History and International Relations BA

at King's College London

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

This is a three-year degree course in which you will take a combination of required and optional modules to total 360 credits.

Year 1

Required modules

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totaling 120 credits.

In your first year you will take two required International Relations modules, totaling 60 credits; and one required History- based module, in addition to a further 30 credits in Medieval, Early Modern, or Modern history . We review required and optional modules on a regular basis. Please check for updates or contact the Department of History and/or the Department of War Studies for further advice.

History
 

• 4AAH0001 Historical Sources, Skills & Approaches (30 credits)

International Relations
 

• International Relations Theory (30 credits)
• History of the International System (30 credits)

Year 2

Required modules

In your second year of study, you are required to take a 30-credit module on International History, taught by the International Relations staff. You are then required to choose a further 30-credit optional module from the International Relations area of the course as well as modules totalling 60 credits from the History section.

History

There are no required modules for History in year 2.

Year 3

Required modules

You are required to do the following modules

History

There are no required modules.

International Relations

There are no required modules

Preferred subjects:

History A Level (or equivalent) is generally expected, however applications without can be considered where the application clearly demonstrates interest in and engagement with History as an academic subject.

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 6 at Merit.
• The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject - Humanities, Social Sciences, or similar - to be considered.

Contextual requirements
 

• The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total.
• Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 33 must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 12 level 3 credits at Merit
• The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject - Humanities, Social Sciences, or similar - to be considered.

Tuition Fees

Full time tuition fees UK:
The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,250 per year. This is based on the UK Government’s cap.

Full time tuition fees International:
The International tuition fee for the academic year is £21,840 per year.

Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King’s terms and conditions.

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.

If you choose the study abroad option with one of King’s partner universities, you will not be charged tuition fees by the host university (although some partners do charge a small administration fee for applying). King’s will continue to invoice for a proportion of King's tuition fees.

You should also budget to pay for the associated subsistence costs, such as travel, visas, accommodation and food as well as any vaccination/immunisations required by the country to which you are travelling.  

Excellent employment prospects. King’s is ranked 4th in the UK for graduate employability . The combination of historical breadth with close engagement with contemporary world issues makes this degree an ideal preparation for careers in government, journalism, policy development, the NGO sector, and much more.