Mental Health Studies MSc

King's College London, University of London

I love both Guys and the Waterloo campus. They both have a calm and cosy atmosphere plus they have all the facilities I need. The library at waterloo not only have study rooms but they also have study pods and a discussion zone . This is convenient because if the study rooms are fully booked I know i have other options available.

King's College is a great place to study for it's variety of courses. I am currently undertaking the MNurs qualification so I can register as both an RN & RMN. I will qualify with both registrations in two years time. The lecturers are supportive, kind and very experienced. The sports facilities are brilliant as I play rugby. The only thing I would suggest to be improved is the new e-portfolio software that many students in the MSc/MNurs cohorts. Despite an overwhelming amount of complaints from the students, the nursing faculty were adamant to keep students using it. It has been an unnecessarily stressful first few months for the students. Even as I am now on my second placement, it is still fresh software. I would have suggested either students being offered the software as an option, or to have given the software more time before launching and having students work through the changes and uncertainty around the bugs and further development of the software. Many nurses who I have worked with had never heard of the software, so getting them to fill out a form as opposed to signing a book wasn't time efficient at all. Training the nurses at the trusts that are linked with KCL well in advance on the software would've been extremely helpful. No nurse I have met so far knows about the software. The software itself is a brilliant idea in theory, but the reality of it was that it added more stress and worry that was needed for a KCL student. Particularly the MNurs cohort, as it is our first year studying, we are already in an environment of 'trialling'. The added software has only caused more stress.

Of course the experience isn't comparable to that without an ongoing global pandemic, but the support, teaching and experiences that I have gained this year have still been worthwhile. I'm looking forward to a more normal year next year and engaging with classes more.

king's college London has offered me a great experience so far, I have loved meeting students from all over the world. My course topics and the lectures are very innovative. The best thing about London is that you can visit free museums and so many historical and cultural landmarks.