.

68 69 Design: Product+Space MA Fashion MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdesign2016 with a pathway in Knit

FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfashion2016 FT PT

This course offers a space for students to exercise their own design curiosity and This course, with its new pathway in Knit, continues to develop into a holistic motivation within the broad spectrum of product and spatial design. There are and exciting approach to fashion design and beyond. Retaining our heritage no predetermined leads to follow, simply an expectation to challenge and take and specialism in womenswear, menswear and knitwear, the course combines risks rather than to passively accept. In this spirit, design is seen as a journey of industry standards with a creative and contemporary approach to fashion design. discovery and a genuine means to provoke change. Students from a range of Our broad design community and positioning as a progressive and highly rated international design disciplines create a lively studio environment. design institution means that fashion can actively borrow from and share with designers in communication design, sustainable design, and product and space.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? The core modules, which explore the More emphasis is placed on ‘how’ than ‘what’ Designing Research; Creative Futures; Context 1 The Fashion MA is a unique and innovative fundamentals of design and identify its role in you will study. Students take responsibility for and 2: Product+Space; Major Project course combining the creative thinking of the your practice, offer the opportunity to connect shaping their specific study interest with support Design School core modules with a very solid and interact with designers from a wide set of from the staff team. This evolves through a series Key features and ‘creative’ fashion industry focus. creative disciplines. of three-dimensional design projects encouraging • This course is part of the Design School’s the expression of creative insight and viewpoint. Postgraduate Framework, which promotes The fashion-based modules will encourage you If you choose to specialise in Knit, you will follow the Designing through making is integral, and the interdisciplinary practice opportunities, to think creatively and will also challenge you to same programme as MA Fashion, but will complete extensive 3D workshop is fully utilised. Design underpins research, supports personal apply your ideas and concepts to a series of specialist projects within existing modules. workshops and a lecture series to stimulate trajectory and industry contact, and includes a briefs, some of which will arrive directly from creative freedom run in parallel, and opportunity supporting lecture series. industry sources and practitioners. The outcome Assessment for greater interdisciplinary collaboration and • Regular visiting studio tutors include Harry is non-prescriptive and should be driven by your Design projects, written submissions, presentations, group work is provided by live industry projects. Richardson of Committee and Simon Hasan. ambitions and approach to fashion. You will major project Other visitors/collaborators to date have identify design narratives to inspire extensive Assessment included the Bauhaus Dessau, Frank Duffy, research culminating in exciting, considered and Examples of modules Practical design projects, presentations, masters Land Design Studio, Colin Davies, Jason forward-thinking design developments. You will See the course webpage for full details. project, exhibition Bruges Studio, Mischer Traxler, WGSN, be expected to create new responses for fashion Givaudan, Incrops, Alternative Packaging design. Addressing the contemporary culture of Key features Solutions, the V&A and iGuzzini. fashion, you will engage within important areas of • With our well-established industry links and • You can choose to specialise in either product development – social politics, economics, partnerships, the craft and skill of fashion is or spatial design, with the spirit of innovation environments, sciences and technology futures paramount and is developed through and enterprise sought throughout both routes. – creating a clearer understanding of fashion pioneering projects with industry practitioners context. Addressing the contemporary culture of from our team. fashion, you will engage with important areas of • Interdisciplinary modules give you the unique development – social politics, economics, opportunity to expand your current design environments, sciences and technology futures. thinking and methodology, experiment and transform your medium, and work in dynamic teams to exchange and create ideas.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions administrator Good first degree in fashion design or a related Postgraduate admissions administrator subject and/or appropriate professional experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 subject, plus a portfolio. International students should T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of E: [email protected] have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course E: [email protected] 6.5. See the course webpage for full details. webpage for full details.

70 71 Sustainable Design MA Art & Space MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsustainabledesign2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgartspace2016

FT PT FT PT

This course is aimed at designers, creative workers and other specialists who If you have a fine art, architecture or design background and would like to develop want to direct their practice towards progressive sustainability and social your professional practice within the contemporary fine art realm, this dynamic, agendas. It focuses on the value of design as a vehicle for addressing social and production-based course is ideal. It enables you to identify and locate spaces in ecological concerns in both developed and developing world settings. It will equip which to make and ‘test’ your work, through site-specific work, performance and you with the knowledge, capabilities and confidence to challenge the status quo sound installation, internet activity, print-based publication, and so on. by applying design thinking to the generation of design-led interventions for a sustainable future.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Examples of modules The Sustainable Design MA is directed towards Design project work, live projects, research You will develop and apply critical frameworks, Project 1; Theory – Seminar; Digital Art – New the goal of creating a more sustainable and project folders, 5,000-word critical essay, major debate a range of theoretical, cultural and social Technology; Project 2 – Collaborative; Masters equitable society. You will explore innovative and design research project. issues, and consider a variety of approaches to Project (Exhibition in Moving Image) practical ways to help realise those visions, communicating and publishing your own emphasising design, creativity, empathy, Examples of modules research. You will focus on individual and Key features innovation and activism. Design for Social Innovation; Designing collaborative practices, new technology, • You can explore the relationship between art, Research; Sustainable Design Principles, exhibition production and design, and a architecture, design and space by working The course encourages critical thinking about the Perspectives and Practices; Creative Futures; theoretical and critical programme to challenge alongside professional fine artists, curators and social and ecological agendas it addresses. The Major Project and contextualise individual research. In addition, writers. course is design-based, but not confined to you will become familiar with the processes • Project modules allow you to focus on an area design practice – it includes a significant amount Key features necessary to initiate and realise projects, of particular interest and gain valuable practical of theoretical and contextual studies. It is • The overarching course philosophy, based on developing and presenting proposals and skills. These culminate with a major public possible to choose a dissertation option for the an emphasis on research, methodology and collaborative working structures. exhibition/event and accompanying publication. final major project. design thinking, allows individual and personal • You also have the chance to undertake site concerns to be explored through focused study Assessment visits to supplement your learning, display work You will be taught by leading academics and in sustainable design. Seminar presentations/individual and collaborative in the University’s galleries and collaborate with practitioners in sustainable design, social design, • The course takes an inter-disciplinary approach exhibition production and documentation external parties. social innovation, participatory design, strategic to the study and practice of sustainable design, design, service design, design-led innovation, by recruiting students from all creative and and related topics. The course incorporates design backgrounds and beyond. collaboration with partners such as Design Council, Futerra, Greengaged, Sorrell Foundation, ThinkPublic and Uscreates.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a design- Postgraduate admissions administrator Good BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions administrator related subject, or experience, plus a portfolio. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 subject, plus a portfolio of work. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the course E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. webpage for full details.

72 73 Experimental Film MA Fine Art MFA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgexperimentalfilm2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfineart2016

FT PT FT PT

This course has been designed to offer a genuinely creative methodology and This is a studio-based, research-centred programme for those who wish to understanding of current and future potential for film experimentation in artists’ explore the subtle and complex relationships between the production and display moving image. This places the programme at the forefront of postgraduate of contemporary art within the context of professional excellence. It will challenge studies exploring moving image in its most creative form. The course offers a you to develop your personal vision and create clear, meaningful and appropriate range of input from staff in filmmaking, and will enable you to develop a major work to consolidate and strengthen your position as an artist. body of practical work created within the context of a critical understanding of contemporary experimental film theory.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Examples of modules The curriculum offers three distinct areas of • The course provides an exploration of the The Fine Art MFA incorporates a taught Project 1; Theory – Seminar; Masters Project critical and practical inquiry options, supported relationship between film, moving image, sound programme that primarily demands a (Exhibition and Research Publication); Integrated by a specialised seminar/lectures series: artists’ and critical frameworks. This is supported by considerable degree of investigation and Research Project; Option modules (eg Digital Art moving image; independent film; and the the excellent moving image resources at the experimentation. You will focus on practical and – New Technology; Collaborative; European Art materiality of film. Knights Park campus, including a theoretical issues surrounding the development Practice/Off-site; Experimentation in Moving moving-image studio, post-production facilities of fine art practice in relation to specific contexts, Image; Philosophy module) You will undertake self-initiated research and high-end film equipment. One-to-one and will be required to interrogate the positioning supported by taught modules and an tutorials, seminars, exhibitions and discussion of your practice through curatorial intervention Key features experienced group of research-active staff, and all feature in the programme. and collaboration, providing preparation for • This course offers a unique opportunity for will explore the critical and historical frameworks • Taught by filmmakers, creative practitioners, professional practice and/or further research. You artists to develop a major body of practical work within which experimental film work can be curators and writers, including many off-site will also be encouraged to create interdisciplinary that engages with the context of a critical understood and conceptualised. visits and visits by professional artists, alliances and will have the opportunity to work in understanding of contemporary fine art practice. filmmakers and curators. This includes the a variety of environments, both individually and • You will produce self-initiated work from the Assessment opportunity to participate in a public screening collaboratively. outset. Individual tutorials, seminar Presentation and exhibition/screening/ programme at BFI Southbank, and a seminar presentations and practical workshops will documentation, tutorials, seminar/discussion forum at FID Marseille International Film Festival. Assessment support your studies. • Every year, the course nominates a graduate to Seminar presentation, portfolio/documentation, • The course will enable you to capitalise on the Examples of modules participate in the European workshop on exhibition, seminars, workshops and School’s existing and well-established Project 1; Theory – Seminar; Experimental artists’ moving image at the Schermo dell’Arte interdisciplinary group work, module reviews, peer networks. We also encourage you to develop Filmmaking Practices; Film Theory: Experimentation film festival in Florence, where they receive reviews, professional practice, independent events your own networks and support structures. in Moving Image professional mentoring.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in a related or Postgraduate admissions administrator BA(Hons) degree, or equivalent, in a related subject, Postgraduate admissions administrator appropriate subject, and a showreel/portfolio of work. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 plus a portfolio of work. International students must T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. webpage for full details.

74 75 Photography MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphotography2016 Computing and FT PT information systems

This course offers an opportunity for students to develop a major body of practical work that engages with the expanded boundaries of photography and hybridisation of the medium. It is concerned with a broad range of photographic practices and technologies and explores debates around the politics of representation and our role as image makers.

What will you study? Examples of modules Computers, software and communication systems underpin the economies, You will gain a thorough understanding of the Project 1; Theory – Seminar; Photography governments, businesses and social life of the world. history of photography and its continuously Practice – Applied Theory in Advanced developing field of interrelated forms of image Photography; Photography Practice – production and visual culture. You will explore the Publishing; Masters Project (Exhibition and Our courses are designed and reviewed with industry in mind and accredited potential of the expanded boundaries of Research Publication) by BCS, The British Computer Society. This ensures the skills you gain on photography in unexpected and innovative ways your course are professionally relevant and address industry needs. through self-initiated research. Supported by Key features taught modules and an experienced group of • You will have the opportunity to exhibit your research-active staff, you will develop critical work and take part in off-site visits to galleries, Our research drives the technological advances of the future and informs thinking and a sustained practice. photography festivals and other cultural our teaching, giving you the opportunity to explore groundbreaking new spaces, as well as study tours. developments in the field. Assessment • Supported by a team of technical and Seminar and exhibition presentations, tutorials, academic staff, you will have access to a individual and group reviews professional photography suite that includes two new digital-imaging areas, darkroom areas, two double-height photography studios and a general preparation, finishing and demonstration area. In addition, you will have access to 3D, screen printing and moving image workshops.

Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree (minimum 2.2), or equivalent, in a Postgraduate admissions administrator related subject, plus a portfolio of work. International T: +44 (0)20 8417 4646 students must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the E: [email protected] course webpage for full details.

76 77 Embedded Systems / Embedded Systems (Computer Vision) / with Management Studies MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgembeddedsystems2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgescomp2016

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In our modern world, we are surrounded by systems and devices that have unseen computer software and hardware, such as digital televisions, MP3 players, smartphones and traffic lights. It takes a special type of person (typically working in a multidisciplinary team) to conceive, design, implement and deploy these so-called ‘embedded’ systems. This course is designed to set you ahead in the vibrant jobs market for consumer electronics, industrial equipment and the automotive industry.

What will you study? the pure Embedded Systems MSc, it may also Assessment Key features You will develop a disciplined approach to and be possible for you to undertake a real-world Coursework and/or exams, research project/ • We have internationally recognised research sound practical skills in the specification, design, project in an industrial placement or as part of dissertation expertise in digital image processing, computer modelling and implementation of components for high-quality research working alongside DIRC vision, robotics, control systems, medical embedded systems. You will gain specialist (Digital Imaging Research Centre) groups (eg Examples of modules* telematics, wireless networks and multimedia knowledge in digital signal processing and visual surveillance, human body motion analysis, Digital Signal Processing; Real-time communications. processors, control systems, microcontrollers robotics, medical imaging). Programming; Control Systems and Embedded • The unique combination of computer vision and and real-time processing. You will then choose Implementation; Project module; Artificial Vision embedded systems skills is highly desirable in from a range of option modules encompassing With Management Studies Systems; Business in Practice (‘with state-of-the-art industrial applications. computing, engineering and digital media Both the Embedded Systems and Embedded Management Studies’ route); Option modules (eg • You will have the opportunity to work in the processing. It may also be possible for you to Systems (Computer Vision) courses can be Multimedia Communications; 3D Game internationally recognised Digital Imaging undertake a real-world project in an industrial combined with Management Studies. These Programming; Wireless Communications and Research Centre and be involved in national placement or to work alongside our research routes will enable you to develop business and Networks; IT and Entrepreneurship) and international projects. teams with expertise in video processing, management skills so you can work effectively *Depending on pathway; see course webpage for details. • This course is accredited by BCS, The robotics, mechatronics, and wireless and with business managers to develop innovative Chartered Institute for IT. multimedia communications. and imaginative ways to exploit computer vision • There are flexible study options, with and embedded systems for business advantage. September and January starting dates. Embedded Systems (Computer Vision) This is a key skill for employability, particularly as MSc pathway organisations in the public, private and voluntary In addition to our pure Embedded Systems MSc, sectors grapple with austerity. you can also choose to specialise in our Computer Vision pathway, which can be combined with Management Studies.

The Computer Vision pathway will equip you with the knowledge and skills required to specify and build computer vision embedded systems, Entry requirements Find out more choosing from different imaging devices and Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions applying software that can process and subject, or substantial relevant work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 understand images. You will study a range of See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] option modules encompassing computing, language requirements. engineering and digital media processing. As with

78 79 Information Systems MSc with pathways in E-commerce and Health Information Management www.kingston.ac.uk/pginfosys2016

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Information systems, when used effectively, can give a business or organisation the competitive edge. They can also transform businesses, restructure organisations and streamline business processes. This course seeks to address the shortage of people who can operate at the interface of business and IT, and offers the chance to study a spectrum of relevant business and technical subjects.

What will you study? also focus on the organisational and change Assessment Key features You will study the design, development and management implications of new business Coursework and/or exams, research project/ • This course is accredited by BCS, The management of information systems to enable models enabled by e-commerce, as well as the dissertation Chartered Institute for IT. you to recognise and accommodate the impact of the internet. • The career-enhancing programme is designed increased rate of change and instability in the Examples of modules* to build on your previous experience and business and information environment created Information Systems (Health Information eBusiness Strategy and Implementation; education and allow you to tailor your learning by social, economic, political and technical Management) MSc Modelling Enterprise Architectures; Data to suit your individual career development, changes. You will gain an understanding of how The effective use of health information systems Management and Governance; Agile Project industry background and requirements of your information is used within an organisation, who has the potential to dramatically improve health Development; eBusiness Strategy and organisation. uses it, the nature of the information, how it services. There is a strong demand for well- Implementation; Health Information Strategy, • An industrial advisory board advises on all relates to decision making and how it contributes qualified information professionals in a wide Data Analysis and Presentation; Business in aspects of the curriculum to ensure that new to organisational goals and objectives. range of health-related settings; this course Practice; Project Dissertation concepts are introduced and that the course is designed to produce talented and visionary *Depending on pathway; see course webpage for details. continues to meet the needs of business and In addition to our pure Information Systems MSc, leaders to shape the future health information industry. you can choose to specialise in E-commerce or strategy and successfully lead health informatics • The Health Information Management pathway Health Information Management. projects and teams. Teaching focuses on the is more than health informatics, and aims to knowledge and skills that will be required by produce future leaders in health information Information Systems (E-commerce) MSc the NHS Information Strategy, preparing you management. This pathway aims to provide you with the for managerial positions in hospitals, practice knowledge to design, develop and implement management and primary care. e-commerce applications to positively transform a business, restructure the organisation and You will develop management and leadership streamline business processes to improve skills by studying the fundamental concepts competitiveness. Its multidisciplinary and of business, financial resource management, holistic approach places the applications and health information strategy, health information technologies of e-commerce into the wider governance, systems analysis and design, business, social and economic context. analysis and presentation of health data, and database design and management. You will have As well as analysing, designing, implementing the opportunity to improve your practical skills so and managing the use of information systems that you can plan and manage complex health Entry requirements Find out more for e-commerce, you will also investigate how informatics projects and implement changes within Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions e-commerce can accommodate the increased the evolving healthcare environment. Throughout subject, or substantial relevant work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 rate of change created by social, economic, the course you will consider the impact of health See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] political and technical developments, including information systems upon individuals and teams language requirements. legal and ethical considerations. You will within the healthcare environment.

80 81 IT & Strategic Innovation MSc Network & Information Security / www.kingston.ac.uk/pgitstrategicinnovation2016 with Management Studies MSc FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE www.kingston.ac.uk/pgnetworkinformation2016

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The success of an organisation can rest on both an understanding of IT and how Computer network and information security is of increasing importance – new to use innovation strategically to enable new growth and competitive advantage. legislation, technologies, vulnerabilities and threats necessitate frequent system This course aims to provide an understanding of the characteristics of high-tech updates. This course aims to equip you with technical knowledge of current innovation combined with the leadership and management values necessary for and emerging technologies and an understanding of the underlying theory of entrepreneurship (new venture creation) or for successfully creating and managing cryptography, networking and network security technologies. You will learn to strategic innovation both from within an organisation as well as from outside. assess, plan, design and develop secure and reliable networks and systems. You can combine this course with Management Studies.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study the types and characteristics of eBusiness Strategy and Implementation; IT and You will gain a critical awareness of the current Cryptography and Applications; Network and innovation, as well as the major barriers to the Entrepreneurship; Modelling Enterprise developments and future trends in cryptography, Information Security; Data Communications; spread of innovation. This will enable you to Architectures; Data Management and network security and wireless security, starting Project Dissertation; Business in Practice (‘with recognise and welcome the increased rate of Governance; Project Dissertation from the mathematical principles behind Management Studies’ route); Option modules change and instability in the business and cryptographic algorithms and moving on to secure (eg Multimedia Communications; Wireless technology fields. You will gain an understanding Key features network protocols and security applications for Communications and Networks; Mobile Security) of the role of information systems in encouraging, • This course is accredited by BCS, The cloud computing, mobile web services, social capturing and managing innovation in an Chartered Institute for IT. networks and peer-to-peer computing. Key features organisation and how this relates to constructing • You can tailor the course to suit your own • This course is accredited by BCS, The better value chains by using knowledge career development needs, industry As security and dependability are inextricably Chartered Institute for IT. management, data mining, decision making and background or organisation’s requirements. linked, the course also covers dependable and • The course is taught in a specialist data business intelligence. • The project/dissertation gives you the chance highly available architectures. Techniques and communications lab with access to the latest to study an area of interest in greater depth and technologies to combat threats will be explored, networking and security equipment from Assessment gain valuable research skills. It often takes the from secure authentication mechanisms, vendors such as Cisco and Microsoft. Current Coursework and/or exams form of a business plan relevant to your career, through firewalls, to information policies and and emerging technology will also be and provides an excellent selling point when user education to combat social engineering demonstrated by representatives from industry. looking for a job or promotion. If you are an and data leakage. • You will have the option to work in one of our overseas student, we will help you to carry out state-of-the-art research labs, called WMN a project either based in your home country or The Management Studies route will set your (Wireless Multimedia and Networking). WMN is one that will be of specific relevance when you technical knowledge in a management context. involved in EU and UK research collaborations return home. and offers opportunities for advanced research Assessment and short-term research fellowships on Industrial report and technical article coursework, completion of your MSc degree. examinations, verbal presentations, project dissertation

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in an IS/IT Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions subject, or substantial work experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 discipline, and/or suitable industrial experience. See T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] requirements. language requirements.

82 83 Networking & Data Communications / Software Engineering / with Management Studies MSc with Management Studies MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgnetdatacomm2016 with a pathway in Web

FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsofteng2016

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This course aims to provide the knowledge and skills required to design, model Some of the most challenging problems in industry and commerce are associated and effectively operate secure and dependable digital IP-based networks. It will with software development. This course will equip computing professionals with provide you with the opportunity to gain a sound understanding of the internet advanced knowledge of the latest methods and tools in software engineering, protocol suite that forms the core of existing and future data networks. The fusion as well as practical skills in software development. You can combine this course of the internet world and multimedia is also addressed. You can combine this with Management Studies, enabling you to develop the skills to successfully lead course with Management Studies. teams and manage innovation.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? technical knowledge in a management context Using the latest methods and conforming to Data Communications; Wireless Communications You will study state-of-the-art concepts in software and enable you to work effectively with business current network design standards, you will and Networks; Network and Information Security; engineering and will focus on the fundamental managers to develop systems for business develop a disciplined engineering approach to, Multimedia Communications; Business in concepts and principles of systems analysis, design, advantage. An understanding of the business and and sound practical skills in, the specification, Practice (‘with Management Studies’ route) implementation and testing. The course focuses management context is a key employment skill design, modelling and implementation of software on the cost-effective development of high-quality and is essential for setting up businesses. and hardware. You will gain specialist knowledge Key features software. You will also have an opportunity to of digital communications principles, multimedia • This course is accredited by BCS, The improve your practical skills so that you can plan and Assessment communications principles, wireless networks, Chartered Institute for IT. conduct complex systems development projects Coursework and/or exams, research project/ security issues and other advanced technologies. • You will have the opportunity to study for to meet customer needs and integrate software dissertation You will have access to a dedicated test LAN/ industry certification, including CISCO, as an solutions into an evolving business environment. WLAN with a diverse range of platforms and optional extra to the masters programme. Examples of modules* equipment, including wireless networks and • You will have the option to work in one of our Software Engineering (Web) MSc pathway Software Architectures and Programming enterprise-scale networking technologies. state-of-the-art research labs, called WMN In addition to our pure Software Engineering Models; Modelling Enterprise Architectures; (Wireless Multimedia and Networking). WMN is MSc, you can choose to specialise in web Software Quality Engineering; Web Application The Management Studies route will set your involved in EU and UK research collaborations development. You will gain highly sought-after and Infrastructure Development; Business in technical knowledge in a management context. and offers opportunities for advanced research web development skills and will study techniques Practice (‘with Management Studies’ route); and short-term research fellowships on for designing and developing bespoke products Mobile Computing; Agile Project Development; Assessment completion of your MSc degree. that support business objectives and add value User Experience Design (Systems) Coursework and/or exams, research project/ • Current and emerging technologies will also be for businesses. You will apply tools and *Depending on pathway; see course webpage for details. dissertation demonstrated by representatives from industry. techniques to design e-business architectures and can choose to study user experience design, Key features mobile computing or agile development. • This course is accredited by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. With Management Studies • The knowledge and skills learnt will enable you to Both the Software Engineering and Software make an effective contribution as part of a team Engineering (Web) courses can be combined with building software systems, delivering optimum Management Studies. This route will set your results in terms of cost, time and quality.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions discipline, and/or suitable industrial experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 subject, or substantial relevant work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] language requirements. language requirements.

84 85 ...excellent for any Creative industries & budding“ entrepreneur. Shruti Barton, Aesthetic Design” the creative economy www.flowerpozzy.com Shruti Barton, founder and creative director of Aesthetic Design, turned a creative idea into a commercially viable business while studying for an MA in Advertising & the Creative Economy. ‘Flower Pozzy’ – an innovative and eco-friendly way of carrying freshly cut flowers – was born out of one of the modules, and earned Shruti the award of Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2013 People and Environmental Achievement Awards.

Shruti promoted her product using the social media and marketing tactics studied during the course. “My tutors taught us some very current academic concepts, yet were also very commercial in their approach, which is why I think my product and brand has been so well received by the industry so quickly. I’m really pleased I decided to take time out of my career to study the course. It is excellent for any budding entrepreneur, and I would highly recommend it.” From advertising to film, fashion to fine art, music to publishing, and communication design to creative writing, the creative industries are continuing to outpace traditional industries both in the UK and the rest of the world. They accounted for five per cent of the UK economy (Gross Value Added) in 2013, and creative industries employment is estimated at 1.71 million jobs in 2013 (source: Department for Culture Media and Sport, 2015).

Turning ideas into innovative processes and products, and developing them successfully, requires a fusion of creative, managerial and entrepreneurship skills. The unique characteristic of the Creative Industries & the Creative Economy programme is that it comprises a portfolio of 11 specialist courses that combine business/management and entrepreneurship modules with the opportunity to gain in-depth knowledge of a specific creative industry.

The courses encourage high levels of creativity, networking and ‘learning by doing’. You will engage fully in collaborative and multidisciplinary teamwork, and should also be prepared to respond to industry-generated projects.

86 87 The Creative Industries & the Creative Economy MAs (with 11 pathways) FT PT

This suite of MAs is designed to give you the skills to develop both creative ideas and business plans. The programme will introduce you to new ways of approaching problems and gaining insights on how best to create solutions, and will develop your entrepreneurial, management and networking skills to a level where you can connect creativity and business in a successful and meaningful way. We like to think of these MAs as a boot camp for your ideas and talent!

What will you study? Management Assessment Key features You can choose from 11 different specialisms, • Managing in the Creative Economy MA Essays, case studies, reports, presentations, • Creativity and the management of creativity: all of which share the same core modules. All www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmanagingcreative2016 personal research project (approx. 15,000 words) this programme is about acquiring different routes are structured in three phases, with each perspectives and will encourage lateral thinking course providing a challenging and active Design industries Examples of modules while looking at the nature of creativity (and learning environment. • Communication Design & the Creative Core modules (all pathways): Conducting innovation) and the ways to effectively manage Economy MA Collaborative Creativity; Designing a Business; creative teams. The first phase is very practical, working with a www.kingston.ac.uk/ Mapping the Creative Economy; Re-Imagining • Multidisciplinarity: a significant feature of multidisciplinary team to develop your own pgcommunicationcreative2016 Leadership; Personal Research Project the programme will be the diverse nature of creative enterprise project. The second phase • Design: Product and Space & the Creative the student intake, mixing individuals from enables you to focus on your chosen creative Economy MA Pathway-specific modules: Please see different creative disciplines and with varied industry specialism. The final phase brings your www.kingston.ac.uk/pgproductspacecreative2016 the course webpage of the pathway you are backgrounds. business and creative modules together through • Fashion & the Creative Economy MA interested in for a list of the available modules. • Experiential: together with your team, you will your personal research project. www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfashioncreative2016 set up a real business that will develop a new product/service, and take it to the market. Once you have started thinking creatively about Heritage and the visual arts • Networking: the course will encourage solving problems, you and your team members • Museums and Galleries & the Creative networking through market-focused projects will design, test, launch and, finally, market your Economy MA that demand the development of industry product/service. www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmuseumscreative2016 contacts and career-enhancing networks.

Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurial thinking Media are not abstract concepts that you think about in • Advertising & the Creative Economy MA class with text books; they are a way of learning www.kingston.ac.uk/pgadvertisingcreative2016 My tutors at Kingston University taught us by making, doing and putting your insights and • Creative Writing & the Creative Economy MA “some very current academic concepts, yet were ideas into practice. www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativewritingcreative2016 also very commercial in their approach, which is • Film Making & the Creative Economy MA why I think my product and brand has been so www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmmakingcreative2016 well received by the industry so quickly. • Journalism & the Creative Economy MA Shruti Barton, founder and creative director” of www.kingston.ac.uk/pgjournalismcreative2016 Aesthetic Design – www.flowerpozzy.com • Publishing & the Creative Economy MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpublishingcreative2016 Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements vary between courses. Please visit Visit the course webpage to find out more about our Performing arts the relevant course webpage for full details. Creative Economy courses, including details about • Music & the Creative Economy MA each individual pathway. www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmusiccreative2016

88 89 Computer Animation MA Digital media www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcomputeranimation2016

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This course will enable students with some experience of 3D computer graphics to develop and enhance their abilities in the skills required by the computer animation and visual effects industries. You will study professional digital media practice in a studio environment, working as part of an interdisciplinary team. Through a student-centred, project-based curriculum, you will work to develop specialist skills, such as character animation, character rigging, effects animation, modelling, texturing and lighting.

In the fast-growing digital industries, people with creative and technical What will you study? Examples of modules backgrounds work together. However, students from arts and computing You will learn clean modelling techniques, Creation and Animation; Perfecting the Look; principles of animation, lighting, shading, Digital Studio Practice; Media Specialist Practice; often don’t have the opportunity to collaborate on projects until they meet texturing, rendering and compositing. You will Major Project in the world of work. Our Digital Media Kingston (DMK) courses aim to create computer animation assets, both alone address this issue, encouraging collaborative innovation between students and in teams, using industry-standard production Key features from different backgrounds. techniques that establish a professional • These courses have been developed in environment of collaboration to deliver a product consultation with our industry panel, which on time. You will also work as part of a team includes representatives from Sony Computer The courses have been designed with input from companies such as comprising students from different media Entertainment Europe, DreamWorks and DreamWorks, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Samsung disciplines, undertaking projects that have Samsung Design Europe. We are also an active Design Europe. previously included use of brain–computer member of TIGA, the games industry’s interface systems, computer vision and optical representative body, and the British Interactive The courses have a project-based curriculum where teamwork is stereoscopic 3D, and you will learn how to Media Association (BIMA). present yourself to potential employers through • The course has a project-based curriculum encouraged. Both arts- and science-based students will work together on your professional presence and portfolio. where collaborative, interdisciplinary teamwork projects that have been designed to foster collaborative innovation. is encouraged. Assessment • The industry-focused learning experience The industry-focused learning experience enables you to hone your specialist Development of a portfolio of computer graphic enables you to hone your specialist skills in a skills in a professional context. The opportunity to link academic work to work (including 3D assets, textures and professional context. Work placements, real animations), presentations, essays projects, internships and an industry mentoring work placements, real projects and internships means that these courses scheme will also prepare you for entry into the will equip you for entry into the highly competitive digital media arena. fast-growing and highly competitive digital media arena.

Entry requirements Find out more Minimum 2:1 in a relevant subject and/or equivalent Postgraduate admissions work experience/portfolio. International students must T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course E: [email protected] webpage for full details.

90 91 Game Development (Programming) MSc / User Experience Design MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pguserexperiencedesignmsc2016 Game Development (Design) MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pggamesdevelopmentmsc2016 FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pggamesdevelopmentma2016

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These courses enable you to study professional digital media practice in a This course, one of a suite of digital media courses, enables you to study microstudio environment with a focus on games development. You can specialise professional digital media practice in a microstudio environment with a focus either in the design skills (MA) or programming skills (MSc) necessary for the field on user experience (UX) design. Through a student-centred, project-based of games development. Through a student-centred, project-based curriculum, curriculum, you work as a UX designer or UX analyst to develop your specialist you will work as either as a games designer (MA) or games programmer (MSc) to skills while working as part of an interdisciplinary team with students from across develop your specialist skills while working as part of an interdisciplinary team. the full programme.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Examples of modules Students on both courses will design and create • These courses have been developed in Students on this course will design and create Digital Studio Practice; Media Specialist Practice; computer games, alone and in teams, using consultation with our industry panel, which digital products and services, both alone and in User Experience Design (Systems); User industry-standard production management tools includes representatives from Sony Computer teams, using industry-standard production Experience Design (Content) and techniques that establish a professional Entertainment Europe, DreamWorks and management techniques that establish a environment of collaboration to deliver a product Samsung Design Europe. We are also an active professional environment of collaboration to Key features on time. You will also develop vertical-slice member of TIGA, the games industry’s deliver a product on time. You will also contribute • This course has been developed in consultation prototypes using new technologies, such as representative body, and the British Interactive to the development of prototypes for cutting- with our industry panel, which includes computer vision and stereoscopy, and will learn Media Association (BIMA). edge technologies such as big screens, tablets, representatives from Sony Computer how to present yourself to potential employers • This course has been designed to utilise the smartphones, context-aware embedded devices Entertainment Europe, DreamWorks and through your professional presence and portfolio. best digital media expertise and resources from and multi-modal games consoles. You will also Samsung Design Europe. We are also an active across the University, and will prepare you for learn how to present yourself to potential member of TIGA, the British Interactive Media Assessment employment in the digital media industry, where employers through your professional presence Association (BIMA) and support the User Vertical slices, prototypes, demos, videos, teams of specialists work together to develop and portfolio. The final project provides an Experience Professionals’ Association (UK). presentations, design documents, essays and author innovative digital media projects. opportunity to work with an industrial host, • First-class technical facilities include a Tobii research-active academics and/or students from eye-tracker and the FETLAR ‘Learning to Examples of modules the other digital media courses to produce a Program’ environment. Digital Studio Practice (MA and MSc); Media professional piece of work. • This course is accredited by BCS, The Specialist Practice (MA and MSc); Game Design Chartered Institute for IT. (MA); User Experience Design (Content) (MA); Assessment Real-time Programming (MSc); 3D Game “The teaching staff show a real interest in what Mock-ups, functional prototypes, demos, videos, Programming (MSc); Final Project (MA and MSc) you want to do, and help to make your game presentations, design documents, essays as good as it can be. They support you with talks from the likes of Splash Damage, Crytek, Colossal Games and Unity. It’s hard to know where else you could find the same insight into the industry. Josh Hancock,” Game Development (Programming) MSc

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Min. 2:1 in a relevant subject and/or work experience/ Postgraduate admissions Min. 2:1 in a relevant subject and/or work experience/ Postgraduate admissions portfolio. International students must have an IELTS T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 portfolio. International students must have an IELTS T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for details. E: [email protected] score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for details. E: [email protected]

92 93 Applied Econometrics MSc Economics, www.kingston.ac.uk/pgappliedeconometrics2016 history and FT PT politics This course is ideal if you would like to pursue a career in which the application of econometric methods plays a major role – such as market research, evidence- based planning and policy advice, or financial modelling and forecasting – or if you would like to enter a PhD programme. It focuses on the application potential of a broad range of econometric techniques and the effective communication of empirical results, rather than the statistical theory upon which econometric methods depend.

The School of Economics, History and Politics encompasses a range What will you study? Examples of modules of subjects in these popular and established disciplines, providing an You will study core econometric concepts and Econometrics; Econometrics Dissertation; methods alongside modules that focus on Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting; Time interdisciplinary context to each subject’s specialist focus for teaching different application contexts, such as time- Series and Financial Forecasting Methods; Topics and research. series analysis, microeconometrics, financial in Applied Econometrics econometrics, macroeconometric modelling (See the course webpage for module descriptions.) Economics: pages 95–102 and business forecasting. You will also develop History: page 103 your computing and communication skills. You Key features will then write a dissertation to show evidence of • Workshops will enable you to put the Politics and international relations: pages 104–107 your knowledge, skills and abilities to undertake techniques you have learned into practice. complex, self-managed tasks with tight deadlines. • You can either use your professional The School has an active research culture. Staff and students present their circumstances as research material for findings at international conferences and publish their research as books, Assessment your dissertation in collaboration with your in academic journals and as commissioned reports. Research interests To include: essays, small research reports, employer, or you can use the dissertation to practical exercises, formal examinations, final demonstrate your professional development to also inform our teaching, with staff publications often featuring in the study dissertation future employers. materials for each course. • The taught modules aim to prepare you for the job market. Alongside your academic studies, In addition to our extensive range of taught courses, we welcome you will gain skills in problem-solving and applications to register as a supervised postgraduate research student. organisation; data collation, review and synopsis; communication (oral, written and electronic); time management; computing; and co-operation and teamwork. • You will have the opportunity to attend a range of workshops, conferences and presentations by guest speakers.

Entry requirements Find out more Degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent, in economics or Postgraduate admissions administrator where quantitative methods/economics are studied to T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 appropriate standard. International students must have E: [email protected] an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for details.

94 95 Development & International Economics MA Economic Policy MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdevinteconomics2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeconomicpolicy2016

FT PT FT PT

This MA focuses on the problems of economic development in the changing This MA covers a range of economic policy areas; in particular, fiscal and context of the international economic relationship. It will also provide a monetary policy, labour market and wage policy, as well as financial regulation and thorough grounding in macroeconomic and microeconomic analysis, in applied macroprudential policy. It will develop your capacity to carry out research on the econometrics, in a range of approaches for dealing with economic policy issues, implementation and effectiveness of economic policy in a contemporary global and and in the long-term historical and conceptual context of contemporary debates financial context, enabling you to contribute to debates on austerity versus active in economics. demand management, and efficiency versus equity in the regulation of markets.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study core aspects of macro- and Applied Econometrics and Economic Policy; You will study core aspects of macro- and Applied Econometrics and Economic Policy; microeconomic theory, applied econometrics and Development and International Economics; microeconomic theory, applied econometrics and Economic Change and Ideas; Financialisation, economic policy. You will also gain in-depth Economic Change and Ideas; Macro- and economic policy. On this basis, you will acquire a Globalisation and Economic Policy; Macro- and knowledge of the theory and contemporary Microeconomic Theory; Economics Dissertation professional knowledge of procedures used to Microeconomic Theory; Economics Dissertation issues surrounding international trade, and of the analyse current issues in economic policy. problems that developing countries confront in Key features Key features dealing with the international economic • This MA is good preparation for work with a You will also explore the economic history of • This course will provide you with in-depth environment. Such problems include trade and range of public and private institutions, including capitalism and the history of economic ideas, expertise relevant to organisations including development, the effect of foreign direct national and international government agencies placing the issues surrounding the evaluation of governmental regulatory agencies in the investment (FDI) on development, and the and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), economic policy in a historical and intellectual domestic economy (eg HM Treasury), significance of technology transfer. and commercial organisations in sectors context. In addition, you will pursue intensive think-tanks and international agencies dealing ranging from the City of London to trading and study of the contemporary globalised and with globalisation issues. The degree culminates in your dissertation, in manufacturing businesses of all sizes. financialised economy and its relationship to • Lectures are supplemented by seminars, which you will have the opportunity to carry out • Lectures are supplemented by seminars, economic development. Finally, you will work with giving an opportunity for regular feedback and in-depth research into a contemporary issue giving an opportunity for regular feedback and a member of staff to choose an applied economic discussion. dealing with developing countries, international discussion. policy topic for your dissertation, research this trade and FDI. You will work with a member of • Guest speakers, conferences and workshops topic and write up your conclusions. the Economics department who specialises in provide an extra dimension to your studies. and pursues research in this area. Assessment Graded problem sets, presentations, practical Assessment coursework, essays, examinations, thematic Graded problem sets, practical coursework, case studies, policy briefs, literature summary, essays, examinations, policy briefs, dissertation dissertation

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator appropriate subject where quantitative methods have T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 appropriate subject where quantitative methods have T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 been studied. International students must have an E: [email protected] been studied. International students must have an E: [email protected] IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details. IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details.

96 97 Financial Economics MA International Politics & Economics MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfinancialeconomics2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pginternationalpoliticseconomics2016

FT PT FT PT

This MA will enable you to master key tools used for the financing of individual This course focuses on the key theories of global economics and international companies – derivatives, investment appraisal and risk management – and relations, and aims to develop the professional skills that many employers expect provides an in-depth study of financial issues affecting the broader economic when hiring political and economic analysts. It will enable you to develop an environment, such as crises and bubbles in the international economy. It offers an advanced understanding of the close interaction between economics and politics opportunity to develop the key analytical skills necessary for carrying out research on the world stage. on contemporary issues in financial economics.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study core aspects of macro- and Applied Econometrics and Economic Policy; You will gain a thorough grounding in the main From State to Global Politics; Terrorism, Political microeconomic theory, of applied econometrics Economic Change and Ideas; Financial issues and theories that shape relations in the Violence and Human Rights; The Theory and and economic policy, and of the long-term Economics; Macro- and Microeconomic Theory; international economic system. You will also Practice of International Relations; Economics historical and conceptual context of the Economics Dissertation take modules that outline the main institutions Dissertation; Option modules contemporary issues and debates. Consequently, and factors that influence global economic and you will master a range of economic analysis, Key features political governance. At the same time, significant Key features key analytical skills and empirical background • This course offers a good preparation for work attention is given to your career development • You will be fully supported in developing necessary to participate in discussions on with a range of public and private institutions in skills. There is a strong emphasis on developing postgraduate academic skills and preparing financial economic issues. the area of applied financial economics, research and analytical writing skills. Your your dissertation, which allows you to research including banks and insurance companies; dissertation will allow you to develop an area of an area of particular interest in greater depth. You will work individually with a member of staff firms dealing with the reporting and evaluation particular interest in greater depth. • Alongside your academic studies, you will gain to choose a topic for your dissertation, research of financial information; and domestic and skills in problem-solving and organisation; data this topic and write up your conclusions. Your international regulatory agencies focusing on Assessment collation, review and synopsis; communication topic will be a contemporary issue relating to the financial sector. Coursework assignments, including essays and (oral, written and electronic); time management; a microeconomic or macroeconomic aspect • Lectures are supplemented by seminars, reports, plus dissertation computing; and co-operation and teamwork. of financial economics. You will work on your giving an opportunity for regular feedback • You can take part in an active interchange dissertation with a member of the Economics and discussion. of policy ideas with research-active staff and department who specialises in and pursues • The University’s Economics department is visiting speakers through seminars organised research in the field of financial economics. actively engaged in research and publication on by the Political Economy Research Group. financial topics, and you will benefit from Find out more at www.kingston.ac.uk/ Assessment regular staff seminars and workshops. politicaleconomyresearch Graded problem sets, practical coursework, essays, examinations, thematic case studies, policy briefs, dissertation

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator An upper second-class honours degree in one of Postgraduate admissions administrator appropriate subject where quantitative methods have T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 the respective disciplines, or equivalent. International T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 been studied. International students must have an E: [email protected] students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See E: [email protected] IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details. the course webpage for full details.

98 99 Philosophy & Political Economy MA Political Economy MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgppe2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpoliticaleconomy2016

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This significant and distinctive interdisciplinary course deals with the great issues This MA highlights issues of effective demand, social conflict and financial of the day: economic and social inequality, the nature of work and exploitation in instability as features of modern capitalism. It covers neo-classical, post- the contemporary world, ecological issues, the legacy of imperialism, international Keynesian and Marxist theories, and applies them to contemporary issues of conflict and trade, and the relationship between national and transnational austerity policy, neo-liberalism, financialisation and globalisation. The course institutions. It builds upon the University’s established programmes in the aims to provide a precise and professional knowledge of the procedures used to disciplines of philosophy, politics and economics, and integrates them into a analyse current issues in political economy. co-ordinated and multifaceted programme.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will be introduced to the Frankfurt School and Critique, Practice, Power; International Political You will acquire a rigorous and broad-based Economic Change and Ideas; Financialisation, French anti-humanist conceptions of critical Economy: Capitalism, Imperialism and the State; understanding of the discipline of political Globalisation and Economic Policy; theory, beginning with reference to Kant’s critical Political Economy: Effective Demand, Exploitation economy, as well as an ability to carry out Macroeconomic Theory and Policy; Political conception of philosophy on the one hand and and Crisis; PPE Dissertation; Option module (see research in this field. The course provides a Economy: effective demand, exploitation and Marx’s critique of philosophy on the other. It then the course webpage for the full list) comprehensive review of macroeconomics from crisis; Economics Dissertation focuses on competing interpretations of the a theoretical and policy perspective, and of concepts of critique and enlightenment in Lukács, Key features capitalism from its emergence to contemporary Key features Horkheimer and Adorno, Althusser, Foucault, and • In a context marked by dramatic economic globalisation, as well as the parallel developments • This course provides excellent preparation other, more-recent thinkers. You will cover key crisis, political uncertainty and philosophical in political economy. You will explore present-day for a range of employment possibilities in topics in current debates in political economy, disorientation, this course responds to a competing political economy paradigms, and government agencies, think-tanks, research with a discussion of models in the contemporary growing need for a critical, informed pursue an advanced analysis of the processes of institutes or in international agencies such as academic literature in post-Keynesian and re-articulation of these respective disciplines. globalisation and financialisation of contemporary the International Labor Organization. Marxian theory, including issues of demand • The course will prepare you for a career that capitalism, using it as a basis for discussion of • Lectures are supplemented by seminars, formation, unemployment, capital accumulation involves decision-making responsibilities and economic policy. Your dissertation will focus on giving an opportunity for regular feedback and income distribution. You will also examine the calls for cognitive flexibility, critical thinking and an applied economic policy topic – you will work and discussion. evolution of the global economic system and how the ability to view a problem from a range of individually with a member of staff to choose a • The University’s Economics department is it now operates, with special reference to perspectives. It is also ideal if you would like to topic for your dissertation, research this topic and actively engaged in research and publication on developing countries. The dissertation reinforces undertake further academic work, including write up your conclusions. financial topics, and you will benefit from regular the interdisciplinary nature of the degree, and will doctoral study in fields demanding broad staff seminars and workshops. Find out more at span and integrate the literatures associated with knowledge and an interdisciplinary background. Assessment www.kingston.ac.uk/politicaleconomyresearch at least two of the three disciplines. • Extracurricular interdisciplinary workshops play Assessment will take a variety of forms, including an important role in integrating the different class tests, essays, examinations, graded Assessment disciplines, and will discuss issues such as exercises, practical coursework, presentations, Essays, presentations, exams, reports, exploitation, freedom and commodification take-home tests, dissertation, literature review dissertation from one disciplinary viewpoint. and economic reports.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more An upper second-class honours degree, or its Postgraduate admissions administrator Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator equivalent, in one of the respective disciplines. T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 appropriate subject where quantitative methods has T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] been studied. International students must have an E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details.

100 101 Political Economy, Macroeconomics History MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pghistory2016 & Finance MSc epog.eu FT PT

This MSc is part of the Economic Policies in the age of Globalisation (EPOG): This MA offers a unique opportunity to combine academic study of the past with Knowledge, Finance and Development joint masters, delivered in partnership with a practical focus on public history. Taught by specialist, research-active staff who seven other universities worldwide. It has been developed to create international are leaders in their fields, it will equip you with an understanding of cutting-edge experts who are able to define and assess economic policies and evolve within research and debates within the discipline of history as a whole, while providing different political, social and regional contexts. It aims to provide expertise in a training in historical skills such as using archives and exploring history through specific field of economic policy, and a global perspective on interdependencies ICT. The course also includes work placements in and visits to research archives, and interactions between economic policies. museums and heritage sites.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Examples of modules You will choose one of three streams, which also Class tests, essays, examinations, graded You will be introduced to key debates about the Doing History: theory methods and practice; determines where you will study: Option A – exercises, practical coursework, presentations, theory and practice of different types of history. You History Dissertation; Option modules (Modern Knowledge and innovation policies (Turin); Option take-home tests, dissertation, literature review, will also be provided with a broad outline of a variety Britain and Europe: wars, nations and cultures; B – International macroeconomics and financial economic reports of research methods, and will gain the documentary Presenting Public History: policy, heritage, policies (Kingston); or Option C – Development and archival skills necessary to pursue a research museums and the media; The Eighteenth policies (Berlin). You will spend semester 1 and 2 Examples of modules topic of your choice. You will be taught in small Century: revolution, empire and society) at your base university, and semester 3 in Paris. Macroeconomic Theory & Policy; Political groups by an expert historian in your particular topic In semester 4, you can choose to write your Economy: Effective Demand, Exploitation & of interest. You will be encouraged to focus on a Key features dissertation at any of the eight universities (see Crisis; Financialisation, Globalisation & Economic specific area of research early in the course and • This MA will enable you to pursue studies the website for the full list). You will gain in-depth Policy; International Political Economy will be allocated a subject supervisor who will work leading to a research degree, an academic skills to deal with different economic areas that with you on your dissertation. Module assignments career or wider employment opportunities in generally require specialised training. The Key features can be tailored to fit your research interests. the media, heritage and publishing industries. programme includes multidisciplinary contributions • Erasmus Mundus scholarships are available for • Rich in local and nationally important heritage, (law, sociology, geography and history, etc), all of this course. Please see epog.eu for more You may choose from two approaches: Kingston University has the added advantage of which are necessary for proficiency in economic information. • Pursue your topic thematically through ‘The proximity to London and its historic sites, policies in the context of current changes in the • The main instruction languages will be English Eighteenth Century’ and ‘Modern Britain and museums and research resources including the global economy. On successful completion of the and French. However, it is possible to study in Europe’ modules before taking your dissertation. National Archives at Kew, the British Library and course, you will be awarded a double masters English only. OR Historic Royal Palaces. There will be opportunities degree from the University of Paris 13 and from • You will benefit from the networks and job • Combine the study of your chosen research topic for work placements within London’s research the university you attended in the first year. opportunities of all partners’ masters courses in one of the above modules with the ‘Presenting archives, institutes, heritage sites and museums. that form the EPOG programme. Public History’ module to discover how to • You will have full access to the University’s Centre The MSc Political Economy, Macroeconomics & communicate your research to a wider public for the Historical Record, which promotes Finance is intended only for students within audience. This option enables you to vary the collaborative research, knowledge exchange and EPOG. You must apply via the epog.eu website. format in which your dissertation is submitted. discussion between historians, archivists, curators, If you are interested in this degree, but have not heritage providers and the public. It organises been accepted to EPOG, you are encouraged to Assessment seminars and conferences and provides advice consider Kingston University’s MA Economic Essays, written assignments, presentations, on digitisation projects. See www.kingston.ac.uk/ Policy or MA Political Economy. dissertation historyresearch for more information.

Entry requirements for the field and for international studies. International Entry requirements Find out more A second-class degree or above or equivalent (180 students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. Good honours degree, or equivalent, in history or a Postgraduate admissions administrator ECTS) in economics or political science and law (with a related subject. International students must have an T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 minimum of 24 ECTS, or equivalent, in economics and Find out more IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for E: [email protected] 6 ECTS in statistics or econometrics); plus motivation W: epog.eu full details.

102 103 Human Rights MA International Conflict MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pghumanrights2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgintconflict2016

FT PT FT PT

This course examines the human rights actors, activities and mechanisms used This unique course covers the theory and history of international conflict and to define and protect human rights. A key concept is the role of practitioners/ of intra- and inter-state disputes in the contemporary international system. It activists in the field. The course deals with political developments in the UK, in draws on subjects such as international relations, politics, economics, sociology Europe and internationally, and explores the extent to which human rights are and history. The course will enable you to examine and analyse the issues and enshrined in and supported by deeper politics and culture, and by institutions, dynamics that shape and influence conflict in the modern world, as well as structures, movements and values. explore the tools to manage and resolve it.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Key features You will look at the actors and activities involved Human Rights: Architectures, Actors, Activism; You will look at the theory and history behind • The case studies, backed up by the theoretical in the protection of human rights. Integral to your Strategies for Achieving Human Rights; Research international conflict at all levels of interaction, and historical foundations taught in this course, study are explorations of who these actors are Skills and Dissertation/Project Proposal; from the interpersonal to the international. You bridge the gap between traditional international (campaigning movements, pressure groups, Dissertation; Option module (eg Conflict Theory will also examine how conflict manifests itself relations courses – the rationale of which is nation states, international and transnational and Resolution; Contemporary Issues and Case in the contemporary international system, and based on institutional and/or statist approaches organisations) and what their contributions can Studies in Security and Conflict; Freedom, the techniques available to manage and resolve – and those that specialise in conflict be to the development and securing of human Censorship and Subversion; From State to Global violent disputes. In addition, you will explore key management and resolution. rights. You will analyse current international Politics; Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; questions, such as the role of religion and gender • Kingston University is established as one of situations and relations between states and Influencing Crime and Justice Policy; Terrorism, in conflict, weapons proliferation, the function the leading centres of expertise on conflict, non-state actors where conflicts have resulted in Political Violence and Human Rights; The Theory of outside actors, and the effects of conflict on conflict dynamics and processes of conflict considerable violations of rights, and consider the and Practice of International Relations; Working civilians. You will apply your skills in a piece of management and resolution. You will be strengths and weaknesses of international within the Human Rights Movement) original research of 12,000–15,000 words. taught by highly acclaimed academics and human rights mechanisms. You will investigate experts, including presentations by leading the challenges and demands that arise from the Key features Assessment figures from politics, the media and continual and growing movements of peoples, • You will benefit from exceptional teaching by Seminar presentations, essays, dissertation international organisations. refugees, asylum seekers and migrants as they enthusiastic human rights specialists and will • Our year-long (30-credit) modules provide flee conflicts and disasters, seeking realisation of acquire essential practical skills required in the Examples of modules increased contact time with academic staff. their fundamental rights. field, eg advanced research training, campaign Conflict Theory and Resolution; Contemporary You will also be fully supported in preparing design and impact evaluation. You will also be Issues and Case Studies in Security and Conflict; your dissertation, in which you will research an Assessment supported in preparing your dissertation, in which Research Skills and Dissertation/Project area of interest in depth. Essays, reports, project work, presentations, you will research an area of interest in depth. Proposal; Dissertation; Option modules (eg • Lively discussion is encouraged, with visiting dissertation or applied research project • You will have the opportunity to arrange a Freedom, Censorship and Subversion; From speakers, leading academics and figures from placement in a human rights organisation, State to Global Politics; Genocide and Crimes human rights and international organisations increasing your employability in the field. Against Humanity; Human Rights: Architectures, contributing to the debate. • Lively discussion is encouraged, with visiting Actors, Activism; International Political Economy: speakers, leading academics and figures from Capitalism, Imperialism and the State; Strategies human rights and international organisations for Achieving Human Rights; Terrorism, Political contributing to the debate. Violence and Human Rights; The Theory and Practice of International Relations)

Entry requirements Find out more Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, and/or Postgraduate admissions administrator Entry requirements Find out more relevant non-certified learning or work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] appropriate subject. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 overall. See the course webpage for full details. an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for details. E: [email protected]

104 105 International Relations MSc Terrorism & Political Violence MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgintrelations2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgterrorism2016

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This course aims to provide an understanding of the forces of global politics This course looks in depth at the concepts and politics surrounding terrorism, and to develop the skills needed to actively engage in the academic and political violence and security in the post-Cold-War era. It will provide an professional discussions that are shaping the contemporary international agenda. understanding of the forces of global politics and develop the skills needed With a particular focus on human rights and international conflict, it strikes a to engage in academic and professional discussions that are shaping the careful balance between the theoretical and practical elements of the study of contemporary international agenda. With a particular focus on human rights and international relations. international conflict, the course strikes a balance between the theoretical and practical elements of the study of international relations.

What will you study? State to Global Politics; Genocide and Crimes What will you study? Examples of modules You will explore the development of international Against Humanity; Human Rights: Architectures, You will examine the moral, ethical and legal Terrorism, Political Violence and Human Rights; relations and the key ideas that have shaped Actors, Activism; Influencing Crime and Justice aspects of the use of violence by both state and From State to Global Politics; Research Skills and our understanding of the modern system. You Policy; International Political Economy: non-state groups. You will also focus on politics Dissertation/Project Proposal; Dissertation/ will learn about actors and institutions such as Capitalism, Imperialism and the State; Strategies of the state in the modern world and the wider Applied Research Project; Option module (eg the United Nations, the United States and the for Achieving Human Rights; Terrorism, Political contexts of ‘globalisation’ within which modern Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity; The European Union, and you will study theoretical Violence and Human Rights) violence takes place. Theory and Practice of International Relations; and policy debates concerning globalisation Human Rights: Architectures, Actors, Activism; and underdevelopment. You will investigate a Key features A variety of case studies and your choice of International Political Economy: Capitalism, country’s financial flows, trade and investment, • The course draws extensively on the highly option modules allow you to pursue more- Imperialism and the State; Strategies for and will have the opportunity to take an in-depth acclaimed academics and experts of human specialist interests. You will also develop your Achieving Human Rights) look at issues of human rights and international rights and international conflict teaching from research skills and apply them in your own conflict. Your dissertation will enable you to study within the University. research project of 15,000 words. Key features an area of interest in depth. Alternatively, you can • You can specialise in the subfields of • Our experienced teaching staff are all active pursue an applied research project based on international political economy, conflict or Assessment researchers, which means that you will your work placement. security and human rights. The wide choice of Essays, reports, class presentations, dissertation encounter the latest thinking and research. option modules enables you to tailor the course • You will benefit from visiting speakers, which Assessment to your interests. include leading figures from politics, the media Seminar presentation, essay or equivalent study, • Our year-long (30-credit) modules provide and international organisations. dissertation/applied research project increased contact time with academic staff. In • You will be fully supported in developing your addition, you will be fully supported in postgraduate academic skills and will receive Examples of modules developing postgraduate academic skills and one-to-one support and expert supervision in The Theory and Practice of International preparing your dissertation, which allows you to preparing your dissertation, which allows you to Relations; Research Skills and Dissertation/ research an area of interest in depth. research an area of particular interest in depth. Project Proposal; Dissertation/Applied Research • Lively discussion is encouraged, with visiting • The extensive list of option modules enables Project; Option modules (choose two from: speakers, leading academics and figures from you to tailor the course to your own interests. Conflict Theory and Resolution; Contemporary human rights and international organisations. Issues and Case Studies in Security and Conflict; Freedom, Censorship and Subversion; From

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator Second-class degree or above, or equivalent, in an Postgraduate admissions administrator appropriate subject. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 appropriate subject. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage E: [email protected] an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for details. E: [email protected] for full details.

106 107 Child Centred Interprofessional Practice MA Education www.kingston.ac.uk/pgchildcentredpractice2016

This course aims to address the needs of practitioners working with children, families and young people in any profession – for example, health, social work, education, early years, youth justice and family practitioners. It is designed to facilitate an integrated workforce that can communicate and work effectively across health, education, business, family law, the youth justice system and health and social care

Kingston University’s School of Education is committed to offering relevant, What will you study? Examples of modules practical and accessible courses, and is consistently ranked among the You will critically analyse, question, interpret and Leadership and Management in Different evaluate the effectiveness of interprofessional Interprofessional Environments; Child top education departments in the country. Our last Ofsted inspection practice when working with children, families and Development (birth to 19 Years); Developing recognised Kingston University as one of the country’s top continuing young people (from birth to 19 years). Students Effective Interprofessional Responses for the professional development providers; this was reinforced in a report from the will draw on their professional experience Protection and Safeguarding of Children and Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education. The Guardian together with current research, case studies Young People; Law and Ethics; Capstone newspaper also consistently ranks the School as being one of the top in the (local, national and international), which will Dissertation provide a basis for analysis and discussion. country in its annual university league tables. The Capstone Dissertation module enables Key features you to demonstrate proficiency in the design of • This course is designed for those who work in Our courses are designed in collaboration with local authorities, schools, a research project, application of appropriate any area of the children and young people’s colleges and a range of educational organisations, so you can be confident research methods, collection and analysis of workforce, and for graduates wishing to that you will receive high-quality training that employers will value. data, and presentation of results. You will develop develop a career in this area. It can advance the skills and knowledge gained on the course by professional practice and may lead to applying them to the analysis of a specific issue accessing new and emerging roles in the wider We are keen to support the career development and professional enhancement relating to your area of practice via a substantial children’s workforce. of all specialists working in education – including non-teaching staff and across piece of independent work carried out over an • This two-year work-based course is offered on all age ranges – and provide a highly professional, responsive environment extended period. a part-time basis with intensive weekend to ensure success. We offer you the opportunity to reflect on and analyse attendance patterns – 8 to 10 weekends; half a Assessment day on Friday and all day Saturday. current policy developments in education and to lead and develop your own Coursework, dissertation • Applicants with prior qualifications and learning areas of interest. may be exempt from appropriate parts of the course in accordance with the University’s policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning.

Entry requirements Find out more A good first degree in a relevant area, and practitioner Postgraduate admissions administrator experience at an appropriate level in a relevant field. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5073 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details.

108 109 Research and Practice in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education MA Higher Education PgCert (online) Level 7 (offered by the Centre for Research and Practice in Higher Education, CHERP) (offered by the Centre for Research and Practice in Higher Education, CHERP) www.kingston.ac.uk/rphema2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/lthepgcert2016

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This course aims at developing inquisitive and well-prepared professionals in This course is designed to support individuals wishing to teach in higher or higher education, in any function. The course offers a critical understanding of further education, and to learn to do so in alignment with principles of student- different higher education issues, through a vigorous research lens. It is primarily centeredness and active learning. The course is aimed at those who are working aimed at those who have work experience in higher education (in any role, in further or higher education to teach or support learning (such as librarians and academic or academic-related). However, we may accommodate applicants who, skills advisers). The course offers flexibility of study through online learning. without having explicit work experience in the sector, can demonstrate a high level of commitment and interest in studying the field of higher education.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? You will study many interlacing issues in higher The course is made of five sequential modules: In this course, students study all aspects of Examples of modules education today, such as the nature and scope 1 Landscapes of higher education practices effective learning and teaching, from planning The course is made of two sequential modules: of knowledge; the idea of the university and 2 The process and methods of research into teaching sessions to curriculum design, both 1 Active Learning in Teaching Practice that of higher education; quality; marketisation; higher education generally and within their own specific subject, 2 Active Learning in Curriculum Design the student voice; academic and professional 3 Being and thinking professionally and and in different professional contexts. Additionally, identities, internationalisation; and the role of interprofessionally in higher education the broader contexts and drivers for further and Key features management, leadership and administration. All 4 Looking at specific practices: literature review higher education are explored and considered in The course is designed to support: these topics will be looked at through scholarly 5 Research dissertation and conference terms of each individual’s own practice. • colleagues in ways that are flexible for and research-based approaches. presentation professionals who cannot afford the time and Upon successful completion of the course, resources to attend a face-to-face course; Assessment Key features students will be awarded a postgraduate • types of learning and teaching that actively Professionally relevant coursework including • A balance between depth and breadth of certificate in learning and teaching in higher involve students in making sense of today’s literature reviews, blogs and case studies. The knowledge, disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity, education and may apply for recognition as a complex societies and work environments; course ends with a dissertation on a topic of theory and practice, within the context of fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). • teaching which encourages students to take choice. All coursework explicitly aims to develop national and international trends, and wider central stage in their learning efforts, in research skills and attitudes in students. socio-cultural frameworks; rigorous conceptual Assessment collaboration with others; and analysis and synthesis of higher education Personalised and professionally relevant • participants to reflect, ask (yourself and others), issues; a focus on research processes, coursework including reflections on practice, find solutions, share and compare thoughts methodologies and methods in relation to the teaching observations and the development of through the use of technology, and on the use study of higher education. a personal portfolio. The concluding element of technology as a teaching tool. • Attendance is required at Kingston University of coursework consists of an application for for two intensive teaching weeks in total at fellowship of the Higher Education Academy This course is taught entirely online in our Virtual different points during the course; the rest of (which may optionally be submitted for formal Learning Environment through the use of the course is delivered online. recognition to a panel of the Kingston Academic cutting-edge learning technologies, together with Professional Standards framework). synchronous and asynchronous discussions.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more A professionally relevant first degree or equivalent CHERP administrator (Janet Norry) An honours degree in any subject; normally, work CHERP administrator (Janet Norry) qualification; currently employed to teach or support T: +44 (0)20 8417 5645 experience in the higher education sector would be T: +44 (0)20 8417 5645 learning in an FE or HE institution (normally, minimum E: [email protected] expected. E: [email protected] 70 hours teaching per annum).

110 111 Education (English Language Teaching) MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgedelt2016

This course is intended for future educators, teachers and managers in all phases of compulsory and post-compulsory education who wish to develop their understanding of the practice and theory of English language teaching (ELT) to masters level. It is aimed both at first-language speakers of English as well as those for whom English is an alternative language (EAL), whether practising in the UK or overseas. It is particularly suitable for international candidates wishing to teach English in their home country, but also to users and teachers of English in a broad range of professions.

What will you study? Examples of modules You will be involved in a practical exploration of Principles of Language Learning for Language second-language teaching and acquisition Teaching, Teaching English Language and (grammar, lexis, phonology; discourse and Literature; Oracy and English Language discourse analysis; lesson planning, Teaching; Social and Cultural Context of English micro-teaching, and the design and evaluation of Language Teaching; Observation and Classroom materials), as well as ’world Englishes’ and Practice in English Language Teaching; English teaching for diversity and equity, and the Educational Technologies for English Language teaching of English through literature. An Learning and Teaching overarching theme is the increasingly important role played by educational technologies and the Key features specific significance of ICT for teachers and • You will learn in small, interactive classes and learners of English. Core and option modules will be encouraged to share and critique each enable you to pursue areas of particular interest in other’s ideas. You will also be encouraged to more depth, eg teaching practice and classroom visit local settings and access resources in observation, oracy and the significance of talk in central London to inform your studies. the classroom, English teaching in England, or the • Tutors include professionals with recent social and cultural contexts of ELT. Following the experience of English language teaching in taught modules, which are delivered over two both the maintained school sector and higher teaching blocks, you will have the opportunity to education settings. Many have extensive conduct a small-scale research project focused experience in practitioner research. on a specific aspect of the programme, • An MA from the School of Education will help supported by a personal project supervisor. you towards a career in English language teaching and/or management in a wide range Assessment of contexts and settings. Research project and coursework (including presentations, micro-teaching, discussion and interactive peer review)

Entry requirements Find out more A second-class degree, or above, or equivalent MA programme administrator relevant experience. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 5326 an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage E: [email protected] for full details.

112 113 Education programme PgCert/PgDip/MA Education (Advanced Professional www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016 Practice) PgCert/PgDip/MA PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016

This portfolio of pathways is designed for graduate educational practitioners in the Newly qualified teachers (NQTs) and early-career teachers face many workplace early stages of their career and/or those who are working towards middle and senior challenges throughout the early stages of their working lives. This progression leadership roles, and are committed to developing their careers and extending route provides valuable support and advice in areas identified as priorities by their skills, knowledge and expertise through further work-based practice and educationalists. The modules build on the portfolio approach to career development academic study. The programme will enable you to deepen your knowledge and and provide a unique opportunity to link initial teacher training (Stage 1) with understanding of teaching and learning, and reflect on and improve existing practice. subsequent ‘thresholds’ in your early professional development. You will explore a range of theoretical perspectives, subjecting them to critical scrutiny and drawing on practical knowledge and experience, where appropriate.

Pathway options Please note: all government funding for What will you study? Examples of modules The programme includes a number of well- professional development is delegated to the You will study and analyse issues in a range of Policy and Professional Practice; Evidence-based established pathways that are delivered on a heads and principals of schools and colleges. areas pertinent to educational settings, which Practice; Making Claims to Knowledge; part-time basis at the University (Kingston Hill You may therefore wish to apply to your employer may include, for example, professionalism; Researching Professional Learning; Research campus) and at locations belonging to approved for financial support towards the cost of your effective learning; behaviour management; Dissertation associate providers: study. inclusion, equity and diversity; leadership and • Advanced Professional Practice management; working in teams; and stress and Key features • Autism Spectrum Programme aims time management. Relevant government policy • The course is designed to complement and • Early Years • To encourage and enable you to develop and current initiatives will also be considered develop your school’s coaching and mentoring • Leadership and Management in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge in from an informed and critical perspective. support. Wherever possible, we structure your • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities a range of education-related disciplines and to learning around your individual needs and See pages 12–15 for more information. apply these in their professional setting In the final stage of the course, you will have those of your school. • To provide an opportunity for you to develop an the opportunity to carry out a final research • Exemption from Stage 1 of this programme is In addition, specialist programmes are taught by authoritative knowledge and understanding of a dissertation located within the context of possible for those who have obtained 60 or more qualified staff at Whitefield Schools and Centre in chosen area of interest professional practice. On successful completion, Level 7 credits as part of their PGCE award. Walthamstow, for example: • To provide you with the opportunity to develop you will be awarded an MA in Education, with the • Complex Needs and Learning Difficulties and utilise high-level research skills, possibility of a named route. • Autism Spectrum independently and collaboratively • To engender a critical and reflective approach Assessment Students who successfully complete 60 credits to the literature of, and the professional practice Oral and written assignments are entitled to the award of Postgraduate surrounding, your chosen pathway within the Certificate in Education. Students who programme successfully complete a further 60 credits (120 • To enable knowledge and understanding of the total) are entitled to the award of Postgraduate broader dimension of activity associated with Diploma in Education. educational provision (sociopolitical/economic)

Further information To find out more, visit www.kingston.ac.uk/ For course descriptions, module titles, assessment pgeducation2016 or contact: Entry requirements Find out more methods, contact details and entry requirements, CPD programme administrator Honours degree, or equivalent, with a minimum of one CPD programme administrator please see each course entry on the following pages T: 020 8417 5073 year’s experience. Direct entry to PgDip and MA level T: +44 (0)20 8417 5073 (pages 115–123) . E: [email protected] is possible. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

114 115 Education (Autism Spectrum) PgCert/PgDip/MA Education (Complex Needs and www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016 Learning Difficulties) PgCert/PgDip/MA PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016

This is one of the few available specialist postgraduate courses for educational This pathway is designed particularly for those colleagues working in special practitioners in this field, and seeks to satisfy the increasing interest and educational settings with children whose physical, educational and emotional growing demand from those who wish to develop their knowledge, skills and needs are complex and diverse. The course draws on the expertise and pioneering understanding of autism spectrum conditions and differences. As well as being work in this area of our partners at the internationally renowned Whitefield Schools designed for early years practitioners, this broad-based course is also suitable and Centre. Whitefield’s staff share the latest understandings with those seeking to for primary, secondary and special-school teachers. Applications are also most work in support or principal roles in this demanding specialist field. welcome from appropriately qualified support staff, as well as lecturers and other members of the education workforce.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study the identification, assessment Understanding the Autism Spectrum and You will study the latest ideas associated with Understanding Children with Complex Needs and diagnosis of autism, as well as possible Implementing Legislation; Accepting a Placement caring for and educating children and young and Learning Difficulties; Planning, Implementing causes and co-existing conditions. As part of and Providing the Curriculum; Personalising people with multiple conditions and diverse and Evaluating the Curriculum Experience; curriculum provision, you will consider structured Teaching and Learning and Conducting needs. You will have the opportunity to develop a Implementing and Evaluating the Curriculum intervention programmes and the nature of Assessment; Accessing the Services and strong theoretical and ethical perspective on this Experience for Children and Young People with autism-friendly environments. In relation to Evaluating Provision; Research Dissertation work, and to explore the interprofessional practice Learning Difficulties; Working in Partnership to inclusive education, issues concerning school associated with these children and their needs. Educate and Support Children and Young People placement, transition and transfer are discussed, Key features with Learning Difficulties; Research Dissertation including choices and challenges for young • In helping you to improve your academic If you successfully complete a final research people moving into adulthood. In emphasising qualifications and further your career, the dissertation located within the context of Key features the need for support for parents or carers and course enables you to reflect critically on professional practice, you will be awarded an MA • This course is taught by a range of specialists, other members of the family, the course also current developments in the rapidly expanding in Education with the possibility of a named route. including advisers, psychologists, head respects the voices of children and young people field of autism. teachers and other qualified trainers all currently on the autism spectrum. • Through conducting personal research Assessment working in the field, and is most suitable for projects, you will be able to access the facilities Written assignments those working in, or who have work experience If you successfully complete a final research of our comprehensive learning resources centre in, the sector. dissertation located within the context of and share your experience as a member of an • The course is particularly relevant to those professional practice, you will be awarded an MA academic community. working in special educational settings and to in Education with the possibility of a named route. • You will also be informed about the services of those supporting multi-sensory-impaired different voluntary and charitable organisations children in mainstream settings. Assessment actively working to support children and young Personalised and professionally relevant people on the autism spectrum, and their coursework including a child case study, survey families. and a small-scale investigation; no formal written examinations

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree, or equivalent, with a minimum of one CPD programme administrator Honours degree, or equivalent, with a minimum of one CPD programme administrator year’s experience. Direct entry to PgDip and MA level T: +44 (0)20 8417 5073 year’s experience. Direct entry to PgDip and MA level T: +44 (0)20 8417 5073 is possible. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected] is possible. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

116 117 Education (Early Years) PgCert/PgDip/MA Education (Leadership and Management) www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016 PgCert/PgDip/MA

PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016 PT

This course is designed to support you in providing exciting and innovative Inspirational and effective leadership is a key component in a successful school. learning experiences for young children in the early years foundation stage. This widely respected and recognised career-enhancing programme is designed The highly regarded programme attracts professionals from a range of early years to build on your previous experience and education and improve your job provision, including the maintained, independent, private and voluntary sectors. performance, leadership and teamworking skills, enabling you to contribute to The programme values the wealth of experience that students bring from different raising standards and the overall effectiveness of your institution. You will be roles in the workforce such as early years teachers, managers, curriculum encouraged to tailor the course content to suit your own needs and with regard leaders, advisers and family workers. to planning for your future in education.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will critically analyse, question, interpret Principles, Curriculum and Practice; Development In addition to examining key models and styles Concepts of Leadership; Managing Resources and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and Management Project; Inclusion and of leadership, you will study related topics, and Teacher Performance; Reflective Practice and learning for children in the early stages of Interprofessional Working; Organisational including decision-making, organisations and and Working Together; Teamwork and Group development. Research, theory and practice Context; Research Dissertation cultures, management of change, stress in the Dynamics; Research Dissertation will provide a basis for analysis and discussion. workplace, time management, the management The discussions will reflect a range of important Key features of teaching and learning, and performance Key features issues – some well researched and established, • Our team of specialists has a wide range of management. You will look at self-management • This course brings together professionals from together with others that are currently emerging. knowledge and expertise in early years as well as issues involved in the management a wide range of local schools and other These will cover topics such as foundation education, and has built up an enviable of colleagues, including communication, team settings, and offers a forum for varied and stage and KS1 tensions; inclusion, equality reputation of being at the forefront of a range of building, recruitment, interviewing, mentoring and energetic debate, reflection and development and diversity; interprofessional practice and exciting developments and initiatives in the field. staff development. of new ideas and practice. international perspectives. • We support the use of accreditation of prior • Accreditation of prior qualifications (in particular, experiential learning (APEL) to ensure that If you successfully complete a final research appropriate National College awards, such as If you successfully complete a final research candidates without the full repertoire of dissertation located within the context of NPQH, MLDP and LftM), giving advanced-level dissertation located within the context of standard qualifications can be considered. professional practice, you will be awarded an MA entry to the course, will be considered on an professional practice, you will be awarded an MA • This course is relevant to the needs of most in Education with the possibility of a named route. individual basis. in Education with the possibility of a named route. practitioners who work in a recognised early • Exemption from Stage 1 of this programme is years setting, but it is also suitable for teachers Assessment possible for those who have obtained 60 or Assessment in primary schools whose previous experience Oral and written assignments more Level 7 credits as part of their PGCE award. Oral and written assignments has been mainly with older pupils.

118 119 Education (Special Educational Needs Education (Bespoke) PgCert/PgDip/MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016 and Disabilities) PgCert/PgDip/MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgeducation2016 PT

As a class or subject teacher, middle manager, special educational needs In a rapidly changing educational landscape, new configurations and alliances co-ordinator or college lecturer, this course will develop your knowledge, skills proliferate. This pathway provides expertise and support for school-based CPD and understanding of learning difficulties in children and young people. It is also developments of a bespoke nature, enabling individual teachers to gain masters very suitable for appropriately qualified teaching assistants, as well as other accreditation for group tasks centred on a school’s own focused CPD or improvement members of the school workforce who provide support, and considers issues programmes. These could be in specialist whole-school concerns (pedagogy, in the light of current policy developments and changing provision for special school improvement, managing change) or particular subject areas (maths, English, educational needs and disabilities. science humanities, arts, ICT). The programme can also support academic study and enhancement for those training to be teachers on work-based training programmes.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Successful completion of a final research In considering different perspectives on inclusion, Setting the Scene and Applying Good Practice; The programme can support ‘The Big 6’ teaching dissertation located within the context of you will study aspects of curriculum planning, Raising Aspirations and Meeting Individual Needs; school initiatives (ITT, CPD, capacity building, professional practice leads to the award of MA in teaching, observation and assessment. As well as Providing Support and Working in Partnership; nurturing leadership talent, research, and ‘school- Education with the possibility of a named route. managing behaviour for teaching and learning, the Involving the Consumers and Making the Inclusive to-school’ support): all potentially see teachers needs of pupils with specific learning difficulties School; Research Dissertation working in their own schools or in collaboration Assessment are also considered. In exploring changing roles across alliances, at joint projects focused on Oral and written assignments, presentations in the school workforce, the course emphasises Key features a school-led, improving system. Although the and reports the need for professionals to work together • By helping you to reflect critically on current focus will be varied, the flexible nature of the across children’s services. It also considers the and forthcoming developments in provision for programme enables us to work with you from Examples of modules rights and responsibilities of parents or carers and special educational needs and disabilities, this design to dissemination, and offer accreditation Individuals’ work derived from group projects in the involvement of children and young people course enables you both to improve your at postgraduate certificate and diploma level schools and settings will be assessed against themselves in their own education. academic qualifications and further your career. for individual work based on such initiatives. learning outcomes as specified in our programme • Through conducting a range of personalised The programme can also support (for schools specification. If you successfully complete a final research research projects, you will be able to access or groups of schools) work-based trainees on dissertation located within the context of the facilities of our comprehensive learning salaried training programmes. Such arrangements Key feature professional practice, you will be awarded an MA resources centre. need to be negotiated in advance. • This pathway provides the flexibility to originate in Education with the possibility of a named route. • Student presentations will give you the and develop your own research project, opportunity to share your professional We’re also keen to hear your ideas for an activity supported by suitably qualified tutors, through Assessment experience as a member of an academic that can be considered by us for your entry into face-to-face and blended learning. Personalised and professionally relevant learning community. work at PgCert and/or PgDip level. We’ve had coursework including a child case study, survey considerable experience over many years of and a small-scale investigation; no formal written working with individuals on the widest variety of examinations school-based studies.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree, or equivalent, with a minimum of one CPD programme administrator Honours degree, or equivalent. Direct entry to PgDip CPD programme administrator year’s experience. Direct entry to PgDip and MA level T: +44 (0)20 8417 5073 and MA level is possible. See the course webpage for T: +44 (0)20 8417 5073 is possible. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected] full details. E: [email protected]

120 121 Early Years Initial Teacher Training ITT Primary Teaching leading to www.kingston.ac.uk/pgearlyyearsteacher2016 Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgceprimary2016

If you would like to play an essential role in child development, providing high-quality This course provides an intensive, highly challenging and rewarding programme education for babies and children from birth to five years old, this course is ideal. that will enable you to qualify as a primary teacher (KS1&2) or Foundation Stage/ There are two routes to choose from, both of which lead to Early Years Teacher KS1 in one year. You will also receive the award of PGCE with 60 credits towards Status. The full-time graduate-entry (GE) pathway is designed for those with little a masters degree. School experience in our excellent range of partnership or no experience of working with young children; while the part-time graduate schools enables you to put theory into practice. employment-based (GEB) pathway is designed for those who are already working in an early years setting but would like to gain a recognised qualification.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Assessment The one-year, full-time GE programme is an Assessed practice experience/employment in You will gain a sound knowledge of the core Written assignments, school experience placements intensive course that will equip graduates two or more early years settings (birth to five) subjects of English, mathematics and science, who are looking for a career change with the and a 10-day placement within a Key Stage 1 together with the opportunity to explore and Examples of modules necessary skills, knowledge and experience to class (not assessed). GEB students will also be develop your understanding of subjects in the Core National Curriculum areas: English, Maths begin a career in early years. assessed throughout the year within their setting wider curriculum, such as history, geography, and Science; The Creative Practitioner – covering or placement. modern foreign languages, art and physical broader curriculum subjects: Educational The one-year, part-time GEB programme enables education. You will also study a chosen specialist Technologies, Art, Design Technology, History, graduates who are already working in an early Examples of modules subject in further depth (see the webpage for Geography, Expressive Arts, Physical Education years setting to enhance their experience by Includes two level-7 modules from the Postgraduate specialisms) and develop the essential skills of and Religious Education; Early Years Specialism; combining work and study to gain a professional Certificate in Education. communication, planning, teaching and Foreign Language Specialism; Research- qualification. assessment that you will need in practice. You informed Curriculum Leadership; The Reflective Key features will spend a minimum of 24 weeks in school Professional; School Experience (24 weeks) Both programmes are accredited by the National • On successful completion of this course, having placements, supported by a school-based College of Teaching and Leadership and confer met all of the Teachers’ Standards (Early Years), mentor and/or a University tutor. Key features graduates with Early Years Teacher Status. Both you will be awarded Early Years Teacher Status. • The Guardian’s university guide has rated routes are fully funded – there are no course fees. • A mentoring programme is in place to provide Please note: applicants must pass Professional Kingston University in the top 15 for Education Bursaries are available for the GE route; while advice and support, and all candidates are Skills Tests before starting the course to ensure in its league tables for the past six years. employer incentives are available to assist with offered a personalised learning plan. they can be recommended for the award of QTS. • Teaching staff are research active. You will also supply cover on the GEB route. • Our team of specialists has a wide range of See the webpage for details. benefit from the experience of visiting lecturers knowledge and expertise in early years who are excellent practitioners in their field of Please note: applicants must pass the education, and has built up an enviable education, and from visits by children’s authors. professional skills tests before starting the course reputation of being at the forefront of a range of • You will have the opportunity to take part in a to ensure they can be recommended for the exciting developments and initiatives in the field. residential field trip. In addition, visits to award of Early Years Teacher Status. See the • Kingston University is a government-recognised Excellent preparation for a teaching career. children’s theatres, drama workshops, etc, add webpage for details. provider of Early Years Initial Teacher Training. “Lots of different opportunities to develop a further dimension to your studies. Language knowledge and understanding. specialists can spend two weeks working in a Helen Sullivan, PGCE graduate” primary school in France, Germany or Spain. Entry requirements Find out more A good honours degree; ability to read effectively and Early Years Teacher administrator Entry requirements Find out more communicate clearly and accurately in English to a T: +44 (0)20 8417 5145 Honours degree (minimum 2:2) relevant to your subject School of Education standard equivalent to Level C1 on the Common E: [email protected] specialism. You must apply through UCAS Teacher T: +44 (0)20 8417 5145 European Framework of Reference for Languages. See Training. See the course webpage for full details, E: [email protected] the course webpage for full details. including UCAS codes.

122 123 Secondary Teaching leading to Engineering Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) PGCE www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcesecondary2016

This intensive and well-supported year of training will prepare you to teach children at Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and in the sixth form. You will focus on one of the following subject specialisms: maths; modern languages (French, German or Spanish); or science (biology, chemistry or physics). Apart from gaining Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in accordance with government standards, you will also receive the award of PGCE with 60 credits towards a masters degree.

Kingston University’s engineering courses are taught in three schools: the What will you study? Examples of modules School of Aerospace and Aircraft Engineering and the School of Mechanical Twenty-four weeks of this 36-week practical Mathematics Specialist pathway; Modern and Automotive Engineering, which are both located at our well-equipped programme are based in school. You will have Languages Specialist pathway; Science assessed practice placements in at least two Specialist pathway Roehampton Vale campus; and the School of Civil Engineering and different schools, enabling you to experience Construction, which is based at Penrhyn Road. Academic staff members varied types of school. Mentors within the Key features have a diverse range of industrial experience, in addition to their academic schools, and your University tutors, will provide • We design our courses in collaboration with expertise, and many are involved in research and consultancy activities. training, support and guidance during the local authorities, schools, colleges and other Courses are designed and reviewed by professional accreditation bodies placements. Your University studies will focus on educational organisations. This ensures you will the teaching of your specialist subject, together keep up to date with the latest developments and a board of industry advisers to ensure we meet the needs of the with professional skills (eg planning work for and initiatives. industry and that you have the right skills for employment. pupils, planning for good discipline and control), • The Guardian’s university guide has rated which will help you become an effective teacher. Kingston University in the top 15 for Education Aerospace and aircraft engineering: pages 126–127 in its league tables for the past six years. For more than 100 years, Kingston University has played an important part in Please note: applicants must pass Professional • Teaching staff are professional practitioners or Skills Tests before starting their course to ensure are research-active, which keeps your learning aerospace engineering education, and works with civil and military partners to they can be recommended for the award of QTS. at the cutting edge. train the experts of the future. Our staff members’ main areas of interest are See the course webpage for details. computational fluid dynamics, structural dynamics, composite materials, low- gravity fluid dynamics, and solar and wind energy, incorporating renewable energy Assessment engineering. Written assignments, school experience placements

The course was one of the hardest but most Civil engineering and construction: pages 128–134 “enjoyable things that I’ve done. The academic Our postgraduate programmes have been designed with your aspirations, needs part was refreshingly practical and an excellent and abilities in mind, and are aimed at developing your specialist skills, deepening preparation for the classroom. It made me rethink your understanding and gaining new insights and perspectives to equip you for a how and why students learn. Trevor, PGCE graduate ” professional career ahead. Mechanical and automotive engineering: pages 135–140 Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree (min. 2:2) relevant to subject specialism. School of Education The School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering has an applied approach to International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 T: +44 (0)20 8417 5145 teaching, supported by well-equipped laboratories and the latest industry-standard overall. Apply through UCAS Teacher Training. See the E: [email protected] software, including automotive, materials, metrology and machine laboratories, course webpage for details, including UCAS codes. plus an embedded system laboratory based on National Instruments equipment.

124 125 Aerospace Engineering MSc Renewable Energy Engineering MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgaero2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgrenewableenergy2016

FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE

This course, accredited by the Royal Aeronautical Society, has been designed to Climate change is a major challenge for the 21st century, requiring an alternative satisfy the requirements of the Engineering Council’s UK Standard for Professional supply of cleaner energy from renewable sources. This course, accredited by Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC), and provides a strategic overview of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), is designed with an engineering aerospace engineering and management issues. It will help you to develop a focus that deals with applications, combined with the business element; applicable wider perspective and understanding of the challenges facing the aerospace whether you work for a large organisation or a small to medium-size enterprise. engineering industry and includes subjects such as entrepreneurship, business, finance, research techniques and green environmental issues.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Assessment You will gain a broad understanding of the Coursework and/or exams, design project The course provides an in-depth knowledge of Coursework, exams, individual project practical requirements of aerospace engineering, renewable energy systems design and as well as an in-depth knowledge of aerospace Examples of modules development, commercial and technical Examples of modules stress analysis and advanced materials, alongside Engineering Research Techniques, consultancy and project management within the Biomass and Fuel Cell Renewable Technology; computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for aerospace Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; sustainable engineering environment. Solar Power Engineering; Wind Power applications. Complementary subjects include Computational Fluid Dynamics for Aerospace Engineering; Individual Project; Option modules computer-integrated product development, Applications; Aerospace Stress Analysis and You will gain technical skills in, and knowledge of, (eg Engineering Projects and Risk Management; advanced CAD/CAM, and green engineering and Advanced Materials; Aerospace Group Design solar power, wind power, biofuel and fuel-cell Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering energy efficiency. In addition, the Engineering Project; Option modules (eg Engineering Projects technologies, as well as renewable energy Applications; Computer-aided Product Research Techniques, Entrepreneurship and and Risk Management; Green Engineering and business and management. In addition, you will Development; Engineering Research Techniques, Quality Management module will develop Energy Efficiency; Advanced CAD/CAM Systems) gain practical skills in up-to-date computer-aided Entrepreneurship and Quality Management) your business and management skills; while simulation technologies, such as Polysun for the Aerospace Group Design Project module Key features solar energy applications and WindPRO for wind Key features provides you with experience of working in a • This course has been accredited by the Royal farm applications. • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying multidisciplinary team within an engineering Aeronautical Society under licence from the UK academic benchmark requirements for organisation – with real industrial constraints. You’ll regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation Option modules enable you to specialise in registration as a chartered engineer. get the chance to apply the theory you’ve learnt to is a mark of assurance that the degree meets project engineering and management, as well as • The programme provides hands-on skills in 3D real-world contexts and evaluate methodologies the standards set by the Engineering Council in risk management, engineering design and CAD and solid modelling, finite elements while developing your critical thinking and creativity. the UK Standard for Professional Engineering development or computational fluid dynamics analysis (FEA) and CFD analysis, and Polysun Competence (UK-SPEC). See www.engc.org. (CFD) for engineering applications. Advanced and WindPRO simulations using industry- As well as providing the professional, uk/accreditation for details. topics, such as 3D solid modelling, virtual standard software. analytical and management skills necessary • Our aerospace engineering field is one of the product design and simulation, and finite element • You can undertake a wide range of challenging for employment, the course also develops largest and fastest-expanding in the UK. and CFD analysis, allow you to gain further and interesting sponsored and non-sponsored transferable skills required in the workplace, practical and theoretical knowledge of analytical projects in the specific areas of wind power, such as communication, IT, teamwork, planning, software tools used in product design. solar power, biofuels and fuel-cell-related decision making, independent learning ability and technologies. problem solving.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more A good honours degree, or equivalent, in aerospace Postgraduate admissions administrator Good honours degree (min. 2:2) in engineering or Postgraduate admissions administrator engineering or a related discipline. See the course T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 a related science, or an equivalent professional T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] qualification. See the course webpage for more E: [email protected] requirements. information and language requirements.

126 127 Building Surveying MSc Management in Construction MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbuildingsurveying2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmgtconstruct2016

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This course is ideal if you did not study building surveying at undergraduate level This industry-accredited course is suitable for anyone with a background in but would like to enter the profession and require a ‘conversion’ course*. The the built environment who wants to progress into the management of projects, course draws on the strength of project work, which is a particular speciality of whether with a contractor, client or a consultancy. It combines the study of the School, and on the developing sustainability agenda. industry techniques with advanced construction management of projects. The *See entry requirements for full details. course will develop and enhance your professional, analytical and managerial skills as well as improving your technical and transferable skills, and enable you to successfully advance your career.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will gain knowledge of building materials, Building Appraisal Maintenance and Renewal; This course is ideal for graduate construction Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety; construction technology and pathology; specialist Law and Practice for the Built Environment; managers, civil/structural engineers and surveyors Business in Practice; Estimating, Tendering and legal and regulatory issues; the design of simple Sustainable Construction Technology; starting their career in the construction industry. Procurement; Legal Obligations and Conditions structures; and the preparation of schemes for Specification – Design and Analysis; Research of Contract; Thesis the rehabilitation of buildings. The course focuses Principles and Application; Research Project You will gain an extensive knowledge of the legal on the core competencies of the building surveyor and contractual systems relevant to the Key features and professional builder operating at local, Key features construction industry. You will also study how • This course is accredited by the Joint Board of regional and national levels. It takes into account • This course is fully accredited by the Royal design and construction work is priced and how Moderators, which comprises the Institution of the developing sustainability agenda with which Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). these prices are used to control the costs for the Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural construction professionals must increasingly • You will have the opportunity to participate in a firms involved. You will analyse the systems that Engineers, the Chartered Institution of engage, together with multidisciplinary week-long field trip to a European capital. control the quality and safety of construction Highways & Transportation and the Institute of requirements specific to building surveying. While • Throughout the course, you will study alongside projects, and will gain a greater understanding of Highway Engineers. For further information, see centred around the discipline requirements others preparing for different roles within the the relationships between the various contributing www.jbm.org.uk necessary for the UK-based building surveying built environment, enabling you to develop an parties. This course provides a strategic overview • For students with a first degree that is professional, the course also contains European understanding of the role of the building of construction management issues as well as a accredited to CEng level, this course also and global perspectives appropriate to the surveyor within a team. deep and broad knowledge of advanced project satisfies the requirements of the Engineering requirements of international consultancies. management techniques. Council’s UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) as a Assessment Assessment ‘period of further learning’ for registration as a Exams, essays, projects, portfolio, dissertation Coursework and/or exams, research thesis chartered engineer in the UK. • This course will develop your professional, analytical and management skills, as well as improving your technical skills and knowledge; for example, you will gain communication, teamwork, IT and problem-solving skills.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good degree (minimum 2:1) in any discipline, Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree (min. 2.2), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions although a related subject is an advantage. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 a related discipline, and/or experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] requirements. requirements.

128 129 Management in Construction Management in Construction (Civil Engineering) MSc with Law MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmgtconstructcivil2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmgtconstructlaw2016

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This industry-accredited course offers a strategic overview of civil engineering and The varying and increasingly complex nature of the construction industry has led management issues, addressing the challenges facing the construction industry. to a demand for professionals with the skills to analyse, manage and solve intricate It successfully combines structural engineering with advanced construction problems that often arise on major projects. Designed to address this demand, management. It will develop your professional, analytical and management skills, this industry-accredited, part-time course is particularly suitable if you have an as well as improve your technical skills and knowledge. interest in the commercial aspects of the construction industry and would like the confidence to operate in the challenging environment of contractual arrangements.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The course is aimed at civil and/or structural Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety; This specialised course is more suitable to Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety; engineers who aspire to become senior Business in Practice; Structural Design in applicants with a number of years of work Business in Practice; Construction Law and managers in both consulting engineering and Concrete and Steel; Estimating, Tendering and experience in the construction industry. Dispute Resolution; Legal Obligations and contracting organisations, and is particularly Procurement; Thesis Conditions of Contract; Thesis suitable for graduate engineers starting their You will study the English legal systems and career in the construction industry. Key features examine in detail the forms of contract in Key features • This course is accredited by the Joint Board of common use. You will gain an understanding of • This course is accredited by the Joint Board of There are four taught modules and a thesis. Moderators, which comprises the Institution of how design and construction work is priced and Moderators, which comprises the Institution of Three of the modules are intended to provide you Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural how to control these costs. You will learn how to Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural with an understanding of the core management Engineers, the Chartered Institution of analyse the rights and liabilities of the parties Engineers, the Chartered Institution of skills needed to make a major contribution within Highways & Transportation and the Institute of involved in the construction process, and how to Highways & Transportation and the Institute of the industry, while one structural design module Highway Engineers. For further information, see manage dispute resolution. You will also develop Highway Engineers. For further information, see enables you to broaden and deepen your www.jbm.org.uk a commercial awareness of inter-company www.jbm.org.uk technical knowledge of specialised civil • For students with a first degree that is relationships, as well as gaining a working • For students with a first degree that is engineering areas. You will also cover subjects accredited to CEng level, this course also knowledge of modern project management and accredited to CEng level, this course also that are both specific and complementary to civil satisfies the requirements of the Engineering risk management techniques in controlling satisfies the requirements of the Engineering engineering. In addition, you will develop the Council’s UK Standard for Professional construction and design work. Council’s UK Standard for Professional ability to resolve the broader problems that arise Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) as a Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC) as a in civil engineering. ‘period of further learning’ for registration as a Assessment ‘period of further learning’ for registration as a chartered engineer in the UK. Coursework and/or exams, research thesis chartered engineer in the UK. Assessment • The advanced concrete design module is Coursework and/or exams, research thesis assessed by coursework based on the national university competition organised by The Concrete Centre, the trade body representing the concrete industry in the UK.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (min. 2.2), or equivalent, in a Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree (min. 2.2), or equivalent, in a Postgraduate admissions civil engineering subject, and/or suitable industrial T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 related discipline, and/or experience. International T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 experience. See the course webpage for more E: [email protected] students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 with 6.0 in E: [email protected] information and language requirements. writing. See the course webpage for full details.

130 131 Quantity Surveying MSc Structural Design & Construction www.kingston.ac.uk/pgqs2016 Management MSc FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgstructdesign2016

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Quantity surveyors play a key role in the construction industry, ensuring that This industry-accredited course is tailored to civil and/or structural engineers development costs are appropriately and accurately managed. Kingston wishing to become senior managers in both consulting engineering and University is a long-established Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) contracting organisations, and is ideal for graduate engineers starting their career partner university, and this course, which is accredited in full by the RICS, will in the construction industry. It successfully combines structural engineering with equip you with the skills and knowledge to start you on a career that offers advanced construction management, which will enable you to perform at a enormous scope for teamworking, travel and financial rewards. managerial level for a consultant or contractor.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The course provides an opportunity for graduates Applied Sustainable Construction Technology You will learn how to carry out the conceptual and Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety; from disciplines other than surveying to convert and Measurement; Contract Law Administration detailed design of standard and innovative Seismic Design of Structures and Substructure their transferable skills and extend their abilities in and Practice; Design Economics and Cost structures and substructures under normal and Design; Structural Design in Concrete and Steel; a critical way to the quantity surveying profession. Planning; Management Consultancy; Research earthquake actions, to latest standards, using Estimating, Tendering and Procurement; Thesis You will develop in-depth knowledge and Principles and Application; Research Project steel and concrete. You will also study the understanding of procurement, construction financial, legal and contractual problems Key features contracts and their administration. You will Key features associated with the construction process, and will • This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of acquire sound knowledge of construction • This course is fully accredited by the Royal learn how to apply your knowledge of Moderators, which includes the Institution of Civil economics and cost planning. The curriculum Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). management techniques and contract Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers, further places emphasis on the EU and UK legal • The course develops the core competencies administration in the supervision of construction under licence from the Engineering Council, as framework relating to construction, sustainable required of the chartered quantity surveyor and projects. You will have the opportunity to carry out meeting the requirements for further learning for construction technology and project prepares you for a career in this area. There is research and undertake industry-relevant a chartered engineer (CEng) for candidates management. In addition to the core taught an emphasis on project and team work. dissertation projects. who have already acquired an accredited CEng modules, you will receive training on research • A week-long field trip to a major international (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an accredited IEng (Full) methodology and undertake a dissertation. destination will provide you with the opportunity The course is led by a fellow of both the BEng/BSc(Hons) undergraduate first degree. to apply your knowledge and understanding to Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of See www.jbm.org.uk for further information. Assessment a simulated real-life project scenario. Structural Engineers with industrial and academic • Academic teaching is complemented by Examinations, individual/group assignments experience and expertise in advanced concrete experts from leading civil/structural engineering involving reports and projects, dissertation design and seismic design. consultancies and construction companies, enabling you to develop a wider perspective Assessment and understanding of the worldwide issues Coursework (including real-world case studies) facing the construction industry. and/or exams, practice-led research dissertation • The advanced concrete design module is assessed by coursework based on the national university competition organised by The Concrete Centre, the trade body representing the concrete industry in the UK.

132 133 Structural Design & Construction Advanced Industrial & Management with Sustainability MSc Manufacturing Systems MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgstructdesignsus2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgindmansys2016

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This industry-accredited course is aimed at civil and/or structural engineers who In today’s uncertain global competition platform and economy, manufacturing and aspire to become senior sustainability managers in both consulting engineering engineering are two of the most important pinnacles for sustainable growth of any and contracting organisations. It successfully balances sustainable structural country. Many engineering companies require graduates who can demonstrate engineering with advanced construction management and offers specialised not only technological skills, but also managerial and entrepreneurial skills. This knowledge and skills in sustainability, enhancing your employability potential. course, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), aims to bridge this skills gap.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Assessment The hands-on course focuses on the challenges • This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of You will learn how to analyse complex technical Coursework, group presentation, research and opportunities for the concrete industry in Moderators, which includes the Institution of problems and challenges faced by many project, exam meeting the demands of sustainability. It Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural real-world engineering companies of different combines concrete technology, sustainable Engineers, under licence from the Engineering sizes. You will also study the operational issues Examples of modules construction, earthquake engineering, fire Council, as meeting the requirements for further experienced by these companies through real Engineering Research Techniques, assessment, geo-environmental engineering and learning for a chartered engineer (CEng) for case studies, and how to implement logical Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; construction management. candidates who have already acquired an solutions under different scenarios. In addition, Advanced CAD/CAM Systems; Mechatronic accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an you will be able to measure the potentials of an Design and Automation; Individual Project; The course is led by a fellow of the Institution of accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc(Hons) engineering company not just through its Option module (eg Advanced Stress Analysis and Civil Engineers and Institution of Structural undergraduate first degree. See www.jbm.org. technological adaptation but also from the Materials; Industrial Operation Management and Engineers. uk for further information. entrepreneur viewpoint. Resources Simulation; E-engineering Systems; • This programme builds on the research Green Engineering and Energy Efficiency) Assessment excellence in sustainable concrete construction Throughout the course, you will have many Coursework (including real-world case studies) at Kingston University and is fully compatible hands-on sessions to practise what you have Key features and/or exams, practice-led research dissertation with the existing Government and Foresight learned in the classroom. These practical skills • A balanced syllabus blends aspects of Strategy on Sustainable Construction. will be obtained through using specialist software technology and management to create a unique Examples of modules • Input from experts at leading civil engineering, and hardware in engineering functions analysis, skill set, which is much sought after in industry. Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety; construction and related companies CAD/CAM, finite element modelling, operation • Academic teaching is complemented by expert Sustainable Construction and Substructure complements the academic teaching. This management, quality analysis, business decision speakers from industry, keeping you up to date Design; Structural Design in Concrete and Steel; enables you to develop a wider perspective and modelling, supply chain management and with real-world challenges and developments. Estimating, Tendering and Procurement; Thesis understanding of the worldwide sustainability resources simulation. The project dissertation will • Practical workshops using the latest equipment issues facing the construction industry. allow you to develop a chosen field of knowledge and software provide practical skills you can • The advanced concrete design module is that will complement your career ambition. take into the workplace. assessed by coursework based on the national Teamwork, group presentations, case studies • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying university competition organised by The and industrial speakers are other highlights of the academic benchmark requirements for registration Concrete Centre, the trade body representing course, enhancing your learning experience and as a chartered engineer. See the course webpage the concrete industry in the UK. employability. for more information about accreditation.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (min. 2.2), or equivalent, in a Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant Postgraduate admissions related discipline, and/or experience. See the course T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 engineering discipline, and/or industrial experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] requirements. language requirements.

134 135 Advanced Product Design Engineering MSc Automotive Engineering MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgvirtualprod2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgauto2016

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This course, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), The automotive industry is presently undergoing a very swift and radical focuses on the latest technology in modern CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM applications development. Sophisticated electronic devices and software algorithms control to enable you to acquire knowledge and understanding of rapid design and every process and function of a modern car, resulting in complex new product manufacture of a new product from a single computer terminal, without the need development processes. This course, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical for lengthy prototype and test cycles. Implementing this technology is essential in Engineers (IMechE), is designed to consolidate and develop new knowledge and today’s global marketplace, where survival relies on being first to market. skills in the field of automotive engineering and underpinning disciplines.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? This programme is structured to provide you with Engineering Research Techniques, This course takes an applied approach, Key features the latest developments in this still-evolving Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; developing automotive engineers capable of • Academic teaching is complemented by discipline, and focuses on providing you with Computer Integrated Product Development; dealing with this new complexity, while presentations from industry experts, such as hands-on experience of the latest computing Advanced CAD/CAM Systems; Individual Project conceiving, designing, prototyping and producing National Instruments, and by industrial trips to, applications throughout the entire product Dissertation; Option modules (eg Green modern cars. It offers opportunities to translate for example, Jaguar Land Rover and a range of development cycle. The course covers a range of Engineering and Energy Efficiency; Mechatronics current and emerging automotive technologies automotive trade shows. topics from 3D solid modelling and the techniques Design and Automation) into future products. Utilising applied research, • You will enjoy group assignments and have required to extend the capabilities of a 3D you have the opportunity to do your own opportunities to develop your ability to work in modelling system to gaining practical and Key features research within an individual industry-relevant teams. You will also benefit from an industry- theoretical knowledge of analytical computer tools • Teaching in many technical modules is backed capstone project. This includes preparation of a relevant final project, with a presentation that by using finite element analysis (FEA) techniques. up by appropriate hands-on experience and scientific paper, providing an opportunity for that will prepare you for job interviews. Many It also examines the importance of modern workshops, which can be transferred directly to first breakthrough into publishing your work. previous scientific papers (one is written as a materials in advanced manufacturing processes, your working environment. part of the final project) have been published at as well as computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) • Academic teaching is complemented by visits Assessment technical conferences and can give you that and application of rapid prototyping technologies. from industry experts. You will also have plenty Coursework and/or exams, presentations, crucial first break into research. Additionally, the programme enables you to gain of opportunities to attend relevant technical industrial or research project • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying the entrepreneurship, management and business seminars, both within and outside the University. academic benchmark requirements for skills necessary to take on leadership roles in • You can tailor your course to enhance your Examples of modules registration as a chartered engineer. See the major product design engineering projects. career ambitions through your module choices Engineering Research Techniques, course webpage for more information about and the project dissertation gives you the Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; accreditation. The project dissertation challenges you to investigate opportunity to choose a specialist field of study. Control Systems with Embedded Implementation; a theoretical area in depth and also to undertake a • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying Automotive Aerodynamics and Structural real-world product design problem-solving project. academic benchmark requirements for Analysis; Engineering Individual Project; Advanced registration as a chartered engineer. See the CAD/CAM Systems; Green Technology for Assessment course webpage for more information about Automotive Industry; Commercial Vehicles Coursework and/or exams, presentations, accreditation. Structural Design, Systems and Dynamics research project

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a related Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant Postgraduate admissions discipline, and/or suitable industrial experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 discipline, and/or suitable industrial experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] language requirements. language requirements.

136 137 Engineering Projects & Mechanical Engineering MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmech2016 Systems Management MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgengsysmgt2016 FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE

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This course, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), This course, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), provides an excellent opportunity to improve your current technical portfolio with is designed to provide you with the latest technological knowledge and a spectrum of engineering operations and project-management skills. As a result, industrial management skills, at an advanced level of study, in specific aspects you will enhance your employment prospects and your ability to apply for senior of mechanical engineering that are in demand from industry. The course also engineering management roles. provides you with a strategic overview of engineering and management skills necessary to take on leadership roles in major engineering projects.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Examples of modules You will learn how to apply advanced project- Coursework, software session reports, group This course will provide a broad and in-depth Engineering Research Techniques, management and resource-optimisation skills, and presentation, research project understanding of mechanical design engineering, Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; will be able to identify, evaluate and recommend modern materials application and advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics for Engineering solutions to critical engineering management Examples of modules manufacturing technology. You will employ Applications; Advanced Stress Analysis and problems that need improvement. You will study Engineering Projects and Risk Management; advanced computer-based mechanical Materials; Individual Project Dissertation; Option the important ingredients of running a successful Industrial Operation Management and Resources engineering design analysis and problem solving, modules (eg Advanced CAD/CAM Systems; business, and how to improve its operations, Simulation; Engineering Research Techniques, using cutting-edge technologies such as finite Green Engineering and Energy Efficiency; productivity and competitiveness by using different Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; elements analysis (FEA), computational fluid Mechatronics Design and Automation) management techniques specific to engineering Individual Project; Option module (eg E-engineering dynamics (CFD) and mechanism design analysis companies. You will be able to develop and manage Systems; Green Engineering and Energy and control. What’s more, you will develop the Key features new projects more effectively and within the given Efficiency; Mechatronic Design and Automation) entrepreneurial management and business skills • Teaching in many technical modules is backed constraints in functions, cost and time. You will also necessary to take on leadership roles in major up by appropriate hands-on experience and learn how to expand your business by deploying Key features engineering projects. workshops, which can be transferred directly to the latest e-commerce and IT techniques. • The course is designed to complement your your working environment. engineering degree with a rich spectrum of The project dissertation challenges you to • Academic teaching is complemented by visits Throughout the course you will have many hands-on engineering and project-management skills. investigate a theoretical area in depth and solve a from industry experts. You will also have plenty sessions to practise what you have learned in the • Academic teaching is supported by specialist real-world problem. of opportunities to attend relevant technical classroom. These practical skills will be obtained speakers from industry, keeping you up to date seminars, both within and outside the University. through using specialist software in operation with real-world challenges and developments. Assessment • You can tailor your course to enhance your management, quality analysis, business decision • Skills learnt in hands-on practical sessions Coursework and/or exams, research project career ambitions through your module choices, modelling, supply chain management and resources using the latest software are easily transferred while the project dissertation gives you the simulation. The project dissertation will allow you into any working environment. opportunity to choose a specialist field of study. to develop a chosen field of knowledge that will • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying complement your career ambition. Teamwork, group academic benchmark requirements for academic benchmark requirements for presentations, case studies and industrial speakers registration as a chartered engineer. See the registration as a chartered engineer. See the are other highlights of the course, enhancing your course webpage for more information about course webpage for more information about learning experience and employability. accreditation. accreditation.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant Postgraduate admissions engineering discipline, and/or suitable experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 engineering discipline, and/or suitable experience. See T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] language requirements. language requirements.

138 139 Mechatronic Systems MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmechatronic2016 Geography, FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE geology and the environment Mechatronics is an exciting, growing field that combines mechanical, electronic and control systems to create a complete device. It mostly relates to the mechanical systems that perform relatively fast and precise motions and therefore require sophisticated electronic devices and control algorithms. This hands-on course, accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), will help you develop the multidisciplinary knowledge that the fast-moving industrial, commercial and domestic sectors demand of their technical professionals.

What will you study? Assessment Geography and geology have been taught at Kingston University for Although mechatronics may be perceived in Coursework and/or exams, presentations, more than 60 years. Alongside our well-established and highly reputable combination with robotics, as robots are indeed industrial or research project programme in geographical information systems (GIS) and science, we fast and precise mechanical systems, it also has wider applications, such as in hard-disk drives for Examples of modules have developed a range of successful programmes covering sustainability, computers, tracking cameras for surveillance Mechatronic Design and Automation; Control climate change, natural hazards, globalisation and biodiversity. applications, intelligent actuators in automotive Systems with Embedded Implementation; Advanced systems and many other areas, including devices Control and Robotics; Digital Signal Processing; Leading these courses is an enthusiastic and truly interdisciplinary team used in the field of healthcare and rehabilitation, Advanced CAD/CAM Systems; Engineering that includes human and physical geographers, GIS specialists, geologists, like intelligent prosthetic devices. Research Techniques, Entrepreneurship and Quality Management; Project module geochemists and environmental scientists, many of whom also carry out The hands-on approach, using our state-of-the research as members of the Centre for Earth and Environmental Sciences art multidisciplinary laboratories with equipment Key features Research (CEESR), recognised as a centre of research excellence. from National Instruments, Freescale, Agilent • Academic teaching is complemented by Technology and many more, is a valuable part of presentations from industry experts and by Our research and practical fieldwork are integral to our teaching, along with the course. The course dovetails with research industrial trips, such as the UK annual NI Days activities of the teaching staff, implementing the conference, held in London. access to excellent facilities, which further enhances your student experience. latest advances in our research. Utilising applied • You will enjoy group assignments, supporting research, you have the opportunity to do your each other’s learning and have opportunities to own research within an individual industry-relevant develop your ability to work in teams. You will capstone project. This includes preparation of a also benefit from an industry-relevant final scientific paper, providing an opportunity for that project. The presentation, which is part of the first breakthrough into publishing your work. The final project, will prepare you for job interviews. programme is accredited by the Institution of • The MSc will meet, in part, the exemplifying Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), providing the academic benchmark requirements for educational base for chartered engineer status. registration as a chartered engineer. See the course webpage for more information about accreditation.

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree in a relevant or related Postgraduate admissions discipline, or substantial work experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] requirements.

140 141 Geographical Information Systems Environmental & Earth Resources & Science MSc Management MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pggis2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgenviron2016

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Kingston University offered the first geographical information systems (GIS) Environmental problems are multidisciplinary by nature and therefore require a undergraduate degree in the world in 1989, followed by several MSc and PhD multidisciplinary approach. This course provides a broad-based understanding of research degrees. Today, Kingston University is considered one of the UK’s leading environmental and sustainability issues from biodiversity to waste management as centres for GIS education and training, with one of the largest GIS programmes well as the social, legal and economic factors that come into play. It also allows in Europe. This course provides a high level of competency in the principles of you to specialise in a particular contemporary issue in environment and earth GI science and the use of geotechnology, as well as the skills to routinely use resource management that interests you. professional software for data acquisition, handling, exploration and mapping.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The course covers the principles of GI science Data Modelling and Analysis (distance learning); You will examine the need for a multidisciplinary Land and Water Resources Management; and geotechnology and the foundations of Research Methods and Techniques; Spatial Data approach to the management of environmental Sustainable Environmental Development; geographical information handling. and the WWW; GIS for People and Environments problems arising from the use and misuse of Research Methods and Techniques; Research natural resources. You will be trained in relevant Project; One option module (eg Biodiversity and You will learn how to handle spatial entities for Key features earth science techniques for the collection, Conservation; The Challenge of Climate Change) data transformations, generalisation and • Kingston University has a long history of GIS analysis and interpretation of environmental data. aggregation, and will develop competency in education, with close links to industry. You will also investigate the rationale behind the Key features analytical operations, methods and spatial • You will have access to specialist survey exploitation and conservation of the natural • This course will provide you with the skills analyses. You will have the chance to implement equipment to support your fieldwork. environment and the need for a sustainable for careers in resource management and principles of map design and graphical management strategy. development or in monitoring the environmental representation techniques, and will gain an impact of resource development. understanding of spatial database systems and Environmental law and policy is a central theme • Specialist research laboratories and analytical application design. You will also perform storage across the taught modules, and you can instrumentation, which are also accessed by and retrieval operations, and work with specialise in a particular area of interest by PhD students and established research alternative data models, 3D modelling and replacing a taught module with a self-study scientists, are used in many modules and advanced visualisation. module on contemporary issues in environmental during dissertation research, all backed up by a and earth resources management. dedicated technical support team. The course is taught partly in distance-learning • You will benefit from visiting speakers who work mode and partly in traditional classroom mode or Assessment in the industry and can provide real-world entirely in distance-learning mode. Exams, individual or group-based exercises, experiences and perspectives. reports, reviews, practical exercises, seminars, Assessment poster presentations, role-play exercises and Coursework, projects, presentations, exams, simulations, research project online tests, online groupwork An MSc from Kingston University has given “me the edge in job interviews and helped me find my job in the sustainable energy sector. Duncan Carter, graduate ”

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree (min. 2:2), with specific GIS Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree (min. 2:2), or equivalent, in any Postgraduate admissions elements, or extensive GIS work experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 scientific discipline, or appropriate experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] requirements. requirements.

142 143 Hazards & Disaster Management MSc Sustainability & Environmental Change MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pghazardsdisastermgt2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsustainabilityenvironmentchange2016

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This course focuses on both the scientific knowledge of hazards and modern This is one of a suite of postgraduate courses aimed at the next generation of strategies of emergency planning. Its interdisciplinary approach combines traditional sustainability professionals. Students from different pathways work together on classroom and field-based teaching and learning techniques with modern ICT-based key issues of economy, society and environment. You will explore the roles of learning support. A strong emphasis is placed on research-led teaching, student- regulatory practice and governance, and technological and behavioural change in centred learning and team-based activities, all of which develop the necessary moving towards a low-carbon, less resource-profligate society. Understanding the skills required by practitioners in the field of hazard and disaster management. climate change agenda and how to respond is a central theme.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Examples of modules You will study the underpinning scientific Written examinations, coursework (incorporating This course addresses the broad concerns for Challenge of Climate Change; Environmental Law principles of both hazards and disasters, as well scenario-based hazard management exercises, sustainable futures. You will review climate and Regulation; Research Methods and as the principles of emergency planning in the ICT- and paper-based practical exercises, role-play change throughout the Earth’s history to gain Techniques; Research Project; Option module (eg UK and around the world. You will cover modern exercises, oral presentations, field reports, essays) perspectives on anthropogenic and natural Biodiversity and Conservation; Land and Water emergency management strategies and planning drivers of climate change. You will also explore Resources Management) techniques based upon the Integrated Examples of modules potential impacts on society, practical and policy Emergency Management model, studying both Natural Hazards: Science and Society; Managing responses and regulatory mechanisms. Key features national and international systems. Disasters; GIS for Hazards and Emergency • Taught by staff from across the University, this Planning; Research Methods and Techniques; Practical learning is central to the course course integrates teaching and research This course also addresses the practical Research Project philosophy, from understanding scientific expertise from other disciplines such as application of the taught skills, including search principles and procedures, to learning about geography, environment, and law. and rescue, risk assessments based upon the Key features economic, social accountability and legal United Kingdom’s Civil Contingencies Act, care • This course is ideal if you want to start or frameworks. and welfare of the injured and command and advance a career in hazard or risk management, control structures and implementation. environmental monitoring, emergency planning The research project provides an opportunity to or catastrophe-related mitigation. explore a particular area of interest within Fieldwork is an essential part of this course and • The independent research project gives you the environmental change and sustainability. you will undertake a supervised week-long visit to chance to specialise further by studying an area of a European field destination affected by interest in greater depth and gain valuable research Assessment multi-hazards (usually to Tenerife in June). You skills. Our students often find this an excellent Individual or group-based exercises, reports, will also undertake active research in one or more selling point when looking for a job or promotion. reviews, practical exercises, seminars, poster of your chosen areas of interest. • We have strong links with industry and presentations, role-play exercises and practitioners in the emergency and disaster simulations, research project management field, including Search And Rescue Assistance In Disasters (SARAID), RNLI, Tearfund, Community Resilience and Surrey County Council Emergency Planning Unit.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (min. 2:2), or equivalent, in a Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree (minimum. 2:2) in a relevant Postgraduate admissions relevant subject, or relevant non-certificated learning. T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 subject, or extensive work experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 See the course webpage for more information and E: [email protected] course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] language requirements. requirements.

144 145 Sustainable Environmental Development Health and with Management Studies MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsusdev2016 social care FT PT

This course focuses on combining sound environmental practice with economic and social agendas to give you an understanding of the real issues concerning sustainable development, conservation and the management of natural resources. The unique combination of environmental science, policy and management makes our graduates highly employable in the growing market for environmental managers and consultants in the public and private sectors as well as in international organisations.

What will you study? Examples of modules Our health and social care courses – which include programmes in nursing You will examine the types, sources and effects Sustainable Environmental Development; and midwifery (pages 148–153), rehabilitation sciences (pages 154–156), of environmental contaminants and their effects Research Methods and Techniques; Business in on ecosystems and human health. You will also Practice; Research Project; Option module (eg radiography (pages 157–160) and social work (page 161–165) – are taught evaluate the changing nature of human Land and Water Resources Management; by the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, one of the leading interaction with the environment; examine current Biodiversity and Conservation; The Challenge of providers of health and social care education in the UK. conservation policy, strategies and issues; and Climate Change) look at the involvement and response of By working closely with employers and engaging in research and enterprise commercial, industrial and public sectors to Key features environmental issues. • Highly experienced staff at the Kingston activities, our postgraduate course portfolio is continually reviewed to Business School teach the Management ensure it responds to the changing social and political climate. The Management Studies modules give you an Studies elements of this course. You will benefit insight into how the business world operates and from their links with management professionals The Faculty is a unique partnership between Kingston University and will introduce you to marketing concepts and and business expertise. St George’s, University of London, providing you with the facilities and people-management skills. • You will also benefit from visiting speakers, who enhance teaching with their professional expertise of two complementary institutions. Courses are taught at our Assessment expertise and experience. Kingston Hill campus and at St George’s, University of London in Tooting. Exams, individual or group-based exercises, reports, reviews, practical exercises, seminars, poster presentations, role-play exercises and simulations, research project I am now a recognised expert in sustainable “development and environmental assessment methods. I was even asked to take the stage in front of 500 colleagues and directors at our annual conference to explain how my new skillset will be put to good use. Virginie Timothee, senior” sustainable design co-ordinator, Bouygues UK

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (min. 2:2), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions a relevant subject, with appropriate professional T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 experience. See the course webpage for more E: [email protected] information and language requirements.

146 147 Clinical Leadership MSc Clinical Research MClinRes www.kingston.ac.uk/pgclinicalleadership2016 www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate

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This innovative course, designed for professional healthcare workers and mentors This course provides a programme of practical and academic study to prepare who are keen to learn more about leadership and management techniques, links you for leadership and management in clinical research. It is suitable for nurses, theory to practice by combining academic teaching with work-based learning. midwives and allied health professionals, and will enable you to promote and drive It covers theories of leadership and managing change, and enables you to carry change in clinical practice. out teaching and learning projects that are relevant to your workplace. Many of our students have been promoted as a direct result of studying this course.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Key features The course consists of taught modules and Healthcare Management and Evaluation; You will study the processes and principles • This course is taught at St George’s, University work-based learning projects, and enables you to Leadership and Change Management; Work- associated with clinical research, developing a of London, Tooting. explore a topic of interest in depth, with the aim based Learning; Research Methods and Data range of transferable and applied research skills • You will be supported by an academic to publish. You will learn how to lead and manage Analysis; Capstone Project that will enable you to plan, manage and supervisor as well as a clinical mentor from healthcare practice and implement research independently undertake research. You will your own organisation to help facilitate data advances to enrich evidence-based practice. Key features generate research questions, design and test collection and negotiation through internal trust • This masters qualification meets with current data collection approaches and interpret results approval processes. The course will also enable you to develop your NHS requirements, offering graduates greater within a scientific framework. • You will meet with and discuss key areas with a ability to implement workplace learning in clinical opportunity to apply for promotion. wide range of subject experts and active settings and to competently research healthcare • The curriculum is taught at our Kingston Hill You will gain the knowledge and skills necessary researchers from different professional disciplines. issues within your workplace. In addition, you will campus, and can be studied full-time over one to take your first step in your clinical research gain the skills to prepare you for management of year with weekly attendance, or part time over career. You will learn how to promote and drive change and to apply your learning to projects two years with attendance once very two weeks. change in clinical practice, and prepare yourself within the workplace. • The level of academic support that you receive for a career in leadership and management of is up to you. As well as face-to-face meetings clinical research. Assessment at the University being available, tutorials can Module-related assignments, presentations and take place via phone and/or email. Assessment a ‘capstone’ project • You will have the chance to study alongside Research protocol, portfolio, oral and poster The course is very interactive and has professionals from other disciplines; eg nurses, presentations, statistics examination, dissertation “a really student-centered philosophy. I’ve speech therapists, radiographers, doctors. become involved in a range of research-focused Examples of modules activities, and the interprofessional nature of the Research Methods; Critical Appraisal; Data programme is a huge benefit, as it shows how Analysis; Statistics; Implementation and each of our existing knowledge and skillsets can Improvement Science; Negotiated Independent be applied within clinical research. Learning; Applied Research; Research Project on David Baker, occupational therapist,” a topic related to clinical practice Royal Free Hospital

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more This course is open to UK, EU or EEA citizens or Postgraduate administrator First-class degree (within past five years), at least six Dr Maria Ponto individuals with indefinite leave to remain. For full details T: +44 (0)20 8725 2333 months’ post-qualifying experience, and employment T: +44 (0)20 8417 5712 and other entry routes, see the St George’s, University E: [email protected] in relevant setting. International students must have an E: [email protected] of London website: www.sgul.ac.uk/study/international/ IELTS score of 6.5. See course webpage for full details. postgraduate/clinical-practice-mres/entry-criteria

148 149 Healthcare Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc Midwifery/Registered Midwife for www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate registered nurses PgDip FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmidwiferyreg2016

This interprofessional programme, which is taught at St George’s, University of This 18-month postgraduate diploma course has been designed for registered London, is suitable for a broad range of healthcare practitioners, including nurses, adult nurses who have already studied at degree level and would like to gain the midwives, paramedics and allied health professionals working across a range of knowledge, skills and values necessary to register as midwives on the Nursing settings. It offers professional development appropriate for the general practitioner and Midwifery Council’s professional register. and early career health professionals, as well as for the more-established practitioner wishing to move into an advanced practice role.

What will you study? reviews, scope of advanced practice, clinical What will you study? Examples of modules The course offers a varied and flexible programme logs, practice-based assessments, dissertation You will study a wide range of subjects that Transition to Midwifery Practice; Social and of practical and academic study. As well as a provide the scientific knowledge base for Political Context of Midwifery Care; Midwifery and personalised route in which students self-select Examples of modules midwifery practice, such as midwifery profession Complicated Childbearing; Effective Midwifery modules of study, there is a range of specialist Research methods; Dissertation (research and practice, research, biological science, social Practice; Improving Practice through Research routes that allow the exploration of your specialist project, work-based project or systematic science, health promotion/public health, and law areas of practice, including the development of review); specialist clinical compulsory and option and ethics. Key features advanced skills in autonomous practice. Specialist modules include a range of acute care, • This course is taught at St George’s, University practice routes include: a personalised pathway; community care and maternal and child health Please apply for this course through UCAS of London, Tooting, with some modules acute medicine; advanced practice; cardiac care; modules (depending on chosen study route) (www.ucas.com), quoting code 4J33. delivered at Kingston University’s Kingston Hill intensive care; acute medicine; maternal and campus. child health; psychosocial interventions; and Key features Assessment • We offer excellent practice placements in a community and integrated care. • You may be able to claim exemptions from There is a continuous assessment of theory and variety of leading hospital and community certain parts of the course via our Recognition practice during the midwifery programme. settings. You’ll gain hands-on experience of There is provision for the recognition of prior of Prior Certificated Learning system. Strategies used include extended essays, working with mothers and babies, with full learning, subject to the choice of study route • Core modules are shared with students from examinations, reflective journal writing and supervision and mentoring from qualified staff. followed, and a flexible framework offering other postgraduate programmes and facilitated projects. • The course will prepare you to achieve the interim awards (PgCert/PgDip) as well as the full by staff from a range of health-related requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery MSc. Most modules are available on a free- professional backgrounds, offering Council and European Midwives Directives. standing basis. All routes include compulsory interprofessional learning. • You may also undertake a national/international research modules. • You will be assisted in developing a programme visit to widen your midwifery experience. plan relevant to your sphere of work, personal Please note: apply direct to St George’s, preference and professional aspirations. You will University of London (see below). receive academic supervision from your module leader and will be allocated a research Assessment supervisor. A dedicated learning support lecturer Oral presentations, negotiated work-based is available on a self-referral basis to assist with assessments, reports, examinations, literature language and academic skills development.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Registration as adult nurse (RNA) on the NMC Admissions team For full details and other entry routes, see the Postgraduate administrator Professional Register for Nurses, Midwives and T: +44 (0)20 8417 5735 St George’s, University of London website: www.sgul. T: +44 (0)20 8725 2333 Health Visitors (Parts 1 and 10); adult nursing degree E: [email protected] ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-degrees-postgraduate/ E: [email protected] (minimum 2.2). Apply via UCAS (code 4J33). See the healthcare-practice-pgcert-pgdip-msc/entry-criteria course webpage for full details.

150 151 Midwifery/Registered Midwife PgDip Nursing/Registered Nurse PgDip www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmidwifery2016 (with pathways in adult, child or mental health nursing)

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This three-year postgraduate diploma course has been designed for health This two-year course*, which is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and science graduates who would like to gain the knowledge, skills and values offers both a sound basis in knowledge for nursing practice and a route to necessary to register as midwives on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s employment and qualified practice as a registered nurse. You can choose to professional register. study one of three fields of nursing: adult, child or mental health.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Key features You will study a wide range of subjects that Year 1: Birth as a Life Event; Introduction to General nursing topics are studied alongside • This course is taught primarily at Kingston provide the scientific knowledge base for Professional Practice; Foundation for Biosciences subjects specific to your chosen field of nursing. In University’s Kingston Hill campus with additional midwifery practice, such as midwifery profession in Childbearing; From Embryo to Neonate your final year you will undertake a research module activities at St George’s, University of London. and practice, research, biological science, social Year 2: Women’s Health and Illness; Principles of on a subject of special interest to you. The rigorous • Our innovative approaches to learning and science, health promotion/public health, and law Research; Public Health and Childbearing; academic environment is complemented by teaching prepare confident and flexible and ethics. Dimensions of Health and Midwifery Practice collaboration with an extensive range of multi- registered nurses who can adapt the care they Year 3: Midwife as a Professional; Facilitating agency partners who provide practice placements, offer to the needs of individuals and their Please apply for this course through UCAS Women-Centred Care; Comparative Maternity are involved in teaching and work collaboratively families and carers. (www.ucas.com), quoting code 1A35. Care; Improving Practice through Research with us to ensure that the course remains • Our nursing postgraduates are highly sought contemporary and our students are fit for practice. after, with 100 per cent working in professional Assessment Key features or managerial posts six months after graduation. There is a continuous assessment of theory and • This course is taught at St George’s, University of Assessment • You will have the opportunity to undertake an practice during the midwifery programme. London, Tooting, with some modules delivered Includes: portfolios, essays, examinations, international placement. Strategies used include extended essays, at Kingston University’s Kingston Hill campus. presentations and skills practice within a safe • You may also undertake a national/international examinations, reflective journal writing and • We offer excellent practice placements in a simulation environment visit to widen your midwifery experience. projects. variety of leading hospital and community settings, where you’ll gain hands-on experience Examples of modules How to apply of working with mothers and babies, with full Year 1: Developing Knowledge and Skills for Please apply for this course through UCAS supervision and mentoring from qualified staff. Nursing; Therapeutic Pharmacology for Nursing (www.ucas.com), quoting code B741 for adult • The course will prepare you to achieve the (field specific); Applying Clinical Reasoning and nursing; B731 for children’s nursing; or B766 for requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Decision Making in Nursing (field specific); mental health nursing. Council and European Midwives Directives. Implementation and Evaluation of Nursing Care • You may also undertake a national/international (field specific); Evidence for Effective Nursing *Please note: we are currently in the process of visit to widen your midwifery experience. Year 2: Leadership, Management and Team refreshing and re-validating our postgraduate Working; Health Improvement in Nursing; diploma in nursing programme. Please check the Complexities of Nursing (field specific); Complexities course webpage for the latest information for of Service Provision (field specific); Personal and September 2016 entry. Professional Development in Nursing; Developing Nursing Practice through Research and Innovation

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Health- or science-related degree (minimum 2.2), with Admissions team Health- or science-related degree (minimum grade Admissions team some practice experience within your chosen field of T: +44 (0)20 8417 5735 2.2); plus GCSE A*–C (or equivalent) in English T: +44 (0)20 8417 5735 nursing. If English is not your first language, you must E: [email protected] Language, Science and Mathematics. Apply via UCAS E: [email protected] have GCSE English at grade C or an IELTS score of (code 1A35). See course webpage for full details. 7.0. Apply via UCAS. See the webpage for details.

152 153 Applied Exercise for Health PgCert/PgDip/MSc Physiotherapy MSc (pre-registration) www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate

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Suitable for health and exercise professionals with an interest in exercise and the This two-year course will enable you to become a qualified physiotherapist who potential of physical activity, this course, which is validated by and taught at is proactive, flexible and able to meet the changing needs of health and social St George’s, University of London, incorporates the exploration of physical activity care. It aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary for clinical in various critical settings within the public health arena (eg obesity, sedentary practice, assessment and treatment. The course will also develop critical thinking, lifestyles and diabetes). This is a flexible programme structured to provide core entrepreneurship and problem-solving skills. Clinical placements form an essential and option modules tailored to the individual student profile. part of the programme, providing an opportunity to put theory into practice and consolidate your learning. What will you study? Managing Fatigue, Obesity and Exercise for In parallel to and offering shared learning with Health. You can also choose from our MSc What will you study? Examples of modules the Rehabilitation MSc, this course offers the Rehabilitation modules: Policy and Practice in Year 1 will focus on the foundation skills of Essentials of Physiotherapy; Management of opportunity to enhance the skills of critical Healthcare; Life after Stroke; Pain Management; physiotherapy using a problem-based approach. Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunction; Neurological enquiry and gain an appreciation of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Quality and Innovation It will draw on some of the Year 2 modules of Rehabilitation; Management of Complex underlying theory, research and policy guiding in Rehabilitation; Professional Development in our Physiotherapy BSc and integrate with Cardiorespiratory Dysfunction; Evaluation of current health practice. There is a strong Rehabilitation; Cardiac Rehabilitation) existing masters-level modules on reflective Reflection in Rehabilitation; Psychology for emphasis on exercise physiology, the role of practice and critical thinking. Exercise and Health; Physiotherapy in Context; exercise through the lifespan, and psychology Key features Interprofessional Debates/Management; for exercise to understand issues critical to • The course is validated by and taught at St In Year 2, you will consider broader concepts of Research Project; Professional Development in adherence and behaviour change. George’s, University of London. Before starting clinical practice and the preventative and Rehabilitation; Self-management in People with the course, you will discuss your sphere of innovative role of physiotherapy to meet changing Long-term and Neurological Conditions Assessment work, personal preference and professional health and social care needs. You will share Short-answer questions; measuring physiological aspirations to select appropriate modules and modules with Year 3 BSc students and Key features parameters that are important as outcome create an individual programme plan. postgraduate professionals to further develop • On successful completion of this course, you will measures in prescribing exercise; literature review • You will have the chance to meet other critical thinking and leadership skills while learning be eligible to apply for registration with the Health involving critical analysis, professional postgraduate students with whom you will in an interprofessional environment. You will also and Care Professions Council and membership communication and report writing; poster and oral share the core modules. have the opportunity to take part in practice work of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. presentations; research project. All assignments can • You can take individual modules as free- placements in a variety of healthcare • The course is taught at St George’s. The be tailored to an area of your interest and choice. standing short courses without committing to environments offered by providers such as acute advantage of being hospital-based is that you the full MSc. NHS hospital trusts, community-based services, experience a variety of different learning Examples of modules • The MSc course can be taken full time over mental health trusts and private hospitals. opportunities, such as using the dissection room. Advanced Exercise Prescription; Critical Thinking one calendar year (Thursdays and Fridays) or • We involve service users in recruitment, in Practice; Exercise through the Lifespan; part time over two years (attending for one Assessment teaching and assessment, ensuring teaching Practical Data Analysis: qualitative and day). More-flexible routes can be discussed Coursework (eg essays, written reports and and practice remains relevant to the patient. quantitative approaches; Research Methods; with the course director, as long as the course presentations), written and practical examinations, • We provide opportunities for interprofessional Research Project; Option modules (eg is completed within five years. clinical assessments, research dissertation learning to build and develop your skills in Psychology for Exercise for Health; Cognitive • There are two entry points to this course: collaborative working. Behavioural Approaches for Exercise for Health; September and January.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more For full details, see St George’s, University of London Admissions tutor: Anne-Marie Hassenkamp For full details, see the St George’s, University of Postgraduate administrator website: www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/ T: +44 (0)20 8725 0112 London website: www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/ T: +44 (0)20 8725 2333 taught-degrees-postgraduate/applied-exercise-for- E: [email protected] taught-degrees-postgraduate/physiotherapy-msc-pre- E: [email protected] health-pgcert-pgdip-msc/entry-criteria registration/entry-criteria

154 155 Rehabilitation PgCert/PgDip/MSc Breast Evaluation PgCert/PgDip/MSc www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate www.kingston.ac.uk/pgradiographybreast2016

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This course is ideal for health and social care practitioners with experience or an If you are a registered healthcare practitioner working in the field of breast interest in rehabilitation. It aims to enhance your critical enquiry skills, update your evaluation, this course will enable you to develop a multidisciplinary approach knowledge on current policy and enable you to gain an appreciation of the theory to the diagnosis, care and management of breast disease, enhancing service and principles guiding rehabilitation practice. provision that requires breast evaluation. Shared learning for different healthcare disciplines is facilitated through a range of modules provided by collaborative partners at the Jarvis Breast Centre Education and Training Department, and St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust Breast Screening Training Centre.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The course focuses on three core areas: policy Policy and Practice in Healthcare; Critical Thinking in You will study modules relating to breast cancer Advanced Principles and Practice of Breast and practice in healthcare, critical thinking in Practice; Evaluation of Reflection in Rehabilitation; assessment, care, management diagnosis and Interventional Techniques; Clinical Breast practice, and evaluation of reflection in Research Methods; Life After Stroke; Self treatment, research methods and ethics. Some of Examination and Client Communication; rehabilitation. You will gain an understanding of Management of Long-term Conditions; Pain the modules are developed in partnership with the Contemporary Practice In Breast Cancer the complex areas of governmental policy in Management; Pulmonary Rehabilitation; Cognitive Jarvis and St George’s breast screening centres. Genetics and Diagnosis; Interpretation and relation to rehabilitation, and will look at models Behavioural Therapy; Psychology of Exercise; The postgraduate admissions administrator will Reporting in Mammography; Professional of disability and rehabilitation and their influence Exercise Interventions for Obesity and Diabetes; help you choose the most suitable combination of Practice in Mammography; Ultrasound of the on practice from the perspective of the Managing Fatigue; Policy and Practice 2: Quality and modules depending on your needs. Breast; Advanced Practice – Negotiated practitioner and patient/client. You will also Innovation in Rehabilitation; Professional Independent Research and Evidence-based develop your leadership and critical reflection Development in Rehabilitation; Cardiac Rehabilitation If you choose modules that incorporate a clinical Practice in Healthcare (PgDip route), Dissertation skills. In addition, you will critically evaluate a component conducted within a UK NHS trust, you (MSc route) research problem from the health and social care Key features will need to be registered with the UK statutory perspective, and will study a research project in • This course is taught at St George’s, University regulatory body specific to your profession. Key features an area of your choice. of London, Tooting. • You can study this course as a full-time student • Before starting the course, you will discuss your Assessment or choose to take individual modules as part of Assessment sphere of work, personal preference and Case studies, research protocols, dissertation, your continuing personal and professional Research project, essays, posters and oral professional aspirations to select appropriate essays, portfolios, practical assessment, development (CPPD). The independent study presentations (all assignments can be tailored to modules and create an individual programme plan. objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), modules enable you to focus your studies on an area of your choice) • The programme is highly flexible. You can join in reflective logbook your CPPD and workplace needs. either September or January; complete the course • You may be granted exemption from modules As a result of an assignment, I’m working ... over a maximum of five years, part time; or take according to professional and academic “to implement a new outcome measure aimed at free-standing modules as part of your CPPD. qualifications. ensuring our care is more patient-centred. This • You will have the chance to meet other health is what makes the course so interesting – it’s and social care professionals and share completely relevant and current to my actual experiences and practices. practice. • Find out more on YouTube – search for MSc Amy Wigley,” physiotherapist Rehabilitation (by ‘kingstonstgeorges’).

Entry requirements Find out more For full details, see the St George’s, University of Admissions tutor: Gill Mein Entry requirements Find out more London website: www.sgul.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/ T: +44 (0)20 8725 4642 Registered clinician in a relevant healthcare field with Postgraduate administrator taught-degrees-postgraduate/rehabilitation-pgcert- E: [email protected] at least two years’ full-time clinical experience. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 5498 pgdip-msc/entry-criteria course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

156 157 Medical Imaging PgCert/PgDip/MSc Medical Imaging (Mammography) PgCert/PgDip/MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgradiographymedical2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmammography2016

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This route of our radiography programme is designed for diagnostic radiographers This route of our radiography programme is designed for diagnostic radiographers (or equivalent) who work in a variety of clinical contexts. It provides a flexible working within the NHS Breast Screening Programme or the symptomatic service framework to prepare you for advanced practice by studying topics relevant to (NHS or private sector) and who have suitable access to practice mammography your needs and those of your clinical departments. and associated areas of advanced practice. The flexible framework enables you to study topics relevant to your needs and those of your clinical departments, preparing you for advanced practice.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Client Communication; Contemporary Practice in You will study modules relating to clinical roles, Research and Evidence-based Practice in You will study modules relating to breast cancer Breast Cancer Genetics and Diagnosis; management, supervisory and assessment roles, Healthcare (PgDip route); Dissertation (MSc assessment, care, management diagnosis and Cross-sectional Imaging – Diagnostic; quality issues, research methods and ethics. You route); Advanced Practice – Negotiated treatment; research methods; and ethics. You will Interpretation and Reporting in Mammography; will also take a module of independent study to Independent Work-based Learning; Cross- also take a module of independent study to meet Ultrasound of the Breast; PACS (Picture Archiving meet a particular professional need or interest. sectional Imaging – Diagnostic; PACS (Picture a particular professional need or interest. Some of and Communication System) Administration; Archiving and Communication System) the modules are developed in partnership with the Management of Resources and Quality within The postgraduate admissions administrator will Administration; Management of Resources and Jarvis Breast Centre Education and Training Healthcare; Practice Education and Mentorship help you to choose the most suitable combination Quality within Healthcare; Practice Education Department and St George’s Healthcare NHS of modules depending on your needs. If you and Membership Trust Breast Screening Training Centre, providing In partnership with Jarvis Breast Centre Education choose modules that incorporate a clinical additional specialist academic and clinical and Training Department: Advanced Principles component conducted within a UK NHS trust, Key features expertise in the field. If you choose modules that and Practice of Breast Interventional Techniques; you will need to be registered with the UK Health • You can study this course full time or choose to incorporate a clinical component conducted within Clinical Breast Examination and Client and Care Professions Council. take individual modules as part of your a UK NHS trust, you will need to be registered Communication; Interpretation and Reporting in continuing personal and professional with the UK Health and Care Professions Council. Mammography; Ultrasound of the Breast Assessment development (CPPD). The independent study Case studies, research protocols, dissertation, modules enable you to focus your studies on Assessment In partnership with St George’s Healthcare NHS essays, portfolios, practical assessment, your CPPD and workplace needs. Case studies, research protocols, dissertation, Trust Breast Screening Training Centre: objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), • You may be granted exemption from modules essays, portfolios, practical assessment, Professional Practice in Mammography 1 & 2 reflective logbook according to professional and academic objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), qualifications. reflective logbook Key features • You can study this course full time or choose to Examples of modules take individual modules as part of your continuing Research and Evidence-based Practice in personal and professional development (CPPD). Healthcare (PgDip route); Dissertation (MSc • You may be granted exemption from modules, route); Advanced Practice – Negotiated according to professional and academic Independent Work-based Learning; Advanced qualifications. Principles and Practice of Breast Interventional • The independent study modules enable you to Techniques; Clinical Breast Examination and focus on your CPPD and workplace needs.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Degree/diploma or equivalent in radiography; registered Postgraduate administrator Degree/diploma or equivalent in radiography; registered Postgraduate administrator clinician in a relevant healthcare field; at least two years’ T: +44 (0)20 8417 5498 clinician in a relevant healthcare field; at least two years’ T: +44 (0)20 8417 5498 full-time clinical experience. International students must E: [email protected] full-time clinical experience. International students must E: [email protected] have an IELTS score of 6.5. See webpage for details. have an IELTS score of 6.5. See webpage for details.

158 159 Oncology Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc Advanced Social Work PgCert/PgDip/MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgradiographyoncology2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgadvancedsocialwork2016

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This route of our radiography programme is designed for therapeutic This course aims to provide busy practitioners with structured opportunities for radiographers (or equivalent) who would like the opportunity to enhance their critical reflection within a well-resourced and research-informed learning community. academic and professional capabilities. The flexible framework enables you Designed and managed in close consultation with local and regional employers and to study topics relevant to your needs and those of your clinical departments, representatives of partner agencies and people who access social work services, preparing you for advanced practice. the programme complements the range of development opportunities available to social workers (including in-house training and personal career planning). It also acts as a springboard for those wishing to progress to doctoral studies.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study modules relating to clinical roles, Research and Evidence-based Practice in The course is attuned to the vision of the (Choose four, plus the research project) management, supervisory and assessment roles, Healthcare (PgDip route); Dissertation (MSc Professional Capabilities Framework for social Bringing Theory and Research into Practice; quality issues, research methods and ethics. You route); Advanced Practice – Negotiated workers, which anticipates that experienced Attachment, Development and Transitions; will also take a module of independent study to Independent Work-based Learning; Cross- social workers may pursue multiple routes to Adulthood, Development and Transitions; meet a particular professional need or interest. sectional Imaging – Therapy; Oncology Practice; progression. Consequently, you can combine Frameworks for Effective Safeguarding Practice Management of Resources and Quality within specialist components related, for example, to with Children and Families; Frameworks for The postgraduate admissions administrator will Healthcare; Practice Education and Mentorship effective safeguarding practice, with generic Effective Safeguarding Practice with Adults; help you to choose the most suitable elements, such as supervision, professional Practice Education Stage 1; Practice Education combination of modules depending on your Key features education and leadership, management and Stage 2; Supervision of Professional Practice; needs. If you choose modules that incorporate a • You can study this course full time or choose to decision-making. This flexible format allows you Mentoring, Coaching and Advanced Assessment clinical component conducted within a UK NHS take individual modules as part of your continuing to construct a programme of study to suit your of Professional Practice; Leadership, Management trust, you will need to be registered with the UK personal and professional development (CPPD). professional profile and areas of developing and Decision Making; Research project Health and Care Professions Council. • You may be granted exemption from modules, expertise while benefiting from exchange with according to professional and academic practitioners in other specialist roles. Key features Assessment qualifications. • This course incorporates recent changes in Case studies, research protocols, dissertation, • The independent study modules enable you to Research skills are central to the programme, social work education and professional essays, portfolios, practical assessment, OSCE, focus your studies on your CPPD and and a ‘capstone’ project will enable you to regulation, eg introduction of the Professional reflective logbook workplace needs. produce an account of original research that is Capability Framework (The College of Social suitable for publication in a refereed journal. Work, 2010) and standards for CPPD set by the Health and Care Professions Council. Assessment • Free-standing modules can be taken as part of Presentations, critical reviews, posters, portfolio your CPPD. of practice, assessed practice, projects and a ‘capstone’ project

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or PgDip in a relevant subject, Jane Lindsay Degree/diploma or equivalent in radiography and Postgraduate administrator and a relevant professional qualification; OR a T: +44 (0)20 8417 5096 at least two years’ full-time clinical experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5498 professional qualification in social work and substantial E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of E: [email protected] relevant experience. International students must have an 6.5. See the course webpage for full details. IELTS score of 7.0 overall. See the webpage for details.

160 161 Practice Education PgCert Professional Development in Social Work www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpracticeeducation2016 Graduate Certificate (including consolidation)

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This course is designed for registered social workers who would like to develop This post-qualifying course is mapped against the Assessed and Supported Year the next generation of social workers by teaching them on practice placements. It in Employment (ASYE) and social worker levels on the Professional Capabilities will enable you to progress through the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) Framework. It will enable you to gain academic credit, certification and levels and develop leadership skills, and will also enable you to gain Stage 1 and recognition for your continuing personal and professional development (CPPD) Stage 2 of the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) of the College of since qualifying in social work. You will be able to cite this in your CPPD record for Social Work. the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will need your employer’s support to take this programme.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The programme starts by preparing you to work Practice Education Stage 1; Practice Education You will normally study this course by enrolling Progression in Practice 1: ASYE; Progression in with a social work student on their first Stage 2 and completing modules on a ‘standalone’ basis. Practice 2: Consolidation; Effective Written placement (Stage 1). You will develop a practice Professional Communication in Social Work; curriculum for the placement and learn how to Key features All students take the core module Progression in Option modules (eg Practice Education Stage 1; manage a placement, help the student learn and • This flexible, part-time course is a well- Practice 2: Consolidation (15 Level-6 or Level-7 Attachment, Development and Transitions; assess their achievement. You will put this into established programme with a strong credits), which allows you to demonstrate that Frameworks for Effective Safeguarding Practice practice by providing a 70-day first placement to professional reputation. It has been developed you have consolidated your professional with Children and Families; Adulthood, a social work student. You will then reflect on in partnership with agencies in south-west capability in social work since qualification and Development and Transitions; Frameworks for your practice and evaluate your practice London and Surrey and with users of social progressed in practice to the level of a social Effective Safeguarding Practice with Adults; curriculum as part of the assessment for the first work services. worker on the Professional Capabilities Safeguarding Adults at Risk) module. In the second module (Stage 2), you will • If you have significant experience in practice Framework (PCF). You may select other modules experience providing a 100-day final placement education, or you have taken an Enabling from our programme to meet your professional Key features to a social work student. There is a strong focus Others’ Learning (Social Work) course, you may development needs. (See the course webpage • The course has strong partnership links with on developing your reflective supervision skills in be able to accredit your prior learning and for module descriptions.) local employers in south-west London and this module. experience (AP(E)L) and gain exemption from Surrey including Surrey, Wandsworth, Merton, the Stage 1 module. You will need to successfully complete 60 credits Kingston, Hounslow, Richmond, Sutton, Assessment • There are two entry points for each stage of at Level 6 or Level 7 to gain the graduate Lambeth, Southwark and Croydon local Portfolio this course: Stage 1 begins in both June and certificate. If you gain 60 credits at Level 7 (option authorities, London Probation, South West September/October, while Stage 2 starts in modules), you will gain a postgraduate certificate. London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, both July and January. Welcare and Catch-22. Representatives of I have grown and developed my professional • You can progress from this programme to the Assessment service users and carers also contribute to our “knowledge, understanding and, to a great degree, MA in Professional Education and Training Portfolio programme. Partners have worked with us to my status within my job. I only intended to take (Advanced Social Work). develop this programme. a module, however I enjoyed the experience so • You will be able to add a further dimension to much I signed up for a three-year course. your studies by attending monthly research Student feedback ” seminars and our annual social work conference (free entrance to students).

Entry requirements Find out more Applicants must be employed HCPC-registered social Dale Van Graan workers with two years’ experience (direct applicants T: +44 (0)20 8417 5496 Entry requirements Find out more for the Stage 2 module must have three years’ E: [email protected] Applicants must be employed as a social worker and Jane Lindsay experience). Applicants must be in a position to offer a registered as a social worker with the HCPC. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5096 social work placement, with consent of their employer. E: [email protected]

162 163 Professional Education and Training Social Work MSW PgCert/PgDip/MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsocialwork2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgprofessionaleducationandtraining2016 FT PT

This course provides a career development pathway for those wishing to If you are a graduate looking to gain a professional qualification in social work and specialise in professional education and training within their professional field in eligibility to apply for entry onto the HCPC register of qualified social workers, this social work and social care. The course has an applied focus: all modules include two-year course is ideal. Studying at masters level will give you the opportunity practice elements and are research informed. Your choice of modules enables to analyse social work in depth and develop your skills by critically examining the you to tailor the course to suit your professional interests. The course also acts as research evidence that forms best practice. a springboard for those wishing to continue on to doctoral studies.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Care Professions Council (HCPC) Standards of The course has a national and international focus. Practice Education Stage 1; Practice Education This course will equip you with the core Proficiency for Social Workers in England. You will learn about latest developments and Stage 2; Planning and Delivery of Training; knowledge, skills and values required for social research in social work and social care education Supervision of Professional Practice; Mentoring, work practice. You will learn about effective Assessment around the world and the global agenda for social Coaching and Advanced Assessment of approaches to work with children and their families Individual and group presentations, essays, work – an option module on international social Professional Practice; Psychology of Teaching and adults at risk (including older adults, and exams, case studies, practice assessment work provides the opportunity to undertake a short and Learning International Social Work and mental health social work practice). You will study international learning experience. In addition, you Social Work Education; Leadership, Management legal, policy and ethical frameworks for social Examples of modules will develop the professional practice skills needed and Decision Making; Postgraduate Certificate in work practice; human development; and social Readiness for Direct Practice; Assessment and to work in professional education and training in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; work methods of assessment and intervention. Intervention; Human Development and the Social social work and social care; eg educating, ‘Capstone’ project (MA only) Environment; Applied Social Work Practice; Legal, mentoring, supporting, assessing and managing Emphasis is placed on learning skills for social Ethical and Policy Frameworks for Social Work others; teamwork and interprofessional practice; Key features work practice from the start of the programme. Practice; Specialist Practice Interests; Practice and leadership skills. There is a strong emphasis • Tutorial support and guidance in professional You will first undertake the Readiness for Direct placements; Capstone project (dissertation) on developing your critical appraisal of research development planning is offered to all students. Practice module in our state-of-the-art Practice evidence and exploring ethical frameworks. • Established in 1995, this programme offers a Learning Suite, which includes a simulated living Key features unique pathway for graduates to change career room and front door to assist in developing skills • This Master of Social Work is a professional You will need to successfully complete two modules direction and advance their careers as relating to home visits. This is followed by two qualification approved by the HCPC and to gain the postgraduate certificate; four modules educators and trainers. Many graduates have contrasting placements of 70 days and 100 days. endorsed by the College of Social Work. to gain the postgraduate diploma; and four obtained employment as lecturers in higher In addition, a specialist practice interest module • The course is delivered in partnership with a modules plus a ‘capstone’ project and a related education. Others have secured employment in will provide you with the opportunity to undertake wide range of local agencies and with article suitable for publication to gain the MA. training and development roles. Some have an in-depth study in a chosen area, and can be representatives of service users and carers. established their own training companies or taken in a national or international setting. • The course includes 30 skills development days Assessment work as freelance/independent trainers and and two placements totalling 170 days. Reports, reviews, evaluations, posters, portfolio educators. The course is underpinned by the College of of practice, manuals, assessed practice, projects Social Work’s Professional Capabilities Framework and a ‘capstone’ project (PCF) and will enable you to meet the Health and

Entry requirements IELTS score of 7.0 overall. See the course webpage Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or PgDip in relevant subject, for details. Degree (min. 2:1), normally in a social science subject, Dr Wilson Muleya, course leader and relevant professional qualification; OR professional and demonstrable experience in the social care sector T: +44 (0)20 8417 5490 qualification in social work and substantial relevant Find out more through paid employment or as a volunteer or user/ E: [email protected] experience. Applicants must be working in settings Jane Lindsay carer experience; other work/life experience related/of that allow them to undertake the programme’s T: +44 (0)20 8417 5096 value to the sector. International students must have an practice elements. International students must have an E: [email protected] IELTS score of 7.0 overall. See webpage for full details.

164 165 Social Work (post-qualifying) credit-bearing short course www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsocialworkmodules2016 Human resource PT management and business This programme enables social workers to study postgraduate modules on a standalone basis as short courses for continuing professional development (CPD). It offers a flexible approach to develop and gain academic credit towards psychology an Advanced Social Work MA, a Professional Education and Training MA, or a Professional Development in Social Work PgDip/PgCert.

What will you study? Management and Decision Making; Leading and You can choose from a variety of modules. There Managing People in Social Work Practice; are specialist modules for social workers working Mentoring, Coaching and Advanced Assessment Kingston University offers a range of courses that will prepare you to with adults and with children and young people, of Professional Practice; Planning and Delivery of pursue a career in the management of people in organisations. You can their families and carers; for social workers Training; Practice Education Stage 1&2; working with adults; practice educators and Psychology of Teaching and Learning; choose to focus on the psychological aspects of managing people by professional educators and trainers; and for Supervision of Professional Practice taking the Occupational & Business Psychology masters, or on the more managers. All modules can be taken as Social work research: Bringing Theory and functionally orientated aspects by taking a course in human resource ‘free-standing’ modules and include application Research into Practice; Capstone Research Project management (HRM). Our courses mainly focus on the UK context, but of learning to professional practice. Please see Progression in practice at ASYE/social worker you can choose to specialise in international HRM. You will also have the course webpage for modules descriptions. level (PCF): Progression in Practice 1: ASYE; Progression in Practice 2: Consolidation; Effective the opportunity to attend a series of seminars designed to disseminate Assessment Written Professional Communication in Social Work the knowledge and expertise obtained from research on human resource Presentations, critical reviews, essays, posters, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) management and organisational behaviour. projects approved courses: Mentorship for Practice (NMC mentor stage 2); Practice Teacher: Practice Several of the HRM courses confer membership of the UK’s key HR Examples of modules Educator (NMC mentor stage 3); Practice Teacher: Working with adults: Adulthood, Development Specialist Educator (NMC mentor stage 3) professional body, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; and Transitions; Frameworks for Effective while our MSc in Occupational & Business Psychology is accredited by the Safeguarding Practice with Adults; Managing Key features British Psychological Society and Association for Business Psychology. Professional Responses to Safeguarding Adults • Our programmes and modules have been at Risk; Safeguarding Adults at Risk developed in partnership with employer Working with children and young people: partners in south-west London and Surrey to Attachment, Development and Transitions; meet the continuing professional development Frameworks for Effective Safeguarding Practice needs of social workers. with Children and Families • To obtain a PgCert, you must pass 60 level-7 Professional education and training, credits; for a PgDip, you must pass 120 level-7 leadership and management: International credits; for an MA, you must pass 180 level-7 Social Work: Models and Practice; Leadership, credits.

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or PgDip in a relevant subject, Jane Lindsay and a relevant professional qualification; OR a T: +44 (0)20 8417 5096 professional qualification in social work and substantial E: [email protected] relevant experience. International students must have an IELTS score of 7.0 overall. See webpage for details.

166 167 Human Resource Management PgDip/MSc Human Resource Management MSc top-up www.kingston.ac.uk/pghrmpgdip2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pghrmtopup2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pghrm2016 PT FT PT

These courses offer an in-depth insight into leading, managing and developing If you have completed a PgDip in human resource management and would like to people from different levels and perspectives. It will provide you with the skills to upgrade your qualification to an MSc, our part-time top-up course is ideal. Taught build and develop a distinctive career in HR. Both courses are fully accredited over one evening per week and lasting between six and 12 months, it enables by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, offering eligibility for you to fit your studies in around your work commitments. associate membership when you graduate. (Please note that the PgDip route is only available on a part-time basis.)

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will gain a thorough understanding of the Leading, Managing and Developing People in The top-up MSc programme consists of a Research Methods and Dissertation role of the HR profession, including its function in Context; Investigating a Business Issue; research methods and dissertation module, relation to an organisation’s strategic objectives Resourcing, Talent and Reward Management; which will guide you through all stages of a Key feature and the broader environment. You will evaluate Managing Employment Relations and research project step by step, from developing • Through your dissertation you can focus on a various external influences on HRM practice in Employment Law; Strategic Leadership and clarifying the basic idea, to writing up the human resource management area of particular organisations, and will look into issues that Development and Performance Management final dissertation. You will learn about literature interest or relevance to your career aspirations. concern employment relations and employment review, research design, qualitative and law, ethical issues and social responsibility. Key features quantitative data-collection methods, and data • You will be eligible for associate membership of analysis techniques. Your dissertation will look Assessment the Chartered Institute of Personnel and in depth at a human resource issue or problem. Group and individual exercises, including role Development (CIPD) on successful graduation. Supervised by an academic, you will analyse and plays, coursework and unseen exams • Kingston University has close proximity to the structure the problem, examine relevant source CIPD head office and library in Wimbledon, and material, carry out research and produce an to London for networking. action-orientated report on your findings. • You will investigate an HR issue as part of the consultancy project. This can be with an Assessment organisation in the UK, the EU or another Data analysis and dissertation country. The [HRM] MSc has given me a solid, • Teaching staff are also leading researchers in “credible background from my first professional the University’s renowned Centre for Research role, and has continued to be one of the best in Employability, Skills & Society (CRESS) and decisions I have made in my life. I have carried the Employee Engagement Consortium. my learning and experiences to all of the roles I have done since that time. Mo Karim, UK employee ”relations and industrial relations adviser at Royal Dutch Shell

Entry requirements webpage for details. Good honours degree, or equivalent, OR experience Find out more as an HR professional with CIPD qualifications Postgraduate admissions team Entry requirements Find out more (Intermediate level) OR at least 2 years’ HR and/or T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 120 credits at level 7 in an HR-related subject. Postgraduate admissions team management experience. International students must E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 have an ELTS score of 6.5 overall. See course overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

168 169 International Human Resource International Human Resource Management PgDip/MSc Management MSc top-up www.kingston.ac.uk/pginthrm2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pghrmtopup2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pginthrmpgdip2016 PT

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These courses cover a broad range of HRM subjects within a multinational If you have completed a PgDip in international human resource management context, and is designed to build or develop your professional career in HR with an or a PgDip in human resource management and would like to upgrade your international focus. Both courses are fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of qualification to an MSc, this part-time top-up course is ideal. Taught over one Personnel and Development, offering eligibility for associate membership when you evening per week and lasting between six and 12 months, it enables you to fit graduate. (Please note that the PgDip route is only available on a part-time basis.) your studies around your work commitments.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will gain deep insight into the strategies and Leading, Managing and Developing People The top-up MSc programme consists of a Research Methods and Dissertation techniques multinational companies use to solve in Context; Investigating a Business Issue; research methods and dissertation module, HRM issues when their employees work across Resourcing, Talent and Reward Management; which will guide you through all stages of a Key feature multiple countries. You will also develop your International HRM research project step by step, from developing • Through your dissertation you can focus on an understanding of the role of the HR profession and clarifying the basic research idea, to writing international human resource management and its function within an organisation’s Key features up the final dissertation. You will learn about area of particular interest or relevance to your international strategic objectives and the broader • This course confers eligibility for associate literature review, research design, qualitative and career aspirations. environment. membership of the Chartered Institute of quantitative data-collection methods, and data Personnel and Development (CIPD) on analysis techniques. Your dissertation will look Assessment successful graduation. in depth at an international HR issue or problem. Group and individual exercises, including role • You will benefit from the University’s close Supervised by an academic, you will analyse and play, coursework and unseen exams proximity to the CIPD head office and library in structure the problem, examine relevant source Wimbledon, and to London for networking. material, carry out research and produce an • You will investigate an HR issue as part of the action-orientated report on your findings. consultancy project. This consultancy can be with an organisation in the UK, the EU or Assessment another country. Data analysis and dissertation • Teaching staff are also leading researchers in the University’s renowned Centre for Research in Employability, Skills & Society (CRESS) and Studying at Kingston University has been the the Employee Engagement Consortium. “most rewarding experience of my life. I chose the University because of its ultra-modern resources and the high value it places on research. Natalia Vezuh, international assignment” consultant, Brookfield Global Relocations

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, OR experience as Postgraduate admissions team an HR professional with CIPD qualifications (Intermediate T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 Entry requirements Find out more level) OR at least 2 years’ HR and/or management E: [email protected] 120 credits at level 7 in an HR-related subject. Postgraduate admissions team experience. International students must have an IELTS International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 score of 6.5 overall. See course webpage for details. overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

170 171 Internal Communication Management MA Occupational & Business Psychology MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgintcomms2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgoccupationalpsychology2016

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Run jointly by Kingston Business School and Capita Learning and Development, If you would like to become an occupational or business psychologist, studying and endorsed by the Institute of Internal Communication, this course aims to and analysing employees, identifying talent and then coaching, developing and provide the knowledge and confidence to develop and implement communication enhancing their motivation and performance at work, this course, accredited by strategies, so that you can influence at the most senior level and play a key role in the Association of Business Psychologists and the British Psychological Society, supporting change and the achievement of organisational objectives. is ideal. These are important skills for organisations and the consulting and human resource management practices that serve them, and in talent management consultancies or recruitment companies.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Key features The course draws on a range of disciplines, Assessing the Organisational Context for Internal You will investigate various approaches to • This course is accredited by the British from change management to the psychology of Communication; Communication Strategies applying psychological principles in the Psychological Society (BPS) and the communication and sense-making, to help you for Organisational Success; Influencing at the workplace, and how these ideas can increase Association of Business Psychologists. If you develop your ability to influence at the highest Leading Edge of Communication; Investigating a organisational, team and individual performance. have studied a BPS-accredited psychology level. As a result, you will have the skills and Business Issue You will then apply these theories and evidence degree and have GBC, it represents the first knowledge to be able to make a real impact at a to case studies, examples from the field and stage in your route to chartership and senior level, together with the business acumen Key features real-life practice – either at your own company or registration as a psychologist. If you don’t have and understanding of senior management • Workshops are delivered in four two-day during a short internship. GBC, this can be gained after the course, if thought processes that bring credibility. You will sessions during the year to fit flexibly around required (ie by undertaking a conversion develop your interpersonal and leadership skills, your work schedule. Assessment diploma) – this MSc will constitute stage 1 in as well as your understanding of communication • This programme is endorsed by the Institute of Coursework assignments, group and individual the process to chartership. and change in the organisational context. You Internal Communication. exercises, online discussions, skills sessions, • There is a major focus on integration of theory will put theory into practice through application to data analysis assignment, dissertation and practice. Most academic staff work in your – or your client’s – workplace environment. practice, ensuring the course is relevant and Examples of modules grounded in real-life context. Assessment Career Counselling, Training and Development; • Employability is also central to the course. Assignments, assessment of online discussion of Leadership, Change and Consultancy; Psychometric tests help you focus on the key topics, management report Performance Appraisal and Identifying Talent; skills you need for your personal career This course opens your eyes to the wealth Wellbeing at Work; Research Methods and aspirations. You will also have access to a “of academic theory that underpins why some Dissertation qualified career coach. strategies work and some don’t. • You will benefit from attending lectures given Pauline Page, director of research” and Throughout my year at Kingston University, it by guest speakers from a range of development communications, “was evident how much the teaching staff cared organisations, including major test publishers GlaxoSmithKline about the course... The course content also had and business psychology consultancies, who more of a practical approach to it than other visit the University to share their knowledge programmes… and experience. Entry requirements Find out more Sophie Kolatchew,” human resource systems Postgraduate qualification in management and Postgraduate admissions team assistant, Regent’s College, London business; OR degree or professional qualification with T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 significant internal comms experience; OR substantial E: [email protected] relevant experience in internal communications plus Entry requirements Find out more evidence of achievement (relevant training courses, Honours degree (2:2 or above) in psychology or closely Postgraduate admissions team written reports, etc). International students must have related discipline. International students must have an T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for details. IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for details. E: [email protected]

172 173 Applied Linguistics for Humanities Language Teaching MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgapplt2016

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This practice-based programme is aimed specifically at postgraduate students with or without language teaching experience who intend to develop their careers in language teaching of not only English but also other languages. It is suitable for both native speakers and non-native speakers of English. Students may be eligible for a bursary.

Kingston University’s School of Humanities includes courses in creative What will you study? Examples of modules writing, English literature, journalism, language and linguistics, philosophy The course offers a mix of theoretical applied Language Description, Materials and Methods; linguistic topics and more-practical application of Principles of Language Learning for Language and publishing. It provides a friendly and intellectually challenging ideas. Core modules introduce the conceptual Teaching; Educational Technologies for English environment for postgraduate study and is research active in a wide range foundations of the subject, while option modules Language Teaching and Learning; Teaching of disciplines. We regularly review our course portfolio, adding new courses cover topics that allow you to develop your own Language for Specific Purposes; Dissertation to keep it fresh and exciting. Coming soon: Literature & Philosophy MA. path of enquiry. Pathway 1 plus Research Skills; Dissertation Pathway 2: CELTA* plus Critical Reflection Skills; You will gain insights into the theory and practice Option modules (to be confirmed) There are more than 50 academic staff within the School, and its work has of language learning and teaching, and will been highly rated in both teaching (TQA scores) and in research (RAE scores). develop your teaching skills through Key features micro-teaching in a peer-led environment and • You will have the opportunity to observe The School of Humanities is the conceptual home of the Kingston Writing through the optional opportunity to gain a teachers in practice to gain a deeper School, which brings together an open, vibrant community of outstanding professional teaching qualification (CELTA*) as understanding of classroom management and part of the programme. Students may choose language teaching pedagogy, as well as the writers, journalists and publishing experts to engage with talented students this option at their own additional expense and at chance to design and use teaching materials. and an exciting range of academics, writers in residence and guests. an institution of their choice, but the CELTA/ • In addition to gaining research skills from both Find out more: www.kingstonwritingschool.com CLTA* must be studied after the end of the qualitative and quantitative perspectives, you second semester modules. will also gain employability skills, such as criticality and advanced oral and written Assessment communication, which are relevant not only to Coursework, dissertation language teaching, but also to teaching-related professions.

*The CELTA qualification is not available at Kingston University. You will be advised of a local college where the CELTA can be studied.

Entry requirements Find out more A second-class degree, or above, or equivalent Postgraduate admissions administrator relevant experience. Applicants will be interviewed face T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 to face or by Skype or email. International students E: [email protected] must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for full details.

174 175 Creative Writing MA/MFA Creative Writing low-residency MA/MFA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativewriting2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativewritinglow2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativewritingmfa2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativewritinglowmfa2016

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These MA and MFA (Master of Fine Arts) courses are uniquely flexible Taught via distance learning (eg email and Skype) combined with two one-week programmes designed to enable you to develop the craft of creative writing while residency periods at Kingston University, these low-residency courses provide the specialising in a chosen genre: fiction, children’s literature, creative non-fiction opportunity to work with a range of well-established and award-winning writers or poetry. You will receive expert guidance and rigorous, constructive feedback without having to relocate or give up your current job. The MFA also enables you from established, published creative writers in the genre or form of your choice. to receive training and experience in higher education teaching, preparing you to Professional writers and visiting professors provide regular input to workshops. become an accredited creative writing teacher as well as a published writer.

What will you study? Assessment What will you study? Key features You will use the types of books, stories and MA: Portfolios of exercises, edited and revised During the residency periods, you will take • You will meet and engage with a large number poems that the professional writers on the creative writing with evidence of extensive drafting, part in small group workshops combined with of highly professional and acclaimed writers course like to read as the basis of your studies. essays, presentations, research projects, substantial readings by colleagues, writers in residence, across a range of genres, as well as publishing You will learn how to critique the work of fellow piece of creative writing of publishable standard students and guests. Distance-learning modules agents and professionals. students and colleagues, and how to make best MFA: Book-length creative dissertation; critical will include individual tutorials, and you will have • Seminar rooms and computer facilities will be use of the critiques received in turn. You will reading log of approx. 4,500 words. Students access to supporting materials online, including provided for students taking the residency explore effective workshop practices and gain also take a series of unaccredited modules for streamed lectures and readings. You will then modules. Local accommodation and advice on critical skills, both academic and creative. You which they will produce creative work, reading write a 15,000-word dissertation accompanied options will also be arranged – all meals will be will learn about the best techniques and practices and teaching logs, critical commentary on by a 3,000-word critical review, which you will provided during the residency periods. of particular genres, copy-editing, and career and selected texts and short essays. begin to plan as part of the June residency. MFA • You may benefit from our established links with publishing opportunities. students can also study modules culminating organisations such as Hampton Court Palace, Examples of modules in the University’s postgraduate teaching the Bush Theatre (Shepherd’s Bush), Faber and Codes and conventions of the craft will be Creative Writing Dissertation (MA) OR Advanced certificate, and, as part of the course, teach an Faber, the Rose Theatre (Kingston), Oxfam, The explored. Comparative strategies – from screenplay Dissertation Project (MFA); Special Study: undergraduate session in creative writing. Poetry Cafe, the Troubadour and others. writing to poetry, and from radio drama to short Workshops in Popular Genre Writing; Structure • If you would like to contact the course directors stories – will be made available through group and Style; Ten Critical Challenges for Creative Assessment with any queries, please call either Dr Adam readings, workshops and one-to-one tutorials. Writers; Writers’ Workshop Continuous assessments in individual accredited Baron (for the MA) on 020 8417 2289 or email You will also have the opportunity to assist with modules, plus assessment of final dissertation [email protected], or call Dr Paul Perry Kingston University Press (KUP), write creative Key features (for the MFA) on 020 8417 7004 or email and critical pieces for the MFA blog, and receive • The course is taught by a combination of highly Examples of modules [email protected] one-to-one tutorials with visiting professional experienced staff, visiting professors, writers in Creative Writing Dissertation (MA) OR Advanced writers, writers in residence and poets. In addition, residence, guest speakers with expertise in Dissertation Project (MFA); Critical Challenges for you may assist either on the student magazine, publishing, visiting writers, and through peer Creative Writers (Residency Module 1); Special Ripple, or our latest postgraduate creative writing review. Workshops involve one-to-one or small Study: Workshops in Popular Genre Writing publication, Pages. All MFA students have the group study with experts in your chosen genre. (distance learning); Structure and Style (Residency opportunity to teach on an undergraduate • Faber and Faber sponsors a prize for both the Module 2); Writers’ Workshop (low residency) module and earn a teaching certificate. MFA and MA.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good degree (MFA: preferably 2:1 OR, if post-MA, MA Postgraduate admissions administrator Good degree (MFA: preferably 2:1 OR, if post-MA, MA Postgraduate admissions administrator in Creative Writing or similar), sample of creative writing T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 in Creative Writing or similar), sample of creative writing T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 (MA: 3,000 words; MFA: 5,000 words), personal E: [email protected] (MA: 3,000 words; MFA: 5,000 words), personal E: [email protected] statement (1,000 words) and references. International statement (1,000 words) and references. International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with 7.0 in writing. See the course webpage for full details. 7.0 in writing. See the course webpage for full details.

176 177 Creative Writing & Publishing MA English Literature MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcreativewritingpublishing2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgenglishma2016

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With very few budding writers making a living from writing alone, this course offers This innovative course focuses on dissident writing and transgressive texts, from creative writers the chance to learn not only the craft of writing, but also current the early modern period to the present. Engaging with recent developments trends in publishing from world-renowned professionals. It offers the opportunity in theoretical and critical practice, the course will develop your knowledge and to develop a creative writing portfolio at the same time as getting to grips with understanding of English literature and will sharpen your skills of literary research, how the publishing process works. writing and analysis.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Assessment The creative writing element of this course is Create: The Business of Publishing; Special The core module, Transgression and Dissidence, Essays and other written coursework, workshop-led and, in the second semester, Study: Workshops in Popular Genre Writing; introduces the central themes by focusing on texts presentations, dissertation you will be given the opportunity to specialise in Writers’ Workshop; Option modules (eg Creative that explore the limits of human experience and the genre of your choice, be it poetry, drama or Writing Dissertation OR Practical Publishing contravene cultural boundaries. You will explore Examples of modules children’s fiction. Project OR Publishing Dissertation; Do: Work how literature, through such transgression, has Transgression and Dissidence; English Literature Placements, Networking and Career Planning; provided opportunities for dissent and resistance, Dissertation; Option modules (choose 3 from: The publishing element focuses on marketing- Make: Content Development and Production; and will consider the extent to which writing has Humans and Animals; Mappings and Crossings; led commercial and trade publishing, and the Share: Strategic Marketing and Sales) acted as a catalyst for social and political Markets and Materiality; Sex and Text; Trauma modules you study will help you to understand change. You will then study various conceptual and Justice; OR 2 from this list plus a special the structure of the industry and the core skills Key features approaches to literature through your choice of study module – see webpage) required to enter. • As well as benefitting from teaching staff who option modules, which provide the opportunity to have practical experience of working in analyse and discuss a range of contentious Key features You can choose to write an academic publishing and/or creative writing industries, issues across a number of historical periods and • This course enables you to become part of a dissertation to demonstrate your analytical skills this MA also benefits from a thriving literary and with respect to different genres. Topics include vibrant postgraduate community and attend and competence, or undertake a major practical academic community. For more information, the study of traumatic experience, human rights lectures and events organised by the London publishing project as your final assessment. If visit www.kingstonwritingschool.com work and life narrative (Trauma and Justice); the Graduate School and the Kingston Writing School. you choose to take your dissertation in creative • We offer a series of masterclasses across the complex relationships between desire, • Capitalising on our location, several modules writing, you will write an extensive piece of disciplines. embodiment and writing (Sex and Text); gender, are complemented by field trips (for example, to creative writing accompanied by critical essay; • We have exceptional links with major culture and international exchange in early the British Library, museums and theatres) to you will be supervised by a professional writer. publishers, such as Hachette Penguin Random modern Europe (Markets and Materiality); the enhance and support your learning experience. House, Bloomsbury and Macmillan; and you construction of place and identity in 19th-century • The English department is home to two Assessment will have the opportunity to enter your work into travel writing and adventure fiction (Mappings archives relating to the work of Iris Murdoch, as Essays, reports, presentations, briefs, research competitions sponsored by The Bookseller and Crossings); and the ‘post-human’ and well as the Sheridan Morley archive of theatrical projects, portfolios magazine and Faber and Faber. interspecies interaction in recent global literature life writing and ephemera. It also contributes to • Bursaries are available for students working (Humans and Animals). Your 15,000-word the Cultural Histories and Suburban Studies at on our literary magazine Ripple and our dissertation will allow you to research a subject of Kingston, the Life Narrative Research Group, Kingston Publishing blog. There are also your choice, produced under the supervision of a the Iris Murdoch Centre and the Victorian opportunities to work on live projects for specialist academic member of staff. Popular Fiction Association. Kingston University Press.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good degree, or equivalent, in English Literature or related Postgraduate admissions administrator Good degree, 3,000-word sample of creative writing, Postgraduate admissions administrator subject, 3,000-word critical writing on a literary topic or T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 1,000-word personal statement and references. T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 work, personal statement (1,000 words), plus references. E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with 7.0 in writing. See webpage for full details. overall, with 7.0 in writing. See webpage for full details.

178 179 Gender without Borders* MA Journalism MFA www.kingston.ac.uk/pggender2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgjournalismmfa2016

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This innovative MA explores gender as it intersects or connects with race, class, This course combines academic study and research with journalistic training to an sexuality and other important social and cultural constructs (such as religion and advanced level. The first phase aims to equip you with the skills to progress to a disability). In contrast to more traditional gender studies, the emphasis shifts away senior level in this competitive industry. The second phase enables you to work from women exclusively and towards gender in a way that is more fluid, incorporating on a book-length manuscript of non-fiction or a portfolio of reportage within a the study of masculinity and LGBTQ (lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/questioning) supportive community of journalists and guest professionals. You can also issues; and considering gender as a raced and classed category. choose to complete our postgraduate certificate in learning and teaching in higher education, preparing you for a career as a university lecturer.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Assessment You will explore gender across three core Intersectional Differences, Dissertation; Option The qualification is split into two stages – stage 1 To be confirmed interdisciplinary perspectives: sociological, modules (choose 2 from: Gender and Sexuality in is an MA in Journalism or Magazine Journalism; philosophical and through English language, Contemporary Cinema; Gender and Sexuality; and stage 2 is the MFA (Master of Fine Arts). Examples of modules literature and cultural contexts. Your studies will Critical and Cultural Theory: Identity and To be confirmed include a consideration of transgender to Representation; Freud and Lacan; Women At stage 1 you will develop a range of (For the latest information, see the course incorporate the complexity of the increasing Writers; Other Victorians: Sex, Crime and Empire; professional and practical skills to equip you webpage or contact us using the details below.) number of individuals who are transitioning from American Dreaming: Suburbia, Literature and for a job in journalism, including newswriting, male to female and female to male. As well as a Culture; Gender and Society; Gender and subediting and design techniques, online Key features focus on LGBTQ, you will also explore transnational Violence; Gender, Race and Crime) journalism, research skills and media law. All • All members of the course are practising perspectives, such as Islam and women. students will complete a work placement with a journalists with a wide range of journalistic Key features professional journalism organisation, such as a and publishing experience, and contacts in The optional work placement enables those who • This course is ideal for those working in areas newspaper, magazine, news agency, website, newspapers, publishing (both print and online) are not employed in a relevant area to apply their such as social work, education, the arts, public relations agency or press office. and magazines. knowledge to the workplace, gaining valuable creative industries, counselling, welfare, the • You may apply for the two-year MFA or direct skills and experience. Students who are already non-profit sector, NGOs, and any area that Stage 2 (the MFA) is assessed by a 40,000-word entry to the second year of the course, which in employment will write a reflection paper based requires critical thinking and sensitivity to issues dissertation and a professional practice ‘log’. You will follow completion of an appropriate MA on their current employment. of gender, race, class, disability and other will benefit from one-to-one supervision from an in Journalism (either at Kingston University or socially constructed categories. experienced journalist, backed by self-directed elsewhere in the UK or abroad). Assessment • The course fuses theory with practice and is research, non-assessed seminars and Assessment includes a range of written and oral taught via research-led teaching, ensuring it workshops, and a vibrant extracurricular coursework and a dissertation or creative project. covers the latest trends and developments. programme featuring guest journalists, non- • Unlike traditional gender studies courses, this fiction writers and masterclasses. course highlights the humanities elements (philosophy and English) as well as the social *Please note: at the time of writing, this course was subject to sciences (sociology), and focuses on validation. See the course webpage for the latest information. transnational and transgender aspects. Entry requirements Honours degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, in an have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course essay-writing subject, demonstrating high standards of webpage for full details. Entry requirements Find out more literacy; and/or evidence of substantial and Upper second-class degree or above, or equivalent, and/ Postgraduate admissions administrator demonstrable professional commitment to journalism. Find out more or relevant non-certified learning or work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 Direct entry to stage 2 requires Journalism MA, Postgraduate admissions administrator International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] Magazine Journalism MA or sufficient experience of T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 overall. See the course webpage for full details. professional journalism. International students must E: [email protected]

180 181 Journalism PgDip/MA Magazine Journalism MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgjournalism2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmagazinejournalism2016

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Accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ), these This course, which is accredited by the Periodical Training Council (PTC), is courses will equip you for a career in journalism by offering the industry’s most designed to give those aspiring to work in this burgeoning sector the best sought-after qualification alongside your PgDip or masters degree. They combine possible start on the road to success. It addresses subjects such as writing, professional training and academic study with the skills you will need to succeed subediting, production and design techniques, research skills and how to in this intensely competitive industry. generate lively, interactive content for the web.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Key features You will develop a range of professional and Court Reporting; Hands-on Journalism; You will be taught through a combination of • Our tutors are practising journalists with a practical skills and knowledge that will equip you Journalism and Power; Journalism in Context: lectures and seminars and practical workshops range of experience. You will also benefit for a job in journalism, including news and feature Law, Ethics and the Industry; Shorthand focusing on hands-on activities, such as writing, from guest speakers from national magazines writing, public affairs, online journalism, media (postgraduate); MA Journalism Dissertation; interviewing, subediting, magazine production, and newspapers in both print and online. law and shorthand. In addition, you will have the Practical Journalism Project; Option modules (eg blogging, and writing and uploading copy for the Past speakers have included Guardian opportunity to write for and edit an online edition Feature writing; Specialist Journalism: Arts and web. In collaboration with other students, you will feature writers Simon Hattenstone and of our newspaper, The River, and will undertake Entertainment; Specialist Journalism: Business; produce a magazine (print and online), and will Decca Aitkenhead; Louise Court, editor of at least one industry work placement. Once you Specialist Journalism: Sport) undertake at least one placement on a published Cosmopolitan UK; Luke Lewis, editor of NME. have achieved the PgDip, which runs over two title. You will also have the opportunity to study com; campaigning journalist John Pilger; and semesters, from September to May, you can Key features feature writing, design and production, journalism Jon Snow of Channel 4 News. continue on to the MA degree by researching • You will take the NCTJ’s exams as part of practices and the business of magazines. Finally, • This course is accredited by the PTC, the and writing a dissertation or carrying out an your course, providing you with a qualification you will carry out a 12–15,000-word dissertation lead body for best practice in training and equivalent work-based practical project. This considered to be a passport to a wide range of or a related practical project. development for the magazine and business will develop your critical thinking and analytical journalism jobs. media industry. skills, and give you the chance to carry out • As well as providing practical skills, this course Assessment • The Journalism department has a successful independent academic research. will engage you in discussion and debate Articles, features, news, portfolios, case studies, partnership with Haymarket Network, the about the state and future of the industry, and presentations, essays, dissertation, work-based award-winning customer publishing division of Assessment the legal, political and ethical context in which learning the largest private magazine publisher in the Coursework, NCTJ examinations and journalists operate. UK, providing the opportunity to compete for coursework portfolio, 12,000–15,000-word • You will be taught by practising journalists Examples of modules Haymarket fellowships annually. dissertation or practical project (MA only) with a range of experience and contacts in Creating Magazines: Content and Context; • You can choose to study this course in newspapers, magazines and online, and will Feature Writing; Journalism in Context: Law, combination with Publishing. The future of journalism is online; yet, only have access to our newsroom, equipped with Ethics and the Industry; MA Journalism “Kingston University placed enough emphasis on telephones, professional newswires, 24-hour Dissertation; Practical Journalism Project; Option From feature and newswriting, to advertising the development of web training. news channels, industry-standard software, modules (eg Journalism Specialism: Arts and “knowledge, design experience and a focus on Patrick Smith, junior content editor,” and a content management system (CMS) for Entertainment; Shorthand (Postgraduate); online experience, you graduate well-equipped for Telegraph Media Group uploading web copy. Specialist Journalism: Business; Specialist many more jobs than just being a newsreporter. Journalism: Fashion; Specialist Journalism: Sport) Emma Day, web and subeditor, Harrods ”

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, in an essay-writing Postgraduate admissions administrator Degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, in an essay-writing Postgraduate admissions administrator subject demonstrating high standards of literacy; and/ T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 subject demonstrating high standards of literacy; and/ T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 or evidence of substantial and demonstrable E: [email protected] or evidence of substantial and demonstrable E: [email protected] professional commitment to journalism. International professional commitment to journalism. International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with 7.5 in writing. See the course webpage for full details. 7.5 in writing. See the course webpage for full details.

182 183 Publishing MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpublish2016 Law

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From books and magazines to apps and websites, publishers need excellent product-development, consumer-marketing and digital-technology skills. To succeed in this global business, you will also need great organisational and communication skills, outstanding attention to detail and the ability to work effectively with others. The best publishers are those who can think on their feet and embrace and exploit new challenges. This course aims to help you gain all these skills and qualities.

What will you study? Key features Kingston Law School has a long and excellent reputation for providing You will learn everything you need to know • This course will help develop your skills and masters courses designed to meet the demands of today’s organisations about the publishing industry, from its structure, prepare you for a career in the publishing the production processes involved, including industry, whether as publisher, agent or and the ever-changing global economy. commissioning titles, editing copy and branding supplier. The competencies acquired through issues, to how to market the title and ensure this course have an increasingly wide Our courses suit the needs of new entrants to specialist areas, as well as dissemination. You will attend masterclasses by transferrable value within the international those with more-advanced strategic aims and those seeking professional leading publishers and publishing professionals to economy as a whole. career progression. We also offer a doctoral research degree in law (page keep you up to date with industry developments. • You will benefit from the input of a dynamic You will also develop and demonstrate your Publishers’ Advisory Board, members of which 195) and an MA in Real Estate (page 196). analytical skills and competence through give lectures and masterclasses on the MA and discussions, assignments and the culminating contribute to its development. Our reputation for high quality teaching is verified by government agencies dissertation or practical project. • You will undertake a work placement with a and professional bodies. Many members of our teaching staff are active relevant organisation, usually represented by a in professional legal practice or are legal scholars whose research puts Assessment member of our Publishers’ Advisory Board. Blog posts, business and marketing plans, case These placements have resulted in many of our them at the forefront of legal learning. Several members of the judiciary and studies, critical reflections, essays, portfolios, students gaining references and employment leading legal practitioners are visiting professors and fellows of the School. group and individual presentations opportunities within the industry. • Visit kingstonpublishing.wordpress.com for Examples of modules more information. Create: The Business of Publishing; Do: Work Placements, Networking and Career Planning; Option modules (eg Make: Content Development I recommend the Kingston Publishing MA and Production; Practical Publishing Project; “because it’s the perfect publishing ‘finishing Produce: Developing Online Publishing Products; school’, giving you the skills you need before Publishing Dissertation; Self-publish: from sending you off to your career. concept to final format; Share: Strategic Kjell Eldor, digital publishing ”manager, Marketing and Sales; Writers’ Workshop) Blackwell’s and 2013 Bookseller Rising Star

Entry requirements Find out more Degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, and/or Postgraduate admissions administrator demonstrable enthusiasm for publishing. International T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with E: [email protected] 7.0 in writing. See the course webpage for full details.

184 185 Dispute Resolution PgCert Legal Studies MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgdisputeresolution2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pglegalstudies2016

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This course aims to develop and deepen your understanding of the different types This part-time MA offers an opportunity for students who already hold a of dispute resolution, with a particular focus on mediation and negotiation. Taught conversion postgraduate diploma in law (or equivalent) to top up their qualification through a combination of academic content and role-play, the course will be of to a masters degree by undertaking a 12,000–15,000-word dissertation particular interest if you would like to develop relevant practical skills within the on a subject of interest. It provides a practical avenue to develop research, rigours of an academic framework. The programme consists of an intensive two- investigative, critical and analytical skills. week period of teaching in July/August, followed by a 12-week period of research and distance learning.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The emphasis is on learning through practical Mediation and Conflict; Negotiation and Dispute You will produce a substantial piece of work that Legal Research and Dissertation experience and critical evaluation. You will Resolution demonstrates the area(s) you specialise in. You consider, compare and develop the skills and can study any area of law that reflects your areas Key features processes involved in both negotiation and Key features of interest, and you will receive guidance and • Kingston Law School provides opportunities for mediation. Within each of these two disciplines, • This course will provide an opportunity to feedback as you go along. You will demonstrate students to develop their practical legal skills there are different styles and practices that can consolidate, reflect and refine your skills. proficiency in problem definition and scope, the and make them stand out in the jobs market; affect the underlying process of managing • Teaching will take place over a two-week design of a research project, application of for example, through in-house, national and conflict and resolving disputes. These dynamics period (10 days) in July/August. The timetable appropriate research methods, collection and international competitions in client interviewing, will be discussed in seminars and demonstrated will vary day by day but will generally run analysis of data, and presentation of results. You mediation and mooting. through role-play. between 9.00am and 4.00pm. The mornings will develop your research, analytical, evaluative • Throughout the year, Kingston Law School will generally consist of academic seminar-style and critical skills gained over the course of the arranges regular guest lectures on topical You will be encouraged to learn from each other sessions, with role-plays and assessments programme. subjects of interest by experts in the field. and to critically evaluate your own performance. taking place in the afternoons. The course’s In addition, the growing body of academic two modules are interlinked and will run Assessment literature will be investigated and placed in a concurrently, alternating sessions so as to 12,000–15,000-word dissertation practical context. achieve a coherent and comprehensive student experience. Assessment • If you are completing a degree and moving on Videoed role-play, reflective evaluation and to further academic study, such as a diploma in critical evaluation of the academic literature law or professional qualifications (ie the LPC or BPTC), this course will enable you to gain an additional qualification in the gap between July graduation and September enrolment. • On completion of the course, you will be eligible to progress to further studies on Kingston Law School’s LLM programme.

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or equivalent OR a relevant Postgraduate admissions team Entry requirements Find out more professional qualification/work experience. International T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 A conversion PgDip in Law. International students Postgraduate admissions team students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See E: [email protected] must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the course T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 the course webpage for full details. webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

186 187 Master of Laws programme LLMs Corporate & Financial Law LLM www.kingston.ac.uk/pgllmbusiness2016

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Kingston University’s LLM programme is designed to enable you to increase This course enables you to acquire a detailed knowledge and understanding your knowledge in a particular area of law, broaden your experience, improve of legal rules relating to business. It is designed to enhance your prospects of your practising options and enhance your career. You can choose to specialise gaining employment in roles such as professional or in-house legal adviser or in a particular area or take a broader approach and tailor your course to your company administrator, and in other areas of work where the ability to apply and specifications by choosing the General Law LLM. advise upon business law issues is significant.

Course overview Key features What will you study? Examples of modules Each LLM pathway comprises at least two • Students who take both the Evidence and You will study four law modules – at least two of (*Choose 2 to 4 asterisked modules) modules specific to the subject area, a research Arbitral Award module and Arbitration module, which will be specific to corporate and financial Company Law*; Insolvency Law*; Intellectual theory module, the dissertation and two option and achieve 55 per cent in both, qualify to sit law, with the other remaining modules chosen Property Law*; Legal Aspects of Business modules chosen from the list of General Law an additional ‘Award Writing’ examination. If from the list of General Law LLM option modules Finance*; Legal Research and Dissertation; modules; the General Law pathway comprises they achieve 70 per cent or above in this (see page 193). You will also gain significant Option modules (choose up to 2 from the General the research theory module, the dissertation and examination, they will receive exemption up to research and analytical skills. Your dissertation Law LLM option modules – see page 193) four option modules of your choice. module 4 of the Arbitration pathway of the provides further opportunity to gain specialist Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). This is expertise in an area of particular relevance to Key features On successful completion of the LLM, you will a highly prestigious and valued qualification, the corporate and financial law. • For practising solicitors, barristers and other have acquired significant research and analytical only qualification in arbitration that is globally legal professionals, this LLM qualification will skills in your chosen area of law, substantially recognised. Assessment help refine and direct your work towards the enhancing your prospects of furthering your • For practising solicitors, barristers and other Written coursework, examinations, dissertation field that interests you the most, and will give career within the areas of law that you wish to legal professionals, this LLM qualification will you the opportunity to refresh and enhance specialise. help hone and direct your work towards the your knowledge and research skills. field that interests you the most and give you • A specialised LLM will significantly improve your Assessment the opportunity to refresh and enhance your prospects of career progression in the direction Written coursework, examinations, dissertation knowledge and research skills. A specialised you want. LLM will significantly improve your prospects of career progression in the direction you want.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or in a Postgraduate admissions team Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or a subject Postgraduate admissions team subject where the major component is in law; OR T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 where the major component is in law; OR Graduate T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course E: [email protected] Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course or Bar E: [email protected] or Bar Professional Training Course; OR qualification as Professional Training Course; OR qualification as a a solicitor or barrister. International students must have solicitor or barrister. International students must have an an IELTS score of 6.5. See the webpage for details. IELTS score of 6.5. See course webpage for full details.

188 189 Dispute Resolution LLM Employment Law LLM www.kingston.ac.uk/pgllmdispute2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgllmemployment2016

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This course will enable you to acquire a detailed knowledge and understanding This course provides a detailed knowledge and understanding of the legal rules of legal rules relating to dispute resolution. It is designed to enhance your relating to employment, including the role of social, political and economic policy prospects of gaining employment in areas of work where the ability to resolve in the formulation of modern labour laws, both in the UK and with reference disputes is significant. On successful completion of this course, and on passing to international labour standards. It is designed to enhance your prospects a separate exam, you will be eligible for application for membership of the of gaining employment in professional legal private practice, human resource Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. management and other areas where the ability to apply and advise upon employment law issues is significant.

What will you study? prestigious and valued qualification, and is the What will you study? Examples of modules You will study four law modules – you can choose only globally recognised qualification in arbitration. The course comprises four law modules plus the (*Choose 2 to 4 asterisked modules) at least two that are specific to dispute resolution Legal Research and Dissertation module. You will Alternative Dispute Resolution*; Individual law, plus up to two from the list of General Law Assessment choose at least two modules specific to Employment Law*; Labour Law in the Global LLM option modules (see page 193). Topics cover Written coursework, examinations, dissertation employment law, with the other remaining Economy*; Termination of Employment*; Legal advocacy, arbitration, conciliation, mediation, modules chosen from the list of General Law LLM Research and Dissertation; Option modules negotiation and adjudication. You will also have Examples of modules option modules (see page 193). You will also gain (choose up to 2 from the General Law LLM the opportunity to look closely at family mediation (*Choose 2 to 4 asterisked modules) significant research and analytical skills. The option modules – see page 193) and conflict, assess the merits of different dispute Advocacy*; Alternative Dispute Resolution*; dissertation provides further opportunity to gain resolution methods, examine case studies and Arbitration*; Family Mediation*; Legal Research specialist expertise in an area of particular Key features practice your advocacy skills. In addition, you will and Dissertation; Option modules (choose up to relevance to employment law. • For practising solicitors, barristers and other gain significant research and analytical skills, and 2 from the General Law LLM option modules legal professionals, this LLM qualification will the dissertation will provide further opportunity to – see page 193; students who wish to apply for Assessment help hone and direct your work towards the gain specialist expertise in an area of particular membership of the Chartered Institute of Written coursework, examinations, dissertation field that interests you the most and give you relevance to dispute resolution. Arbitrators must choose Evidence and Arbitral the opportunity to refresh and enhance your Awards as one of their modules) knowledge and research skills. If you complete both the Evidence and Arbitral • A specialised LLM will significantly improve your Award module and the Arbitration module, Key features prospects of career progression in the direction achieving at least 55 per cent in each, you will • For practising solicitors, barristers and other you want. qualify for membership of the Chartered Institute of legal professionals, this LLM qualification will Arbitrators (CIArb). You can then sit an additional help hone and direct your work towards the ‘Award Writing’ exam. If you achieve 70 per cent field that interests you, and provides the or more in this exam, you will receive exemption opportunity to refresh and enhance your up to module 4 of the Arbitration pathway of the knowledge and research skills. CIArb and will be able to take a further exam • A specialised LLM will significantly improve your leading to Fellowship status. This is a highly prospects of career progression.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or in a Postgraduate admissions team Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or in a Postgraduate admissions team subject where the major component is in law; OR T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 subject where the major component is in law; OR T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course E: [email protected] Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course E: [email protected] or Bar Professional Training Course; OR qualification as or Bar Professional Training Course; OR qualification as a solicitor or barrister. International students must have a solicitor or barrister. International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the webpage for full details. an IELTS score of 6.5. See the webpage for full details.

190 191 Environmental Law & Sustainability LLM General Law LLM www.kingston.ac.uk/pgllmenvironment2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgllm2016

FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE

This course looks at legal issues relating to the environment and sustainability. This General Law LLM is a flexible programme that allows you to select modules It covers topics such as the legal rules and policies relating to environmental from a range of topics and create a programme of study designed to suit your protection within the EU and at international level; the concept of sustainability as interests and aspirations. a policy consideration and its contribution to informing the legal protection of the environment; and the impact of international economic law on policies relating to sustainability. It also provides the opportunity to participate in an internship programme with an environmental consultancy.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules The course comprises four law modules plus the (*Choose 2 to 4 asterisked modules) You will choose four option modules from an Legal Research and Dissertation; Four option Legal Research and Dissertation module. You will Environmental Law and Regulation*; Energy and extensive list. You will also gain significant modules (eg Advocacy; Alternative Dispute choose at least two modules specific to Climate Change Law*; International research and analytical skills. Your dissertation Resolution; Arbitration; Company Law; environmental law, with the remaining modules Environmental Law and Sustainability*; provides further opportunity to gain specialist Comparative Law of Obligations; Environmental chosen from the General Law LLM option modules International Law and Economic Development*; expertise in an area of particular relevance and Law and Regulation; EU Competition Law; (see opposite page). You may also choose relevant Legal Research and Dissertation; Option interest to you. Energy and Climate Change Law; Evidence and modules from Kingston University’s School of modules (choose up to 2 from the General Law Arbitral Awards; Family Mediation; Immigration Geology, Geography and Environment. Your LLM option modules – see opposite page) Assessment and Refugee Law; Individual Employment Law; dissertation provides further opportunity to gain Written coursework, examinations, dissertation Insolvency Law; Intellectual Property Law; specialist expertise in an area of relevant to Key features International Environmental Law and environmental law and sustainability. • For practising solicitors, barristers and other Sustainability; International Trade Contracts; legal professionals, this LLM qualification will Labour Law in the Global Economy; Law of Assessment help hone and direct your work towards the International Trade; Legal Aspects of Business Written coursework, examinations, dissertation field that interests you the most and give you Finance; Termination of Employment) the opportunity to refresh and enhance your knowledge and research skills. Key features • A specialised LLM will significantly improve your • For practising solicitors, barristers and other prospects of career progression in the direction legal professionals, this LLM qualification will you want. help hone and direct your work towards the field that interests you the most and give you the opportunity to refresh and enhance your I chose the General LLM to take advantage knowledge and research skills. “of the wide choice of options. I’ve discovered a • A specialised LLM will significantly improve your real interest in family mediation. prospects of career progression in the direction Marsha Single, LLM General Law” student you want.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or in a Postgraduate admissions team Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or in a Postgraduate admissions team subject where the major component is in law; OR T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 subject where the major component is in law; OR T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course E: [email protected] Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course E: [email protected] or Bar Professional Training Course; OR qualification as or Bar Professional Training Course; OR qualification as a solicitor or barrister. International students must have a solicitor or barrister. International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5. See the webpage for full details. an IELTS score of 6.5. See the webpage for full details.

192 193 International Commercial Law LLM Law Doctorate PhD by Research www.kingston.ac.uk/pgllmcommercial2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/lawphd2016

FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE FT PT

This course will enable you to gain a detailed knowledge and understanding of Whether you are planning a career as an academic or as a professional legal rules relating to international commerce and the resolution of disputes. It researcher, this PhD will enable you to develop the appropriate research skills and aims to develop your ability to analyse, evaluate and reflect upon these rules. enhance your professional credibility. It aims to provide you with the supervision The course is designed to enhance your prospects of gaining employment in and skills needed to complete your PhD thesis. professional legal private practice, business or legal consultancy in industry.

What will you study? Key features What will you study? Examples of modules We particularly invite applications in the areas of • Kingston Law School is a recognised ESRC The course comprises four law modules plus (*Choose 2 to 4 asterisked modules) business law, legal history, criminal justice, public (Economic and Social Research Council) outlet. the Legal Research and Dissertation module. Arbitration*; EU Competition Law*; International administration, employment law, environmental The ESRC recognises this programme as You will choose at least two modules specific Trade Contracts*; Law of International Trade*; law and insolvency, and jurisprudence/law and fulfilling its requirements to provide broad- to international commercial law, with the other Legal Research and Dissertation; Option social theory – for more areas, see the course based research training. remaining modules chosen from the list of modules (choose up to 2 from General Law LLM webpage. • The high calibre of Kingston University’s General Law LLM option modules (see page option modules – see page 193) students and alumni provide excellent 193). You will also gain significant research You will research a topic of your choice, networking opportunities. and analytical skills. Your dissertation provides Key features culminating in an 80,000-word thesis, which will further opportunity to gain specialist expertise • For practising solicitors, barristers and other be the subject of an oral examination in which in an area of particular relevance to international legal professionals, this LLM qualification will you will show how you have critically investigated commercial law. help hone and direct your work towards the your area of research and made an independent field that interests you the most. It will give you and original contribution. You will also be Assessment the opportunity to refresh and enhance your expected to attend research training sessions Written coursework, examinations, dissertation knowledge and research skills. and seminars that reflect upon aspects of • A specialised LLM will significantly improve your conducting research in law. In addition, you will prospects of career progression in the direction be invited to attend research seminars arranged you want. for the academic staff.

Assessment 80,000-word thesis, oral exam

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:2 or above) in law or in a Postgraduate admissions team subject where the major component is in law; OR T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 Entry requirements Find out more Graduate Diploma in Law (CPE), Legal Practice Course E: [email protected] Good honours degree and a masters degree in law Postgraduate admissions team or Bar Professional Training Course; OR qualification as or a related subject, plus references and relevant T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 a solicitor or barrister. International students must have experience. International students must have an IELTS E: [email protected] an IELTS score of 6.5. See the webpage for full details. score of 7 overall. See the webpage for full details.

194 195 Real Estate MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgrealestate2016 Life sciences

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This innovative degree, accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, is designed primarily for people who work or would like to work in the real-estate sector, either in the UK or beyond, and are seeking to gain a high-level education. The course will enable you to develop key research and analytical skills alongside your practical competencies.

What will you study? Key features Life sciences covers the structure and behaviour of living organisms, their By allowing flexibility in curriculum choice, you can • At Kingston University, we are very proud of life processes and relationships to each other and their environment. deepen your knowledge within focused areas of our long-standing association with professional investment, asset management or development. bodies such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Royal Town At Kingston University, our staff comprises anatomists, biochemists, You will study six modules, which have been Planning Institute (RTPI), the Chartered Institute biomedical scientists, ecologists, forensic scientists, geneticists, molecular designed to ensure that they align with the core of Building (CIOB) and the Institute of Historic biologists, nutritionists, parasitologists, pathologists, pharmacologists and competencies of the Royal Institution of Building Conservation (IHBC). This course is sports scientists. In addition, we have invested heavily in the development Chartered Surveyors but also allow you to pursue accredited by RICS. your individual interests through the design and • A week-long field trip to a major city provides of labs for teaching and research to ensure that our students graduate with execution of your independent research project. an opportunity to apply your knowledge to a the skills they need to be successful in the modern world. There is also an international residential field trip. real-life project scenario. • Many members of staff are research active or Assessment professional practitioners, which keeps your Written and oral assignments, practical case learning cutting-edge, and you also benefit studies, research project from the input of senior practitioners who head leading property and real estate companies. Examples of modules • This course is also offered as a part-time Fundamentals of Real Estate Strategy; Concept, programme in Warsaw. It has been adapted Property Appraisal and Valuation (includes the from the Kingston-based course with the international field trip); Research Principles co-operation of practitioners in Warsaw. and Application; Research Project; Two option For details, see www.kingston.ac.uk/ modules (eg Property Investment Analysis and pgrealestatewarsaw2016 Funding; Planning and Sustainable Development; Commercial Property Practice; Commercial Property and Asset Management)

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or equivalent professional Postgraduate admissions team qualification. International students must have an T: +44 (0)20 8417 5026 IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage E: [email protected] for full details.

196 197 Biomedical Science: Haematology / Biomedical Science with Medical Microbiology MSc Management Studies MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbiomed2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbiomedmgt2016

FT PT FT PT

This course, accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science, provides an This course will provide a broad understanding of disease processes and their in-depth understanding of disease processes. It links academic knowledge diagnosis, linked to in-depth studies of haematology or medical microbiology, to the practical applications of biomedical science, particularly in relation to together with some detailed exploration of management practices. The modern diagnostic methods. You can choose to study one of two pathways programme is designed to link academic knowledge with the practical applications – haematology or medical microbiology. Taught by researchers and expert of biomedical science and management, and will prepare you for a career in practitioners, the course content is kept up to date through extensive links with biomedical science management or small business development. Taught by leading healthcare and research laboratories such as GlaxoSmithKline, the researchers and expert practising biomedical scientists and business managers, Institute of Cancer Research and local hospitals. there is the opportunity to partake in internationally acclaimed research.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules Core modules will familiarise you with the Research Techniques and Scientific The programme comprises four taught modules, Research Techniques and Scientific theoretical and practical aspects of molecular Communication; Immunology and the Biology of plus an extended three-month research project, Communication; Immunology and the Biology of medicine used in research and hospital Disease; Research Project; Specialist route involving the design and practice of research with Disease; Research Project; Specialist module (eg laboratories; the molecular basis of option module: Medical Microbiology (eg some opportunities for securing research Taxonomy of Microorganisms and Diagnosis of immunological mechanisms; and cellular Taxonomy of Microorganisms and Diagnosis of placements at top UK industry bodies and Infectious Disease OR Microbial Pathogenesis mechanisms of disease, physiological Infectious Disease; Microbial Pathogenesis and healthcare providers. and Control of Infectious Disease OR Anaemia, manifestations and implications to public health. Control of Infectious Disease) OR Haematology Haemostasis and Blood Transfusion OR You will learn about the principles and practice of (eg Anaemia, Haemostasis and Blood One specialist and two core modules focus on Haematological Malignancy); Business in Practice laboratory management in biomedical science, Transfusion; Haematological Malignancy) biomedical science, with a specialism choice and you will acquire the skills required for between haematology and medical microbiology. Key features researching and communicating in biomedical Key features One core module focuses on business in • Assessment has been carefully designed with science. You will also study modules in your • Employability is embedded within the practice, linking management studies with opportunities for feedback and ‘feedforward’. elected specialist route. In addition to subject- curriculum to maximise job opportunities in a careers in science. Management includes • The course contains research-led and specific knowledge, the course aims to develop wide variety of biomedical-science-related finance, accounting, marketing, organisational research-informed teaching, with increased your communication and other skills. careers, including hospital and commercial management, entrepreneurship and leadership/ opportunities for postgraduate research and laboratories, research, teaching and sales. team skills. In addition to subject knowledge, you capstone projects. Assessment • Research-led and research-informed teaching will develop written, oral, analytical and • A robust, academically led personal tutor Essays, practical reports, critical analysis, poster with increased opportunities for postgraduate employability skills to masters level. system helps to personalise your experience presentations, written exam, research project research and capstone projects. and track your academic development. • Research projects are possible within one of Assessment • Employability is embedded within the our research groups or as part of an industrial Essays, practical reports, critical analysis, poster curriculum to maximise job potential at the end We were inspired and motivated by lecturers placement. presentations, written exam, research project of the course. “who made studying a pleasure. • Single modules may be taken as part of a • The Business in Practice module is taught at Jackie Kenny, MSc Biomedical” Science continuing professional development (CPD) weekends and includes virtual lectures, graduate programme. allowing the flexibility to fit your studies around other commitments.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree (min. 2:2) in a related subject with Postgraduate admissions Honours degree (min. 2:2) in a related subject with Postgraduate admissions significant immunology and specialism-relevant T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 significant immunology and specialism-relevant T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 subjects. See the course webpage for more E: [email protected] subjects. See the course webpage for more E: [email protected] information and language requirements. information and language requirements.

198 199 Cancer Biology MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcancerbiology2016 Management FT PT (general) and research This course will provide an in-depth understanding of the disease processes business involved in malignancy, and the opportunity to explore the scientific rationale for various therapeutic options. It will allow you to link academic knowledge with programmes the practical applications of cancer biology, and focuses on the latest advances in this field. This course is, therefore, excellent preparation for a wide variety of careers in hospital laboratories, commercial laboratories, cancer research, pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions.

What will you study? Examples of modules Our general management postgraduate courses are designed to provide You will be trained in science research methods Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer; you with the core skillsets you need to be an effective manager in today’s and learn about the techniques used in molecular Immunology and the Biology of Disease; Cancer biology. You will study the biology of disease, Diagnosis and Therapy; Research Techniques challenging environment; while our research programmes give you the tumour biology, immunology, molecular oncology and Scientific Communication; Research Project opportunity to study, to an advanced level, a specific field of business or and haematological malignancy, plus diagnostic management that interests you. and therapeutic techniques for cancer. Key features • You will be taught by active researchers and Management (general): pages 202–207 In addition to developing a comprehensive expert practitioners, and have the opportunity understanding of the principles and practice of to work in industry with companies like These courses will enable you to learn new skills and enhance your existing skills core topics in current areas of medical science, GlaxoSmithKline, or at a research institute such in all areas of management, from finance to marketing. The broad knowledge you will gain an in-depth knowledge of oncology as the Institute of Cancer Research. you gain will give you transferable skills to take into a variety of job roles, enabling topics and their relationship to other medical • Your research project can be carried out with you to direct your career into whichever industry sector you are interested in. In disciplines. You will also learn how to plan, carry one of our research groups or as part of an addition, the choice of elective (option) modules on many courses will give you out and report on a piece of independent industrial placement (if you are a part-time scientific research. student) at your place of work. the opportunity to focus and further your skills in the areas of management that • Flexible study options (such as single modules interest you most. Assessment taken as part of a continuing professional Coursework, written exam, research project development (CPD) programme). Business research programmes: pages 208–210 The aim of our doctoral and research degrees is to provide you with the skills …the 10-week research project…focused on“ basic cell culture techniques and has necessary to carry out an in-depth investigation of a topic, culminating in the equipped me with the skills and confidence submission and defence of a doctoral thesis. You will be supervised by a needed in the professional world, as well as dedicated team of experienced, research-active members of Kingston Business giving me the opportunity to pursue a PhD at School, and will become part of a mutually supportive group of researchers. Kingston University. Elena Polycarpou, MSc” Cancer Biology graduate

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in a biologically Postgraduate admissions related discipline or professional qualification. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] requirements.

200 201 Master of Business Administration MBA Master of Business Administration www.kingston.ac.uk/mba2016 MBA by distance learning www.kingston.ac.uk/dlmba2016

FT PT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE DISTANCE LEARNING

This MBA is the smart choice for professionals looking for an intensive, The Kingston MBA by distance learning, which is accredited by the Association practical, good-value education to enhance their career progression. Integrating of MBAs, will help you balance work, life and study, and take ownership of your teaching from academics and business practitioners, it focuses on strategy, career. This innovative, flexible course is academically rigorous and designed implementation and leadership. Learning is complemented by our international to be immediately applicable to real-life business situations. It will inspire you and industry links (such as our top-ranked MBA in Russia), providing to make a difference to your personal and working life. The academic standard opportunities to experience global business as well as access to renowned required for this online MBA is of the same high level as the on-campus degree, organisations and senior managers. The programme is accredited by the which is also accredited by the Association of MBAs. This stamp of approval Association of MBAs (AMBA). means your MBA is highly valued anywhere in the world.

What will you study? Project; Four option modules (eg Business What will you study? Examples of modules The Kingston MBA focuses on the global nature Forecasting and Modelling; Corporate Finance Although this is a generalist MBA programme, The International Business Environment; Managing of business and recognises the importance of Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Global you will have opportunities to specialise through People and Organisations; Managing Processes new modes of operative media to keep up with it. Business; Management Consultancy; Change your choice of elective (option) modules or and Products; Strategic IT Management; You will receive an advanced level of training in and Creativity; Public Service Management; through a work-based MBA project. The course Economics for Business; Managing Finance and the principal areas of business through nine core International Marketing; Strategic Operations is unique in that the core modules are led by Accounts; Managing Markets and Competition; modules. You will then have the chance to Management; Strategic Project Management; practitioners as well as academics. Customer-Focused Strategy; Work-based specialise via four elective (option) modules and Winning and Retaining Customers; Innovation project OR Four option modules (eg Business the MBA project. You will look at strategies for Finance; Growth and Development of SMEs) You will receive an advanced level of training in Forecasting and Modelling; Corporate Finance; future-proofing business models and how to the principal areas of business through eight core Entrepreneurship and Innovation; Global Business; scale-up operations while remaining aware of Key features modules before progressing to the elective stage, Winning and Retaining Customers; Management local variations. • The carousel delivery of modules results in which is designed around two routes. In the first Consultancy; Management of Change; Strategic mixed cohorts, which allows access to a wider route, you will complete the 180 credits through Operations Management; Project Management; Assessment range of contacts and experiences to draw core modules and four elective modules. The Strategic Project Management; Innovation Groupwork and individual assignments, MBA from in-class discussions. second route enables you to complete your 180 Finance; Growth and Development of SMEs) consultancy project • To help you achieve your goals, there is a credits through core (120 credit) modules and specialised careers support service and one- the MBA project (60 credits). This second option Key features Examples of modules to-one careers coaching. You will also have is only available for students who obtain 60 per • This flexible course enables you to study online International Business Environment; Financial the opportunity to meet with recruiters and cent or above in at least 60 credits. through our virtual learning environment, and Management; Contemporary Marketing coaches during careers week. uses an interactive learning style. You will also – Principles and Practice; Operations • You will have opportunities for study exchanges Assessment attend one on-campus taught module. Management; Organisations and Management in Moscow and Berlin. Reciprocal visits see Continuous assessment, time-constrained • Through the MBA project, your company can in a Global Context; Leadership and Professional German and Russian students visit Kingston coursework, group and individual assignments, gain a valuable piece of consultancy/research Development; Responsible Management; University, providing networking opportunities. discussion forums, presentations, MBA project tailored specifically to its needs. Strategic Decision Making; Strategic Information • Cohorts comprise students from a variety of Systems Management; Strategic Execution countries, bringing a truly global environment to and Implementation; Management Research your study experience.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with a Honours degree, or equivalent, with minimum 3 years’ Postgraduate admissions team Honours degree, or equivalent, with minimum of 3 minimum of 6.0 in all elements. See the course full-time work experience, plus personal statement. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 years’ full-time work experience, plus personal webpage for full details. GMAT is not essential. Applications welcome from E: [email protected] statement (by video). GMAT is not essential unless those with considerable management experience but your degree is not an honours. Applications are Find out more no first degree. International students must have an welcome from those with considerable management T: +44 (0)1273 339 299 IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details. experience but no first degree. International students E: [email protected]

202 203 International Business Management Leadership & Management in Health MSc (with pathways in Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Project Management) PgCert/PgDip/MSc and MSc top-up www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbm2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pghealthleadership2016

FT JANUARY 2017 START DATE AVAILABLE PT

Our most popular postgraduate course, this programme can be shaped to This flexible, modular programme combines academic rigour with practical your own needs and career aspirations. For those with a first degree in a non- applications to create dynamic, forward-thinking health service managers. business subject, this masters covers the fundamentals quickly and teaches you It is specifically designed to meet the needs of those in the health and social to become an independent learner. As you put theory into practice, you will also care services in the public, private and voluntary sectors in both the UK demonstrate your capability as a manager. If your first degree is in business, and internationally. Students come from both clinical practice and general the course will strengthen your critical understanding of general management, management areas within the health sector, but also peripheral industries international business and strategy. such as pharmaceuticals and medical devices and diagnostics.

What will you study? Finance; Leadership, Change and Consultancy; What will you study? Examples of modules You can choose to take the general management Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable This course will equip you with the practical Strategic Health Management and Governance pathway (IBM) or specialise in entrepreneurship, Development; International Environmental Law skills needed to propel your career forward and in Context; Managing Health Services for Quality; marketing or project management. You will build and Sustainability; Alternative Dispute Resolution; move to higher positions in this fast-changing Leading People and Organisational Change in your understanding across a broad range of Financial Resource Management) sector. You will focus on how to manage people, Health; Health Services Marketing; Managing business modules with a core legal element built in, budgets, information, marketing and quality, as Information in Health; Aspects of Financial as well as opportunities to specialise in an area of Key features well as how to navigate organisational change. Resource Management in Health; Research interest through the selection of a pathway, elective • The course is accredited by the Association of You will then study the functional aspects of Methods and Dissertation (MSc students only) (option) modules and a real-life practical consultancy MBAs and European Foundation for healthcare management, and MSc students will project and report. You will also develop your Management Development, ensuring it is complete the Research Methods and Dissertation Key features ability to question and critically assess business delivered to a high standard and of relevance to module, choosing an area for independent • Teaching staff all have experience within the issues to find innovative options and solutions. contemporary business. research with the guidance of a tutor. healthcare sector. You will also learn from • The consultancy project will involve working with expert guest speakers. In addition, professional Assessment a real client company to solve a business issue. Assessment and leadership development activities will take Examinations, individual and group-based • The international curriculum offers a truly global All assessment is assignment based (there are no place throughout the course, and you can assignments, time-constrained work, case learning experience. Students undertake a exams), with many assignments being applied to update your knowledge and network at events. studies, business consultancy project/report one-week international study trip; plus you can your current role or industry. • This part-time course is taught over two to four benefit from exchange programmes in Paris years on approximately 15 days per year (two Examples of modules and Berlin. Selected students will have the days face-to-face contact per month, plus Fundamentals of Business Management; opportunity to work with a company in Thailand supported online learning). Contemporary Business Strategy; International for their consultancy project (the Business • Kingston Business School is a principal Business Environment and Trade; Business School will offer sponsorship for flight and I chose this MSc because I wanted to member of the Institute of Leadership & Consultancy Report; Pathway-specific modules accommodation for one/two weeks to carry out “develop my management skills. I love the Management in Health, along with Royal (IBM with Entrepreneurship: Innovation; part of the project – September intake only). blended learning aspect – the discussion boards Holloway, University of London and St Entrepreneurship in an International Context. IBM • Our dual-award route enables you to spend the are great – and the lecturers are very supportive, George’s, University of London. with Marketing: Buyer Behaviour; Global Marketing first two semesters at Kingston Business particularly during my assignments. Management. IBM with Project Management: School and then two semesters at Boston Tawanda Chirisa, clinical team leader,” Strategic Project Management and Practice); University, USA. On successful completion, you Huntercombe Roehampton Hospital Option modules (eg Innovation; Entrepreneurship in will be awarded dual degrees from both an International Context; International Money and institutions (September intake only). Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree or relevant professional qualification OR Postgraduate admissions team Entry requirements Find out more at least 4 years’ middle/senior HR management and/ T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 Good honours degree in any subject, or equivalent. Postgraduate admissions team or line management experience, including appropriate E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 training events. International students must have IELTS overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected] score of 6.5 overall. For details, see the webpage.

204 205 Logistics & Supply Chain Management MSc Management PgDip/MSc and MSc top-up www.kingston.ac.uk/pgsupplychain2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmanagement2016

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This course takes a ‘theory into practice’ approach, with an emphasis on the Take your career to the next level with our Management PgDip/MSc. Recognised practical skills that are essential for the modern international business manager by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), these routes comprise a range of specialising in supply-chain and logistics management. With accreditation from the modules that will enhance your skills and qualities as a manager in all sectors of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) and a solid syllabus built on the economy – whether you are in local government, healthcare or private-sector concepts and ideas from the University’s renowned Operations Research Group companies, such as retail, IT or finance. If you already have a relevant PgDip, you (ORG), the course offers both an academic and a professional qualification. can choose to top up your qualification to an MSc. The courses are delivered over weekends to fit around your working week.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Assessment In the first semester you will develop a broad Fundamentals of Business Management; Study weekends are very interactive, and Tests, case-study analysis, individual and group understanding of management concepts, Operations and Supply Chain Management; include case studies, group exercises and new assignments (mainly work-based), dissertation theories and ideas, such as how to manage Supply Chain Management; Strategic Operations technologies to ensure that you engage with (MA only) organisations and supply chains. This will provide and Outsourcing; Logistics Management; the topics and can apply theory to real practice. you with a solid foundation, from both strategic Research Methods and Dissertation You will develop your evaluation and analytical Examples of modules and operational perspectives. In the second skills, focusing on the application of management PgDip/MSc: Managing People, Organisations semester, and through your dissertation, you will Key features techniques, and will gain a strategic and holistic and Operations; Finance and Decision Making; put this knowledge to use – through practical • This course is accredited by the Chartered perspective of your organisation that is critical to Strategy and Marketing; Research Methods application to real situations; for example, Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), its success in today’s competitive environment. and Dissertation (MSc only); Option modules through company visits, which students often providing the opportunity to become a CIPS Where possible, we link the theories to your own (choose two from: International Management; arrange for themselves. These opportunities to member after three years’ experience in examples from work, incorporating information Public Sector Management; Human Resource engage with real supply-chain managers will purchasing and supply chain management. and datasets from your organisation to work Management; Entrepreneurship in Context) build your confidence and ability to question • You will have the opportunity to take part in a through as a live example – also providing a MSc top-up: Research Methods and Dissertation established practice. real consultancy project with a client company useful benefit for your employer. and put theory into practice. Key feature Assessment • This course builds practical skills and • The PgDip/MSc programme is taught at Formal examinations, coursework (both in an knowledge to make an immediate and effective weekends – six to eight weekends per year individual and group basis), in-class contribution in a logistics-related role. over two years, with an additional six months presentations, reflective diary maximum for MSc students to complete the I was looking for a management qualification Research Methods and Dissertation module, “to complement my professional experience as plus their dissertation. The one-year MSc a scientist/engineer and this course offered a top-up involves one weekend and two The University can offer students higher good combination of part-time schedule and additional Saturdays. You can start the course “education at both a theoretical and a practical comprehensive content. The lecturers provided a in either September or February. level, which is very important for the logistics good balance of academic rigour and real-world industry. management knowledge. Alexandros” Loumanis, market developer, Clark Stacey, student ” Coca Cola Hellenic Group

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Aged at least 21 years; a good degree or professional Postgraduate admissions team Good honours degree in any subject, or equivalent. Postgraduate admissions team qualification; and/or relevant work experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details.

206 207 Business PhD Doctor of Business Administration DBA www.kingston.ac.uk/businessphd2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/dba2016

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Whether you are planning a career in academia or as a professional researcher, This AMBA-accredited Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) offers those at the Kingston Business PhD will enable you to develop your skills and knowledge senior management level the opportunity to build upon their MBA or business-related and enhance your professional credibility. The thesis provides an opportunity to masters qualification and develop professional excellence through a programme make a distinct and original contribution to knowledge in your chosen field. A of study that is both academically challenging and professionally relevant. Our distinguishing characteristic of this PhD is that you will also gain a Business & aim is to provide a supportive educational environment where you can obtain a Management MRes as part of your doctoral studies. doctorate-level qualification that is directly relevant to your chosen profession.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules Fully integrated within this PhD programme is the Year 1 (MRes): Philosophy and Traditions of The course comprises two stages. Stage one Year 1 (MSc): Foundations of Management one-year, full-time Business & Management Management Research; Research Design and includes training in research methods, research Research; Qualitative Research Methods; MRes, which will provide a sound training in Data Collection; Foundations of Data Analysis design, methods of data collection, data analysis Quantitative Research Methods; Personal and business research methods as well as a critical and Reporting; Advanced Qualitative Research; and reporting, leading to the award of the MSc in Professional Development. understanding of conceptual and philosophical Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis; Literature Management & Business Studies Research. This Years 2 onwards (DBA): DBA Proposal (Year 2 foundations of management research. (The MRes Review; Doctoral Research Design additional qualification culminates in the only); Research Colloquium; Professional in Business & Management is also available as a Year 2 onwards (PhD): Independent study preparation of a proposal that outlines the Development; Business Research Workshops standalone qualification – see page 208.) supported by a team of at least two supervisors research to be undertaken for the DBA. Key features Your studies culminate in your PhD thesis of Key features Stage two, the DBA, involves the in-depth • You will be supervised by academics who are around 80,00 words, and will be the subject of • This course holds EPAS accreditation from the investigation of business management issues well-established researchers and understand an oral examination in which you will show both European Foundation for Management and the completion of a 50,000-word thesis and the practical research required during a DBA. how you have critically investigated your area of Development (EFMD). This means that you can professional development portfolio. • All teaching is held at weekends, and the research and made an independent and original be confident that this degree is of a high maximum time limit for completion is eight years. contribution to knowledge. standard compared with similar programmes Assessment • This is one of the first three DBA programmes around the world. 50,000-word thesis, portfolio, oral exam in the world to receive accreditation from the Assessment • You will be supported by academic supervisors Association of MBAs (AMBA). 80,000-word thesis, oral exam who are well-established researchers and understand the practical research required during a PhD. • The course provides an opportunity, through As part of the DBA, and thanks to the your thesis, to make a distinct and original “support of my employers Coty Beauty UK contribution to knowledge in your chosen field and Boots who endorsed my research, I of enquiry. have completed a review of the role of store • You can complete this PhD in three to four atmospherics on consumer behaviour. years on a full-time basis. Claire Ferguson, general sales manager,” Coty Beauty UK

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree and a masters degree in general Postgraduate admissions team Masters-level degree in a business-related area, plus Postgraduate admissions team management or a business-related subject, or equivalent. T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 evidence of substantial senior management or professional T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have an IELTS score of 7.0 E: [email protected] experience. International students must have an IELTS E: [email protected] overall. See the course webpage for full details. score of 7.0 overall. See course webpage for full details.

208 209 Business & Management MRes www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbusinessmgt2016 Marketing and FT communications

Accomplished researchers are highly sought after in both academia and the wider business environment, and this one-year MRes will enable you to demonstrate your ability to select and implement appropriate methodologies for business research. As well as being offered as a standalone programme, this course is also the first stage of our Business PhD, enabling you not only to develop your research skills, but also to continue on to doctoral studies.

What will you study? Examples of modules Marketing is fundamental to all organisations in terms of creating value for After an induction programme introducing you to Research Design and Data Collection; customers, stakeholders and society in general. The sector offers a variety the Business School and the expectations and Foundations of Data Analysis and Reporting; ethos of the course, you will study and examine Advanced Qualitative Research; Advanced of interesting and challenging career opportunities, ranging from advertising the philosophical underpinnings of research Quantitative Data Analysis; Literature Review; and PR to product development and brand management. designs and methods of data collection, as well Doctoral Research Design as data analysis and reporting. You can then opt Our portfolio includes both broad-based and specialist marketing to study either advanced qualitative or advanced Key features courses. These courses benefit from the input of Kingston Business quantitative analysis methods. Alongside these • On graduation, you will receive academic taught modules, you will undertake a literature recognition for your advanced level of School’s Marketing Expert Panel, which comprises senior marketing, review around your proposed area of research. proficiency in selecting and implementing communications and advertising practitioners working in the UK and This will inform the doctoral research design, appropriate business research methodologies, Europe. The panel was closely involved in the design of many of our which sets out the research to be undertaken in as well as for your in-depth understanding of courses to ensure they meet industry needs, and members continue to act the PhD. how organisations are managed. as advisers and guest lecturers. • This course will increase your employability due Assessment to the growing demand for accomplished Written papers, literature review, doctoral researchers, and provides an additional factor Kingston Business School is recognised by the Institute of Direct research design in differentiating yourself from your peers. and Digital Marketing, the Market Research Society and the Association of MBAs. In addition, all of our marketing and communications courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing and the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree and a masters degree in Postgraduate admissions team general management or a business-related subject, or T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 equivalent. International students must have an IELTS E: [email protected] score of 7.0 overall. See the webpage for full details.

210 211 Marketing & Brand Management MSc Marketing & Strategy MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmarketingbrandmanagement2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmarketing2016

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This course, which is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), Shaped by the strong links we’ve forged with industry, this course is designed focuses on branding from a business perspective. Created to fill a skills gap in with practitioner input and structured around practical experiences that show the graduate jobs market, it has been designed with input from leading branding employers that you can apply your knowledge of theory to critical business practitioners. While studying for your masters, you will have the opportunity to issues. The course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing gain a professional qualification: the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing. (CIM). While studying for your masters, you will have the opportunity to gain a professional qualification: the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules Brands have become an important force in Strategic Brand Management; Branding You will design robust marketing strategies that Strategic Marketing Decisions; Marketing business and a recognised source of value on Design; Buyer Behaviour; Integrated create value and give the edge over competitors. Simulation; Buyer Behaviour; Integrated the balance sheet. World-class companies need Marketing Communications; Global Marketing You will see how your decisions impact on Marketing Communications; Global Marketing managers and consultants that understand their Management; Market Research and Data company performance when you compete with Management; Market Research and Data brand as identities and as assets. The experiences Analysis; Research Proposal and Dissertation other students in a computerised simulation Analysis; Research Proposal and Dissertation you will gain during this course will enable you to to become a market leader. You will prepare a understand the real business value of brands and Key features consulting report for real business clients during Key features gain the crucial practical skills needed to develop • This course will enable you to assess and the consultancy project. • This course has a strong focus on careers and and manage them professionally. develop brands from business and design employability, enabling you to gain practical perspectives. The course has been designed with employability experience through integrated tasks and You will critique the design of global brands and • The course assessments will enable you to in mind, and expert guest speakers from workshops. learn how to position and differentiate them in the apply your skills and knowledge to solve companies like Santander, Barclaycard, Avios • You will benefit from our links with industry, marketplace. You will develop a solid knowledge current problems for a company. and other blue-chip organisations come to the including networking opportunities. of marketing management, so you can oversee • Integrated tasks and workshops provide a University to present the latest market knowledge. • Alongside our excellent teaching team, you will a brand in all channels. In addition, you will take focus on careers and employability. also learn from guest speakers who are invited the opportunity to apply branding theory to case • Our strong links with industry mean that you Assessment to the University to share their experiences. studies and in a live business context. The course will not only benefit from expert knowledge Coursework has been designed with employability in mind, shared by guest speakers, but also networking and expert guest speakers from companies opportunities. The course taught me how to put marketing like Santander, Barclaycard, Avios and other “into practice through a strong focus on research blue-chip organisations come to the University to and real-life case studies. I left with confidence in present the latest market knowledge. my academic background and my ability to do a good job in a marketing environment. My decision Assessment to do the MA at Kingston University is the best Coursework decision I have ever made, and I am now well on my way to achieving my career goals. Nora Beck, project manager (digital” media) at RED Media

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more A good honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject. Postgraduate admissions team A good honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject. Postgraduate admissions team International students must have IELTS score of 6.5, T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have IELTS score of 6.5, T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 with no element below 6.0. See webpage for full details. E: [email protected] with no element below 6.0. See webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

212 213 Marketing Communications Public Relations & Corporate & Advertising MSc Communications MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmarketingcommsadvertising2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcorpcomms2016

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This interactive course will prepare you to leap into advertising, communications or This course, which is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations marketing roles with the confidence and ability to answer any question your clients (CIPR), is designed to build your career in internal communications or public throw at you, whether you’re preparing for work in an agency or client-side. The relations and enhance your understanding of corporate social responsibility. course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and the Whether you need to send a consistent message to multiple departments in Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). While studying for your masters, you will government or to a company’s numerous external stakeholders, you will graduate have the opportunity to gain the CIM Diploma in Professional Marketing. with the ability to see the bigger picture and adapt your communications technique.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will gain a broad and deep knowledge Marketing Communications and Advertising; You will gain a critical understanding of effective Integrated Marketing and Communications; across all areas of communications, with a Interactive Communications; Public Relations; communications strategies and techniques that Cross-cultural and Internal Management focus on advertising from our academic and Global Marketing Management; Buyer Behaviour; can be applied worldwide, in any industry or Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility professional experts. Market Research and Data Analysis; Research sector. You will learn to identify and understand and Sustainable Development; Public Relations Proposal and Dissertation different stakeholder groups, and will adapt Strategy; Market Research and Data Analysis; After developing a marketing communications communication styles to ensure an organisation’s Research Proposal and Dissertation plan based on solid theory, you will use this to Key features message is understood by people with different compete against other students in a national • This course is recognised by both CIPR and educational levels and across an international Key features competition. You will work on live briefs from CIM, so you can be confident that it provides spectrum. You will also wrestle with weighty • The course is recognised by the CIPR, so you real clients, who will critique your marketing up-to-date content and will assist you in questions about the value and competitive can be confident that it covers essential skills plans. In addition, you will learn to use research moving your career in the right direction. advantage of corporate social responsibility, and and knowledge. Students are eligible to apply to become an expert in a given area, and to • You will gain real ‘pitching’ experience in front will design and interpret market research based for CIPR student membership. communicate these findings to others quickly of a marketing communications professional. on solid understanding of analytical techniques • You will have the opportunity to attend special and effectively. • There is a focus on careers and employability and supporting software. seminars and lectures delivered by renowned through integrated tasks and workshops. practitioners from the public relations and The course has been designed with employability • You will benefit from our excellent links with Assessment communications industry, helping you to apply in mind, and expert guest speakers from industry, which provide networking Coursework theory to up-to-the-minute business practice. companies like Santander, Barclaycard, Avios opportunities, such as with guest speakers. • The course provides a focus on careers and and other blue-chip organisations come to the employability through integrated tasks and University to present the latest market knowledge. Most staff are previous or current workshops. “practitioners, so they know how the industry Assessment works and are up to speed with trends and Coursework developments. The teaching style is also very I recommend this MA because of its high good as it is not only theory but also practical “level of teaching quality and the wide range of applications. I feel I am ready to take what I have career options it offers. I left Kingston University learned and confidently put it into work. with the confidence to make a mark in the Srebrina Siveva, account manager ” corporate communications sector. at FCB Inferno Helen Ojigbani, communications” strategist

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more A good honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject. Postgraduate admissions team A good honours degree, or equivalent, in any subject. Postgraduate admissions team International students must have IELTS score of 6.5, T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 International students must have IELTS score of 6.5, T: +44 (0)20 8417 5852 with no element below 6.0. See webpage for details. E: [email protected] with no element below 6.0. See webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

214 215 Mathematics Financial Mathematics & Economic Forecasting MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmathsforecast2016

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This balanced, interdisciplinary programme of finance, economics, and quantitative and computational methods draws on expertise across two faculties, providing you with the knowledge, practical skills and experience that are directly relevant to a rewarding career in the financial sector. This specialist course has been designed for graduates pursuing a career in investment banking, the financial services industry, consultancies or government, and if you are considering studying for a PhD, this course provides a good foundation.

Our mathematics courses are delivered by highly qualified staff, in a What will you study? Examples of modules department with a long-standing reputation for excellence in teaching. You You will develop essential theoretical knowledge Stochastic Modelling in Finance; Numerical and and practical skills in mathematical modelling and Computational Methods for Finance; Dissertation; will be taught in an exciting and challenging environment for learning, with forecasting in finance and economics. You will Two option modules (eg Econometrics; Time modern, well-equipped facilities. acquire knowledge and understanding of financial Series and Financial Forecasting Methods; mathematics and computational techniques for Macroeconomic Modelling and Forecasting; By combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills, we aim to finance, and will develop skills for formulating Topics in Applied Econometrics) prepare students for a rewarding career in the financial sector or for further problems from finance in mathematical terms, selecting and developing appropriate numerical Key features advanced study. methods, using computational tools to find • The course is ideal for those who are: seeking a approximate numerical solutions to problems, career in finance and related areas that will and presenting and interpreting results. develop their quantitative and analytical skills; wanting to advance their existing career in You will have the opportunity to study various financial/economic modelling and forecasting; advanced econometric and/or time series or working in related areas who would benefit methods applicable to modelling and forecasting from studying financial mathematics and in the public sector, business environments and modelling as well as econometric and financial markets. You will also learn to evaluate forecasting methods. the strengths and weaknesses of forecasts and • The dissertation will build on your academic to write professional forecasting reports. knowledge and extend your in-depth expertise and research skills in your chosen specialist Assessment area. It can be an excellent selling point for Examinations, reports, construction and use of career enhancement. mathematics and/or statistical models, programming and computing models, dissertation

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree or equivalent in a relevant Postgraduate admissions quantitative discipline or professional qualification. See T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 the course webpage for more information and page 58 E: [email protected] for language requirements.

216 217 ‘film making’MA Performance and www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmmaking2016 screen studies FT PT This course will enable you to develop film production skills with both digital and analogue equipment, as well as knowledge of the theories of contemporary cinema. The focus is placed firmly on developing clear and simple storytelling techniques that go beyond arbitrary formal categorisations of drama, documentary or genre. The course takes its inspiration from forms of cultural production that have challenged conformity, including the work of artists, musicians, painters and performers, and the movements of Italian neo-realism and the developing cinemas of Africa, Latin America, South Korea and Iran.

Kingston University’s School of Performance and Screen Studies brings What will you study? Examples of modules together the fields of film, media and music at postgraduate level. One of the key You will study the basic principles of filmmaking, Film Making 1; Film Making 2; Film Making 3 develop an understanding of the nature and (Dissertation); Film Making 4: Sound & Vision; principles is to encourage cross-disciplinary practice with a lively programme potential of visual storytelling, and discover the Film Writing (see the course webpage for full of extracurricular performances and productions throughout the year. importance of sound, lighting and the screenplay. module descriptions) You will also gain a sound knowledge of theories The School welcomes enquiries from prospective research students, and ideas that can help in the interpretation of Key features composers and performers wishing to read for a research degree. See your own work and that of other filmmakers. You • This course encourages you to synthesise your will produce a portfolio of moving-image projects personal experience, critical knowledge and www.kingston.ac.uk/fassresearch for more information. to illustrate your technical ability in cinematography, craft skills to express yourself through moving sound recording, editing and writing/direction. pictures. Film: page 219–220 You will be able to use high-definition digital • Your studies will be split broadly into 75 per Film is taught at our Penrhyn Road campus, where a specialist suite of laboratory video camcorders, DSLRs and Macs running cent practice and 25 per cent theory. spaces is used for practical video-production modules and is equipped with Final Cut Pro and Adobe Creative Cloud to apply • As well as the personal tutor scheme, we also classical and independent principles with run a pioneering peer-mentoring scheme in sophisticated facilities for working on video materials and editing. We regularly contemporary technology; 8mm, super8 and which recent MA graduates provide one-to- review our course portfolio, adding new courses to keep it fresh and exciting – 16mm film cameras are also available to explore one assistance in the use of equipment and coming soon: Film & Philosophy MA. analogue forms of filmmaking (students who wish software. to use our analogue cameras will have to cover • Staff on this course are practising filmmakers. Media and communication: pages 221–222 their own stock and processing costs). • The course is informed by practice and research in black music and cinema, neo-realist Our Media department focuses on providing a sophisticated insight into the role Assessment cinema, experimental filmmaking, performance and function of media in contemporary society. Facilities include our specialist Film production projects, critical journal, essays, and dance, storytelling, participative film and media labs, in which iMacs are loaded with industry-standard software, seminar presentations documentary and ghetto cinema. including Final Cut Studio Pro and Adobe Creative Cloud; a film studio facility with backgrounds and green wall; and a fully equipped audio recording facility [I] found myself captivated by both the “practical and theoretical side of the degree. running Logic Pro and Pro Tools. Freddie Osborne, ‘film making’ MA graduate”

Music: pages 223–227 Entry requirements Find out more Based at our Kingston Hill campus, the Music department offers a A good honours degree (2:2 or above) in a humanities Postgraduate admissions administrator comprehensive training with a balance between the practical and academic subject or other relevant subject. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 aspects of music. Our high-quality professional facilities include an extensive must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the E: [email protected] collection of musical instruments. course webpage for full details.

218 219 Film Studies MA Media & Communication MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgfilmstudies2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmediacommunication2016

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Bringing together those with a passion for contemporary cinema, this course This course offers a sophisticated insight into the role and function of media in focuses on a range of current approaches to film studies and provides an in- contemporary society. It focuses on the centrality of modern media forms and depth study of specific areas such as American independent, European, British practices in our daily communication, and examines the ways in which they and Far East cinema. It will enable you to develop a critical understanding of the facilitate and constrain the way we communicate with each other. importance of theory, method and analysis to the study of film, and you will be encouraged to test out original approaches, both in seminars and written work.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will study all that is new, vital and innovative Film History, Theory and Analysis; Film Studies The course offers a variety of core and option From Mass Media to New Media: Theories, in contemporary and emergent cinemas. You Dissertation; Media and Cinema in a Global modules, with the compulsory core modules Approaches, Applications; Media and Cinema in will evaluate and critically analyse a range of Context; Option modules (eg British Cinema: providing a comprehensive grounding in the a Global Context; Media and Communication perspectives on cinema in light of contemporary 1960s to Today; Cinematic Animals: Monsters, theoretical and empirical approaches to studying Dissertation; Option modules (eg Freedom, developments, shifting cultural alliances and Beasts and Humans on Film; Freedom, media institutions, texts and communication Censorship and Subversion; Gender and patterns of cross-fertilisations. In addition, you Censorship and Subversion; Gender and practices. The option modules allow you to Sexuality in Contemporary Media; Psychoanalysis will be introduced to the main areas of debate Sexuality in Contemporary Cinema; Special specialise in research areas that interest you and Media; Film History, Theory and Analysis; in the history of film criticism. Current modules Study: Avant Garde and Experimental Cinema) within this broad field, and enable you to examine Political Communication, Advocacy and focus on American cinema (mainstream and various media industries and communication Campaigning; Special Study modules – such as independent), post-1960 British cinema, Key features practices within their historical, economic, Creative Digital Environments; Media Rights and European cinema (with specialist studies on • This MA offers the opportunity to carry out political and social contexts. Mashups; Gender, Identity and Lifestyle gender and sexuality, and place and identity) and research into a variety of areas, including gender Magazines; Cybercrime and Society; The world cinema (with case studies on South-east and sexuality on screen; religion, philosophy You will explore, among other things, how the Organisation of Space: Democracy, Branding Asia, Latin America, India and Iran). and film; censorship and ideology; industry and question of power – whether political, economic and Neo-Individualism) independents in New Hollywood; and cinema or cultural – is inextricable from the analysis of In writing your dissertation, you will demonstrate and media in the global context. You may also media, and will focus on the ways in which new Key features your ability to research a topic of your choice carry out research at the British Film Institute media technologies have dramatically altered • The choice of option modules allows you to in depth, gaining a rigorous grasp of current (the largest film archive in the world). the dissemination and reception of knowledge. tailor the course to your personal interests, and theoretical and methodological debates relevant • If you are interested in further research, this You will also look at the inherent role that the dissertation gives you the chance to study to the subject area, as well as an understanding course provides an excellent foundation for mediated communication plays in globalisation an area of interest in greater depth and gain of the historical and cultural context. MPhil/PhD study. – one of the defining characteristics of the valuable research skills. contemporary world. • Teaching is research-led by internationally Assessment It is difficult to imagine a film studies course renowned academics and therefore reflects the Essays, presentations, research projects, “with more to offer... The wide and varied range of Assessment most recent ideas and innovations in the field. dissertation notable guest lecturers is just one aspect of this Assessment takes a variety of formats, such • You will have the chance to attend many course... You’d be hard pressed to find a better as seminar presentation, exams, essays and a research seminars and talks presented by a course in this particular field. dissertation range of guest speakers, professors and John Sells, Film Studies MA” graduate professionals visiting the University.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Honours degree (2:2 or above) in humanities/studio- Postgraduate admissions administrator Good honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions administrator based subject with art historical/contextual studies T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 a related subject; and/or comparable experience. T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 element, or similar. International students must have an E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details. overall. See the course webpage for full details.

220 221 Psychoanalysis MA Composing for Film & Television MMus www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpsychoanalysis2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcomposetv2016

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This course is based on a structured study of the fundamental texts of Freudian This course is designed for composers aspiring to work in the media industry and and Lacanian psychoanalysis, which highlight the inseparable relationship wanting to learn more about techniques for composing and producing music for between culture and clinical practice. It provides the perfect foundation for film and TV. Taught by experienced professional film/TV composers, it provides doctoral research in clinical psychoanalysis or psychoanalysis applied to fields an opportunity to collaborate with filmmakers and animators, as well as the such as literature and philosophy, film and media. chance to write for ensembles.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules This MA is taught with the support of Psychoanalytic Case Studies; Psychoanalytic You will compose music for moving image and Major Project; Professional and Live Aspects of psychoanalysts in connection with the Theory; Dissertation in Psychoanalysis; Two work with filmmakers, screen designers and Composing for Film and Television; Researching Department of Psychoanalysis at the University option modules (eg Critical and Cultural Theory: animators. You will analyse film and TV scores, Music; Techniques and Technology for of Paris 8, founded by Jacques Lacan, and the Identity and Representation; Freud and Lacan; exploring how music is used to create Composing for Film and Television; Option Institute of the Freudian Field. Gender and Sexuality; Plasticity and Form; atmosphere, convey mood and depict setting, modules (see the course webpage for further Psychoanalysis and Media; Psychoanalysis, Film character and action. In addition, you will explore details and full module descriptions) Alongside a study of the fundamental texts of and Literature) the relationships between composer and Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, the producer, directors and music editors. You will Key features course also covers current research in the Key features also study and practise the use of main themes, • The curriculum is enriched by a broad view of Freudian field and the application of analytical • This course is partly taught by working analysts underscoring and the harmonic languages of musical styles and genres, exploiting the diversity concepts in practice. with close links to the London Society for the soundtracks. There will be an opportunity to have of a repertoire that encompasses Western New Lacanian School and with members of the your compositions performed by a professional classical music, popular and world musics. The programme begins with a foundation module Foundation of the Freudian Field and the World ensemble, conducted to picture in a professional • The wide selection of option modules (see the on Freud’s metapsychology. You will also study Association of Psychoanalysts. recording environment. You will also learn about course webpage) allows you to tailor the course Freud’s theory of culture and the social bond, • Annual seminars will be taught in conjunction the technology used to produce high-quality to your interests. The major project also enables Jacques Lacan’s return to Freud, and Jacques- with key members of the Department of soundtracks for the music industry, as well as you to compose an extensive piece of music to Alain Miller’s recent clinical elaborations, including Psychoanalysis in Paris 8, including Jacques- business and copyright issues. picture and work with filmmakers, enhancing ordinary psychosis. In addition, you will prepare a Alain Miller and Marie-Hélène Brousse, and your research and project development skills. dissertation on a topic of your choice. with the support of the Université Populaire Assessment • There is a wide range of music groups at Jacques Lacan (UPJL). Compositions, soundtracks, essays, Kingston University, ranging from a chamber Assessment • London is a historical centre for psychoanalysis, presentations, research projects, dissertation choir to Javanese gamelan, and you will have Essays, dissertation and annual trips to the Freud Museum and the chance to write for a range of ensembles, other areas of historical and current significance I benefitted immensely from the ‘hands-on’ including the professional ensemble in residence. will be undertaken. “approach, learning everything from software • There are many possibilities for collaboration packages to rendering music to image, and with filmmaking and animation students. microphone placement for live recording. Max West, Composing for Film & Television” MMus graduate

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, in a Music admissions administrator Good honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent, in Music admissions administrator relevant/related subject. International students must have T: +44 (0)20 8417 5149 music. International students must have an IELTS score T: +44 (0)20 8417 5149 an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for details. E: [email protected] of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

222 223 Music Education MA Music MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmusiced2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmusic2016

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This course is designed to enhance the knowledge, skills and understanding of If you have a broad range of musical interests and would prefer not to specialise both current and prospective music educators. It provides a unique opportunity for your studies, this course is ideal. It aims to develop a range of musical and students from all over the world to investigate the UK system of music education, critical skills and knowledge; encourage initiative, creativity, critical evaluation consider major issues in international music education research and undertake a and independence of thought; develop a systematic understanding of relevant comparative study of music education practices across different cultures. musical knowledge and a critical awareness of contemporary issues; and provide knowledge of research practices, enabling you to undertake a substantial individual dissertation or composition project.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will develop and implement a musical project Constructing Music Education in the UK; The core modules concentrate on research Major Project; Researching Music; Option within an educational environment and undertake International Music Education: Psychology, methods and colloquia, and will introduce you to modules (eg Constructing Music Education in the a substantial research project on a topic of your Culture and Philosophy; Major Project; a broad range of issues in music. You can then UK; International Music Education: Psychology, choice. Alongside this core study, which Researching Music; Option modules (see the choose from an extensive list of modules, which Culture and Philosophy; Techniques and encompasses key research issues in music as course webpage for further details and full include those based in performance, composing, Technology for Composing for Film and well as in music education, you can choose from module descriptions) music education and popular music. Television; The Philosophy of Musical; a variety of option modules and develop new Performance; Current Debates in Music skills to exploit in your own teaching. Key features The major project offers you the opportunity to Education; Jazz Studies; Live Performance; The • You can tailor the course to your own interests focus on an area of your own choice and Psychology of Music; The Studio Musician) You will have the opportunity to develop and by selecting one option module from a wide specialise through written work or composition. enhance your skills as a practitioner by devising, range of music topics (see the course webpage You can choose from a wide range of possible Key features delivering and evaluating a music education for a list of option modules). topics relating to your own interests. In addition, • You will have the chance to attend project. As part of the broader musical • The core modules will develop your research, you can join any of the variety of University masterclasses and workshops run by national community, you will be able to further enhance project planning and development skills in ensembles or form your own ensemble. and international performers and composers, your performance skills by participating in some preparation for your major project, and you will such as Judith Weir, Howard Skempton, of the many University ensembles. receive guidance from a specialist tutor. Assessment Stephen Coombs, Jane Manning, Steve Goss, • The curriculum is enriched by our eclectic view of Coursework, essays, compositions, dissertation Steve Martland, Arditti String Quartet, Brian Assessment musical styles and genres, exploiting the diversity Ferneyhough, Kate Ryder and Kathron Sturrock. Assessment includes essays, critiques, position of a repertoire that encompasses Western • Lunchtime concerts, involving students or papers, practical projects, presentations, classical music, popular and world musics. visiting artists, take place throughout the year. research papers and a dissertation. • Facilities include a large rehearsal and performance space with supporting recording …the course utterly changed my equipment, an extensive collection of musical “understanding and perception of music instruments and a fully networked IT environment. education, and created a desire to do further research and study towards a PhD. Michael Stevenson, Music Education” MA graduate

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:2 or higher), or equivalent, in Music admissions administrator Good honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent, in Music admissions administrator music. International students must have an IELTS score T: +44 (0)20 8417 5149 music. International students must have an IELTS score T: +44 (0)20 8417 5149 of 6.5 overall, with 6.5 in writing. See webpage for details. E: [email protected] of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

224 225 Music Performance MMus Production of Popular Music MMus www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmusicperf2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgmusicpop2016

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This course aims to create informed, skilled and insightful performers across a This course will enable you to study popular music from a practical perspective wide range of musical genres. It is ideal if you aspire to become a professional with an emphasis on music production and songwriting. For your final major performer or are an instrumental teacher and would like to further develop your project you will focus on composition and production within the popular music knowledge of music performance. You will receive individual tuition on your genre, producing an extended professional-quality album of your popular music instrument or voice from a top professional performer. compositions/covers.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will cover issues of performance practice, Major Project; Performance Studies; Researching You will focus on the production of current Advanced Production of Popular Music; preparation of performance, aesthetics of music Music; The Philosophy and Psychology of popular music, creating and recording tracks Composing and Marketing Popular Music; Major performance, analysis for performers, the Musical Performance; Option modules (see the using the University’s high-quality recording Project; Researching Music; Option modules (see psychology of performance, and performance course webpage for further details and full facilities. You will also explore the composition of the course webpage for further details and full presentation. You will also be asked to critique module descriptions) popular music, recording techniques and the module descriptions) and evaluate your own performances, and will marketing of popular music. In addition, you will undertake a performance-based project. A range Key features widen your musical knowledge and experience Key features of option modules allows you to develop your • You will have the opportunity to develop and by choosing one option module from an • The wide selection of option modules allows skills in related topics, such as composition, enhance your performance skills through extensive range, including those covering sound you to tailor the course to your interests. conducting, arranging and ensemble one-to-one tuition, masterclasses, recitals and design, ensemble performance and composing • Several members of staff are engaged performance. ensemble participation. for film and TV. practically with the professional production of • Facilities include a large rehearsal and popular music. You will also have the chance to Assessment performance space with supporting recording Assessment attend masterclasses and workshops run by A variety of assessment methods is used, equipment, an extensive collection of musical Coursework, essays, compositions, productions, national and international producers, performers including a major public performance recital; instruments and a fully networked IT environment. major recording project and composers – such as Youth, Gavin a portfolio of presentational and promotional • You will have the chance to attend Greenaway, Rick Astley and Steve Martland. materials; essays, critiques and critical reviews; masterclasses and workshops run by national • We have five, state-of-the-art recording studios, and a position paper, presentations and and international performers and composers including one with a large live room used for research paper. – such as Stephen Coombs, Jane Manning, professional recordings. We also have two Steve Martland, Judith Weir, Steve Goss, computer laboratories containing iMacs with full Howard Skempton, Arditti String Quartet, Brian music software for sequencing and processing. Ferneyhough – and take part in events with a I achieved more than I thought possible, wholly • Lunchtime concerts, involving students or I can’t speak highly enough of my time at range of performers from different backgrounds. due“ to the support, inspiration and quality of the visiting artists, take place throughout the year. “Kingston University. It was a time not only of lecturers. They reignited my enthusiasm, inspiring discovery but also rediscovery of a self that I had me to develop my career, where I previously forgotten about and had never really taken the time would not have had the confidence. to explore when I was a student in the ’80s. Julia Martin, Production of Popular” Music Lis Lewis, graduate ” MMus graduate

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent, in Music admissions administrator Good honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent, in Music admissions administrator music. International students must have an IELTS score T: +44 (0)20 8417 5149 music. International students must have an IELTS score T: +44 (0)20 8417 5149 of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected] of 6.5 overall. See the course webpage for full details. E: [email protected]

226 227 Pharmacy Analytical Chemistry / with Management Studies MSc and chemistry www.kingston.ac.uk/pganchem2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pganchemmgt2016

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Chemical analysis plays a role in virtually all aspects of everyday life throughout the world. With analytical techniques and instrumentation becoming ever more sophisticated, there is an increasing demand for qualified analytical chemists. This industrially relevant course will provide you with a strong background in the theory of analytical techniques and give you the ability to apply these techniques to complex analytical problems. You can also choose to combine your studies with training in the fundamentals of management theory.

The School of Pharmacy and Chemistry offers a broad range of What will you study? Key features postgraduate taught courses, with our Pharmaceutical Science, Analytical You will gain the key skills required in the • The MSc in Analytical Chemistry at Kingston Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Analysis programmes also including a specialised area of analytical chemistry, including University is one of the oldest in the country. ‘with Management Studies’ option. Our Diploma in Pharmacy Practice has good measurement and scientific practice, • This course (not including Management evaluation and interpretation of data, and other Studies) provides exemption from Part A of the been specifically designed for non-EU-qualified pharmacists, and is fully professional and organisational skills. You will Mastership in Chemical Analysis, the statutory accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council. also study core analytical techniques and their qualification for a public analyst. applications. • Research-led teaching ensures that the course State-of-the-art facilities include modern chemical and pharmaceutical content focuses on current trends and sciences laboratories and cutting-edge analytical and forensic You may also be offered a placement within developments (see the course webpage for industry (depending on your results and project staff profiles). Visiting speakers, who are instrumentation. The quality of these facilities and programmes, as well as availability), where you will carry out your experts in their field, and a careers and the student-centred approach by academic staff, attracts students from independent research project. networking event also support this course. across the world to study pharmaceutical, forensic and chemical sciences • The Business in Practice module is taught over at Kingston University. You can choose a management studies route selected weekends, giving you the flexibility to with this degree, setting your scientific fit your studies around your work commitments. knowledge in a vocational context. Past students have gained many exciting roles in diverse and global organisations: scientist at Saudi International Petrochemical Company, Assessment regulatory affairs at Abbott Laboratories, regulatory affairs associate/ Exams, lab reports, assignments, case studies, oral co-ordinator at GlaxoSmithKline, and quality assurance officer at Novartis and poster presentations, practical research project to name just a few. The practicals on the course are really Examples of modules helpful.“ I got to use loads of the analytical Statistics and Quality Systems; Separation Science; instruments, such as GC-MS, Infrared, UV-Vis Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopy; Specialised and so many more. Analytical Techniques; Business in Practice (‘with Dora Namyalo, MSc” Analytical Chemistry Management Studies’ route); Research Project graduate

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in chemistry, Postgraduate admissions pharmacy, life science or a related subject. See the T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 course webpage for more information and language E: [email protected] requirements.

228 229 Forensic Analysis MSc Pharmaceutical Analysis / www.kingston.ac.uk/pgforensic2016 with Management Studies MSc FT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpharman2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpharmanmgt2016

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This course, accredited by the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences (CSoFS), This course enables you to gain a recognised qualification that will further your career will enable you to gain a strong background in the theory of analytical and forensic in the pharmaceutical industry or public services, while also providing an excellent techniques and how to apply them to complex problems, such as those encountered foundation for a further research degree. You will gain a strong background in the at crime scenes. It emphasises the key skills required in this specialised area of science, theory of analytical techniques used in pharmaceutical science and how to apply including good measurement and scientific practice, sample collection and chain of them to complex problems in an industrially relevant context. You can choose to custody, evaluation and interpretation of data, and constructing expert witness reports. combine your studies with training in the fundamentals of management theory.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will explore recent trends in forensic science The Role of the Professional Forensic Scientist; You will gain key skills in the specialised area of Statistics and Quality Systems; Molecular and and learn about the latest analytical devices used, Separation Science; Molecular and Atomic pharmaceutical analysis, including good Atomic Spectroscopy; Separation Science; such as atomic and molecular spectroscopic and Spectroscopy; Forensic Chemistry and Trace measurement and scientific practice, evaluation Pharmaceutical and Analytical Technology; separation techniques and DNA profiling. Analysis; Research Project and interpretation of data, and other professional Business in Practice (‘with Management Studies’ and organisational skills. In addition to studying route); Research Project You will look at the role of the forensic scientist Key features core analytical techniques and their applications, and learn how to, for example, investigate and • This course is accredited by the Chartered you will be introduced to various pharmaceutical Key features analyse drugs of abuse, fibres and firearms and Society of Forensic Sciences to meet the technologies such as formulations and topics • The MSc in Pharmaceutical Analysis (ie not conduct fire investigation. There is also the Interpretation, Evaluation and Presentation of such as clinical pharmacokinetics. including management studies) provides opportunity to present expert evidence at a mock Evidence (IEPE) Component Standard. exemption from Part A of the Mastership in courtroom trial in a magistrates’ court, examined Successful graduates will be able to apply to be You may be offered a placement within industry Chemical Analysis, the statutory qualification for by Kingston University’s own trainee lawyers associate members (AFSSoc post-nominals). (depending on your results and project a public analyst. and/or their law lecturers. • Kingston University has its own scene-of-crime availability) where you will carry out your • We have strong links with industry, ensuring the house located on site, which is used to independent research project. relevance of this course to the employment In addition, you will have the opportunity to carry recreate crime scenes and enables you to put market. out your research project in industry (depending your investigative skills into practice. The The Management Studies option enables you to on your results and project availability) or in property’s garden is used by the forensic explore the fundamentals of management theory Kingston University’s extensive forensic and team’s archaeologist for field investigations. within the commercial and public sectors. analytical laboratories. • Lecturers on the course have wide experience in the forensics sector and many have worked Assessment Assessment either as forensic scientists or as expert Exams, laboratory reports, assignments, case Exams, laboratory reports, assignments, case witnesses. They are also actively engaged in studies, oral presentations, poster presentations, The facilities are magnificent: from the studies, oral presentations, poster presentations, forensic research, and are supported by visiting research project “teaching classroom in the modern John practical research project speakers from leading forensic consultancies. Galsworthy building to the great labs within the campus and the LRC, which contained all the resources that any student would need. Ali Athab Alkinani, MSc Pharmaceutical” Analysis graduate

Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree, or equivalent, in forensic Postgraduate admissions Entry requirements Find out more science, chemistry or a related life science/pharmacy T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 Good honours degree in chemistry or a related Postgraduate admissions discipline. See the course webpage for more E: [email protected] subject. See the course webpage for more information T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 information and language requirements. and language requirements. E: [email protected]

230 231 Pharmaceutical Science / Pharmaceutical Technology MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpharmtech2016 with Management Studies MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpharmsci2016 FT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpharmscimgt2016

This course will develop your knowledge of the design, development, analysis and This course covers the development of new formulations – the process of moving production of medicines, the drug industry and regulatory affairs. It is particularly from a drug substance to licensed medicine. You will look at the development suitable if you are keen to enter employment in areas such as pharmaceutical of new medicines, be it the traditional model of small-molecule active, or the marketing, formulation, regulatory affairs, process development, medical statistics formulation of proteins, nucleotides and other macromolecules, and multi- and clinical trial organisations. You can combine your studies with Management molecular assemblies such as liposomes. Parallel to this, you will examine the Studies (September intake only), which is especially suitable to those interested in regulatory framework that informs such development work. taking up management positions in relevant organisations.

What will you study? January start: Statistics and Formulation of What will you study? Examples of modules You will have the chance to explore current trends Therapeutics; Design, Discovery and You will learn about a broad range of Statistics and Quality Systems; Pharmaceutical in chemical, biological and biotechnological Manufacture of Medicines; Project; Quality and formulations and pharmaceutical technologies and Analytical Technology; Manufacture and therapeutics, and will look at the latest Analytical Systems; Drug Development and through the use of examples and case studies, Clinical Trials of Medicines; Advanced technologies used in the pharmaceutical industry. Clinical Trials along with the underpinning science. You will be Pharmaceutical Technology and Formulation; You will gain an understanding of the processes given hands-on experience in a number of Research Project used in clinical trials and in the development, Key features preformulation and formulation technologies. manufacture and regulation of medicines. You will • You will have access to our dedicated Clinical trials and other aspects of regulatory Key features also develop your computing and statistical skills pharmaceutical science labs. affairs, including those covering biotechnological • You will have access to a wide range of and other key skills, such as data collection, • Research-led teaching ensures that the course products, will be covered in an integrated way. analytical tools and formulation technologies. communication, time management, content focuses on current trends and • Research-led teaching, and visiting speakers organisational, and review and synopsis skills. developments (see the course webpage for Employability has been embedded into the from industry and regulatory affairs ensure that staff profiles). Visiting speakers, who are course and the varied assessment strategies the course is relevant for a variety of career The Management Studies option sets your experts in their field, and a careers and reflect this. Our study skills centre and the use of paths within the pharmaceutical industry. scientific knowledge in a vocational context. networking event also support this course. formative (practice) assessments are intended to • The ‘with Management Studies’ route is give you the opportunity to develop Assessment particularly useful if you are seeking to gain a communication, computing and other key skills. Exams, tests, laboratory reports, assignments, management position within the case studies, oral and poster presentations, pharmaceutical and allied industries Assessment research project (September start only). Exams, presentations, production of short communications and executive summaries Examples of modules* *The format of the course delivery differs depending on whether you start in September or January. However, the teaching content September start: Statistics and Quality Systems; and the overall programme learning outcomes for both intakes Pharmaceutical and Analytical Technology; are the same. See the course webpage for more details. Manufacture and Clinical Trials of Medicines; Design, Discovery and Development of Pharmaceuticals; Business in Practice (‘with Management Studies’ route); Research Project

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree in chemistry, pharmacy, life Postgraduate admissions Good honours degree in chemistry, pharmacy, life Postgraduate admissions science or a related subject. See the course webpage T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 science or a related subject. See the course webpage T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 for more information and language requirements. E: [email protected] for more information and language requirements. E: [email protected]

232 233 Pharmacy Practice (Overseas Pharmacists Philosophy Assessment Programme) PgDip/MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/ospap2016

The Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme (OSPAP) is a conversion programme designed to enable non-EU-qualified pharmacists to receive theoretical and practical training in key topics relevant to practice in the UK. It aims to familiarise overseas-trained pharmacists (non-EU and not covered by Directive 2005/36/EC) with the practice of pharmacy in the UK. The course is fully accredited by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

What will you study? Examples of modules The Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP) is You will receive training in pharmaceutical Professional Pharmacy Practice in the UK; From the leading centre for postgraduate-level study and doctoral research in sciences, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy practice, Bench to Bedside; The Application of Science to and pharmacy law and practice. Patient Care; Research Project (MSc only) continental philosophy in the London area. Since its inception in 1994, the CRMEP has developed a national and international reputation for teaching, Successful graduates will be eligible to apply for Key features research and publication in the field of post-Kantian European philosophy, a one-year pre-registration period in an approved • You will be taught by staff members with characterised by a strong emphasis on broad cultural and intellectual pharmaceutical establishment, prior to taking wide-ranging educational, research and contexts and a distinctive sense of social and political engagement. membership examinations from the pharmacy industrial expertise, as well as teacher regulator (the General Pharmaceutical Council) practitioners from hospital and community and gaining entry onto the UK register of pharmacies. This diverse and well-qualified In each of the last two national research assessment exercises (RAE 2008 pharmacists. team fosters an enthusiasm for learning and and REF2014), around 65 per cent of the research activities of the CRMEP ensures that the most up-to-date clinical and were judged either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, with 25 per Obtaining a pre-registration placement is the scientific skills needed for practice in the UK cent of its outputs for REF2014 judged ‘world-leading’. responsibility of the student, and different visa are taught. requirements may apply for non-EU/EEA citizens. • Kingston University is long established as a top You are advised to visit the UK Borders Agency teaching university with excellent facilities. We and Home Office websites for information on have strong links with a number of hospitals, visas and employment. including St George’s Hospital, Kingston Hospital, The Royal Marsden and University Assessment Hospital Lewisham, as well as a number of Examination, case presentations, objective major community pharmacies, enabling you to structured clinical examination (OSCE)-style experience first-hand the role of the pharmacist assessments, practical-based assessments, through visits or placements. reflective learning records

Entry requirements Find out more Entrants must have been approved as suitable for Postgraduate admissions entry by the pharmacy regulator (GPhC), and have an T: +44 (0)20 8417 4546 IELTS score of 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in E: [email protected] each element. See the course webpage for full details.

234 235 Aesthetics & Art Theory MA Contemporary European Philosophy MA www.kingston.ac.uk/pgaesthetics2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphilosophycontemporary2016

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This MA is widely recognised as one of the most significant and innovative This joint masters programme offers a unique international and interlinguistic courses in its field. Unlike most courses on art theory, this programme grounds orientation in current philosophical work. The course is taught by leading figures in its problems and concepts in the appropriate philosophical context. It will prepare the field of contemporary European philosophy, based at two of its most significant you for a wide range of careers in the arts, education and public policy – it is and productive institutions. Full-time students spend the autumn semester at particularly highly regarded in the arts. It also provides an ideal preparation for Kingston University’s Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy doctoral research across the humanities and social sciences. (CRMEP), and the spring semester at the University of Paris 8 (Saint-Denis, France).

What will you study? Theory: Modernism, Avant-garde, Contemporary; What will you study? Legacy; Kant and his Legacy; Kant and the This programme combines a grounding in Contemporary European Philosophies; Critique, In the autumn term, which is taught at Kingston, Aesthetic Tradition; Philosophy of Art History) philosophical aesthetics in the modern European Practice, Power; German Critical Theory; Hegel you will study the Contemporary European (See the webpage for modules offered by tradition with study of contemporary art theory and his Legacy; Kant and His Legacy; Marx and Philosophies (CEP) core module and choose an University of Paris 8.) and the philosophy of art history. Canonical his Legacy; Nietzsche and Heidegger; Philosophy option module from the full range of philosophy authors studied include Adorno, Derrida, de Duve, and Psychoanalysis; Philosophy of Art History; courses offered at Kingston University. In the Key features Duchamp, Greenberg, Heidegger, Kant and Recent French Philosophy; Topics in Modern spring term, which is taught in Paris, you will • You will study in Kingston during the autumn Merleau-Ponty. You will engage with some of the European Philosophy) study modules chosen from those offered by the semester and Paris during the spring semester, most influential texts in modern and contemporary philosophy department at Paris 8 (including two preparing your dissertation in Kingston and/or art theory – from Kant and Schiller via Greenberg Key features modules offered by a visiting member of Kingston Paris. In preparation for the term in Paris, you and Adorno to Rancière and Deleuze – framed • This is one of the most successful MA courses University’s CRMEP). You will also take a ‘special can take advantage of free French language in terms of fundamental conceptual problems of its kind in the UK. study’ module, based on close engagement with tuition in the autumn term through our Kingston inherited from the German Idealists. You will also • You will benefit from high levels of staff–student a major contemporary thinker of your choice. Language Scheme – www.kingston.ac.uk/kls gain a clear overview of philosophical approaches contact, including individual tutorials, from • You will benefit from high levels of staff contact to modern art, distinguishing between ‘aesthetic’, versatile and internationally recognised teaching You can write your dissertation in London or from versatile and internationally recognised ‘Romantic’ and ‘Modernist’ problematics. You staff with a range of interests, projects and Paris, in English or French. Preparation of the teaching staff with a range of interests. may also choose from a range of option modules publications. See the webpage for information. dissertation lasts around eight months and • The CRMEP is arguably the UK’s most from related programmes in Modern European • You will be part of a large, supportive community, involves research skills workshops, group stimulating and prestigious provider of MA Philosophy and Philosophy & Contemporary studying with committed and engaged peers. tutorials and individual supervision. teaching in the field. The philosophy department Critical Theory (see pages 238/9). • In addition to your studies, you can study a at Paris 8 was established by Michel Foucault in language free of charge through our Kingston Assessment the aftermath of May 1968 and was shaped by Assessment Language Scheme. See www.kingston.ac.uk/kls Short exercises, essays, independent study, many of the thinkers (Deleuze, Rancière, Coursework (including short exercises), essays, • The course is based at the UK’s leading research skills workshops, 20,000-word dissertation Badiou, etc) who studied there. Today, Paris 8 15,000-word dissertation Centre for Research in Modern European remains lively, mindful of its legacy and marked Philosophy at Kingston University, which Examples of modules by a distinctive political culture. Examples of modules organises conferences, workshops and CEP Special Study; Contemporary European Kant and the Aesthetic Tradition; Philosophy regular research seminars. Find out more at Philosophies; Dissertation (CEP); Option modules Dissertation; Three option modules (eg Art www.kingston.ac.uk/crmep (eg Critique, Practice, Power; Hegel and his

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (minimum 2:1), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions administrator Good honours degree (min. 2:1), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions administrator philosophy or related subject. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 philosophy or related subject, plus A-level-standard T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the E: [email protected] ability in French. International students must have an E: [email protected] course webpage for full details. IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See webpage for full details.

236 237 Modern European Philosophy MA Philosophy & Contemporary www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphilosophymodern2016 Critical Theory MA FT PT www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphilosophytheory2016

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This course is widely recognised as one of the most challenging and stimulating This programme offers a unique approach to the study of critical theory, referring philosophy masters programmes in the UK. Based on a focused study of the to traditions in modern European thought in which philosophy opens out onto fundamental texts of the modern European philosophical tradition, it provides critical diagnoses of the historical present. It grounds its problems and concepts in an ideal preparation for doctoral research in philosophy or related fields in the the appropriate philosophical context, with particular reference to Kant, Hegel and humanities and social sciences. It will also prepare graduates for a wide range of Marx. It will prepare graduates for a wide range of careers in education, the arts, careers in education, the arts, politics and public policy. politics and public policy, and also provides preparation for doctoral research.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Philosophy; Romantic Philosophy of Art; Freud The course comprises four taught modules and Kant and his Legacy; Philosophy Dissertation; Option You will take four taught modules and prepare a and Lacan) a dissertation on a topic of your choice. You will modules (eg Art Theory: Modernism, Avant-garde, dissertation on a topic of your choice. You can have the opportunity to study 19th- and 20th- Contemporary; German Critical Theory; Hegel choose from a range of module options, balanced Key features century European philosophy in a structured and his Legacy; Kant and the Aesthetic Tradition; by a shared central core of texts, concepts and • You will benefit from high levels of staff–student way, concentrating on the interpretation and Marx and his Legacy; Nietzsche and Heidegger; problems. contact, including individual tutorials, from analysis of key texts. You will pay particular Plasticity and Form; Psyche, Subject, Sex; Recent versatile and internationally recognised teaching attention to the influence of Kant’s philosophy French Philosophy; Romantic Philosophy of Art) You will study the two main traditions of critical staff with a wide range of interests, projects and to the debates that structured the theory – the Frankfurt School and French and publications – see the course webpage for development of post-Kantian philosophy in both Key features anti-humanism – and their background in Kant, more information. Germany and France. • You will benefit from high levels of staff–student Hegel, Marx and in 19th-century European • You will be part of a large, supportive community, contact, including individual tutorials, from philosophy more generally. The course includes studying with committed and engaged peers. Beginning with a foundation module on Kant’s versatile and internationally recognised teaching work by thinkers who have become influential in • In addition to your MA studies, you can Critique of Pure Reason, the course adopts staff with a wide range of interests, projects the past couple of decades – Giorgio Agamben, choose to study a language free of charge Kant’s critical philosophy as a historical and and publications. Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, Gilles Deleuze, Felix through our Kingston Language Scheme – conceptual basis for the understanding of • You will be part of a large and supportive Guattari, Antonio Negri and Jacques Rancière. see www.kingston.ac.uk/kls subsequent European philosophy as a whole. postgraduate community, studying with • The course is based at the UK’s leading Centre Other major authors studied may include Hegel, committed and engaged peers. Assessment for Research in Modern European Philosophy Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze and • In addition to your MA studies, you can choose Short exercises, essays, 15,000-word dissertation at Kingston University, enabling you to attend Badiou. You may also choose from a range of to study a language free of charge through our and participate in research events with visiting option modules from related programmes in Kingston Language Scheme – see Examples of modules international speakers. Find out more at Philosophy & Contemporary Critical Theory (see www.kingston.ac.uk/kls Critique, Practice, Power; Philosophy Dissertation; www.kingston.ac.uk/crmep page opposite) and Aesthetics & Art Theory (see • The course is based at the UK’s leading Centre Option modules (eg Art Theory: Modernism, page 236). for Research in Modern European Philosophy Avant-garde, Contemporary; German Critical (CRMEP) at Kingston University, where you can Theory; Hegel and his Legacy; Kant and the Assessment attend and participate in research events with Aesthetic Tradition; Marx and his Legacy; Coursework (including short exercises), essays, visiting international speakers. Find out more at Nietzsche and Heidegger; Plasticity and Form; 15,000-word dissertation www.kingston.ac.uk/crmep Recent French Philosophy; Recent Italian

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (minimum 2:1), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions administrator Good honours degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions administrator philosophy or a related subject. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 philosophy or a related subject. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the E: [email protected] must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the E: [email protected] course webpage for full details. course webpage for full details.

238 239 Philosophy MPhilStud www.kingston.ac.uk/pgphilosophy2016 Psychology, FT PT criminology and This unique programme – the only one of its kind in the UK – is dedicated to postgraduate study and research in the tradition of modern European (or ‘continental’) philosophy. It will enable you to study in more depth and with sociology a more intense research focus than the one-year MAs. You will be taught by the internationally renowned members of the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), with their wide range of philosophical and interdisciplinary expertise.

What will you study? Art History; Recent French Philosophy; Topics in The School of Psychology, Criminology and Sociology encompasses these The programme begins with a compulsory Modern European Philosophy) three closely linked, applied social science fields, enabling students to module on Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason. You will then choose five modules from an extensive Key features benefit from interdisciplinary research and teaching. The School is a highly list that covers some of the foundational texts • This course engages in detail and in depth with rated and dynamic centre for teaching and research. and thinkers of the modern European tradition fundamental texts in modern European (Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger) and philosophy and with 20th-century Criminology and Sociology: page 242 20th- and 21st-century philosophy and critical developments in modern European philosophy The Criminology and Sociology department is concerned with the research theory, including psychoanalysis. You will then and critical theory. take a dissertation module, which includes • The course is based at the UK’s leading Centre and teaching of topical, policy-relevant issues, including abuse and trauma, content-based philosophical research methods for Research in Modern European Philosophy identities and social change, local and global governance, lifespan and the ageing seminars. Your dissertation will be assessed with at Kingston University, along with four MAs and population, and social space and communities. a viva voce examination. In addition, you will a large group of research students. organise and run reading groups around your • The range of option modules enables you to Psychology: pages 243–247 own interests and on topics related to your tailor your studies to your area of interest. dissertations. • Kingston University combines an inclusive The Psychology department brings together a vibrant team of researchers that approach to education with ambitious span both the basic and applied aspects of the discipline. Areas of expertise Assessment investment in advanced-level humanities include the psychology of health and wellbeing, child psychology, social 25–30,000-word dissertation teaching and research. psychology, cognition and neuropsychology. • You will benefit from easy access to London’s Examples of modules research libraries and research events, plus Kant and his Legacy; MPhilStud in Philosophy proximity to French, German and other Opportunities for postgraduate students to work with internationally Dissertation; Five option modules (eg Art Theory: European universities and libraries. renowned researchers are offered in several research areas. Research Modernism, Avant-Garde, Contemporary; students and visiting researchers can study basic psychological processes Critique, Practice, Power; German Critical using the department’s excellent laboratory facilities, or they may explore Theory; Hegel and his Legacy; Kant and the more-applied and pragmatic questions in real-world settings. Aesthetic Tradition; Nietzsche and Heidegger; Philosophy and Psychoanalysis; Philosophy of Departmental activities also include regular research seminars, guest lectures, research workshops, symposia and hosting international Entry requirements Find out more Good honours degree (2:1 or above), or equivalent, in Postgraduate admissions administrator conferences, all of which provide a broad, stimulating and supportive philosophy or a related subject. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 environment for learning and research. must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall. See the E: [email protected] course webpage for full details.

240 241 Criminology MA Behavioural Decision Science MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgcriminology2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgbehavioural2016

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Designed for those with a background in social science, sociolegal studies This course explores recent developments in theories of behavioural decision- or policy studies, this course will develop the knowledge and practical making science. It will enable you to critically examine theories of judgement and skills necessary to enhance your employability in the field of criminal justice decision-making motivated by research in memory, perception, categorisation, practice, policy formation and advocacy. There are opportunities to undertake reasoning, social psychology, economics, political and management sciences. placements, internships and prison visits. You will be taught by staff with hands- The career-focused modules are designed to build on your workplace skills and on professional experience, and will have a personal tutor with whom you will develop new skills. work to develop your academic potential and plan your future career strategies.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules You will explore globalised penal policy, research Criminology Dissertation; International You will cover recent developments in normative, Applications of Behavioural Decision Science; methods including evaluation studies, Perspectives on Crime Control and Punishment; descriptive and experience-based theories of Research Design and Analysis; Psychology comparative criminal justice policy and practice, Research Methods and Applications; Option choice, as well as the impact of experience Dissertation; The Psychology of Thinking, criminal justice institutions and organisations, and modules (eg Criminological Psychology; and expertise on judgements and choice. You Judgement and Decision-making; Option module international perspectives on policing and crime Influencing Crime and Justice Policy; Sociolegal will be introduced to applications of judgement (Applications of Psychological Research OR The control. You will also be able to choose electives Studies; Special Study: Cybercrime and Society; and decision-making research in areas such as Psychology of Health and Wellbeing) (option modules) from a range of subjects, War and Society) consumer behaviour, politics, sports, economics including women and violent crime, cybercrime, and health, providing a firm basis in both the Key features criminal justice policy and youth justice. Key features theory and practice of cognitive science and • This course will enable you to develop the • This course provides in-depth knowledge of decision-making. You will also explore a selection skills to evaluate research findings and to Assessment contemporary criminal justice policy, practice of current research topics relevant to individual relate these findings to practical applications Essays, case study and research reports, and politics in local, national and global contexts. and managerial decision-making, wellbeing and and solutions. It facilitates and encourages short exercise portfolios, examinations, poster • The course will enable you to develop a critical policy-making. interaction between theory, policy and presentations, briefing papers and media releases, appreciation of the dynamics between practice in relation to people’s judgements policy papers, extended projects, dissertation criminological theory and criminal justice Assessment and choices in politics, business, retail, health, policymaking. On completion you will be A variety of assessment methods is used, including leisure and sport. conversant with the current global trends in the essays, in-class tests, unseen examinations, • You will benefit from regular public lectures exploration of criminological issues. laboratory reports and a dissertation. organised by the Group for Decision, Thinking • Due to its location, Kingston University is well and Risk and delivered by internationally placed to allow numerous opportunities to see, recognised researchers in the fields of decision- at first hand, the criminal justice system in making, thinking and risk. In addition, you can operation in the extensive London network of attend weekly departmental research seminars, courts, custodial institutions and community- where international scholars and staff members based crime-reduction programmes. present recent research findings.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Minimum of second-class honours degree, or equivalent, Postgraduate admissions administrator 2:1 degree, or above, in a social science or science; Postgraduate admissions administrator in criminology or a related subject; evidence of relevant T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 plus GCSE-level maths at grade A*–C (or equivalent). T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 certificated or extended non-certificated practice. E: [email protected] International students must have IELTS score of 6.5 E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with 7.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in overall. See the course webpage for full details. other elements. See the course webpage for full details.

242 243 Child Psychology MSc Clinical Applications of Psychology MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgchildpsychol2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgclinicalpsychology2016

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This course looks at research in child psychology, focusing on the advanced This MSc course provides a dynamic and current perspective across the various study of psychological development in children and the implications of areas of clinical applications of psychology. Specifically, it covers theories of psychological theory and research for policy and practice. It is ideal if you would psychopathology from childhood to adulthood, and clinical applications of like to start or promote a career working with children in areas such as teaching psychology in health and wellbeing. The course also covers basic counselling and social work; it also provides an excellent foundation for pursuing a research and cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) skills, as well as the professional issues career in child/developmental psychology. relevant to clinical practitioners.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Examples of modules Taught by researchers active in the field of child Cognitive Development; Development in Typical You will gain in-depth knowledge of theories Clinical Applications of Psychology; Professional psychology, this MSc has a strong research and Atypical Populations; Methods and Statistics of adult and child psychopathology, and will Practice; Psychology Dissertation; Psychopathology focus, and you will be encouraged to approach for MSc Psychology; Psychology Dissertation; study the biopsychosocial aspects of health Across the Lifespan; Research Design and Analysis empirical research critically. You will study four, Option module (Applications of Psychological and illness. You will explore the evidence base year-long, 30-credit modules, including three Research OR Social Development in Childhood for psychological and behavioural change Key features core modules and one option module, plus a and Adolescence) interventions in mental and physical health, • Please note that, although this course is 60-credit dissertation. and will cover advanced research methodology anticipated to significantly enhance your Key features and statistics. The course also provides knowledge of the clinical applications of You will be introduced to the theories of child • Aimed at childcare professionals, including opportunities for detailed and advanced study psychology and therefore benefit your future psychology, considering them in relation to teachers, paediatric nurses and social workers, (via the dissertation) of a chosen area in clinical career – be it in clinical training and practice, the real world, and will cover the empirical this course will develop their knowledge of child applications of psychology, enabling further research or other related areas of psychology research and theories of developmental psychology and enhance their professional work. development of your practical research skills. – it does not lead to a professional qualification psychology, focusing on implications for policy • Areas of expertise include: psychosocial issues You will acquire basic counselling and cognitive as a clinical psychologist, nor does it and practice. You will also study the application concerning living with facial disfigurement and behavioural skills, and will gain a comprehensive guarantee entry to doctoral-level training in of developmental psychology to social policy, impairment in childhood and adolescence; knowledge of the issues relevant to clinical clinical psychology. such as social issues, education and school children’s expertise in describing and recalling practice, such as context and settings for clinical • You will be taught by both clinically active issues and health, and the factors influencing the faces; reading development in blind children; practitioners. You will also consider professional psychologists as well as academics who development of children’s relationships. You will phonological awareness and letter knowledge in issues and current debates in ethics and diversity conduct research in clinically relevant areas. consider both typical and atypical development, reading development; bullying; the development relevant to practitioners and researchers in • There is a strong practical focus – across all including a range of developmental disorders, of biological at-risk children (very pre-term); mental health, and will learn how to apply ethical modules, we emphasise applying the relevant such as autism spectrum disorders, dyslexia, etc. children’s regulatory problems (crying, feeding, principles in both your research and via real or theory and research to clinical practice in Your dissertation enables you to study an area of sleeping) and ADHD; autism, face processing hypothetical clinical case studies. mental health. You will also acquire foundation interest in depth and gain valuable research skills. and ‘Theory of Mind’; anxiety disorders; learning counselling and cognitive behavioural skills. and the role of cognitions in fears and anxiety; Assessment • If you are already in a clinical placement, we will Assessment language development in typical development A variety of methods is used, including support you in considering relevant empirical Essays, in-class tests, presentations, unseen and developmental disorders; pre-verbal infant essays, in-class tests, presentations, unseen evidence and how it may inform your work with examinations, laboratory reports, dissertation cognitive, social and emotional development; examinations, laboratory reports and dissertation. the particular client group. and development of numerical abilities.

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more 2:1 degree, or above, in psychology or closely related Postgraduate admissions administrator 2:1 degree, or above, in psychology or closely related Postgraduate admissions administrator field; plus GCSE maths grade A*–C (or equivalent). T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 field; GCSE-level maths (grade A*–C); British T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 Students must submit a Disclosure and Barring Service E: [email protected] Psychological Society eligibility, or equivalent. E: [email protected] check. International students must have IELTS score of International students must have IELTS score of 6.5 7.0 in all elements. See webpage for full details. overall, with 7.0 in writing. See webpage for full details.

244 245 Forensic Psychology MSc Psychology MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/pgforensicpsychology2016 www.kingston.ac.uk/pgpsychologymsc2016

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This course has been designed to meet the significant growth in the job market This course offers a masters-level qualification accredited by the British for forensic psychologists. It draws on the University’s established expertise in Psychological Society (BPS) and confers eligibility for Graduate Basis for criminology and psychology, and includes the opportunity to undertake a work Chartered Membership. It is particularly suitable if you have insufficient credit in placement, enabling you to put what you have learnt into practice and gain psychology from your first degree to meet BPS accreditation criteria. The course valuable skills and experience. On successful completion, you will be able to covers all of the key subdisciplines of contemporary psychology and provides develop your career as a forensic psychologist in, for example, prison settings, extensive training in related research skills. probation, crime analysis units and academia.

What will you study? Examples of modules What will you study? Research; Critical Social Psychology: Memory, Forensic psychology is concerned with the Antisocial Behaviours Across the Lifespan; In addition to providing a broad (yet detailed) Narrative and Representation; Neuropsychology psychological issues associated with criminal Treatment and Intervention; Investigative and overview of the subject of psychology, this and Neuro-rehabilitation; Social Development in behaviour and the treatment of those who have Legal Processes in Forensic Psychology; course promotes critical appraisal in relation Childhood and Adolescence; The Psychology committed offences. It refers to the investigation Applications of Forensic Psychology; Research to psychological models, theories and of Health and Wellbeing; Drug Use and Abuse; of deception fraud, crime and the psychological Design and Analysis; Dissertation and Neuro- methodologies. You will conduct practical Issues and Controversies in Psychology and aspects of legal and judicial process. You will rehabilitation; Social Development in Childhood research exercises and will produce a substantial Mental Health) learn how psychology is applied in various and Adolescence; The Psychology of Health research-based dissertation in an area of forensic settings and will be introduced to the and Wellbeing; Drug Use and Abuse; Issues and psychology of your choice (subject to availability). Key features role of the forensic psychologist in practice. You Controversies in Psychology and Mental Health You will acquire skills in data analysis, statistical • This course confers eligibility for graduate will also gain knowledge of the legal aspects methods, project design, oral presentations, membership of the British Psychological of forensic psychology, such as considerations Key features teamwork and report writing – all of which are Society with the Graduate Basis for Chartered for courts and sentencing, and will examine the • This course will be accredited by the Forensic sought-after skills by employers. Membership (GBC). This is the first step aetiology of criminal behaviour in depth. Psychology Division of the British Psychological towards becoming a chartered psychologist. Society (BPS) as an accredited Stage 1 Please note that this course is taught during • You will benefit from modern research labs and Assessment masters programme. weekdays. offices, as well as excellent computer facilities. A variety of assessment methods is employed • The course content is underpinned by • The Psychology team is a friendly and dynamic on this course, including essays, reports, research, and modules will be informed by the Assessment group of researchers, experienced in teaching presentations, evaluation of placement activities, latest research in the subject area, keeping it Essays, in-class tests, presentations, unseen and in conducting internationally excellent laboratory reports and a dissertation. up to date with the latest developments. examinations, laboratory reports, dissertation research. The team has research links with • You will benefit from the close links our staff universities in Australia, the US and Europe. In have with forensic settings located in the Examples of modules addition, eminent psychologists from across south-west of London and the surrounding Cognition and Biological Psychology; Methods the UK present findings from the latest research area. and Statistics for MSc Psychology; Psychology in psychology, keeping your learning at the Dissertation; The Person in Psychology; cutting edge. Option modules (eg Advanced Developmental Psychology; Applications of Psychological

Entry requirements Find out more Entry requirements Find out more Normally at least a 2:1 degree in psychology accredited Postgraduate admissions administrator 2:1 degree, or above, in psychology or a closely related Postgraduate admissions administrator by the BPS. Students who do not fulfil this requirement T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 field in which psychology comprises a minimum of 60 T: +44 (0)20 8417 2361 should contact the course admissions tutor. E: [email protected] credits; plus GCSE-level maths grade A*–C. International E: [email protected] International students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 students must have an IELTS score of 6.5 overall, with overall, with 7.0 in writing. See the webpage for details. 7.0 in writing. See the course webpage for full details.

246 247 Professional Engineering MSc Work-based learning www.kingston.ac.uk/mscprofeng2016

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This course, which has been developed in conjunction with the Engineering Council, offers a work-based learning route to the academic qualifications and professional development you will need for registration as a chartered engineer (CEng). It allows you to acquire professional competencies alongside the MSc without the need to take time off work. The flexibility of the programme enables it to be adapted to almost any work situation, industry or location.

These programmes allow you to be credited academically for projects What will you study? Examples of modules completed in the workplace, in recognition of the learning that takes Supervisors with appropriate academic and Phase One: Entry Gateway (eg personal professional qualifications work with you and development audit (PDA), a reflective summary of place whilst at work. your employer to design a unique programme of education, qualifications, experience and activities and goals that also aim to meet a competences to date); Phase Two: Work-based Masters degrees by learning agreement are awarded for your development need for your employer. Typically Learning Modules (eg individual modules created professional development and the contribution you are making to your lasting two to three years, this ‘learning around the opportunities in your work by organisation’s success. agreement’, tailored to your specific work matching the PDA against PEI/UK SPEC situation, uses your normal workplace activities in requirements); Phase Three: Exit Gateway (eg ‘learning modules’, which are recognised as either a paper plus a reflective summary or an further learning at masters level. engineering dissertation, and a viva voce)

Our supervisors will ensure that your individual Key features programme meets the requirements of an MSc, • This MSc is recognised by the Engineering and will enable you to demonstrate the Council and professional engineering engineering skills and competencies needed for institutions, and provides a route to the ‘further chartered engineer status. learning’ to masters level required for CEng registration. Assessment • We help to match your workplace achievement Projects, reports against UK-SPEC competencies in a carefully defined, step-by-step, supervised way. • The application process is ongoing throughout This work-based model of education is very the year, with four start points – August, “rewarding and provides skills and knowledge that November, February and May – to provide are not easily delivered in the classroom. maximum flexibility. Richard Green of Eggborough Power, Yorkshire” Professional Engineering MSc graduate and chartered engineer

Entry requirements Find out more Normally, BSc/BEng(Hons) degree, plus minimum two Work-based learning administrator years’ engineering experience. International students T: +44 (0)20 8417 3340 must have an IELTS score of 6.5 and be working in the E: [email protected] UK. See the course webpage for full details.

248 249 Technology (Maritime Operations) MSc www.kingston.ac.uk/mala Course and FLEXIBLE subject index

Developed at the Maritime Warfare School (MWS) and the Submarine Warfare A Breast Evaluation PgCert/PgDip/MSc 157 School in partnership with Kingston University, this programme accredits the Accounting & Finance MSc 47 Building Conservation, Historic MSc 55 learning achieved during professional branch training. Kingston University is an Advanced Industrial & Manufacturing Systems MSc 135 Building Design & Performance, Sustainable MSc 60 Advanced Product Design Engineering MSc 136 Building Surveying MSc 128 approved learning provider on the MOD Enhanced Learning Credit Scheme. Advanced Social Work PgCert/PgDip/MA 161 Business: Advertising & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Business & Management MRes 210 Advertising, Marketing Communications 214 – Business PhD 208 Aerospace Engineering MSc 126 – Doctor of Business Administration DBA 209 Aesthetics & Art Theory MA 236 – Financial & Business Management MSc 50 Analytical Chemistry / with Management Studies MSc 229 – International Business Management (with pathways in 204 What will you study? Key features Animation, Computer MA 91 Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Project Management) MSc Your work-based learning programme is tailored • The majority of officers who have successfully Applied Econometrics MSc 95 – Logistics & Supply Chain Management MSc 206 to your role and the needs of your organisation. completed the PWO course or the SAW Applied Exercise for Health MSc 154 – Master of Business Administration MBA 202 Skills and knowledge developed in the workplace course, are automatically eligible for inclusion Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching MA 175 – Master of Business Administration MBA by distance learning 203 are credited with academic recognition. University on the programme. academics, with many years’ experience of • Much of the work required on the programme Architecture (see also Design): – Occupational & Business Psychology MSc 173 working with the Royal Navy, will provide has been structured to enable officers to – Architecture ARB/RIBA Part 2 MArch 54 comprehensive support by tutoring and advising complete most of it without the need for library – Architecture MA 53 C candidates throughout the two-year programme. or internet access. Ideal for on-board studying, – Landscape Architecture MLA 58 Cancer Biology MSc 200 with maximum flexibility. – Landscape Architecture PgDip 57 Chemistry, Analytical / with Management Studies MSc 229 A masters degree is awarded when 180 credits – Professional Practice (Architecture) ARB/RIBA 59 Child-centred Inter-professional Practice MA 100 have been earned. Part 3 exemption PgDip Child Psychology MSc 244 Art (see also Design): Civil Engineering, Management in Construction MSc 130 For Principal Warfare Officers (PWO) or – Aesthetics & Art Theory MA 236 Clinical Applications of Psychology MSc 245 Submariners’ Advanced Warfare (SAW) – Art & Design History MA 64 Clinical Leadership MSc 148 graduates, the majority of these credits (up to a – Art & Space MA 73 Clinical Research MClinRes 149 maximum of 120) will come from successful – Art Market Appraisal (Professional Practice) MA 65 Commercial Law, International LLM 194 completion of the PWO or SAW course (and the – Experimental Film MA 74 Communication Design: modules leading up to this course). If the full 120 credits are not awarded, the balance is made up The combination of Royal Navy PWO training – Fine Art MFA 75 – Communication Design & the Creative Economy MA 88 by the completion of work-based assignments, “and Kingston University’s MSc programme has – Graduate Diploma Creative Practice 63 – Communication Design: Graphic Design MA 67 agreed between the candidate and the provided me with an excellent vocational and – Museum & Gallery Studies MA 66 – Communication Design: Illustration MA 68 University. academic foundation that, I’m sure, will support – Museums and Galleries & the Creative Economy MA 88 Communications: me well during the next stage of my career. – Photography MA 76 – Public Relations & Corporate Communications MA 215 Lieutenant Rolf Kurth, principal warfare ” Automotive Engineering MSc 137 – Marketing Communications & Advertising MA 214 officer, currently responsible for overseeing – Media & Communication MA 221 the communications and electronic warfare B Networking & Data Communications / 84 departments on HMS Ocean Banking (see also Finance): with Management Studies MSc – Banking & Finance MSc 48 Composing for Film & Television MMus 223 Entry requirements Find out more Behavioural Decision Science MSc 243 Computing: Normally, candidates will have successfully completed Work-based learning administrator Biology, Cancer MSc 200 – Computer Animation MA 91 the one-year PWO course (above water) or the T: +44 (0)20 8417 3340 Biomedical Science: Haematology / Medical Microbiology MSc 198 – Embedded Systems / with Management Studies MSc 78 equivalent warfare officer courses for submariners. See E: [email protected] Biomedical Science with Management Studies MSc 199 – Embedded Systems (Computer Vision) / 78 the course webpage for more information. Brand Management, Marketing & MSc 212 with Management Studies MSc

250 251 – Game Development (Design) MA 92 Design (see also Art): – Philosophy & Political Economy MA 100 Experimental Film MA 74 – Game Development (Programming) MSc 92 – Advanced Product Design Engineering MSc 136 – Political Economy MA 101 – Information Systems (with pathways in E-commerce 80 – Architecture ARB/RIBA Part 2 MArch 54 – Political Economy, Macroeconomics & Finance MSc 102 F and Health Information Management) MSc – Architecture MA 53 Education (see also Teaching): Fashion: – IT & Strategic Innovation MSc 82 – Art & Design History MA 64 – Early Years Initial Teacher Training ITT 122 – Fashion MA 71 – Network & Information Security / 83 – Art & Space MA 73 – Education programme PgCert/PgDip/MA 114 – Fashion & the Creative Economy MA 88 with Management Studies MSc – Communication Design & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Education (Advanced Professional Practice) PgCert/PgDip/MA 115 Film: – Networking & Data Communications / 84 – Communication Design: Graphic Design MA 67 – Education (Autism Spectrum) PgCert/PgDip/MA 116 – Composing for Film & Television MMus 223 with Management Studies MSc – Communication Design: Illustration MA 68 – Education (Complex Needs and Learning Difficulties) 117 – Experimental Film MA 74 – Software Engineering / with Management Studies MSc 85 – Computer Animation MA 91 PgCert/PgDip/MA – Film Making & the Creative Economy MA 88 – User Experience Design MSc 93 – Curating Contemporary Design MA 69 – Education (Early Years) PgCert/PgDip/MA 118 – ‘film making’ MA 219 Conservation, Historic Building MSc 55 – Design: Product+Space MA 70 – Education (Leadership and Management) PgCert/PgDip/MA 119 – Film Studies MA 220 Construction: – Design: Product and Space & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Education (English Language Teaching) MA 113 Finance: – Management in Construction MSc 129 – Fashion MA 71 – Music Education MA 224 – Accounting & Finance MSc 47 – Management in Construction 130 – Fashion & the Creative Economy MA 88 E-commerce (Information Systems) MSc 80 – Banking & Finance MSc 48 (Civil Engineering) MSc – Game Development (Design) MA 92 Embedded Systems / with Management Studies MSc 78 – Corporate & Financial Law LLM 189 – Management in Construction with Law MSc 131 – Game Development (Programming) MSc 92 Embedded Systems (Computer Vision) / 78 – Finance MSc 49 – Structural Design & Construction Management MSc 133 – Graduate Diploma Creative Practice 63 with Management Studies MSc – Financial & Business Management MSc 50 – Structural Design & Construction Management 134 – Graphic Design (Communication Design) MA 67 Employment Law LLM 191 – Financial Economics MA 98 with Sustainability MSc – Illustration (Communication Design) MA 68 Engineering: – Financial Mathematics & Economic Forecasting MSc 217 Contemporary European Philosophy MA 237 – Landscape & Urbanism MA 56 – Advanced Industrial & Manufacturing Systems MSc 135 – Investment & Financial Risk Management MSc 51 Corporate & Financial Law LLM 189 – Landscape Architecture PgDip 58 – Advanced Product Design Engineering MSc 136 Political Economy, Macroeconomics & Finance MSc 102 Corporate Communications, Public Relations 215 – Landscape Architecture MLA 58 – Aerospace Engineering MSc 126 Fine Art MFA 75 Creative Industries and the Creative Economy: – Professional Practice (Architecture) ARB/RIBA 59 – Automotive Engineering MSc 137 Forensic Analysis MSc 230 – Advertising & the Creative Economy MA 88 Part 3 exemption PgDip – Civil Engineering (Management in Construction) MSc 130 Forensic Psychology MSc 246 – Communication Design & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Sustainable Design MA 72 – Engineering Projects & Systems Management MSc 138 – Creative Writing & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Structural Design & Construction Management MSc 133 – Management in Construction MSc 129 G – Design: Product and Space & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Structural Design & Construction Management 134 – Management in Construction (Civil Engineering) MSc 130 Gallery Studies 66 – Fashion & the Creative Economy MA 88 with Sustainability MSc – Mechanical Engineering MSc 139 Game Development (Design) MA 92 – Film Making & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Sustainable Building Design & Performance MSc 60 – Mechatronic Systems MSc 140 Game Development (Programming) MSc 92 – Journalism & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Sustainable Design MA 72 – Professional Engineering MSc 249 Gender without Borders* MA 180 – Managing in the Creative Economy MA 88 – Urban Design & Planning* MA 61 – Renewable Energy Engineering MSc 127 General Law LLM 193 – Museums and Galleries & the Creative Economy MA 88 – User Experience Design MSc 93 – Software Engineering / with Management Studies MSc 85 Geographical Information Systems & Science MSc 142 – Music & the Creative Economy MA 88 Development & International Economics MA 96 – Structural Design & Construction Management MSc 133 Graduate Diploma Creative Practice 63 – Publishing & the Creative Economy MA 88 Dispute Resolution LLM 186 – Structural Design & Construction Management 134 Graphic Design (Communication Design) MA 67 – Creative Practice Graduate Diploma 63 Doctorates: with Sustainability MSc Creative Writing: Business PhD 208 English Literature MA 179 H – Creative Writing & the Creative Economy MA 88 Doctor of Business Administration DBA 209 English Language Teaching (Education) MA 113 Haematology (Biomedical Science) MSc 198 – Creative Writing & Publishing MA 178 Law Doctorate PhD by Research 195 Entrepreneurship, International Business Management MSc 204 Hazards & Disaster Management MSc 144 – Creative Writing low-residency MA/MFA 177 Environment (see also Sustainability): Healthcare: – Creative Writing MA/MFA 176 E – Environmental & Earth Resources Management MSc 143 – Applied Exercise for Health PgCert/PgDip/MSc 154 Criminology: Economics: – Environmental Law & Sustainability LLM 192 – Biomedical Science: Haematology / 198 – Criminology MA 242 – Applied Econometrics MSc 95 – Hazards & Disaster Management MSc 144 Medical Microbiology MSc – Forensic Analysis MSc 246 – Development & International Economics MA 96 – Sustainability & Environmental Change MSc 145 – Breast Evaluation PgCert/PgDip/MSc 157 Curating Contemporary Design MA 69 – Econometrics, Applied MSc 95 – Sustainable Environmental Development with 146 – Cancer Biology MSc 200 – Economic Policy MA 97 Management Studies MSc – Clinical Leadership MSc 148 D – Financial Economics MA 98 European Philosophy, Contemporary MA 237 – Clinical Research MClinRes 149 Data Communications, Networking & / 84 – Financial Mathematics & Economic Forecasting MSc 217 European Philosophy, Modern MA 238 – Healthcare Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc 150 with Management Studies MSc – International Politics & Economics MA 99 Exercise for Health, Applied MSc 154 – Information Systems (Health Information Management) MSc 80

252 253 – Leadership and Management in Health PgCert/PgDip/MSc 205 K – Management in Construction (Civil Engineering) MSc 130 Oncology Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc 160 and MSc top-up Knit pathway, Fashion MA 71 – Management in Construction with Law MSc 131 Overseas Pharmacists Assessment Programme, 234 – Medical Imaging PgCert/PgDip/MSc 158 – Managing in the Creative Economy MA 88 Pharmacy Practice PgDip/MSc – Midwifery/Registered Midwife PgDip 152 L – Marketing & Brand Management MSc 212 – Midwifery/Registered Midwife for Registered Nurses PgDip 151 Landscape & Urbanism MA 56 – Master of Business Administration MBA 202 P – Nursing/Registered Nurse PgDip 153 Landscape Architecture MLA 58 – Master of Business Administration MBA by distance learning 203 Performance, Music MMus 226 – Oncology Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc 160 Landscape Architecture PgDip 57 – Structural Design & Construction Management MSc 133 Pharmaceutical Analysis / with Management Studies MSc 231 – Physiotherapy MSc 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MSc 204 – Modern European Philosophy MA 238 Human Resource Management: – Law Doctorate PhD by Research 195 – Marketing & Brand Management MSc 212 – Philosophy & Contemporary Critical Theory MA 239 – Human Resource Management PgDip/MSc 168 – Legal Studies MA 187 – Marketing & Strategy MSc 213 – Philosophy & Political Economy MA 100 – Human Resource Management MSc top-up 169 – Master of Laws programme LLMs 188 – Marketing Communications & Advertising MSc 214 – Philosophy MPhilStud 240 Human rights: Leadership & Management in Health PgCert/PgDip/MSc 205 – Public Relations & Corporate Communications MA 215 Photography MA 76 – Human Rights MA 104 and MSc top-up Master of Business Administration MBA 202 Physiotherapy MSc (pre-registration) 155 – International Conflict MSc 105 Learning and Teaching in Higher Education PgCert 111 Master of Business Administration MBA by distance learning 203 Planning, Urban Design* 61 – International Politics & Economics MA 99 Linguistics, Applied, for Language Teaching MA 175 Mathematics, Financial & Economic Forecasting MSc 217 Politics: – International Relations MSc 106 Literature: Mechanical Engineering MSc 139 – Human Rights MA 104 – Terrorism & Political Violence MSc 107 – English Literature MA 179 Mechatronic Systems MSc 140 – International Conflict MSc 105 – Logistics & Supply Chain Management MSc 206 Media & Communication MA 221 – International Politics & Economics MA 99 I Medical Imaging PgCert/PgDip/MSc 158 – International Relations MSc 106 Illustration (Communication Design) MA 68 M Medical Microbiology (Biomedical Science) MSc 198 – Philosophy & Political Economy MA 100 Industrial & Manufacturing Systems, Advanced MSc 135 Magazine Journalism MA 183 Midwifery/Registered Midwife PgDip 152 – Political Economy MA 101 Information Systems (with pathways in E-commerce and 80 Management: Midwifery/Registered Midwife for Registered Nurses PgDip 151 – Political Economy, Macroeconomics & Finance MSc 102 Health Information Management) MSc – Biomedical Science with Management Studies MSc 199 Modern European Philosophy MA 238 Practice Education PgCert 162 lnternal Communication Management MA 172 – Business & Management MRes 210 Museum & Gallery Studies MA 66 Terrorism & Political Violence MSc 107 International Business Management 204 – Clinical Leadership MSc 148 Museums and Galleries & the Creative Economy MA 88 Primary Teaching leading to Qualified Teacher Status 123 (with pathways in Entrepreneurship, Marketing and – Doctor of Business Administration DBA 209 Music: (QTS) PGCE Project Management) MSc – Engineering Projects & Systems Management MSc 138 – Composing for Film & Television MMus 223 Product Design: International Commercial Law LLM 194 – Environmental & Earth Resources Management MSc 143 – Music & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Advanced Product Design Engineering MSc 135 International Conflict MSc 105 – Financial & Business Management MSc 50 – Music Education MA 224 – Design: Product+Space MA 70 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& Financial Risk Management MSc 51 Networking & Data Communications / 84 – Engineering Projects & Systems Management MSc 138 Journalism: – Leadership & Management in Health PgCert/PgDip/MSc 205 with Management Studies MSc – International Business Management 204 Journalism & the Creative Economy MA 88 and MSc top-up Nursing/Registered Nurse PgDip 153 (Project Management) MSc Journalism PgDip/MA 182 – Logistics & Supply Chain Management MSc 206 Psychoanalysis MA 222 Journalism MFA 181 – Management PgDip/MSc and MSc top-up 207 O Psychology: Magazine Journalism MA 183 – Management in Construction MSc 129 Occupational & Business Psychology MSc 173 – Behavioural Decision Science MSc 243

254 255 – Child Psychology MSc 244 Supply Chain Management, Logistics & MSc 206 Key contractual information (the ‘small print’) – Clinical Applications of Psychology MSc 245 Surveying: – Forensic Psychology MSc 246 – Building Surveying MSc 128 – Occupational & Business Psychology MSc 173 – Quantity Surveying MSc 132 – Psychology MSc 247 – Sustainability (see also Environment): Public Relations & Corporate Communications MA 215 – Environmental Law & Sustainability LLM 192 Publishing: – Landscape & Urbanism MA 56 – Creative Writing & Publishing MA 178 – Renewable Energy Engineering MSc 127 General student regulations – Publishing MA 184 – Structural Design & Construction Management MSc 133 The main features of your course are set out in this prospectus and our website. You will find the – Publishing & the Creative Economy MA 88 – Structural Design & Construction Management 134 latest information on tuition fees, any additional costs, and possible sources of funding by visiting the with Sustainability MSc website information shown in the course pages and clicking on the ‘fees and funding’ link. Q – Sustainability & Environmental Change MSc 145 Quantity Surveying MSc 132 – Sustainable Building Design & Performance MSc 60 Your relationship with the University – Sustainable Design MA 72 Your relationship with the University will be governed by many regulations and policies which are R – Sustainable Environmental Development with 146 regularly updated to ensure they are as helpful as possible and compliant with legislation. 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