Program Overview

Child & Adolescent Mental Health MSc

Key Information

Study mode: Full time, Part time

Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time for UK-based clinicians working in CAMH/ paediatric settings

Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): UK 180/ECTS 90

Application status: Open

Start date: September 2025

Course Essentials

Our child and adolescent mental health programme is specifically designed for international and UK-based psychiatrists, pediatricians, psychologists, nurses as well as other allied professionals who wish to develop their clinical and academic knowledge and skills. Modules will cover research methodologies (including statistics), presentation skills and systematic reviews with a focus on child and adolescent psychiatry, child development, aetiology of child and adolescent mental health disorders, the therapeutic interventions (talking therapies and physical treatments for emotional, behavioural and developmental disorders in children and young people, service models and health service development research. You will develop clinical skills and be able to contribute to culturally sensitive and clinically effective services. You will complete a dissertation project, which could use quantitative or qualitative methodologies. We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face-to-face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.

Base Campus

Denmark Hill Campus

Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.

Regulating Bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry Requirements

UK Applicants

• Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
• Programme-Specific Requirements: Bachelor's degree with at least 2:1 honours in psychology/medicine
  ursing/social work/education from a UK university or the overseas equivalent plus one year full time postgraduate experience working with children or adolescents with mental health problems.

International Applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications: Please select your country to view the equivalent qualifications.
• English language requirements: English language band D. To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Teaching & Structure

Teaching Methods

Module Name | Lectures (hours) | Seminars/tutorials (hours) | Field/lab/studio/supervised/learning (hours) | Self-directed study (hours) | Total (hours) ---|---|---|---|---|--- Presentation Skills | 25 | 15 | 10 | 100 | 150 Clinical Skills | 75 | 10 | 240 | 120 | 450 Child Development | 30 | 16 | | 104 | 150 Research Skills | 35 | 15 | | 100 | 150 Systematic Literature Review | 25 | 15 | | 110 | 150 Service Development & Service Evaluation | 30 | | | 120 | 150 Dissertation - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | 3 | 10 | | 587 | 600

Contact time is based on 24 academic weeks. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work. An average of 10 hours per week of preparation and self-directed learning is required. Between 2 and 4 full days of lectures/seminars a week during term time; a minimum of 4 days (1 day=7.5h) a week for 8 weeks of mandatory clinical placement (more days can be negotiated with the relevant clinical team).

Location

Our course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Denmark Hill Campus.

Assessment

• Written Examinations
• Coursework

The primary methods of assessment for this course are written examinations, coursework, and practical work. The study time and assessment methods typically give an indication of what to expect. However, these may vary depending upon the modules.

Regulating Body

King’s College London is regulated by the Office for Students.

Careers

Employability

UK and international graduates return to clinical practice with enhanced skills and knowledge in child mental health.

Career Destinations

Our graduates have gone on to work in a variety of organisations including:

• The NHS
• The TCES Group
• Hackney Learning Trust
• The Depaul Charity
• Colombo Institute of Research & Psychology
• Al Masarra Hosptial

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

UK: Full time: £16,950 per year (2025/26), Part time: £8,475 per year (2025/26) International: Full time: £40,000 per year (2025/26), Part time: £20,000 per year (2025/26)

These tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

Deposit

If you receive an offer for this programme, you will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit to secure your place. Deposit payments are credited towards the total tuition fee payment.

The Home deposit is £500. The International deposit is £2000.

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies.
• Library fees and fines.
• Personal photocopier.
• Printing course handouts.
• Stationery.
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses.
• DBS checks.
• Graduation costs.
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions.
• Society membership fees.

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.

IOPPN Postgraduate Taught Scholarships

Scholarships of £5000 are available for this programme for 2025/26 entry, to support students with the financial commitments of postgraduate study. The scholarships are available for all full-time Home and International fee status students, with a deadline to apply of Friday 21 February 2025.