MSc War and Psychiatry Handbook

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Division ofPsychological Medicineand Psychiatry

MSc War and PsychiatryStudent Handbook2010/11


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Contents

WELCOME TO THE PROGRAMME .......................................................................................................................4

ABOUT KING'S COLLEGE LONDON ....................................................................................................................5

GRADUATE SCHOOL.................................................................................................................................................................5

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY ...........................................................................................................5 RESEARCH ..............................................................................................................................................................................5TAUGHT PROGRAMMES.............................................................................................................................................................5OUR GRADUATE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................................................................................5LIBRARIES ...............................................................................................................................................................................6STATISTICS AND COMPUTING....................................................................................................................................................6

ABOUT THE MSC WAR AND PSYCHIATRY PROGRAMME ................................................................................7

KEY CONTACTS .......................................................................................................................................................................7PROGRAMME OVERVIEW ..........................................................................................................................................................7PROGRAMME AIMS &OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................................7PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................................................................10CALENDAR 2008/09...............................................................................................................................................................11

COURSEWORK & DISSERTATION ..................................................................................................................... 13

COURSEWORK.......................................................................................................................................................................12DISSERTATION.......................................................................................................................................................................12ASSESSMENT.........................................................................................................................................................................13MARKING STRUCTURE ............................................................................................................................................................14EXAMINATION BOARD .............................................................................................................................................................14

LEARNING AND SUPPORT FOR LEARNING .....................................................................................................16

ATTENDANCE.........................................................................................................................................................................16ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL TUTORIAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................16ESSAY WRITING AND EXAMINATIONS ........................................................................................................................................16REFERENCING .......................................................................................................................................................................16ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPPORT ...............................................................................................................................................17

STUDENT FEEDBACK & REPRESENTATION....................................................................................................18

QUESTIONNAIRES ..................................................................................................................................................................18PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ......................................................................................................................................................18STUDENTSFORUM ................................................................................................................................................................18KINGS COLLEGE LONDON STUDENTSUNION..........................................................................................................................18EDUCATION SUPPORT TEAM (SCHOOL OFFICE) .......................................................................................................................18PERSONAL TUTORS................................................................................................................................................................18

ADVICE..................................................................................................................................................................19

WELFARE ADVICE ..................................................................................................................................................................19COUNSELLING........................................................................................................................................................................19KINGS COLLEGE LONDON STUDENTSUNION..........................................................................................................................19CAREERS ADVICE ..................................................................................................................................................................20CODE OF CONDUCT ...............................................................................................................................................................21EQUALITY &DIVERSITY ..........................................................................................................................................................21EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES..........................................................................................................................................................21

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.................................................................................................................................................22GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE........................................................................................................................................................22HEALTH AND SAFETY..............................................................................................................................................................22COLLEGE REGULATIONS .........................................................................................................................................................23

APPENDIX 1 MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES & REQUESTS FOR A BOARD OF EXAMINERS TO REVIEW ITSDECISION..............................................................................................................................................................24

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APPENDIX 2 COLLEGE STATEMENT ON PLAGIARISM AND RELATED FORMS OF CHEATING..............28

APPENDIX 3 AWARD SCHEME & CREDIT FRAMEWORK.............................................................................29

APPENDIX 4 AWARD GRANTING POWERS ...................................................................................................31

APPENDIX 5 THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM .................................................................................32

APPENDIX 6 NOTABLE DATES AND RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS .....................................................................34

APPENDIX 7 BIBLIOGRAPHY / RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND JOURNALS.................................................35

This booklet can also be provided in alternative formats

such as large print, tape and on disc upon request to the

Education Support Team (see page 18).


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Welcome to the Programme

Welcome to the MSc War and Psychiatry Programme. This handbook is designed with you in mind and you shouldfind here most of the information that you will need regarding the Programme, the Institute of Psychiatry and KingsCollege London, including details of the programme and modules you will be following, and welfare and other services

which Kings offers. At postgraduate level students are expected to take responsibility for their studies, so please makesure that you familiarise yourselves with the programme details and assessment regulations. For more information onKings matters you should consult Kings website http://www.kcl.ac.ukwhere you will find a section for currentpostgraduate students. Similarly, the Institute of Psychiatry website is a useful resource (http://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk)offering information and advice in pages aimed at current taught students. The Whats On link is also worth checkingregularly, as it lists forthcoming events such as seminars, lectures and conferences, most of which are open tostudents.

All students are automatically entitled to use facilities at Kings campuses including all libraries throughout King'sCollege London.

Studying at postgraduate level is stimulating and rewarding but it can also be challenging and demanding. It cansometimes feel as if you are the only person having difficulties, but be reassured that youre not the only one! Our aimis to support you in your studies and you will be assigned a personal tutor who you should meet at least once a term.Dont forget that other students can also be a valuable source of mutual intellectual and social support; study groupsand reading groups, for example, are good ways to share ideas and experiences and get to know fellow students.

Whilst we expect you to take your studies seriously, we also hope that you will take full advantage of the galleries,museums and cultural life that London has to offer. We are fortunate to have good transport links to many places ofinterest, including the Tate Modern, South Bank, National Theatre, Royal Festival Hall, the Millennium Bridge andShakespeares Globe Theatre, all of which can be reached by train or bus. At Denmark Hill you are a short trainjourney away from Southwark Cathedral and on Fridays and Saturdays Borough High Street plays host to one of thebiggest and best food markets in the UK. The interesting shops, cafes and theatres of Covent Garden and the WestEnd are only a bus ride away and there are lots of good cafs, pubs and places to eat near the campus.

Finally, we hope that you enjoy your time on the MSc War and Psychiatry Programme. Studying can and should be apleasurable, interesting experience and we wish you every success with the course.

Prof. Edgar JonesLinda Daley

Course Team, MSc War and Psychiatry


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About King's College Londonwww.kcl.ac.uk

Kings College London is one of Europes foremost research universities, with an outstanding reputation for teaching andresearch.

One of the two founding colleges of the University of London, Kings has four campuses within a square mile on the banks of theThames in central London and one at Denmark Hill, south London. Based in London Europes knowledge capital Kings

students have access to an unrivalled concentration of libraries, museums and research institutes.

With some 19,000 students and 5,000 staff, the College offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in nine schools: Instituteof Psychiatry, Biomedical and Health Sciences; the Dental Institute; Humanities; Law; Medicine; Nursing & Midwifery; PhysicalSciences and Engineering; Social Science and Public Policy.

Graduate Schoolwww.kcl.ac.uk/graduate/school

The College has a central Graduate School, based at Waterloo Campus, whose remit is to support current students throughnetwork events, a graduate skills development programme, information sharing, funding opportunities and career progression.The Graduate School website is an invaluable resource for current events and details of how to access the skills developmentprogramme; please contact [email protected] for more information.

About the Institute of Psychiatry

www.iop.kcl.ac.uk

The Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) is a global leader in teaching and research in the sciences relevant to mental health. Our workencompasses almost the entire range of disciplines required to understand the causes of mental disorders, to develop newtreatments, and to evaluate their implementation at patient level, as well as at the level of services and national health and socialcare policies.

As a student at the Institute you will be immersed in a vibrant, interdisciplinary research culture. You will mix with senior staff andfellow students working in complementary fields on a day-to-day basis, in seminars, lectures and, informally, in places like the cafdiner. We have strong connections to the South London and Maudsley Foundation NHS Trust; many of our academics areinvolved daily in the care of patients and we consult patient representatives about planning and design of research.

ResearchThe quality of our research has been recognised by our achievement of the highest 5* rating at the last two Research AssessmentExercises and our academics rank among the most influential researchers, nationally and internationally. Research is divided intothe following departments:

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Biostatistics & Computingii) Child & Adolescent Psychiatryiii)

Forensic Mental Health Scienceiv) Health Service & Population Researchv)

Clinical Neurosciencevi) Neurosciencevii) Psychological Medicine & Psychiatryviii)

Psychologyix) Social, Genetic & Developmental Psychiatry

Taught programmesNew current taught student web page

Graduate programmes are taught in relatively small student groups, encouraging specialist knowledge in topics related topsychiatry, psychology, and neuroscience, developing students for careers as clinicians, therapists, researchers and educators.We offer an exceptionally wide range of programmes covering subjects such as clinical psychology, neuroscience, cognitivebehavioural therapies, addiction and forensic mental health. Close contact occurs between staff and students throughout theprogrammes, which enables students to become part of the dialogue of their chosen disc ipline.


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Our graduate environmentThe Institute of Psychiatry has recently undergone major refurbishment work, extending the purpose-designed, specialist researchfacilities with state-of-the-art equipment and laboratories.

Four exciting new centres have opened recently, the CCBB (Centre for Cellular Basis of Behaviour), the MRC Neurodegeneration& Clinical Neuroscience Centre, the Psychosis Centre and a Centre for Forensic Mental Health, along with newly refurbishedfacilities for Biostatistics and Epidemiology.

Librarieshttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/library/

As students of the Institute of Psychiatry, students on the War and Psychiatry programme have access to the Inst itutes library andWeston Education Centre, at the Denmark Hill Campus, and to libraries at other Kings College London campuses. In addition,Information Services and Systems (ISS) offers a range of services to students including those delivered through Public AccessWorkstations Service (PAWS). You will be offered information retrieval training sessions during the first term to help you improveyour searching skills.

The Institute of Psychiatrys library is the largest in Europe dedicated to Psychiatry and its related disciplines, with a stock ofapproximately 40,000 books and 200,000 volumes of periodicals. You are advised to make use of this vast resource wheneverpossible.

In addition, you will have access to approximately 550 current periodicals, and a wide range of electronic journals and onlineinformation services. Any items not held can usually be requested via a rapid inter-library lending service. Ample seating for

readers is available on three floors of the library and facilities for online computer-based literature searches are provided, as aremicroform readers and photocopiers. Training is offered free to library members on the use of data-bases and electronicinformation sources.

A number of special collections are housed in the library, including items formerly belonging to key figures in the historicaldevelopment of British Psychiatry. The manuscript collections and the Guttman-Maclay collection of psychopathological art arehoused in the archives building of the Bethlem Royal Hospital.

All students are automatically entitled to membership of all the libraries of King's College London, including the nearby King'sCollege Hospital library, which holds general medical literature. Students are also able to join the University of London Library.This membership provides further access to a number of special collections, including the British Psychological Society Libraryand the library of the Royal Statistical Society. Access may be arranged, if required, to as many as sixty-two other specialisedlibraries within the University of London.

Statistics and Computing

http://biostatistics.iop.kcl.ac.uk

The Institute has a Department of Biostatistics & Computing, which runs a statistical consultancy service, offering courses instatistical techniques and software applications, and providing advice on data processing. The Computing section of thedepartment offers a helpdesk service: users can send their queries via email or visit the section, although more complicatedissues may require extended appointments.

The Statistics section runs also runs a consultancy helpdesk (Monday to Thursday, from 2.00 - 3.30) offering staff and studentsassistance with statistical problems. Should further consultation be needed an appointment will be made for a longer session.Students should consult their supervisor before seeking help from the helpdesk as most stats problems can be dealt with bymembers of the programme staff.

Additionally, the Department offers statistics courses: elementary courses are open to all students and staff of the Institute withoutcharge; more advanced, specialist short courses are also occasionally available to people outside the Institute for a fee. TheComputing section also runs courses in SPSS throughout the academic year.


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About the MSc War and Psychiatry Programmehttp://www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/courses/?id=13

Key ContactsProgramme Leader: Prof. Edgar Jones ([email protected])Programme Administrator: Linda Daley ([email protected])

Mode of Attendance

Mode of attendance: Full-time 5 days per weekPart-time 1- 1 day per week

Duration: Full-time 1 yearPart-time 2 or 3 years

Programme OverviewThe Institute of Psychiatry (IOP) and the Department of War Studies jointly founded the Kings Centre for

Military Health Research (KCMHR), which was launched in September 2004. Not only is this new enterprise designedto undertake research into the health of the armed forces, it is also a vehicle for the wider dissemination of knowledge.

The MSc in War and Psychiatry, therefore, is an essential element in the operation and philosophy of KCMHR.This course seeks to place military psychiatry in its appropriate cultural, historical and social context.

Seminars provide an opportunity to analyse particular disorders (such as shell shock, post-traumatic stress disorderand Gulf War syndrome), explore prevention (can recruits be screened for vulnerability to psychological breakdown),treatments (so-called forward psychiatry, the creation of specialist units close to the front line to treat men withcombat exhaustion), and the roles of military psychiatrists (to conserve the fighting strength) and to draw comparisonsbetween different nations (including but not restricted to the UK, US, France, Germany and Israel).

With seminars on the reality of war, it attempts to put a human face on combat and to explore what are theshort and longer-term psychological consequences of combat. Seminars on war pensions and veterans seek toelucidate the dilemma of financial compensation for psychiatric injury. In addition, using evidence from the SecondWorld War, the psychological effects of air-raids on civilians are also discussed in relation to the current terroristthreat. By locating these themes in their cultural context, the MSc explores how functional disorders, such as shellshock, were interpreted by clinicians on the battlefield, and how their meaning changed in the post-war period forveterans. Similarly, particular treatments drifted in and out of fashion. To explain why a clinical intervention was

popular or considered out dated, requires us to understand not only the state of medical knowledge but also thedemands of planners and commanders. Psychiatric disorders were reconstructed by each new generation of doctorsand administrators. It is vital to place them in their social, medical and military context.

Detailed programme information

Programme Aims1)

To demand responsible study and critical evaluation of the complex methodological, ethical, historical, medical,cultural and empirical aspects of military psychiatry.

2) To develop an ability to evaluate critically current research and advanced scholarship in the history, developmentand practice of military psychiatry.

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To foster an awareness of a comprehensive range of approaches relevant to the multi-disciplinary nature ofmilitary psychiatry.

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To instil a systematic and reflexive understanding of the psychiatric and psychological aspects of modern warfare.5) To promote initiative, originality, creativity and independence in identifying, researching, judging and solving

problems at an advanced level.6)

To develop relevant transferable skills to be found in the learning and assessment schemes in the programme.


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Programme ObjectivesThe programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding andskills in the following areas:a) The nature, significance and complexities of the history, development and practice of military psychiatry as revealedthrough:

1) Systematic and reflexive investigation of the literature and the conceptual, therapeutic, operational,historical and ethical issues surrounding the relationship between war and psychiatry.2) Advanced understanding of a comprehensive range of concepts, theories and methods relevant to militarypsychiatry.3) Specialised studies in one or more aspects of military psychiatry.

b) Intellectual skills:1) To engage critically with a wide body of literature and to demonstrate the ability to deal with complexconcepts and problems to an advanced level.2) To exercise informed and independent critical judgment across a range of source material involvingstructured and reasoned argument sustained through both essays and a dissertation.3) To identify, formulate and articulate solutions to intellectual problems at the forefront of military psychiatryusing initiative, originality, creativity and independence.

c) Practical skills:1) To gather, organise, evaluate and interpret information from a variety of sources, including, whereappropriate, primary materials.2) To apply concepts, theories and methods in an appropriate, systematic and reflexive manner.

3) To investigate critically, develop and present arguments about, and offer solutions to, complex or narrowlyspecialised problems at an appropriately advanced level.4) To make use of constructive feedback to achieve progression in knowledge, understanding, methods andjudgment.5) To organise and maintain individual learning strategies.

Entry RequirementsThe normal minimum entrance requirement for registration on a Masters degree is:i) a second class honours degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard

obtained after a programme of study extending over not less than three years in a university (or educationalinstitution of university rank), in an appropriate subject; or

ii) a registerable qualification appropriate to the programme to be followed awarded by a UK university inmedicine or dentistry, or a qualification of an equivalent standard appropriate to the programme to befollowed awarded by a university outside the UK; or

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a professional or other qualification obtained by a formal examination and approved by the Institute.All teaching at the Institute is conducted in English and it is therefore essential that students have asufficient command of the language to follow their course.

Candidates for whom English is not their first language will be required to provide proof that they possess anadequate level of English competence. The minimum levels are either an IELTS score of 7.0 or a TOEFL score of 600paper based or 250 computer based. Grade C or above in GCSE English, the Hong Kong Examination AuthorityAdvanced Use of English or the Malaysian General Certificate of Education: English as a foreign language are alsoacceptable.

A candidate possessing alternative qualifications which do not conform with those normally prescribed forentry may be considered for registration if the candidate, by evidence of their background and experience or generaleducation, scholarship or training satisfies the Institute as to their fitness to follow the programme and to profit by it.


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Teaching UnitsTo achieve its educational objectives the course has been designed with an introductory core module, which takesstudents through the basic concepts of military psychiatry, and a second compulsory core module in Advancedconcepts in military psychiatry. In addition, students are required to study one option course selected from at leastnine options provided by the Department of War Studies. They are also required to complete a 15,000-worddissertation on a theme chosen from within the broad field of war and psychiatry.

Compulsory Units: The two compulsory core units are as follows:1) War and Psychiatry: an introductionTwenty seminars will provide an introduction to the main developments and principles of military psychiatry from 1900to the present. Key topics include: the issue of shell shock in World War One; the discovery of forward psychiatryand PIE methods to treat combat stress reaction; attempts to treat battle exhaustion in World War Two; grouptherapy at Mill Hill and Northfield; comparative approaches in France and Germany; the realities of war and the impactof combat on servicemen; the efficacy of forward and base treatments; Vietnam and the rise of PTSD; veteranspressure groups and war pensions; Gulf War syndrome; psychiatric responses of civilians to trauma and the issue ofrisk communication: the need to encourage vigilance without causing panic. There will also be at least one visit toeither: Combat Stress (Ex-Services Mental Welfare Society) or to the Centre for Defence Medicine.

The module is primarily based on the UK experience, though reference throughout will be made to US,Israeli, French and German examples for comparison. Students will be encouraged to explore cultural differencesbetween armies. It is a comparative course, which uses the past to inform the present and draws on the differences

between nations.

The twenty seminars are as follows:1. A general introduction outlining the main developments and principles: the pre-1914 origins of military psychiatry,World War One and the problem of shell shock together with the discovery of forward psychiatry and PIE methods;attempts to treat battle exhaustion in World War Two and advances in group therapy at Northfield and Mill Hill;Vietnam and the politics of PTSD; Gulf War syndrome and subsequent health concerns in Bosnia and Kosovo.2. Shell Shock and its Legacy3. World War Two: military psychiatry comes of age4. Comparative perspectives: France, Russia, Japan and Germany5. Military psychiatrists: the contributions of key figures6. The Airforce: lack of moral fibre7. The realities of war8. Women in the armed forces

9. Treatment of war-related psychiatric injury10. Post-combat syndromes11. Vietnam: war psychiatry, politics and PTSD12. Gulf War syndrome13. Veterans, pressure groups and f inancial compensation14. Law and ethics of war-related psychiatric injury15. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)16. The Wars of Israel17. Civilians: the blitz to Bin Laden18. Psychiatric casualties: the literary perspective19. Screening and the military20. Psychological effects of chemical and biological weapons

2) Advanced Concepts in Military PsychiatryThis second core course is designed to build on the work undertaken in the introductory module. It too is taught in tentwo-hour seminars. Key topics include:1. Changing nature of war and issues relating to mental health of personnel in the armed forces

2. Contemporary civilian response to disasters

3. The mental health of UK troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan


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4. Military intervention and humanitarian action: Trends, ethical dilemmas and future directions

5. The Future of Military Psychiatry

6. The psychology of the terrorist and terrorist groups

7. Combat motivation - How soldiers survive intense or prolonged stress

8. PTSD: Contemporary lessons from the field

9. Psychological problems of prisoners-of-war

10. Media and veteran health issues / The role of the media in veterans health issues

3) Option CourseStudents are required to complete one full optional course or two half-units to fulfil the course requirements. Part-time students complete this course in their second year. Based on feedback from students, we havedesigned an option course specifically for War and Psychiatry students. It is called Complex PoliticalEmergencies, Health and Security and is taught by Dr Preeti Patel. The lecture and seminar topics are asfollows:

1. Introduction to Complex Political Emergencies, Health and Security2.

Causes of Conflict3.

New Security Challenges - Terrorism4. Health and Security

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Military-Civilian nexus6. Forced Migration7.

Reproductive Health and Conflict8.

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence9.

Mental Health of Militarised Groups10. Military Health and Behaviour11. HIV, conflict and security12.

Disease control in emergencies13.

Policy and Operational Issues14.

Global Health from structural adjustment to the Millennium Development Goals15. Aid in Conflict Environments16. Civil Society and Governance17.

Role of the Private Sector18.

Health in Post-Conflict Fragile States

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Conflict resolution & Post-Conflict Peace-building

Alternatively, students can take an option course from a list provided by the Department of War Studies. The rangeand number of these option courses vary annually depending upon the availability of tutors. Application is directly tothe Department of War Studies and places are not guaranteed.

Programme CommitteeThe programme committee has overall responsibility for overseeing the programme, including sy llabus and assessment criteria.The membership of the Programme Committee is:

Programme Chair Prof Simon WesselyProgramme Leader Prof Edgar JonesProgramme Lecturer Dr Preeti PatelHead, Education Support Karen LangridgeHead of Department Prof Simon WesselyDean Prof Peter McGuffinInstitute Secretary Richard Barnard

The responsibilities of the Programme Committee are:


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To consider feedback from students on the programme.

To ensure that the programme is academically sound and compares favourably with other similar programmes.

To enhance and develop the curriculum in line with current trends in the subject.

To ensure the programme falls within the remit of the Institute's academic profile.

To guarantee that entry requirements, teaching methods, assessment procedures and provision of support are suitable

for both the programme and students.

To ensure that assessment procedures are fair and consistent and that the award conferred is appropriate to bothprogramme and student performance.

To make sure adequate resources are made available to the programme.

To liaise with the Institutes Teaching Committee and consider any business required by that committee.

In practice, responsibility for day-to-day shaping of the programme is devolved to the Programme Learning and Teaching Group,which comprises of the Programme Chair, Programme Leaders and members of the teaching staff

Calendar 2009/2010

Term Dates Week commencing to week ending

Autumn Term 27thSept 2010 - December 10th, 2010

Spring Term January 11th, 2010 - March 12th, 2010

Summer Term19thApril 2010- June 25th, 2010

Submission deadline for assessed course work Date

3,000 word essays

At least one essay by Tuesday, January 5 th,

2010All three essays by Friday, March 26th, 2010

5,000 word essay Submit by July 1st, 2010

Dissertation Submit by September 1st, 2010


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Coursework & DissertationPlease ensure you familiarise yourself with the following requirements.

Coursework

Format and word lengthAll coursework should be submitted in as both electronic and hard copies.

Course work should be presented in the following way

Student number on each page - NO NAME

Typed on A4 white paper with at least 1.5 line spacing

Font size 12

All course work should include one (1) front sheet with the following information

Study Unit Name

Essay title

Name of candidate

Candidate number

Year of study

Word count

Submission


Introductory core courseAt least one essay by Tuesday, January 5 th,2010All three essays by Friday, March 26th, 2010

Advanced core course Submit by July 1st, 2010

DissertationDissertations longer than 15,000 words (excluding references) will be penalised

Three (3) copies of the dissertation should be handed to the programme administrator by 12noon on the Friday July 27th 2007.

The dissertation should be presented in the following way: -

Student number as a header on each page NO NAME

Typed on A4 white paper with at least one & half spacing

Font size 12

All course work should include a removable front sheet with the following information:

Study Unit name

Essay title

Student name

Student number

Word count

Submission


Dissertation Submit by September 1st, 2010

Late SubmissionMaterial for assessment, including essays, case studies and dissertations, must be submitted by the dates specified in thishandbook. Material submitted late will normally be failed with a mark of zero unless the candidate has suffered illness or


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other cause found acceptable to the Board of Examiners(refer to the Mitigating circumstances & requests for a Board ofExaminers to review its decisionfor more details).

Section 1.01Section 1.01Section 1.01Section 1.01 Guidelines for the Presentation of the DissertationGuidelines for the Presentation of the DissertationGuidelines for the Presentation of the DissertationGuidelines for the Presentation of the Dissertation

There are several different styles for the presentation of references etc, as you will notice during

your reading. However, authors writing for publication have to follow the preferred house style

of the publishers and journals for which they write, so it is helpful to get into the habit of using

such a house style. It is also important that there be a level playing field, with all students

working under the same restrictions, for example concerning how many words footnotes absorb.

QuotationsQuotations are meant to amplify or illustrate your argument. You should be sparing and judicious

in their use. Always ask yourself: could I really not say that in my own words? If that is not the

case, then ask yourself: does the quotation really illustrate or add to the point I am making?

Definitely do not provide quotations (or source references in notes) for commonly known facts,

for example, As Michael Howard writes in his biography of the philosopher, Clausewitz was

born in 1780.

In British style, single quotation marks should be used: e.g., All men are liars. Double quotationmarks are used only for quotations within quotations: e.g., I said in my wrath, All men are

liars. The closing quotation mark, in British style,precedes all punctuation marks, except a

question mark, exclamation mark, dash or parenthesis if these form part of the original source.

When a quotation runs to more than three lines of typescript it should be indented. In that case, no

quotation marks are used (except for quotations within the quotation, for which single marks are

used). For example:

I [Gregory of Tours] would like to make a brief comparison between the happy

outcome of the Christians who have believed in the Holy Trinity and the disasters

which have befallen those who have sought to destroy it.... It is, by the way, a great

mystery to me why the voice of the prophet calls spiritus principalis what the

heretics maintain to be something of minor importance.1[1]

There are three more things to note about this quotation:

Editorial additions to the original text are placed within square brackets. Additions are

required to explain what would otherwise be ambiguous to your reader.

If you leave out part of a sentence between the first and the last word you indicate this with

three dots. Four dots should be used if you exclude the end or beginning of a sentence, or one

or more complete sentences.

Non-English words (whether they appear in quotations or in your own writing) should be

printed in italics or underlined.

Proper nouns

United States Department of Defense is a proper noun, and should be spelt exactly as iscustomary in American English. When obviously referring to the US DoD, Defense Department

you should ensure that you use the US spelling of Defense. Similar rules should apply to other

proper nouns in the English language, which should be spelt as their owners do.

1[1]Gregory of Tours (1974), p. 161.


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These rules do not apply to translations from foreign languages. The German

Verteidigungsminister should be translated as Defence Minister using the British spelling.

When quoting URLs for Web sites as references in scholarly papers, the spelling must be exactly

as given in the original. For example, www.defenselink.mil links to the US Department of

Defenses main portal. However, www.defencelink.mil leads to a site not found error.

Footnotes & EndnotesThe purpose of notes is twofold: they provide room for making a point that is peripheral to the

main argument and they provide a home for your bibliographic references (see below).

Notes which contain peripheral information should be used sparingly, as they tend to be

distracting for a reader and may lead you off into the wilderness of irrelevance. You should

always make an effort to include all information except references in the main text. If something

does not fit into your main text, it is often better to leave it out entirely.

Since much of the information you present will be based on the research and writings of other

authors, you have to accept a basic rule in academia: that you credit the authors you use. Failure

to do so may constitute plagiarism. Whether you borrow an argument, paraphrase a section, or

provide a direct quotation, all forms of derivation must be supported by references.

Kings prefers footnotes, that is, notes situated at the bottom of the page to which they refer.

Some word-processing packages do not allow for footnotes. In such cases, endnotes (that is, notes

gathered at the end of your piece of work) are allowed.

Note numbers are usually placed at the end of a sentence, behind all punctuation marks. In

exceptional circumstances, the note number can appear within a sentence. An example of where

this is permissible is when the note refers to a statement you reject or qualify in a further part of

the sentence and ambiguity would result if it were placed at the end of the sentence. Note,

however, that it still has to appear at the end of a clause after a punctuation mark it is never

inserted directly behind a word.

ReferencesTo save words, your references to sources in footnotes or endnotes should be in abbreviated form,

and keyed to the full reference to the bibliography. References to the work of other authors

should contain the following information: surname, year of publication in parentheses, and the

relevant page numbers. For example:

Freedman (1989), p. 20

Honig & Both (1996), pp. 35-40

In the case of edited collections and journals, provide the name of the author(s) who wrote the

chapter or article to which you refer, and not the overall editor of the work.

You may use ibid. (short for ibidemor in the same place) only if the work to which you are

referring was the last one to appear in your previous note.

In cases when two authors possess the same surname, and have published work in the same year,

you should differentiate between them by using their initials. For example:

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Jones, A.J. (1974)

Sometimes you may need to refer to multiple pieces of work which have been written by the same

author in a single year. In such cases you should differentiate between them by appending a

lower-case letter to the year of publication, in both the note and the bibliographic reference. For

example:

Smith (1995a)Smith (1995b)

If the name of an author is not supplied, as in official reports, you should use the title of the

source itself as the alphabetical key to the full bibliographical reference, as follows:

Statement on the Defence Estimates (1996), para.216

When citing very short sources such as newspaper reports, you should give the full reference in

the footnote, rather than listing all of the news articles you have consulted in the bibliography.

You need not mention authors except for editorial or feature articles, and a typical reference

would be:

Milosevic thugs pelt election challenger, The Times, 15 September 2000

Sources which you have found in electronic form, on CD-ROM or on the Internet, should be cited

as far as possible using the same conventions as for published material. Articles, books or reports

will look indistinguishable in the footnote, and only the full bibliographical reference will include

the CD-ROM or website address instead of the normal publication details. Shorter sources should

have a full citation in the footnote, as for newspaper articles. The key thing in either case is to

include the full web address (be accurate!) and the date accessed, since the web is a constantly

changing medium. A typical short reference might be:

MoD Publishes Reappraisal of Initial Training System,

http://news.mod.uk/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=2534, 16 July 2003

BibliographyAll your assessed work should include a bibliography. This should be placed at the end of your

work and contain all the articles and books you consulted in alphabetical order. References to

books should contain the following information: author, year of publication, title (includingsubtitle), place of publication, publisher. The name of the publisher is optional, but desirable. You

can use the Harvard system if you wish. The system adopted by the Department of War Studies

follows and can be used as an alternative.

Bond, Brian (1977),Liddell Hart: A Study of his Military Thought(London: Cassell)

van Creveld, Martin (1989), Technology and War: From 2000 B.C. to the Present (New

York: The Free Press)

Delbrck, Hans (1991),History of the Art of War in the Framework of Political History, Vol.

IV: The Modern Era, tr. Walter Renfroe (Lincoln, Neb.: University of Nebraska Press)


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Zielonka, Jan (1992), Security in Central Europe, Adelphi Papers, No. 272 (London:

Brasseys for the International Institute for Strategic Studies)

Unlike American authors, British authors often do not give their first name, only their initial(s).

Follow whatever the title page of the book tells you. The title either appears in italic or is

underlined. Do not mix the two. Choose one or the other (the choice usually depends on the

capabilities of your word processor). Also, note carefully the use of punctuation marks in theabove citations, the position of the volume number, the inclusion of the name of a translator, and

the position of the name of a series.

If the book you consulted notes on the title page or copyright page that it is a new edition, note

this as well in your citation. For example:

Freedman, Lawrence (1989), The Evolution of Nuclear Strategy, 2nd edn. (London:

Macmillan)

An edited book should be cited as follows:

Freedman, Lawrence, ed. (1994), War(Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press)

If there is more than one editor list them all and write eds. behind their names. A chapter from

an edited book is cited as follows:

Waldron, Arthur (1994), Chinese Strategy from the Fourteenth to the Seventeenth

Centuries, in Williamson Murray, MacGregor Knox and Alvin Bernstein, eds., The

Making of Strategy: Rulers, States, and War(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press),

pp. 85-114.

References to an article should contain the following information: author, year of publication, title

of the article, name of the journal, volume number, issue number, and page numbers.

Capitalisation of titles applies in the same way that it does to book titles. For example:

McGlynn, Sean (1994), The Myths of Medieval Warfare,History Today, Vol. 44, No. 1,

pp. 28-34.

If the article appeared in an edited volume, cite it as follows:

Paret, Peter (1986), Clausewitz, in Peter Paret, ed.,Makers of Modern Strategy from

Machiavelli to the Nuclear Age(Oxford: Clarendon Press), pp. 186-213.

Section 1.02 Further informationThe information presented on references is by no means exhaustive. For queries about cases not

covered here, consult Judith Butcher (1992), Copy-Editing: The Cambridge Handbook for

Editors, Authors, Publishers, 3rd edn. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). The bestreference work, however, is The Chicago Manual for Style(1993), 14th edn. (Chicago: University

of Chicago Press). Although it sets the standards for American usage, it does mention British

practices when these differ.

For more general guidance on writing style and technique, try Gordon Taylor (1989), The

Students Writing Guide for the Arts and Social Sciences(Cambridge: Cambridge University


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Press). Finally, do not hesitate to consult your Personal Tutor or module tutor about problems

regarding form or substance.

Assessment

Assessment MethodsThe course is assessed by means of 4 3,000 word essays, 1 5,000 word essay, and a 15,000 word dissertation.

Assessment WeightingEach element of assessment carries a particular weighting, that is, it constitutes a proportion of the overall mark. The weighting forassessments on the MSc War and Psychiatryand associated courses are given below. In order to pass the Programme,candidates are required to pass each module with a weighted average mark of at least 50 (the weighted average for the moduleis the weighted average of all the assessed elements for that module). Refer to the Appendix for the Scheme for the awardof theMasters degree.

Module % of final mark:Introductory Core Course 23Advanced Core Course 22Option Course 22Dissertation 33

Assessment CriteriaThe tables below show the generic assessment criteria against which all assessed work will be marked. Specific marking criteriafor different elements of assessment (exams, essays, case studies and the dissertation) will be made available during the Autumnterm.

Examinations and other forms of assessment are marked numerically out of 100. The following scheme shows the general criteriaused to assess the quality of the work.

Overall Equivalent (%) Description

Distinction 70+%Advanced and comprehensive essay. Logical, organised and systematicanswer, covering all the major aspects of the topic. Evidence of independentstudy, originality and critical evaluation demonstrated by selection and

presentation of relevant material. Excellent standard of presentation andanalysis.

Merit 60-69%Good knowledgeable, logical, organised and accurate answer covering most ofthe major aspects of the topic. Some evidence of independent study.Demonstrates a clear and accurate understanding. High standard ofpresentation and analysis.

Pass 50-59%Accurate answer covering most of the major aspects of the topic, and someevidence of independent study or critical evaluation.

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Marking StructureAll examined work for all programmes is marked by at least two internal examiners. Before any marks are provisionally awarded,the essay or report (or other assessed item) is judged against a set of criteria to decide the appropriate grade. The final mark foreach assessed item is scrutinised by the External Examiners and approved by the Programme Board (see below).

ResultsResults of examinations and coursework undertaken during the 2007/8 academic year will be sent by post to students after theprogramme exam board meets. The marks indicated will be provisional and subject to ratification by the School Board ofExaminers, which meets in November.

ReassessmentA candidate who fails an examination at the first attempt may, at the discretion of the Board of Examiners, be reassessed on thefailed element on one further occasion, normally during the September replacement examination period (see the Calendarsectionof this handbook). However, results for retakes are capped at 50%.

Examination Board

Structure and FunctionsThere are three levels of examination boards:

The College Board of Examiners is responsible for both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes throughout the

College. Its role is to co-ordinate, regulate, advise and to maintain consistent standards throughout the College, ensuring thatprocedures and regulations in relation to examinations are properly carried out.

At Institute level, there is an Institute Board of Examiners, which is responsible for all postgraduate programmes within theIoP. The Institute Board reports to the College Board of Examiners, and membership includes the Chairs of each individualProgramme Board of Examiners (see below). It is responsible for the approval and co-ordination of marking schemes. TheInstitute Board meets a number of times a year to discuss and decide on matters relating to examinations. It approves therecommendations of the Programme Boards of Examiners with regard to all results including the c lassification of degreeawarded to each student. In this way, the Institute Board ensures that comparable standards are applied across the variousfields of study within the Institute.

Individual Programme Boards of Examiners are responsible for one or several related programmes. The Programme Boards

consider and agree upon the content of examination papers, makes recommendations on the appointment of VisitingExaminers and on the examination marks for individual students on their degree programmes. The Programme Boards makerecommendations to the Institute Board of Examiners on awards to individual students. Programme Boards may alsorecommend that individual students be permitted to re-sit failed examinations.

Membership of Programme Board of Examiners

Chair Prof Simon WesselyInternal Examiners Prof Edgar Jones,External (Visiting) Examiners Dr Marguerite Dupree, Prof Ian RobbinsIntercollegiate Examiner Prof Christopher DandekerHead, Education Support Team Karen Langridge

Terms of reference

1. To ensure that assessment procedures are fair and consistent and that the award conferred is both appropriate to bothprogramme and student performance

2. To ensure that marked components are clear and unambiguous and comprise a fair and appropriate reflection of theprogramme itself

3. To ensure comparability of standards with similar postgraduate programmes

4. To recommend final degree classification to the Institute Board of Examiners

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External (Visiting) ExaminersThe main functions of External (Visiting) Examiners are to ensure that the programmes offered at the College and the Institute,and the grades of degrees awarded, are of a standard comparable with those at other universities in the UK, and that theexamination system is fair and equitably run. They also act as adjudicators in individual cases. External Examiners are thereforeexperts (often Professors) in particular fields of study and are drawn from other higher education institutions in the UK. Essentially,their duties are to:

comment on and approve draft examination papers and advise upon other modes of assessment appropriate to thesubject;

sample examination answer scripts and other assessed material including coursework to ensure an appropriatestandard of marking, and to act as adjudicators on borderline pass/fail cases;

interview students as permitted by College and programme regulations;

approve pass lists;

report formally on the degree programme and its method of assessment so that the Programme Boards and the InstituteBoard of Examiners can modify their procedures if necessary.


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Learning and support for learningAt postgraduate level, independent learning is encouraged and the MSc War and Psychiatry Programme is designed to enableyou to extend your knowledge and understanding of subjectand to develop transferable skills, including literature searching,critical appraisal and research. The Programme is delivered through a range of teaching and learning methods, aiming to provideup-to-date coverage of subjectissues and to offer you opportunities to pursue your own interests through extended essays andthe research-based dissertation.

Seminars and discussions form the core teaching for each module. They cover the main topics and key themes in the curriculum

of each module. You are expected to supplement class work and lecture notes with further reading. Students find it helpful to dosome preparatory reading each week. As well as recommended references, which are linked to each weeks sessions,independent literature searches will extend your knowledge and understanding and increase your chances of success. During thefirst term there will be a library induction and a workshop on literature searching. Studying for a postgraduate diploma or mastersdegree is a stimulating and enjoyable experience but it can also place challenging demands upon students, particularly those whohave full-time jobs and families. In addition to taught sessions, postgraduate courses require independent study and personalcommitment and you are expected to dedicate time and energy to your studies. In order to get the most out of the course youshould arrange to devote at least a day a week to your studies (part-time students) or 2-3 days per week (full-time students), inaddition to class contact time.

AttendanceStudents are expected to attend all elements of the course. As well as adversely affecting your own learning, non-attendance hasa detrimental effect on fellow students and group morale. Attendance will be monitored regularly. Repeated non-attendance willbe brought to the students attention. If you are unable to attend for more than one week please notify the Programme Office.

Academic and personal tutorial supportModule and Programme Leaders provide academic tutorial support. Students are also assigned a Personal Tutor whose role is tooffer guidance and support in dealing with the demands of postgraduate study. It is best to try to meet your tutor at least once aterm and to keep in contact with them by email. If you experience, or anticipate, difficulties whilst on the course, it is yourresponsibility to seek support as soon as possible from academic and personal tutors, who will do their best to help you.

Essay writing and examinationsAs part of the programme assessment process, students will be required to either submit coursework (e.g. essays, case studies)and/or sit examinations in each module. In these, success depends not just on how much, or what you know but, on how youconveyyour knowledge and understanding, orally or in writing. For those who have been away from studying for some time, thiscan be a daunting task. In recognition of this, module and programme leaders provide opportunities to discuss assignments. There

are also useful study guides available on essay writing and preparing for exams, and many local authorities run short s tudy skillscourses. In addition, the Kings English Language Centre is a very useful resource for international students (see EnglishLanguage Support below for more information).

Referencingwww.kcl.ac.uk/content/1/c4/43/02/citing.pdf

The accuracy and thoroughness of referencing are taken into account in assessing written work, so as well as being part ofacademic discipline, acquiring the habit of good referencing is in your best interests. The system of referencing, which must beused in written work, is a standardised one, closely based on the now widely adopted Harvard System (see Appendix 6).Simplicity and comprehensiveness are the advantages of this system. Like all systems, this does not provide a single, perfectanswer to every unusual case. However, if you adopt the principles described, you should not go wrong.


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English Language Supporthttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/elc

All teaching at the Institute is conducted in English and it is therefore essential that students have a sufficient command of thelanguage to follow their course.

The Kings College London English Language Centre is to there to help international students with any problems they might haveconcerning their written and spoken English. It offers tuition in General English (EFL/ESL) and English for Academic Purposes(EAP) courses throughout the year.

Subject to availability, part-time courses are available free of charge to students who require English language support. TheCentre also offers an Advanced English Language course for students wishing to sit the Cambridge Proficiency Examination. Inaddition, the Centre offers workshops in communication and study skills for students whose first language is English and whohave problems with essay writing, spelling etc.

For more details about English language tuition and courses contact the Centre on 020 7848 1600 or email [email protected].


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Student Feedback & RepresentationStudents have the opportunity to provide their v iews on their programme, facilities, the Institute and Kings through studentrepresentatives on the Programme Committee and in person at Student Forum meetings. We are keen to receive studentscomments and ideas for improving the programme, and incorporate these into programme delivery where feasible. There arethree main ways you can make your views known:

Through student representatives (see above).

Termly questionnaires

Yearly questionnaires

QuestionnairesStudent feedback on the teaching and content of courses is obtained through termly questionnaires which you will be asked tocomplete anonymously. The form covers teaching and learning quality, information resources, administrative support and theKings environment, and has space for any other comments. Analysis of the questionnaires by the Programme Leader will allowyour views to be integrated into the future development of the programme.

Student feedback also forms a large part of the annual monitoring process. All programmes are required to produce a report onthe operation of the programme each year. Included as part of this report is a summary of the feedback received from students,mechanisms used for assimilating and processing students comments and examples of how previous feedback from students hasresulted in changes being made to the programme.

Programme Committee

The Programme Committee meets at least twice a year. It offers students the opportunity, through their student representatives, todiscuss the programme and raise any issues with members of the programme team.

Students Forumwww.iop.kcl.ac.uk/studentforum

The Students Forum of the Institute of Psychiatry meets on a termly basis and provides students with the opportunity to voiceconcerns and discuss educational and other matters of mutual interest with key administrative staff.

Kings College London Students Unionhttp://www.kclsu.org/

All students are automatically members of Kings College London Students Union (KCLSU). KCLSU exists to represent theinterests of all students at Kings and provide a wide range of high quality recreational, social and welfare services at all

campuses. In addition to this, it can provide confidential advice and support on a range of issues see the Advice section belowfor more information about this service.

Education Support Team (School Office)www.iop.kcl.ac.uk/est

You can go the Institutes Education Support Team for advice and information. It is situated in the main Institute building, at theDenmark Hill Campus and is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. Staff are on hand to help you with any problems and canusually point you in the right direction for obtaining advice and assistance if they cannot help directly.

Personal TutorsAll students are appointed a Personal Tutor who will meet students at the beginning of the programme and once a term thereafter.Students are required to take the initiative in approaching their Personal Tutor if an issue arises outside of these times. Personaltutors will contact you generally by email, so please make sure that you regularly check your College and personal emailaccounts.

The role of the Personal Tutor is to provide independent advice on a range of issues and act as a point of contact for studentsexperiencing problems not dealt with through the normal process of academic supervision. The Personal Tutor should ensure thatstudents are aware of the facilities, resources and services offered by the Institute and the College in relation to health care,counselling and financial assistance.


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Advice

Welfare Advicehttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/welfare

Personal Tutors are available to discuss a range of problems that students may encounter, but students may also wish to talk tosomeone from outside their programme.

Institute and Kings College Welfare Advisers offer free, confidential advice and guidance on a range of practical issues for currentstudents, including finance and money management, social security and disability benefits, housing rights, consumer law andimmigration issues.

The Student Support Officer on the Denmark Hill Campus is based in the Education Support Team, on the second floor of themain IoP building. Drop-in sessions, lasting about 10 minutes, take place regularly in the Student Welfare and Support Office,situated by the Caf Lounge, and appointments can be made for more detailed queries. For more information please contactBecky Cooper (Student Support Officer) on 020 7848 0237, or email: [email protected] or [email protected].

Should you wish to speak with someone outside the Institute you can phone the Welfare Advisers on the numbers given above tobook an appointment, or visit the office to pencil your name in the Advisers timetable. Most booked appointments are for up tothirty minutes and take place in a confidential one-to-one setting and, where necessary, follow-up appointments can then bemade.

Emails can be sent to [email protected] for initial inquiries or to request information. However, it must be noted that e-mails arenot strictly confidential as other authorised members of the College can obtain access. For confidential or more complex matters itis therefore advisable to book an appointment to see an adviser.

Counsellinghttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/structure/admin/acareg/studentservices/counselling

The College operates a counselling service which aims to enable students to make the most of their opportunities by helping themcope with any problems or difficulties that may arise of a personal or emotional nature. The team includes professionally trainedcounsellors, group analysts and a psychiatrist. All of the help offered is strictly confidential.The counselling service at theDenmark Hill Campus is based in the Western Education Centre, by appointment only, every Monday. For appointmentstelephone 020 7848 1731, or email [email protected].

Kings College London Students Unionhttp://www.kclsu.org/

Kings College London Students Union (KCLSU) offers advice services to Kings students primarily through the Advice Centre andthe VP Education and Representation.

The Advice Centre is an independent organisation run through the Students Union, which offers f ree, confidential and impartialadvice and information on a range of subjects, including:

Academic Queries (e.g. Academic Hearings, Disciplinary Hearings, How to Change Programme/College, Problems withProgramme/Lecturers, etc);

Problems with Halls (e.g. tenancy agreements, rights to repair, deposits;

Employment Issues (e.g. seeking work, employee's contracts, etc);

Legal Advice (e.g. basic help and referrals, etc); Personal Queries (e.g. harassment, attack, children/childcare, marriage, divorce, etc).

The Advice Unit is staffed by the Academic Caseworker and is based in the KCLSU Resource Centre on the first floor of theStrand Site. In addition, the Academic Advisor offers appointments at all other College campuses; appointments can be madeusing the online form on the KCLSU website www.kclsu.org or by emailing [email protected].


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Careers Advicewww.kcl.ac.uk/careers

Given the specialist nature of the majority of programmes at the Institute, either the Programme Leader or other members of theprogramme team are often best placed to offer you careers advice. We hope to have a dedicated careers advisor present at theIoP from September 2007 (days and times are to be confirmed). For those who want further advice, the College has a CareersService which provides careers counselling and information on a wide range of careers and postgraduate programmes.

A vast range of information about careers, postgraduate programmes, employers, and job vacancies is available in the informationlibrary (Waterloo campus), where Information officers can help you find the information you need. Copies of the weekly JobOpportunities Bulletin are available from the Information Services Centre in the Franklin Wilkins Building, keeping you up-to-datewith latest news and event from the University of London Careers Service

The main Careers Service office and the information libraries are open Monday to Thursday, 09:30 to 17:00, and Fridaysfrom12:00 to 17:00. Students can meet with a careers adviser for a 10-15 minute Quick Query consultation without anappointment on Monday to Thursdays from 11:00 to 17:00 during term timeand from 14:00 to 17:00 in vacations. If a longerdiscussion is required, this can be booked after an initial Quick Query consultation.

For further information please contact:

Kings College London Careers ServiceRoom G43, Ground FloorJames Clerk Maxwell Building57 Waterloo RoadLondon SE1 8WATel: +44 (0)20 7848 4053Email: [email protected]


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College Policieswww.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone

Code of ConductLectures are for the benefit of students. It is essential to have a quiet atmosphere to allow the lecturer to make an effectivepresentation and the students to concentrate on the lecture. Lecturers who are disturbed by disruptive or interfering behaviourhave a right to ask offending students to leave.

You can contribute to the success of lectures by adhering to the following guidelines:

1.

Arrive punctually so that the lecture can start on time. Late arrivals distract the lecturer and other students, and arediscourteous and inconsiderate.

2. If the lecture is delayed because students are late, valuable time is lost and this may result in the lecture running over timeinto the break. If you are more than five minutes late you should not enter the lecture unless you can do so without causingany disturbance.

3. Maintain a quiet atmosphere during the lecture by ensuring that your mobile phone, bleep or pager is switched off.

4. Do not talk while the lecturer is talking.

5. Concentrate on the material that is being presented.

6. If you have a question, you should attract the lecturers attention by raising your hand.

7. You should not leave a lecture before it ends unless asked to or given the option by the lecturer.

8.

You should complete evaluation forms or offer feedback as requested by the lecturer. Feedback should be constructive tohelp the lecturer improve the quality of teaching.

Equality & Diversitywww.kcl.ac.uk/equal_opps

The Equality & Diversity Department provides information and advice for staff and students on equality issues. The Departmenthas a number of useful web pages providing up to date information such as the College's Race Equality Policy and disability-related information sheets.

The Department includes the Director of Equality and Diversity, the Disability Co-ordinator and the Disability Support Officer. Tomake an appointment for advice, information and/or specialist support or student assessment services call 020 7848 3398(tel/text) or 020 7848 3490 (fax) or email the Department at [email protected].

Equal OpportunitiesKings College London is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. In order to achievethis aim, the College seeks to:

ensure that prospective and current students, job applicants and members of staff are treated solely on the basis of theirmerits, abilities and potential without any unjustified discrimination on grounds of age, sex, disability, family circumstances,race, colour, nationality, citizenship, ethnic origin, social and economic status, religious belief, sexual orientation, maritalstatus or other irrelevant distinction;

promote good relations between individuals from different groups; recognise and develop the diversity of skills and talentwithin both its current and potential staff and student body;

foster a culture based on trust and mutual respect;

undertake a programme of action to make equality policies effective;

monitor progress towards achieving equality of opportunity on a regular basis; communicate to staff, students, associates and others the promotion of equal opportunities and College procedures to

sustain it.

Students with DisabilitiesIf you are a disabled student, or you are experiencing temporary or sudden onset of a disability, the Disability Support Team atKings and an IoP based Disability Advisor can assist you in a number of ways. In addition, your Department may be able to


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provide the following: special seating, handouts or booklists in advance, rearranged time-tables, long book loans, extra time forexaminations and extra support from staff.

If you are a home-domiciled postgraduate student, you may be eligible for the Disabled Students Allowance. This is a financialpackage which helps to cover the extra costs of studying with a disability such as notetakers, assistive technology and extraphotocopying costs. Contact the Disability Support Team for more information regarding eligibility and details on how to apply.

If you suspect that you may have dyslexia or learning difficulties, the Disability Support Team can provide advice and guidance. In

the past, Kings has funded Dyslexia Assessments for students through the Hardship fund.

More detailed information for students with disabilities can be found in the College's Disability Handbook: An individual's guide.This is available online at www.kcl.ac.uk/equal_opps/ or from the Education Support Team and Equality & Diversity Department.

To make an appointment to see the Disability Support Officer or the Disability Co-ordinator contact 020 7848 3398 (tel/text) oremail [email protected]. To Make and appointment to see the IoP Disability Advisor please contact Juliana Onwumere:[email protected].

Grievance ProcedureIn the event of an academic grievance, students should first speak to their Programme Leader or Personal Tutor.

It may be appropriate for a students complaint, particularly if it is of a general rather than a personal nature, to be referred to oneof the following:

Programme Committee

Students Forum

Teaching Committee

In the event of the student being unable to resolve the grievance to their satisfaction, the student should approach the Chair of theTeaching Committee.

If the grievance still remains unresolved to the satisfaction of the student then the student may submit a request for redress inwriting to the Dean, who will make an initial response within fourteen working days. The correspondence between the Dean andthe student will form part of the evidence that the student has exhausted all local mechanisms in respect of Section 5:5.2.1 of theCollege's Grievance procedure for students.

Students whose grievances arise from allegations of sexual or racial harassment from members of staff or other students shouldseek redress using the procedures set out in the Colleges Code of Practice on Sexual and Racial Harassment.

Health and Safetywww.iop.kcl.ac.uk/departments/?locator=409

The Institute has a Health and Safety policy which aims to ensure safe working conditions and practices and to assign managerialand functional responsibilities in order that accidents and other losses are prevented or reduced. The policy applies to all staff,students and visitors working at the Institute. Where the Institute shares the occupation or control of premises with anotheremployer then the safety policy and detailed arrangement will be jointly co-ordinated to ensure the health and safety of alloccupants. Where Institute staff or students undertake any work on premises under the control of another employer then the policyand arrangements of that employer will apply.

Students must register with a doctor and dentist in the area where they live. Overseas students and their dependants are entitledto free health care under the National Health Service providing that their programme of study is full time and lasts for more thansix months.

Overseas students who are on programmes of study of less than six months are not entitled to free health care under the NationalHealth Service. Students from European Economic Area countries should complete Form E111. Students from countries outsideof the EEA which have no reciprocal arrangements with the United Kingdom should ensure that they take out medical insuranceprior to leaving their home country.


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College regulationshttp://www.kcl.ac.uk/about/governance/regulations/students.html

Please refer to the College Regulations booklet, which was included in your enrolment pack. For additional copies, please contact

the Education Support Team ([email protected]) or visit the College Regulations pages on the Kings Collegewebsite.


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Appendix 1 Mitigating circumstances & requests for a Board of Examiners to review itsdecision

What do I do if my examinations or assessment are affected by circumstances outside my control?From time to time circumstances arise which are outside your control and which may prevent you from performing to yourpotential. Such circumstances might include illness, the death of a close relative, or an accident. When such things occur close toyour examinations or an assessment deadline, you may feel that your performance will suffer as a result. However, the Collegehas mechanisms in place to ensure that you will not be disadvantaged in any way provided that your need is genuine and that youfollow the procedures approved by the College.

An overarching principle of the Colleges assessment policy is that if you present yourself for an examination or submit anassessment, then by doing so you are declaring yourself fit to take that examination or to undertake that assessment,and therefore whatever mark you are awarded will stand. Only in very exceptional circumstances will a mark awarded beannulled if you have sat the examination or submitted the assessment.

Request for Withdrawal / ExtensionIt is therefore essential, if you feel that due to circumstances beyond your control you are not properly fit to enter an examinationor to submit an assessment by the deadline, that you seek to be withdrawn from that examination or request an extension to thedeadline for the submission of an assessment. The procedure for doing this is as follows:

You must submit a Mitigating Circumstances Form (MCF) or an Extension Request Form (EFR). These are standard

forms, available from your School Office (or equivalent) or downloadable from the College website:www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone/attachments/MCF%2005-06%20Web.pdf/www.kcl.ac.uk/college/policyzone/attachments/ERF%2005-06%20Web.pdf.

You must complete the form in full, and submit it to your School Office (or equivalent) together with all supportingdocumentary evidence (e.g. doctors certificate).

You must submit the form at least 7 days before the start of the first examination from which you wish to be withdrawn, or 7days before the assessment submission deadline. This 7 day rule is to allow sufficient time for a decision to be made, and forthat decision to be communicated to you.

i)

Once received by your School Office (or equivalent), your MCF and/or ERF will be logged and forwarded to the Chairman ofyour Board of Examiners.

The Chairman is required to satisfy him/herself of the following before s/he is able to accept your mitigating circumstancesand grant your request:

i)

That your mitigating circumstances are true it is therefore necessary that you submit as much supporting documentaryevidence as possible.

ii) That your mitigating circumstances constitute good cause this means that s/he will need to be sure that thecircumstances were outside your control and constitute a good reason for not taking the examination or submitting theassessment. It is therefore not sufficient if, for example, you were ill several months before the examination orassessment deadline, are going to a wedding in Australia the week before the assessment deadline, or are playing in asporting fixture on the day of the exam!

iii) That your mitigating circumstances would render you unfit to enter the examination or to complete the assessment bythe deadline, or that they would otherwise prevent you from entering the examination or undertaking the assessment bythe deadline.

iv)

That your mitigating circumstances would have a s ignificant and adverse impact on your performance in theexamination or assessment.

Provided that the Chairman is satisfied that all of these criteria have been met, s/he will accept your mitigating circumstancesand agree to your request. The Chairmans decision will be notified to you as soon as possible.

ii) Where the Chairman accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to withdraw you from an examination, you will bedeferred in that examination and will be offered a replacement examination. You would normally be expected to enter thisreplacement examination at the next available opportunity.


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Where the Chairman accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to an extension to a deadline for the submission ofan assessment, the Chairman may determine the new deadline or may allow you to negotiate a new deadline with theassessment organiser.

The Chairman will also report his/her decision to the next meeting of the Board of Examiners.

iii)

Where your mitigating circumstances do not meet the above criteria and your request is consequently rejected, you will berequired to enter the examination or submit the assessment by the deadline. If you do not, you will receive a mark of zero forthat examination or assessment, the same as any other student who fails to enter an exam or submit an assessment.

Request for Retrospective Withdrawal/Extension2If your circumstances arise within 7 days of the examination or the submission deadline, or you are otherwise unable to submityour request at least 7 days before these dates, it will not usually be possible to consider your request in advance. In this case,you will have to consider how serious and genuine your circumstances are and, referring to the criteria above, make a judgementas to how likely it will be that your mitigating circumstances will be accepted. You should also bear in mind that if you choose toenter the exam or submit the assessment you will be deemed to have considered yourself fit to do so, and any mark awarded toyou will stand regardless of the strength of your mitigating circumstances. If you choose not to enter the examination or not tosubmit the assessment, you will still have an opportunity to submit your mitigating circumstances and to request to beretrospectively withdrawn from the examination or granted an extension or alternative assessment. However, in this case yourmitigating circumstances will not be considered until the next meeting of the Board of Examiners, and will be considered by the fullBoard and not just the Chairman. The procedure is as follows:

iv) You must submit a MCF, again to your School Office (or equivalent) together with all supporting documentary evidence (e.g.doctors certificate).

You must submit the form in advance of the meeting of the Board of Examiners at which the result of your examination orassessment will be considered.

v) Once received by your School Office (or equivalent), your MCF will again be logged and will be presented to the meeting ofthe Board of Examiners.

Your mitigating circumstances must meet exactly the same criteria as if you had submitted them in advance, as listed above,i.e. the Board of Examiners must satisfy itself of the following before it is able to accept your mitigating circumstances andgrant your request:

i)

That your mitigating circumstances are trueii) That your mitigating circumstances constitute good causeiii)

That your mitigating circumstances rendered you unfit to enter the examination or to complete the assessment by thedeadline, or that they otherwise prevented you from entering the examination or undertaking the assessment by thedeadline.

iv) That your mitigating circumstances would have had a significant and adverse impact on your performance in theexamination or assessment.

Additionally, and very importantly, the Board of Examiners must satisfy itself:

v) That you were unable, or for good reasons unwilling, to request to be withdrawn before the exam or to requestan extension before the deadline.

Therefore if you cannot demonstrate that you had a good reason for not having submitted your mitigation in advance, yourmitigating circumstances will be rejected and you will be awarded a mark of zero for that exam or assessment. Goodreasons would include the circumstances arising less than 7 days before the exam or assessment deadline, or if you were illand in hospital up until 7 days before the exam or deadline and therefore not able to submit the MCF or ERF.

Provided that the Board is satisfied that all of these criteria have been met, it will accept your mitigating circumstances andagree to your request.

vi) Where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to retrospectively withdraw you from the examination,you will be deferred in that examination and will be offered a replacement examination. The mark of zero will be annulled,and the replacement will be considered to be your first at tempt (provided that the exam was itself your first attempt). You

would normally be expected to enter this replacement examination at the next available opportunity.Where the Board accepts your mitigating circumstances and agrees to an extension to a deadline for the submission of anassessment, the Board may determine the new deadline or may allow you to negotiate a new deadline with the assessmentorganiser. The mark of zero will be annulled, and the new submission will be considered to be your first attempt (providedthat the original submission was itself your first attempt). The Board may also require you to undertake an

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