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Psychology with a Professional Placement Year

King's College London, University of London

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King's College London, University of London

Course options

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    29-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

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).


Key benefits

- Our course offers a rich combination of research and clinical expertise. This is an innovative programme into which interactive learning opportunities have been integrated throughout all years of the programme.- Our teaching is delivered by world experts and enriched by current research at the IoPPN, one of the world’s leading centres for interdisciplinary research in psychiatry and psychology. We have unique partnerships with the South London & Maudsley Hospital (SLaM) and clinician-scientists that allow placements and voluntary work for our students.- The Department of Psychology is one of the best-known and largest centres for clinical and health psychology in the UK.- 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, financial and careers advice.- Students have the opportunity to join a four-year course by completing a year’s professional placement. 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

Application deadline

29 January

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University information

King's College London, University of London

King's College London, University of London

  • University League Table

    19th

  • Campus address

    King's College London, University of London, Strand, London, London, London, WC2R 2LS, United Kingdom

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Top-tier outcomes: ranked 14th in the UK for Graduate Prospects (Complete University Guide 2026), King’s empowers global careers.
Global research impact: study at a world top university, home to 14 Nobel laureates and pioneering research across disciplines.
International student support: from visa advice to academic English prep, King’s offers tailored support to help you thrive from day one.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Psychology

    11th out of 118 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 220
    184 84%

    8th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    76.0 76%

    15th

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.11 78%

    52nd

    10

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