Palliative Care MSc, PG Dip, PG Cert 12 months Postgraduate Programme By King's College London |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

31,600 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

NursingMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Our focus is on training the healthcare leaders of the future, with a strong commitment to providing post-qualification programmes of the highest quality.

This is a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional course. In addition to practicing healthcare professionals, we also welcome and encourage medical students in their 3rd or 4th year to join our intercalated MSc Palliative Care programme.

This course incorporates leading research and innovative and evidence-based practice. It is delivered by the Cicely Saunders Institute in partnership with St Christopher’s Hospice.

Our programme is open to any professional working in palliative care or with people facing advanced illness. Palliative care is a multidisciplinary speciality involving doctors, nurses, and allied health and social care professionals. We believe our students learn best in a classroom reflecting this range of professions.

Applicants currently employed at hospices in the UK may be eligible to apply for a professional development grant via Hospice UK, such as the Wolfson Professional Development Grant and the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) bursary: https://www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-hub/support-for-your-role/grants/grants-and-bursaries-professional-development#content-menu-24104. These grants can provide up to £1,500 per year, with matched funding by your hospice encouraged by Hospice UK.

Key benefits
  • Our course has both a national and international reputation, which attracts students from all over the world.
  • Strongly focused on evidence and an understanding how to conduct research in palliative care and related areas.
  • Course based at the Cicely Saunders Institute, a WHO Collaborating Centre for palliative care and rehabilitation that is at the heart of national and international research and academic-clinical collaborations.
  • Our teaching staff are academics, practitioners, policy makers and global leaders in palliative care for adults and children.
  • The course is delivered in partnership with St Christopher's Hospice, meaning our curriculum is informed by experts in holistic and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.
  • You will be studying at the #1 nursing faculty in the world (2025 QS World University Rankings).

Programme overview

Main Subject

Nursing

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King's is a world-leading centre for applied and allied healthcare, clinical research and education. Our focus is on training the healthcare leaders of the future, with a strong commitment to providing post-qualification programmes of the highest quality.

This is a multi-disciplinary and multi-professional course. In addition to practicing healthcare professionals, we also welcome and encourage medical students in their 3rd or 4th year to join our intercalated MSc Palliative Care programme.

This course incorporates leading research and innovative and evidence-based practice. It is delivered by the Cicely Saunders Institute in partnership with St Christopher’s Hospice.

Our programme is open to any professional working in palliative care or with people facing advanced illness. Palliative care is a multidisciplinary speciality involving doctors, nurses, and allied health and social care professionals. We believe our students learn best in a classroom reflecting this range of professions.

Applicants currently employed at hospices in the UK may be eligible to apply for a professional development grant via Hospice UK, such as the Wolfson Professional Development Grant and the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) bursary: https://www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-hub/support-for-your-role/grants/grants-and-bursaries-professional-development#content-menu-24104. These grants can provide up to £1,500 per year, with matched funding by your hospice encouraged by Hospice UK.

Key benefits
  • Our course has both a national and international reputation, which attracts students from all over the world.
  • Strongly focused on evidence and an understanding how to conduct research in palliative care and related areas.
  • Course based at the Cicely Saunders Institute, a WHO Collaborating Centre for palliative care and rehabilitation that is at the heart of national and international research and academic-clinical collaborations.
  • Our teaching staff are academics, practitioners, policy makers and global leaders in palliative care for adults and children.
  • The course is delivered in partnership with St Christopher's Hospice, meaning our curriculum is informed by experts in holistic and compassionate palliative care of the highest quality.
  • You will be studying at the #1 nursing faculty in the world (2025 QS World University Rankings).

Admission Requirements

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6.5+
3.3+
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62+
A degree in medicine, nursing or dentistry or a 2:1 degree in life sciences or social sciences. You must also have experience of working in palliative care or an associated area, eg clinical or social care research.

1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
13,500 GBP
International
31,600 GBP

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