Bioethics and Society MSc

King's College London

United Kingdom, London

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King's College London

United Kingdom , London

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,100 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Bioethics and Society MSc

About

Advances in biomedicine, neuroscience, and public health raise some of the most difficult ethical and societal questions today. The Bioethics & Society course allows you to study these questions through a unique interdisciplinary approach drawing on concepts, theories, and methods from philosophy and the social sciences, in a global health context. This will enable you to understand how bioethics influences the world, and how you can make an impact in the world. Visit our Subject Area pages for content, news and events about the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. We also have a range of scholarships available. Click on 'Our Faculties' at the top of the page and then 'Social Science & Public Policy' to find more information.

The only UK course based in a social science department, faculty of social sciences and public policy.

Taught at King's College London, ranked joint 31st in the World (QS World University Rankings 2021)

Taught in the heart of London, at King's College Strand Campus

Offers a thoroughly interdisciplinary approach to bioethics that draws from key concepts, theories, methods and findings from philosophy and the social sciences and science and technology studies.

Collaborates with other departments at King's to serve students' individual needs and interests and create exciting career streams of optional modules

Offers a methodological training in qualitative and quantitative research methods and critical policy research

Lectures and seminars are given by internationally recognized faculty who consult for the World Health Organization, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, and the U.K. Parliament Office of Science & Technology, among others

Provides skilled supervision to develop competence in executing a small-scale independent dissertation research project

Offers a rich programme of guest lectures and seminars, including the Biotechnology and Society research seminar, the Culture Medicine and Power conversations, the Mental Health & Society reading group, and the GHSM Seminar Series

Offers individualised career support to build a strong CV, helping students to identify opportunities to present their work, do internships, and secure funding

Collaborates closely with King's College Careers & Employability Office to enhance the employability of our students with targeted sessions

Offers an entry level onto PhD in Bioethics & Society at King's College London

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Postgraduate taught courses

Applicants who have completed a Bachelor degree from a recognised institution in Jordan will need to demonstrate the following grades to be considered for a Postgraduate course at King's:

UK degree classification	Jordanian equivalency
High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree (equivalent to 65% overall)	GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0 Overall score of 80%
2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0 Overall score of 75%
High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree	GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 Overall score of 70%

UK degree classification

Jordanian equivalency

High 2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

(equivalent to 65% overall)

GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0

Overall score of 80%

2:1 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.3 out of 4.0

Overall score of 75%

High 2:2 Class Bachelor (Honours) degree

GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0

Overall score of 70%

Postgraduate research courses

A Master's degree from a recognised university with high grades considered for programmes requiring a UK Master's degree.

English Program Requirements

To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate effectively in English and are able to do so in an academic environment. You are usually required to provide certification of your competence in English before starting your studies.

Career

Employability

Graduates from this course have gone onto the following destinations:

Policy consultation (e.g. Nuffield Council on Bioethics, King's Fund, UK Biobank Ethics & Governance Council)
National and international NGOs (e.g. disease charities such as Cancer Research UK or British Lung Foundation, Council on Health Research and Development, Gates Foundation)
Government (e.g. Department of Health, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Health Research Authority, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology)
Hospitals (e.g. clinical ethicist)
Private sector e.g. Pharmaceutical companies
Leadership positions in health care (for trained professionals)
Academic work in bioethics or sociology (e.g. our PhD programme in Bioethics & society)