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Psychology

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 29 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
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King’s College London
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Course summary

Our Psychology BSc will introduce you to the psychological sciences and help you to explore their application to a variety of contemporary challenges. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), who have highlighted areas of particular strength in our course, including the emphasis on research-led teaching, our modules for developing employability skills, and the wide range of discipline-specific opportunities, placements and internships that are available for students at the world-leading Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).

The BSc degree is available as a 3-year option or a 4-year option (with placement year or study-abroad year). The admissions criteria are identical for the 3-year and 4-year BSc programmes. You will decide about joining, and apply to, the 4-year programmes in your second year of study, should you wish. If you are a Home student it does not matter which UCAS code you apply through, and please only apply to one. The different course codes are useful for those of you who are applying from overseas. If you have international fee status and think you might want to stay for 4-years, please use a 4-year code so that you have the correct visa from the start of your degree.

Key benefits

  • Our course offers a rich combination of modules across psychological disciplines with a research method strand throughout to prepare students for conducting their own research. Our teaching is delivered by a dedicated teaching team including several award-winning educators.

  • Students will be taught by world experts with a curriculum enriched by current research at the IoPPN, which is one of the world’s leading centres for interdisciplinary research in psychiatry and psychology. The Department of Psychology is one of the best-known and largest centres for clinical and health psychology in the UK.

  • We have unique partnerships with the South London & Maudsley Hospital (SLaM) and clinician-scientists that allow placements and voluntary work for our students.

  • This is an innovative programme into which interactive teaching opportunities have been integrated throughout all years of the programme.

  • We have a robust personal tutoring system, which has been commended by the BPS. Each student is allocated a personal tutor who supports them across their programme, providing pastoral support and practical skills training across several timetabled sessions each year.

  • King’s provides extensive Student Services available to support our students, which ranges from supporting their wellbeing and mental health, to accommodation and financial advice.

  • Students have the opportunity to join a four-year course by completing a year’s professional placement or a year abroad. This opportunity is subject to achieving a certain grade average and being accepted at a partner institution.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

Professional bodies

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

  • British Psychological Society

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 29 September 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:
C800
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 has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
  • EU
  • Wales
  • England
  • International
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Republic of Ireland

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:
C800
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry 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.

Must include grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

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.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

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

Access to Science Diploma (or similar subject). Level 3 study must include study of at least one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

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.

Must include grade A in Advanced Higher in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via a minimum Standard Credit Grade/Intermediate 2/National 5 Mathematics if not taken at Higher.

Scottish Advanced Higher
AA

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

Must include grade A in Advanced Higher in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via a minimum Standard Credit Grade/Intermediate 2/National 5 Mathematics if not taken at Higher.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
38 points

38 points overall or an aggregate score of 19 from three Higher Levels.

Must include grade 6 in Higher Level in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Notes:
The total point score of 38 includes TOK/EE.

For applicants studying the new IB curriculum, we can accept either Mathematics – Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics – Applications and Interpretation.

GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 5, if not studied/studying at Higher Level.

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

Must include at least one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

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.

Must include at least one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.

Additionally, Mathematics at GCSE grade 6/B (or equivalent).

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants must obtain or have obtained grade 6/B in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent).

T Level
Not accepted

Required subjects: A-level (or equivalent) grade A in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.
Grade 6/B in GCSE Mathematics (or equivalent).

Preferred subjects: Biology and Mathematics.

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 Bhttps://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

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course 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.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

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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