Neuroscience and Psychology BSc

at King's College London

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

This is a four-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. You will normally take modules totalling 120 credits each academic year.
 

• Psychology and the Brain (15 Credits)
• Psychology and Society (15 Credits)
• Psychology and the Individual (15 Credits)
• Psychology and Development (15 Credits)
• The Making of a Brain (15 Credits)
• Brain Form and Function (15 Credits)
• Research Methods and Statistics with R 1 (15 Credits)
• Research Methods and Statistics with R 2 (15 Credits)

Year 2

Required modules

You are required to take the following modules:
 

• Distorted Worlds: Variation in Perception and Memory (15 Credits)
• Choice: Agency, Autonomy and Addiction (15 Credits)
• The origins of Individual Differences (15 Credits)
• Research Methods and Statistics with R 3 (15 Credits)
• The Cognitive Brain (15 Credits)
• The Electrophysiological Brain (15 Credits)
• Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (15 Credits)
• Computing for Brain Cognitive Scientists (15 Credits)
   

Year 3

Required modules

BSc Neuroscience & Psychology with a year abroad

If you are a student on the four year BSc Neuroscience & Psychology with a year abroad course will spend their third year studying abroad before returning to complete their final year with us.

Partner institutions currently include:

• Korea University
• Yonsei University
• The George Washington University
• The New School - Eugene Lang College
• University of Michigan
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Western University
• University of British Columbia
• University of Melbourne
• University of Auckland
• National University of Singapore

During the extra year abroad you are entitled to 120 credits. Students must take the minimum credit requirement of their partner institution and pass at least 30 King’s credits whilst abroad.
 

BSc Neuroscience & Psychology with a Professional Placement
 

Students on the four year BSc Neuroscience & Psychology with a year Professional Placement course will spend their third year on placement before returning to complete their final year with King’s.

• Professional Placement (120 credits)
 

BSc Neuroscience & Psychology
 

During your final year you are required to conduct a research project worth 45 credits (this is required if you want to be eligible for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership).
 

Alternatively, you can choose to take the following two modules instead of completing the Research Project:
 

•  eLearning or Science Media/Public Engagement Project (30 credits)
•  Neuroscience & Society (15 credits)
• eLearning or Science Media/Public Engagement Project (30 credits)
• Neuroscience & Society (15 credits)
• Professional Placement (120 credits)

Year 4

Required modules

You are required to take Research project worth 45 credits (this is required if you want to be eligible for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership).
 

Alternatively, you can choose to take the following two modules instead of completing the Research Project:
 

• eLearning or Science Media/Public Engagement Project (30 credits)
• Neuroscience & Society (15 credits)
• eLearning or Science Media/Public Engagement Project (30 credits)
• Neuroscience & Society (15 credits)

 

 

Subject requirements
 

Required subjects:

A-level (or equivalent) grade A in at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology.
 

A-Levels
 

Required grades:

AAA
 

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 at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. 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.
 

Contextual A-Level information
 

AAC 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 at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. 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.
 

International Baccalaureate
 

35 points including 666 at Higher Level.
 

Must include grade 6 in Higher Level in at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. Notes: The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Mathematics curriculum would be required to study Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics - Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the Mathematics subject requirement for this programme. GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 5, if not studied/studying at Higher Level
 

Contextual International Baccalaureate information
 

34 points including 664 at Higher Level. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level in at least two of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or Psychology. Notes: The total point score of 34 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Mathematics curriculum would be required to study Mathematics - Analysis and Approaches or Mathematics - Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the Mathematics subject requirement for this programme. GCSE/IGCSE Mathematics requirement can be met via IB Standard Level/Middle Years grade 5, if not studied/studying at Higher Level
 

You will also need:
 

GCSE/IGCSE Requirements

Mathematics grade 6/B.
 

Notes:

Functional Skills, and Numeracy 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, we will look for evidence of the equivalency in your studies.

Full time tuition fees UK:

The UK tuition fee for the 2022-2023 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 2022-2023 academic year is £32,940 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.  

Neuroscience & Psychology BSc graduates can follow a variety of careers, within scientific research and beyond. You will develop wide-ranging knowledge of human behaviour and the nervous system, a thorough grounding in experimental research methods in psychological and neural sciences, training in some of the latest technological and methodological approaches in cognitive and systems neuroscience and the computational, statistical and analytic skills required to work with complex and big data. You will develop the mind-set required for project-based interdisciplinary team-work, be comfortable working across levels of analysis, from cells and molecules to cognitive and cultural processes, and will develop problem solving and effective communication skills.

As a Neuroscience & Psychology graduate you could follow a variety of career pathways, including:

Destinations
 

Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
 

• Scientific research and teaching in neuroscience and psychology

• Further study in order to become a forensic, educational or clinical psychologist.

• Pharmaceutical industry and Drug Development, Biotechnology

• Science communication, museum work and public engagement