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Industries\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG Faculty of Arts & Humanities\u003Cbr>􀁸 PG Faculty of Life Science & Medicine\u003Cbr>o Department of Nutrition of Dietetics\u003Cbr>o Department of Physiotherapy\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG Faculty of Life Science & Medicine\u003Cbr>o Department of Nutrition and Dietetics\u003Cbr>o Department of Physiotherapy\u003Cbr>o Department of Pharmacy & Forensic Science\u003Cbr>o Medicine\u003Cbr>􀁸 King’s Business School\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG and PG Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG and PG Study Abroad (Incoming)\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG and PG Dickson Poon School of Law\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG Dental Institute\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG and PG Global Institutes\u003Cbr>􀁸 PG Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience – Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy)\u003Cbr>􀁸 PG Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & MidwiferyMsc Nursing with Registration\u003Cbr>􀁸 UG Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (excluding Nursing Studies (for qualified healthcare professionals) BSc) | 7 | 6.5 | 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