Psychology with a Professional Placement Year at King's College London, University of London
Psychology with a Professional Placement Year (BSc (Hons), C802) 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 course 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 152
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 31% had fewer than the 152 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 83%, a baccalaureate 12%, an Access course 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- C802 · 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 yearThis course
91%
still studying
UK 86%
9%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%87%
Learning opportunities80%84%
Assessment and feedback72%80%
Academic support93%89%
Organisation and management79%84%
Learning resources88%89%
Student voice84%82%
70 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£27k3 years£37k5 years£46k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 45%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 55%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- London, Greater London, England
- Postcode
- WC2R 2LS
Subjects
psychology psychology
Campus
- Campus
- Denmark Hill Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
- Campus
- Guy's Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Psychology 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Cognitive Science BSc (Hons) | 128 - 153 points | 144–159 |
| University of Strathclyde | Economics & Psychology BA (Hons) | 120 - 153 points | — |
| Cardiff University | Psychology BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | Psychology with a Professional Placement Year this course | A*AA | 144–159 |
| UCL (University College London) | Psychology BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Bath | Psychology BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 176–191 |
| University of Birmingham | Psychology and Psychological Practice Msci (Hon) | 152 points | 160–175 |
| University of Bristol | Psychology BSc (Hons) | A*AA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Psychology with Professional Placement BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| University of Oxford | Philosophy and Linguistics BA (Hons) | A*AA | 192–207 |
| University of St Andrews | Psychology and Statistics MA (Hons) | 126 - 152 points | 224–239 |
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