Ageing & Society

King’s College London

Master

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

Develop your knowledge and understanding of the experience of ageing societies and policies for an ageing world in our course. Ideal for social scientists, our course offers outstanding flexibility, with two pathways of study available: the MSc pathway focuses on quantitative research methods and data analysis while the MA concentrates on qualitative research methods and analysis. Join one of the leading centres for the study of ageing and later life worldwide.
The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits
Taught by faculty in the Institute of Gerontology, one of the leading centres for the study of ageing. The Institute is located in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, a unique, research-led interdisciplinary social science department directed by internationally recognised scholars.
Offers a highly flexible study programme, drawing on a broad range of professional and disciplinary expertise and experience from geriatrics, demography, sociology and policy analysis.
Provides close links with, and regular speakers from, social policy and healthcare fields, providing insights and up-to-the-minute knowledge of these areas as they affect ageing and older people.
Provides an awareness of national, crossnational and comparative perspectives of ageing populations, the ageing process and older people in society.
Located in the heart of London.
Provides education at the cutting edge of current research into ageing and later life, through taught modules and original research.

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London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

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Subjects

  • Data analysis
  • Global

Course programme

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits for MA and MSc.

Part-time students will be expected to take Population Ageing & Policy, Designing Quantitative Research and a 15-20 credit optional module in Year 1, with the remaining required and optional modules taken in Year 2.

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates

Required Modules

You are required to take these modules for the MSc pathway:

  • Population Ageing & Policy (30 credits)
  • Ageing, Health & Society (30 credits)
  • Designing Quantitative Research (15 credits)
  • Quantitative Data Analysis (15 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)

You are required to take these modules for the MA pathway:

  • Population Ageing & Policy (30 credits)
  • Ageing, Health & Society (30 credits)
  • Dissertation (60 credits)

MA students are also required to take two of the following research methods modules:

  • Designing Qualitative Research (15 credits)
  • Designing Quantitative Research (15 credits)
  • Critical Policy Research for Health and Medicine (15 credits)
Optional Modules

MA or MSc students can select 30-35 credits of optional modules from within the department or from other departments within King’s College.

Optional modules available for study may typically include:

  • Researching Vulnerable Populations (15 credits)
  • Data Manipulation & Management (15 credits)
  • Global Health Ethics (15 credits) and/or Pharmaceuticals & Society (15 credits)
  • Internship (20 credits)
  • Any Level 7 modules offered by King’s subject to approvals

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