Psychology with Professional Placement Year

Psychology at King's College London is taught within the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, one of the world's leading centres for mental health research, and that context shapes the entire character of the degree. You will be introduced to the psychological sciences and explore their application to a wide range of contemporary challenges, developing both a rigorous scientific understanding of the mind and behaviour and an awareness of how psychological knowledge is applied in clinical, organisational, and social contexts.

This four-year full-time programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society, and the BPS has highlighted particular strengths in the degree's emphasis on research-led teaching, its modules for developing employability skills, and the exceptional range of discipline-specific opportunities, placements, and internships available through the IoPPN. A year-long professional placement is built into the degree, giving you the opportunity to apply your psychological knowledge in a real professional setting and develop the practical competencies that postgraduate training programmes and employers value. The typical entry tariff of 168 points reflects the competitive admissions to a leading research university.

Graduates are well placed for postgraduate professional training in clinical, counselling, educational, occupational, or forensic psychology, leading to chartered status with the BPS. Others pursue careers in research, healthcare, human resources, marketing, technology, and many other fields where psychological understanding is applied. King's reputation, London location, and IoPPN connections provide a distinctive advantage in the highly competitive field of applied psychology, and many graduates go on to doctoral research in areas such as mental health, cognitive science, or neuroscience.