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<\/a><\/a>Below we\u2019ve written a bit about ourselves, how we got here, our experiences so far and what we\u2019re looking forward to. We\u2019ll also be in charge of the \u2018IoPPN Postgraduate Class of 2017 Facebook page<\/a>. If you haven\u2019t already joined the group, please do so, as it is a great platform for you to ask us questions and raise any concerns. We will also post about interesting events, the latest IoPPN research and industry news too.<\/p>\n We hope both this blog and the Facebook group<\/a> will be useful for to you all!<\/p>\n Tamsin & Sarah<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Who we are<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tamsin:\u00a0<\/strong>Hi everyone, I studied Psychology BSc at University of Portsmouth and I graduated in 2014. I then worked as a recruitment consultant for a year, before going travelling for a year across Asia, India and Africa. Now I am studying an MSc in Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology<\/a> at the IoPPN. I am currently going through the graduate scheme application process<\/a> and I hope to secure a place to start in September 2017. I have applied to various graduate schemes to keep my options open, these include management consultancy, HR and project management. The good thing about the long graduate scheme application process is that you get a really good feel for the job you are applying for \u2013 every cloud has a silver lining! If anybody would like any information about the application process, please get in touch and I will be happy to give advice.<\/p>\n Sarah:\u00a0<\/strong>Hi all, I\u2019m a postgraduate at the IoPPN studying an MSc in Affective Disorders<\/a>. I graduated from my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology last year (November 2016) and went straight into starting my masters course here at King\u2019s – after a working over summer to save up money for tuition. I have had a mixed bag of course-related work experience from working as a research intern in different labs over summer to taking part in summer school programmes such as EPFSA Junior Researcher Programme. I am hoping to go down the Clinical Psychology route, and so after my masters I will be looking for a paid position as a research assistant in a lab or as a staff member in a mental health service.<\/p>\n About our courses<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Tamsin:\u00a0<\/strong>The Organisational Psychiatry and Psychology MSc is a really unique course. I wanted to continue studying Psychology on a course that could be applied to business, so this one was perfect. I am studying mental health in the workplace and strategic interventions for psychological well-being in organisations, as well as basic mental health and research methods. It is also great that I could choose my own dissertation – I am currently working with the Widening Participation department<\/a> to understand the mental health of under-represented student groups transitioning to university. I love that the course is relatively small (with only 27 people) but we share some lectures with the other Mental Health Studies MSc courses, so we have the best of both worlds!<\/p>\n Sarah:\u00a0<\/strong>My course (Affective Disorders MSc) is quite new to the IoPPN, it\u2019s a one-year taught master\u2019s focused on mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder. However it\u2019s taught through a variety of techniques such as lectures, seminars, case presentations, workshops and a clinical placement with a service within the South London and Maudsley (SLaM<\/a>) NHS Foundation Trust. Unlike my undergraduate degree, students are not solely assessed through essays and exams. I really like this aspect as I feel I\u2019m acquiring skills I will need in the future as a practicing Clinical Psychologist.<\/p>\n