Undergraduate Tuition Fees 2021-22
Home fees for students based in the UK are set at £9,250* per annum for new students starting in September 2021.

The UK government has confirmed that students from the EU, EEA or Switzerland starting their course in 2021 will no longer be eligible for home fee status, and will instead pay the international tuition fee rate.

Existing home and EU status undergraduate students who began their course of study between 2012 and 2016 have their tuition fees set at £9,000 per annum. Existing students who began their course of study between 2017 and 2021 will have their tuition fees set at £9,250*.

International tuition fees* can be found on the online prospectus.

• Please note that all tuition fees may be subject to additional increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

Tuition Fee Deposits

lnternational applicants to undergraduate programmes are required to pay a deposit to secure their place, which will be offset against their tuition fees when they join King’s.

For medical and dental programmes, a deposit of £5,000 is payable when firmly accepting a conditional or unconditional offer to study with us.
For all other undergraduate programmes, a deposit of £2,000 is payable when firmly accepting an unconditional offer, or at the point when a firmly accepted conditional offer is made unconditional.
Applicants will be informed when the deposit payment is due to be made.

For full details of tuition fees for your chosen course, please see the online prospectus for more information.

Students from the European Union

The UK government has confirmed that students from the EU, EEA or Switzerland will no longer be eligible for home fee status, and will instead pay the overseas tuition fee rate.
Students who started their course in the 2020/21 academic year or earlier will still be liable for the home rate of tuition fees if they continue to meet the existing residency criteria.
Please be aware that the official policy governing fee assessment and funding entitlement for the 2021-22 academic year has not yet been published so we are unable to provide any details of these at this stage.
EU, EEA and Swiss students who started their degrees in the 2020-21 academic year or earlier should be aware that some changes of circumstance (e.g. suspension of study) may lead to loss of entitlement for home-rate fees.
For the most up-to-date guidance, please see the UK government’s guidance for EU students.

Please also read the advice for EU students published by our Advice and Guidance service.

Further information can be found on the website of the UK Council of International Student Affairs.

King’s remains fully committed to being a multicultural, international university and our European students are a very important part of our community.

How can I pay my tuition fees?
Most* home undergraduate students do not have to pay any tuition fees whilst studying, unless they wish to. Instead, you take a student loan for fees. Repayments start the April after you complete your course and are earning over £21,000.

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DurationClassical Studies & Comparative Literature BA

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Discover the relationship between the great works of classical antiquity and literature from around the globe on this joint degree.You’ll study the…Full-time

UCAS codeQQ28

DurationThree yearsComparative Literature BA

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Explore the similarities and differences between literature written in different places and at different times. The Department of Comparative Literature at King’s…Full-time

UCAS codeQ200

DurationThree yearsComparative Literature with Film Studies BA

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Study the similarities and differences between literature written in different places and at different times in the heart of London, alongside study…Full-time

UCAS codeQ2P3

DurationThree yearsEnglish BA

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Our dynamic English BA degree offers you the chance to study in the heart of London and engage with its literary history….Full-time

UCAS codeQ300

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UCAS codeQ3P3

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Explore the ancient worlds of Greece and Rome alongside study of English literature. By combining Classics with English literature you can expect…Full-time

UCAS codeQ8Q3

DurationThree yearsGeography BA

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Studying geography at King’s enables you to examine some of the key issues facing the world today, including sustainability, global inequality, urban…Full-time

UCAS codeL700

DurationThree yearsGeography BSc

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Studying geography BSc at King’s enables you to examine some of the key issues facing the world today, including climate change, environmental…Full-time

UCAS codeF800

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Kings College London Medicine International Students

Medicine MBBS

Key information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Classroom
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-level:
A*AA
Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements
Duration:
5 Years (6 if an optional intercalated degree is undertaken)
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2022
Application deadline:
15 October 2021

UCAS code: A100 (Please note: the course details below apply to 2021 entry. The details for 2022 entry are being updated and will be published in the coming days so please check back for the very latest information before you commit yourself to any of our courses.)

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 also 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.
• In addition, 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.

• Course essentials
• Entry requirements
• Teaching & structure
• Careers
• Fees & Funding

Our MBBS degree aims to train students to become: • critical scientific thinkers • collaborative leaders and innovators • outstanding patient-centred clinicians • excellent team-players • educators and life-long learners • resilient and adaptable professionals. The course is divided into three ‘Stages’ with an optional intercalation year between Stages 2 and 3. Although we offer four entry routes into Medicine, all our students follow the same core MBBS curriculum. Stage 1 provides you with a foundation in biomedical sciences and population sciences, along with the skills to begin to integrate them with clinical practice. Stage 2 brings together science and clinical practice in blocks organised around the human life-cycle and common pathological processes. It focuses on the care of patients with common conditions in a range of clinical settings. You will also follow patients for prolonged periods of time to learn how to deliver whole-person care. This stage is underpinned by study in biomedical and population sciences. Stage 3 is oriented towards future practice, and includes the opportunity to undertake elective study abroad. You will also conduct quality improvement projects and develop skills to transform patient and population health at home and abroad. Inter-professional training and increasingly realistic simulation are important parts of the curriculum.

Base campuses

The Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and the Dental Institute are based at the riverside Guy’s Campus, next to the Shard.

Denmark Hill Campus

Home to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience and also home to some of the clinical and teaching facilities for the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences

Please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the modules you study.

Special features

Optional study abroad

On this programme, you will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad, supported by the Study Abroad Tutor in your department and King’s Global Mobility Office. Together with partner organisations around the world, you will be supported in navigating your international, educational journey, developing new skills and competences and learning to apply different perspectives to your chosen discipline.Find out more about Study Abroad

Kings College London Medicine Entry requirements

Teaching & structure

Careers

Fees & Funding

Subject requirements

Required subjects:Chemistry and BiologyPreferred subjects:No preferred subjects

A-Levels

Required grades: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 Biology and Chemistry. Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process. All applicants must take the UCAT. Please see further details below.

International Baccalaureate

35 points including 766 at Higher Level

Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Biology and Chemistry. Notes: The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. GCSE/IGCSE English Language and Mathematics requirement can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 5, if not studied/studying at Higher Level All applicants must take the UCAT. Please see further details below.

You will also need:

GCSE/IGCSE Requirements

GCSE grade 6/B in both English Language and Mathematics is required. 

Notes:

Functional Skills, and Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma, are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.

If you are an international student who does not study GCSEs/IGCSEs or IB Standard Level/Middle Years as part of your qualifications, then we would not expect you to have met this requirement. However, international equivalents can also be considered and we will look for evidence of the equivalency in your studies.

The UCAT

Please note that all applicants are required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT), previously known as UKCAT, prior to applying to this programme. Please note the UCAT must be taken the same year you apply in order to be valid. Please refer to the UCAT website for details on registration and test dates.

King’s does not have a threshold UCAT score in any particular year, but all candidates are still required to take the UCAT examination for this course. The overall UCAT score averaged across the four subtests is given more consideration than the individual subtest scores. The Situational Judgement Test (SJT) is also taken into account when shortlisting.

Non-Academic Requirements

Age on entry: King’s is only able to accept applicants who will turn 18 years of age before commencing the second year of the Medicine degree. Applicants who will not be 18 by this date should submit an application the following year.

Occupational Health clearance (Compulsory): Required for successful applicants. All offers of a place, and continued enrolment, are made subject to satisfactory Occupational Health clearance.

Enhanced criminal conviction check (Compulsory): Required for successful applicants. All offers of a place, and continued enrolment, are made subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

Alternative accepted qualifications

Select an alternative accepted qualificationAccess to HE DiplomaBTEC Nationals/CTECsCambridge Pre-UEuropean BaccalaureateScottish Highers and Advanced Highers

Standard requirements

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 the remaining 6 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be in Medicine or Dentistry, and must include at least 15 Level 3 credits in Biology and 15 Level 3 credits in Chemistry awarded at Distinction. The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be a QAA accredited course which is studied through a UK Access to Higher Education Diploma Provider, listed on the QAA website here: https://www.accesstohe.ac.uk//en/course-search Notes: Functional Skills, and Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma, are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements. All applicants must take the UCAT. Please see further details above.

International applicants

Equivalent International qualifications

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Course specific subject requirements are indicated in subject requirements above

English language requirements

Please note that nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country, are not required to complete an English language test. For information on our English requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.

Selection process

Application deadline: 15th October 2021 – 18:00 GMT

Any applications received after this deadline will be made unsuccessful.

Academic achievement

You should carefully check that you will meet the minimum academic standards before making an application. Please note that many applicants meet the minimum requirements and so all applications are considered within a competitive environment.

Contextual consideration

As part of the assessment process, we take into account contextual information to gain a more complete picture of each application. More information can be found on the Contextualised admissions website. Please note, we do not make contextual offers for this programme and applicants eligible for contextualised admissions should consider applying to our Extended Medical Degree Programme MBBS (A101). 

Deadline to meet requirements

In order to enrol onto our programmes, successful offer holders must be able to evidence that they can meet our requirements by the beginning of August in the year of entry. Any applicants who feel that they could be eligible for the programme but who will not be able to provide evidence of meeting our requirements by August should instead apply in a later application cycle when they are able to do this.

Deferrals

We are unable to defer Overseas fee paying applicants for this programme, however, we are able to make an exception for those who defer due to military/national service.

For Home fee paying applicants, applications can be submitted for deferred entry by choosing the appropriate year of entry on the UCAS application. If your circumstances change and, therefore, you need to request a deferral after an offer has been made, then we can generally permit these for this programme. However, each deferral request will be considered on a case-by-case basis and we reserve the right to decline any post-offer deferral request. Requests should be submitted via a message on King’s Apply with an explanation of the reason for making the request.

Please note, second deferral requests will only be considered where the request is due to extreme unforeseen extenuating circumstances, for example, health reasons. We are unable to permit deferral requests that go beyond two years and you would need to apply again.

Graduate applicants to Medicine A100

Suitably qualified graduate applicants to Medicine are welcome to apply to our five-year programme (A100). Any interested applicants should check very carefully that they meet the requirements for the programme.

• Bioscience graduates will be considered with minimum 2:1 (upper second class honours) undergraduate degree (or international equivalent) in a Biosciences subject
• All other graduates will be considered with minimum 2:1 AND grades AA at A-Level in both Biology and Chemistry (or international equivalent)

In addition, all applicants are required to meet the GCSE requirements for the programme.

Qualified graduate applicants who are eligible for both our four-year Graduate/Professional Entry Programme (A102) and our five-year programme (A100) are welcome to make an application for both. However, due to the competition for places it is only possible to consider applicants for the programme they apply for. As such, the only way to be considered for both programmes is to apply for both programmes.

Foundation courses

Applicants studying Foundation Year programmes in the UK are welcome to apply for this programme. Foundation programmes from other universities and further education providers in the UK are considered on a case-by-case basis. Whether or not we can consider a particular foundation year as suitable for study at King’s depends on the content of the syllabus and modules studied. In the past we have accepted foundation programmes from a number of other institutions.

We are unable to accept Foundation programmes that are integrated as part of a main degree at another institution. These may be called Year 0 or Integrated Foundations. We are also unable to accept non-UK Foundation courses.

Once you have submitted an application, the Admissions Office may contact you via King’s Apply to ask for further details on your qualification, such as a list of modules and course specifications.

The King’s International Foundation Programme has pathways available for progression onto our King’s undergraduate degree programmes.

King’s International Foundation – Biology & Chemistry Pathway

International students studying King’s International Foundation Programme – Biology & Chemistry pathway can now apply to Medicine MBBS. To be eligible for the Foundation, you must meet the English language and academic entry requirements, including having followed a school curriculum abroad (in a non-majority English speaking country) that would not allow you to apply for direct entry to a UK university otherwise (for example your country’s national high school diploma), and have not completed an international qualification like A-Levels or International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Before starting the King’s International Foundation programme, students will need to ensure that they also meet the Medicine MBBS entry requirements (including the UCAT). Eligible students that successfully apply to Medicine are guaranteed an interview for the 5-year MBBS programme.

Personal statement and reference

Your personal statement is one of the many factors in the overall assessment of your application. We are looking particularly for evidence of appropriate commitment to, and realistic appreciation of, the academic, physical and emotional demands of a medicine degree programme and career. We would normally expect that you will have undertaken some work experience in a caring environment and/or observation in a Medical clinical setting. If this is not possible, we look for evidence that you have worked in a setting where you can interact with the general public, eg in a pharmacy, check-out or restaurant.

Communication skills and the ability to work successfully in a team are of great importance. We look for applicants who have participated as fully as possible in school or college life, making the most of the opportunities available to them and also demonstrated some experience of society beyond their immediate environment.

Your interests, achievements and contribution to your community are taken into account in addition to academic ability. We aim to ensure that all of our students can cope with the heavy academic workload of the programme and display those professional qualities, skills and attitudes that help to make competent and caring medical professionals.

We would expect your application to be strongly supported by your referee both in terms of academic achievements/potential and in terms of your character and suitability for medicine.

Shortlisting

When considering those students which will be shortlisted for interview the selectors consider the following; GCSE (or equivalent performance), predicted or achieved A-level grades (or equivalent), the personal statement, the reference and the score in the UCAT. These contribute to the shortlisting of candidates, and we do assess for this programme holistically, taking in to account all these factors and your performance in the context of your educational background. Examination results and the UCAT score are perhaps the most important factors when considering applications. These are highlighted as they provide us with the fairest and most consistent method of assessing applicants.

The interview

No offers are made without an interview. Interviews are held between November and May and you must be available for interview in order to be considered for admission. A large number of applications are received for Medicine and although we recognise that this is an anxious time for you, all applications are carefully considered and therefore you should not expect a decision post-interview until the cycle has completed in May.

During the 2021/22 Admissions cycle, interviews will be conducted remotely with a panel of two interviewers. Interviewers will assess a range of values and personality based attributes, knowledge on topical medical issues and ethical reasoning. Communication skills will also be assessed during the interview. Interviewers have no prior knowledge of candidates before they meet them and will complete standardised interviewer assessment score sheets.

Receiving a decision

There continues to be considerable pressure on the available places for students wishing to study Medicine. Applications each year for our undergraduate medical programmes are around 4500 for a total of 410 places. Around 1200 – 1400 applicants are selected for interview across all medicine programmes. We aim to notify all applicants of final decisions by the end of May at the latest.

Resits

The University has currently implemented a suspension of the resit policies due to the Coronavirus situation, which is in place for all undergraduate programmes. This has now been extended, therefore, this means that all our standard resit policies will pause for applications received in the 2021/22 admissions cycle.

The below is the standard resit policy for this programme and is expected to be reintroduced from the 2022/23 admissions cycle.

In a standard admissions cycle, we are able to consider applicants who have retaken their qualifications, however, you should bear in mind that your application for this programme will be reviewed alongside other strong applicants who might be viewed more favourably if they achieved the required grades within a standard timeframe, for example, a two year period for A-levels. We will only consider second resits if there are significant mitigating circumstances. In these situations we still cannot guarantee that your application will be considered, but you should submit a Mitigating Circumstances form so that this can be considered alongside your application. Please note, we consider taking the same subject again at the same level, even within a different qualification, to be a resit.

We consider applicants who have recently achieved grades which are below the entry criteria, and have subsequently studied/are studying another qualification to seek entry, such as an Access to HE Diploma or a Foundation programme, to be resit applicants.

Transfers

Transfers into this programme are not permitted.

UCAS Choices

A maximum of four choices on the UCAS form may be made for programmes which lead to a professional qualification in medicine. You may add one of the following alternative non-health programmes to your UCAS application: Biochemistry, Molecular Genetics, Pharmacology, Pharmacology & Molecular Genetics, Physiology, Neuroscience, Human Sciences and Biomedical Science. Please be assured that you will be considered as having a full commitment to medicine whether you include a non-health programme choice or not.