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History and International Relations

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 29 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
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King’s College London
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Course summary

BA History and International Relations is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary programme designed to develop your critical thinking and independence of thought about the past, and about the value of history for thinking about the key political and governmental challenges facing today’s world.

The strength of the two world-leading King’s departments offering this course – History and War Studies – ensures that you have access to a wide range of modules.

Key benefits

  • The degree is jointly offered by the History Department, ranked 8th in Europe in the QS World University Rankings by Subject (2025), and by the unique Department of War Studies, a world-leading centre for the study of international relations, conflicts and conflict resolution.

  • This is a cutting-edge programme, drawing on the best of both departments, and also on specialist expertise in the Departments of European and International Studies.

  • Outstanding flexibility, enabling students to develop their specialist interests in a very wide range of areas, with support from experts on virtually all parts of the world.

  • Our location in the heart of London offers unrivalled access to the museums, libraries, historical sites, archives and cultural resources of the capital.

  • Excellent employment prospects. King’s is ranked 6th in the UK for graduate employability (Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking 2025).

  • The combination of historical breadth with close engagement with contemporary world issues makes this degree an ideal preparation for careers in government, journalism, policy development, the NGO sector, and much more.

  • Students have the option to study abroad at one of our partner institutions for the second semester of the second year. Current options include University of Sydney, Hong Kong University, University of Auckland, Peking University and the University of Oslo.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/history-and-international-relations

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) • Full-Time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 29 September 2027

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
VL12
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
13 January 2027

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:
VL12
Institution code:
K60
Campus name:
Main Site

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAA

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. History is generally expected but not required.

T Level
Not accepted

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
ABB

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.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 36 Merit: 9

The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total.

Access to Humanities Diploma (or similar subject), including substantial study of History.

Scottish Advanced Higher
AA

Must include History.

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

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 36

36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels.

Note: The total point score of 36 includes TOK/EE.

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.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1H1H2H2H2H2

History is generally expected but not required.

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

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
D3D3D3

History is generally expected but not required.
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.

Required subjects: None
Preferred subjects: None

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.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

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
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland & Channel IslandsTBC

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 (£5,000 for Medicine and Dentistry) 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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