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WELCOME TO KING’S CONTENTS WELCOME TO KING’S King’s Strategic Vision 2 For almost 200 years, our research has been, and continues to be world-leading and our Choose King’s 4 graduates are some of the most employable in the world. As we look forward to our 200th Our London setting 4 anniversary in 2029, we’re striving to make a positive impact through our strategic vision. Enhance your career 6 Our research 8 By joining King’s, you’ll become part of a diverse We are London’s most central university and Global opportunities 10 and welcoming community of staff and students life in our incredible capital is an integral part Join a vibrant community 12 from over 150 countries worldwide. You’ll benefit of the King’s experience. Our long-standing What you need to know 14 from our cross-disciplinary approach and partnerships with institutions such as The British Key information 14 transformative, research-led teaching, learning Film Institute, leading NHS hospitals and our Postgraduate Guide 2021 • For up-to-date course details, please visit Applying to King’s 16 from academics whose research makes a positive many global connections, will enable you to International applicants 18 impact on society; from gene research that will build networks and develop invaluable skills Your accommodation 20 improve cancer diagnosis, to helping London to support you in your future career. Student support 22 solve its pollution problem. I hope you’ll join us as we pledge to work together Our courses 24 to make the world a better place. Other ways to study at King’s 43 Important information 44 Next steps 46 Professor Edward Byrne AC President & Principal Top10 kcl.ac.uk/pg ONE OF THE TOP 10 UK UNIVERSITIES Discover King’s Strategic Vision in full QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2021 kcl.ac.uk/vision2029 1 KING’S STRATEGIC VISION STRATEGIC KING’S KING’S STRATEGIC VISION Postgraduate Guide 2021 • For up-to-date course details, please visit King’s sets out our ambition to make the world a better place through education, research and service, building on our strong foundation as a university that is of London, for the world. Help us to shape tomorrow and join our community of critical thinkers, problem solvers and change-makers. Learn more about King’s impact in the world: kcl.ac.uk/vision2029 kcl.ac.uk/pg 2 3 CHOOSE WHAT YOU OUR IMPORTANT NEXT KING’S NEED TO KNOW COURSES INFORMATION STEPS CHOOSE KING’S FOR: Choose King’s for... 1 King’s Strand Campus 10 King’s Waterloo Campus King’s locations OUR LONDON SETTING 2 Bush House 11 Shakespeare’s Globe London landmarks 3 Royal Courts of Justice 12 Waterloo Station SETTING LONDON OUR 4 Maughan Library 13 St Thomas’ Hospital We are the most central university in London, with four Thames-side campuses 5 Palace of Westminster 14 City of London Financial District within a square mile and one located in the south of the city. With London as an 6 London Eye 15 King’s St Thomas’ Campus extension of your campus, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore and 7 South Bank 16 King’s Guy’s Campus 8 Tate Modern 17 The Shard enjoy this incredible city. 9 St Paul’s Cathedral 18 Guy’s Hospital Postgraduate Guide 2021 • For up-to-date course details, please visit 17 14 9 18 4 11 16 8 2 3 1 10 7 12 6 kcl.ac.uk/pg King’s Denmark Hill Campus, King’s College Hospital and 1st 13 15 South London and Maudsley 5 Hospital are approximately RATED THE BEST STUDENT 3-4 miles (5-6km) from our CITY IN THE WORLD Strand, Waterloo and Guy’s QS BEST STUDENT CITIES 2019 campuses. 4 5 CHOOSE WHAT YOU OUR IMPORTANT NEXT KING’S NEED TO KNOW COURSES INFORMATION STEPS Choose King’s to... CHOOSE KING’S TO: ENHANCE YOUR CAREER 4th CAREER YOUR ENHANCE Listing a postgraduate qualification from King’s on your CV is just the beginning. IN THE UK FOR EMPLOYABILITY TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION With the support of our Careers & Employability team and their strong links GLOBAL EMPLOYABILITY UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2020 with alumni, businesses and other organisations around the world, you’ll be able to develop both your professional skills and experience to help you stand out from the crowd. Our Careers & Employability team will help you BE YOUR OWN BOSS Postgraduate Guide 2021 • For up-to-date course details, please visit find the right career path for you, through advice, If you have a great business idea, the King’s guidance, events and experiences. They will also help Entrepreneurship Institute are here to help. you to articulate the knowledge, attributes, skills and kcl.ac.uk/entrepreneurship experiences you gain through your qualification that are valued by top graduate recruiters. OUR CONNECTIONS kcl.ac.uk/careers Studying at King’s and being a member of the King’s alumni community, you will have unfiltered MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCE access to our connections with organisations in Our team offer insight and advice on how to London and overseas. access the most meaningful work experiences for kcl.ac.uk/study/why-kings/connections you, including some that are exclusive to King’s, ‘ King’s has helped prepare me that will support your career decision making, kcl.ac.uk/alumni for my future career by providing me with opportunities, whether enhance your employability and complement kcl.ac.uk/pg your student experience. that’s to gain skills that will support me in going into kcl.ac.uk/careers research, finding out about conferences to present at, or networking.’ Finley Lawson, Theology PhD Alumnus 6 7 CHOOSE WHAT YOU OUR IMPORTANT NEXT KING’S NEED TO KNOW COURSES INFORMATION STEPS Choose King’s for... FOR: KING’S CHOOSE OUR RESEARCH 84% OUR RESEARCH OF RESEARCH AT KING’S WAS Our world-leading research and evidence-based teaching is at the heart of DEEMED ‘WORLD-LEADING’ OR ‘INTERNATIONALLY EXCELLENT’ our courses. With five medical research council centres and many strategic RESEARCH & EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK 2014 research partners, King’s is a place where you will gain the skills to challenge convention, deliver impact and change lives. 6th SPOTLIGHT ON COVID-19 RESEARCH IN THE UK FOR Postgraduate Guide 2021 • For up-to-date course details, please visit King’s remains at the forefront in the fight against Coronavirus and its impact on society. RESEARCH QUALITY RESEARCH & EXCELLENCE Find out more about our COVID-19 research: kcl.ac.uk/coronavirus FRAMEWORK 2014 MY MIND MATTERS TOO DIGITAL CULTURES OF #COVID-19 APP DEVELOPMENT Meg Wamithi, a student at The Department of Digital King’s launched an app aiming to King’s, created ‘My Mind Humanities are working with control the outbreak of COVID-19 Matters Too’ to help young media organisations at the First by allowing anyone to report ‘ The new state-of-the-art people suffering with mental Draft Coalition to co-develop symptoms. This is helping facilities in Guy’s Hospital prove health issues. The team have digital methods to investigate researchers determine how fast the to be incredible to work in, giving adapted the project to ensure what the WHO has called an virus is spreading in a particular me access to new tech and young people continue to receive “infodemic” of COVID-19 area in real time. By understanding research materials. mental health support by hosting misinformation. This builds on the symptoms linked to health Moreover, studying under Tea and Talk sessions on Zoom, approaches from new media conditions, both high-risk areas opening up conversation about studies, science and technology and those most at risk can be the world’s leading clinical and kcl.ac.uk/pg mental health as well as studies, as well as previous identified. The millions of users research fellows, some of whom sharing practical support collaborations such as the Field that have participated have helped literally wrote the book on modern during COVID-19. Guide to “Fake News”. to identify hotspots across the UK. orthodontics, has been the most rewarding experience so far.’ Simon, Orthodontics MSc Alumnus Find out more about our faculties and their research: kcl.ac.uk/research kcl.ac.uk/faculties-departments 8 9 CHOOSE WHAT YOU OUR IMPORTANT NEXT KING’S NEED TO KNOW COURSES INFORMATION STEPS Choose King’s for... FOR: KING’S CHOOSE GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES 20+ OPPORTUNITIES GLOBAL At King’s you’ll have access to a range of opportunities beyond your studies. MASTER’S AND PHD PROGRAMMES JOINTLY DELIVERED WITH From learning a new language to gaining international experience through INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS studying abroad or a global internship, make the most of your time at King’s with everything that’s on offer to help you boost your employability prospects. EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS LEARN A LANGUAGE Postgraduate Guide 2021 • For up-to-date course details, please visit We offer a number of degrees that allow you Our Modern Language Centre offers you the to study at King’s and a renowned international opportunity to take a credit-bearing or non-credit- partner university. bearing language module – free of charge – as part of, or outside of your degree programme. Evening kcl.ac.uk/international-education and Saturday classes are also offered with over 26 language courses to choose from, and are INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES discounted for King’s students and alumni. Our Global Summer Exchanges provide a great opportunity to study outside of term time at one kcl.ac.uk/mlc of our worldwide partner institutions if studying abroad is not part of your degree.