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Medicine

  • MB BS
  • 6 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
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King’s College London
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Our Medicine MBBS degree provides an innovative and integrated curriculum to support your training and development as a medical professional. This will equip you to become an outstanding doctor and one of the next generation of medical leaders.

Key benefits

  • Integration of medical science with clinical teaching throughout with focus on learning in close contact with patients

  • Partner hospitals include Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ Hospitals – three of the most renowned and busiest teaching hospitals in London.

  • Students benefit from clinical placements at district general hospitals located across the south east of England and over 350 general practices.

  • Learn from some of the world’s most influential clinicians and scientists, who are global leaders in life sciences and medical research.

  • A multi-faculty university giving you access to a breadth of non-core subjects including humanities and social sciences.

  • Twinned with leading medical schools around the world, providing opportunities for clinical exchanges during your elective module.

  • Accredited by the General Medical Council (GMC), this Primary Medical Qualification entitles the holder to apply to the GMC for registration to practise medicine in the UK.

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.

  • General Medical Council

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

Ways to study this course

Campuses

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Study options

  • MB BS • Full-time • 6 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

Apply by
15 October

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:
A100
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
15 October

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:
A100
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

Please note that overseas applicants are only able to apply in October for entry onto the programme in September the following year. Unfortunately we are unable to consider international applications for deferred entry onto this programme (e.g. applying in October 2020 for entry in September 2022).

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - Not accepted

A level - A*AA

Must include Biology and Chemistry. GCSE grade 6/B in both English and Mathematics required, if not offered at A/AS level. 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. NOTE: If you are taking linear A levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all science subjects.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted

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

QAA Access to Medicine/Dentistry HE Diploma taken at a UK Further Education College full time over one year may 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. Must include Advanced Higher Biology and Chemistry. If only one of Chemistry or Biology is offered at Advanced Higher, the other must be offered at Higher level at grade A. English and Mathematics required at N5/Standard Credit grade 1 or 2/ Intermediate 2, with grade B if not offered 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 Biology and Chemistry. Notes: The total point score of 38 includes TOK/EE. GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation achieved at Standard Level/Higher Level grade 2 or Middle Years Mathematics grade 5. All applicants must take the UCAT.

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

Must include Biology and Chemistry.

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 Chemistry and Biology.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants must obtain or have obtained grade 6 or B in both GCSE English and GCSE Mathematics

T Level - Not accepted

Required subjects: Biology and Chemistry, as well as GCSE (or equivalent) study of English and Maths.
All applicants must take the UKCAT. For more information on our entry requirements, please visit our online prospectus.

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
Must be taken in the summer before applying

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.

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
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*A*A* Most common
  1. A*A*A*
  2. Highest grades
  3. AAB
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

29% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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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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