I chose to study at Kingston Business School because I've heard a lot of good things of the Kingston University
and the course itself, Occupational Psychology
a very interesting program and I think Kingston has a lot to offer in this department
I chose to study at Kingston Business School because of the location and the facilities available at the university.
I really enjoyed my time at Kingston because I had the opportunity to meet different people with different culture and make really strong relationships.
I also enjoyed the different teaching style of lecturers which I found really inspiring and interesting and it kept me motivated in class.
One of the benefits to study at Kingston business school was the opportunity to enjoy a diversity of human resources seminars
where the university brings some professional from outside
The modules of this course were well structured It means they tried to link practical and theoretical bits
and preparing ourselves to act in the workplace, a real workplace
I would recommend Kingston Business School for prospective students
because I think it has to offer a very friendly and supportive environment
of course we had many workshops and guest lecturers that a lot to offer
they offered some very good tips for progressing our careers
I would recommend Kingston Business School for other prospective students
because of the facilities that are available here, I think those are quite amazing
the computers... the library.. the location..and more importantly the lecturers.. the quality of the teaching
I'm Rachel Lewis, I'm the Course Director of the Masters and Occupational and Business Psychology at Kingston Business School
We are an accredited course
what makes it unique however is that
we are the only accredited course run jointly by a Business School and a Psychology department.
It means that anything we teach is psychological theory but firmly rooted in a business context
Here at Kingston, we focus on employability, that's helped by the fact that as the Course Director
I work both in practice and in academia so I have a very clear understanding what's needed in the workplace
How we help the students with their career development is that at the beginning of the course
and then throughout the course we focus on skills and developing skills
that's both by case studies and exercises within the group but its also on making sure that assignments
are tailored to real world situations
and what we also provide is work experience opportunities both in practice
in consultancy and in research if that's what students want to do
so we hope by the end of this course that students are equipped, not only with knowing what they want to do
but knowing how to go about getting that
This course is entirely run by psychologists but not just occupational psychologists
we have experimental psychologists, cognitive psychologists.. clinical and social psychologists working on the course
Everyone that teaches on the course is also research active
what that means is that what we teach is cutting edge
also many of us that teach on the course also work in practice so therefore
what we teach is something that we know is going to be relevant in context after you leave uni
We don't have any exams. I know that's one of the key things that students like to hear
So we are purely assessed by assignments
we have eight modules, which closely follow the British Psychological Society accreditation modules
the full time course is run between two or three days a week, for a year
the part time course is taught weekends so approximately one weekend a month for two years
After I complete my masters degree, I hope that I can become an active member in an organization
so I can apply all the knowledge that I gained from the course
After completing my masters degree, I hope to go back to my country, Venezuela
and I would like to apply all of the knowledge in my family business
After finishing my masters degree, I hope to go back home to Denmark
work within a human resources department where I can develop the skills
and knowledge I've learned throughout this course
After completing my masters degree, I hope to put practical
my experience and my knowledge and my skills
maybe in a organization here in the UK or maybe back to my home country in Brazil