Gerontology courses

About Gerontology & Ageing MA/msc in Kings College London

The Gerontology & Ageing MA/MSc, with pathways in Gerontology, Ageing & Society, and Public Policy & Ageing will build awareness of global perspectives on ageing and the lives of older people by drawing on the views and experience of a wide range of experts including geriatricians, clinicians, demographers, policy analysts and sociologists.

Scholarships:

• All applicants who apply before 31 March to one of our full time Global Health &  Social Medicine Master's courses are eligible for a £9,900 scholarship opportunity
• In addition to this, applicants applying for our fulltime Gerontology & Ageing MSc are also eligible for a £1,000 bursary
• We also have a scholarship available for students in their final year of certain relevant undergraduate courses within the School of Global Affairs 
• Our scholarships and bursaries are open to UK, EU and Overseas students.

Key Benefits

• Taught by the faculty in the Institute of Gerontology, one of the leading centres for the study of ageing.
• The Institute is in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, a unique, research-led, interdisciplinary social science department directed by internationally recognised scholars.
• A highly flexible study course, drawing on a broad range of professional and disciplinary expertise, including geriatrics, demography, epidemiology, sociology and social policy.
• We offer close links with, and regular speakers from, social policy and various healthcare fields, providing insights and up-to-the-minute knowledge of these areas as they affect ageing and older people.
• You will gain an awareness of national, crossnational and comparative perspectives of ageing populations, the ageing process and older people in society throughout the course.
• We have strong links with King’s Health Partners, one of only six Academic Health Sciences Centres in England bringing together three NHS Trusts (Guy’s and St. Thomas’, King’s College Hospital, and South London and Maudsley).

Description

The Gerontology & Ageing courses offer flexibility with the choice to study either full or part-time. This interdisciplinary course is ideal for health professionals including geriatricians, psychiatrists, general practitioners, nurses, social workers, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

The course is also suited to graduates from the social and natural sciences, management, policy and politics, economics, law and the humanities.

Career prospects

Our graduates go on to pursue a range of careers including consultant positions in geriatric medicine and psychiatry, speciality healthcare roles with older people, and strategic positions influencing the lives of older people in government, policy and voluntary and non-government organisations.

Academic qualification equivalents

• A baccalaureate degree from a recognized degree granting institution

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS   :    6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill
• TOEFL :    92 overall with a minimum of 23 in writing and 20 in each of the other skills
• PTE      :    62 overall with a minimum of 59 in each communicative skill

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