Neuroscience and Psychology with a Professional Placement Year
King's College London, University of London
Neuroscience and Psychology with a Professional Placement Year
Course Summary
Our Neuroscience & Psychology BSc program cuts across disciplinary boundaries to provide you with the knowledge and skills that you need to understand the workings of the brain and the relationship between mental and neural processes in health and disease. Offered by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), the premier centre for mental health and related neurosciences research in Europe, it emphasizes research-led teaching and provides an unparalleled opportunity to benefit from the expertise of world leading experts and state of the art facilities.
**Key benefits**
- You will study in a multidisciplinary environment, learning from and working with world leading experts in neuroscience and psychology.
- You will develop knowledge across disciplines and levels of analysis, from cells and molecules to cognitive and cultural processes.
- You will be trained in the latest technological and methodological developments in cognitive, systems and computational neuroscience.
- You will develop the computational, statistical and analytical skills required to work with complex neuroscientific data.
- You will develop the skills and mind-set required for working with people from diverse scientific backgrounds.
- You will have the opportunity to undertake a year’s professional placement or a year abroad. This year is subject to achieving a certain grade point 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
Course Details - Modules
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Course Details – Assessment Method
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Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January 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:
C847
Institution code:
K60
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by Kings as one of your A-levels.
Subjects must include at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Psychology at grade A.
NOTE: If you are taking linear A levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all science subjects.
Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject
Access to Science Diploma (or similar subject) with 45 Level 3 credits: 36 must be from units awarded at Distinction (including 30 credits in at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Psychology), with the remaining 9 Level 3 credits at Merit.
Additionally, minimum grade 6/B in GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or equivalent).
Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.Must include Advanced Higher in two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Psychology. Additionally, minimum Standard Credit Grade/Intermediate 2/National 5 Mathematics if not taken at Higher.
including 6,6,5 at Higher Level. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level in at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.
Additionally, minimum grade 6/B in GCSE Mathematics. Note the total IB point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.
Note: IB students studying the new Maths curriculum would be required to study either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the subject requirement for this programme.
Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.
Must include at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Psychology.
Must include D3 in at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Psychology.
Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) considered.
Required subjects: At least two of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Psychology.
All applicants must obtain or have obtained grade 6 or B in GCSE Mathematics
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in each skill
PTE Academic
69 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 Advanced
185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Cambridge English Proficiency
185 overall with a minimum of 176 in each skill
Trinity ISE
Level III (ISEIII) with merit in each skill
Institution's Own Test
Pass 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.
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
70%
Go onto work and study:
80%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
For International fees and information, please see the course details on our online prospectus: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/index
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 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.
Provider information
Strand
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Westminster
WC2R 2LS
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