Course Description
Our Genes, Environment & Development in Psychology and Psychiatry MSc course takes a highly interdisciplinary approach to the study of how genetics and the environment (‘nature and nurture’) combine during human development to produce behaviour, diseases and psychiatric disorders. You will study three required modules and undertake a research project on one of the broad range of subject areas relevant to the course.
Key benefits
- Offers specialised interdisciplinary graduate training in several subject areas and research methods.
- Taught by the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry (SGDP) Centre, a department recognised as a world-leader in the field of interdisciplinary studies in psychology, psychiatry and behaviour.
- Opportunity to attend the weekly SGDP Centre research seminars led by renowned researchers, such as Professor Francesca Happé, Professor Robert Plomin and Professor Sir Michael Rutter.
- Extensive collaborations within King’s as well as with other universities.
- Study with students from from diverse and rich backgrounds.
- Access to large sets of data for populations who have been studied and followed up over many years.
- Located in a beautiful modern building designed to foster interaction.
- Our state-of-the-art molecular genetics laboratory provides a complete suite of resources for research.
Entry Requirements
2:1 A Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours in psychology or related scientific disciplines such as behavioural, biological or mathematical sciences. Applications from those working in medicine or professions allied to medicine are also welcome. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters with Merit in a related subject.
Fees
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees
Student Destinations
Our graduates go on to further full-time study in an academic research environment or in a taught clinical programme, gain employment in an academic, clinical or pharmaceutical organisation. Some students may enter scientific publishing.
Module Details
Required Modules
Students on this course are required to take:
- Introduction to Genes, environment & Development (30 credits)
- Research Methods (general statistics; statistical genetics including twin model fitting and genomewide association studies; molecular genetics) (60 credits)
- Psychology & Psychopathology (developmental psychology; social development; psychosis and bipolar disorder; emotional/behavioural disorders; model systems) (30 credits)
- Research project (60 credits)
Optional Modules
- There are no optional modules for this course.
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