Psychology and Criminology with Professional Year Placement at King's College London, University of London
Psychology and Criminology with Professional Year Placement (BSc (Hons), C821) at King's College London, University of London asked for A*AA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on kcl.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~A*AA
High152 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check kcl.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 27% had fewer than the 152 asked.
260 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, a baccalaureate 16%, an Access course 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C821 · C8 psychology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
Accredited against the requirements for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) of the British Psychological Society (BPS). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
91%
still studying
UK 86%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
275 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%87%
Learning opportunities82%84%
Assessment and feedback77%80%
Academic support91%89%
Organisation and management81%84%
Learning resources90%89%
Student voice86%82%
230 final-year students · 88% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£35k3 years£32k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 125 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
57% working17% working and studying10% studying8% unemployed8% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
66%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
50%
use what they learned
UK 55%
- Business and public service associate professionals13%
- Teaching Professionals13%
- Administrative occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals9%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 54% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC2R 2LS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central London
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Guy's Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Sociology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Edinburgh | Psychology and Sociology MA (Hons) | 126 - 160 points | 176–191 |
| University of St Andrews | International Relations with Religion in Society MA (Hons) | 144 - 159 points | 192–207 |
| University of Sussex | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | 136 - 153 points | 112–127 |
| King's College London, University of London | Psychology and Criminology with Professional Year Placement this course | A*AA | 144–159 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Criminology BA (Hons) | 122 - 152 points | 128–143 |
| University of Cambridge | Human, Social, and Political Sciences BA (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Manchester | Law with Criminology LLB (Hons) | A*AA | 144–159 |
| University of York | Law and Criminology LLB (Hons) | 138 - 152 points | 144–159 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Psychology and Criminology BSc (Hons) | 48 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | Sociology and Criminology BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | under 96 |
| University of Glasgow | Psychology/Sociology MA (Hons) | 128 - 144 points | 224–239 |
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