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Politics, Philosophy and Law

  • LLB (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 29/09/2026
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Our Politics, Philosophy and Law (PPL) LLB degree is the first course of its kind in the UK. Co-taught by The Dickson Poon School of Law, the Department of Political Economy and the Department of Philosophy, this four-year programme offers students the unique opportunity to take modules from these three different disciplines while simultaneously achieving a law degree. Students will have access to the module catalogue from all three departments. In addition to receiving a comprehensive legal training, PPL students will gain knowledge of contemporary legal, political, and philosophical theory to gain insight into how these disciplines connect with and inform one another.

Key benefits

  • Flexible curriculum structure, allowing students access to a wide range of modules from The Dickson Poon School of Law, Department of Political Economy, and Department of Philosophy.

  • Recognised as one of the UK’s premier law schools.

  • Taught by world-class academics, as well as visiting lecturers and practitioners from global law firms.

  • Located in historic Somerset House, with the Royal Courts of Justice, Law Society, and Inns of Court on your doorstep.

  • Engaged student-run societies that organize both social gatherings and career-oriented events, including the active dedicated PPL Society.

  • A dynamic Professional Skills curriculum, including professional skills modules, a legal clinic, and mooting programme.

  • A dedicated careers team to provide tailored guidance on accessing and succeeding in the legal profession.

  • Course essentials

  • Our four-year course—co-taught by The ​Dickson Poon School of Law, the ​Department of Philosophy and the ​Department of Political Economy—is designed to educate the ‘complete lawyer’. Over and above the legal expertise gained in a traditional, three-year LLB, the LLB in Politics, Philosophy & Law aims to provide broader insight into the philosophical underpinnings of law and policy, as well as the social and political context in which law is made and practiced.

After your first year, you will have the choice of applying to a study abroad option at IE University, Madrid. If you are successful in gaining a place, you will spend Year 3 abroad and your degree title will be ‘Politics, Philosophy & Law with a Year Abroad LLB’.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/politics-philosophy-and-law-llb

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Solicitors Regulation Authority

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • LLB (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 29/09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
LM21
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

King's College London, University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
LM21
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - A*AA

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Access to HE Diploma - D: 39 credits M: 6 credits P: 0 credits

The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 39 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 6 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject - Humanities, or similar - to be considered.

Scottish Higher - AAB

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

Scottish Advanced Higher - AA

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 38 points

38 points overall or an aggregate score of 19 from three Higher Levels. Note: The total point score of 38 includes TOK/EE.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H1, H1, H1, H2, H2, H2

Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - Not accepted

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal - D2, D3, D3

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.

T Level - Not accepted

Required subjects: None
Preferred subjects: None
All applicants must take the LNAT

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests
Law National Admissions Test (LNAT)
All applicants are required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) by 31 December. You may submit your Law application to King’s through UCAS before or after you take the LNAT - ensuring you submit before the UCAS January Equal Consideration deadline - however, to ensure equal consideration you must sit your LNAT test by 31st December. Please ensure that you select King’s when you register your LNAT account so that we are able to retrieve your LNAT result in a timely manner. Due to the competitive nature of the programme, we will be unable to consider your application further if you have not sat your LNAT by 31 December. This applies to all Home and Overseas applicants. However, for some Overseas applicants dispensations may be granted on an individual basis only where there is no LNAT centre in the candidate's country or no centre within a reasonable distance from the applicant's residence. Please note, LNAT results will not be carried over from one year to the next., therefore, the LNAT must be taken between 1st September and 31st December in the admissions cycle you are submitting your application. Please see the LNAT website for further details on registration and sitting the LNAT.

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill
PTE Academic69 overall with a minimum of 62 in each skill
TOEFL (iBT)100 overall with a minimum of 25 in writing and 23 in each of the other skills
Cambridge English Advanced185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Cambridge English Proficiency185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Trinity ISELevel III (ISEIII) with merit in each skill
Institution's Own TestPass the King's Pre-Sessional English Language Programme with Band 7
We also accept a number of English language tests taken as part of school-level qualifications. For more details, please see our website. Please note that the course requirements are under Band B.

Band B https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/how-to-apply/english-language-requirements

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

At King’s we don’t just use your grades to assess your application. We recognise that not everyone has the same educational journey and that some students have had to overcome challenges to achieve their grades.

Contextual offers are made to applicants who may have experienced barriers that have impeded their academic progress. Contextual offers may be up to two A-Level grades (or equivalent) lower than the advertised entry requirements found on the course pages.

Learn more on the King's College London, University of London website

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 5 other law courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For King's College London, University of London, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
A*AA Most common
  1. A*A*A*
  2. Highest grades
  3. ABB
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

11% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

How do you compare?

See how students with your grades have been accepted onto this course in the past.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

35 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
Channel Islands£9790Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For International fees and information, please see the course details on our online prospectus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

The fees stated are for entry in the forthcoming September. If you are applying for deferred entry, to commence the following September, fees may be subject to change.

All International applicants to Undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit of £2,000 against their first year’s tuition fee. This deposit is payable when you firmly accept an unconditional offer to study with us, and will be offset against your tuition fees when you join King’s.

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