King’s College
University of London
London WC29 2LS

See below for

The College

Special features of History at King’s College

Applications

Degree courses and options

Contacts

The University

KCL has 17,000 students across 5 campuses and is part of London University. There are about 100 undergraduates in each year (male:female ratio 50:50). We get about 800 applicants, so entry is very competitive. Our most common offer is ABB.

History at King’s College

Why study history at King’s?

  • Resources – new humanities library in the old Public Record Office – latest technology, University of London library,
  • Location – central London
  • Teaching – full marks for teaching and research at every assessment (puts King’s history on a par with Cambridge, and better than Oxford). Oxbridge-style supervision system (2/3 students per teacher) means you get more personal attention.

Department website: www.kcl.ac.uk/history

Applications

Entry requirements guidelines (2000): A Level grades ABB

UCAS application course codes. Load the free UCAS CD-Rom.
Tel. 01242 223707. E-mail. app.req@ucas.ac.uk

UCAS address: Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3LZ

Department website: www.kcl.ac.uk/history

The details: History degree courses and options

Degrees available

  • Single honours history V100
  • Joint honours history – war studies LV91
  • Joint honours history – geography LV71
  • Joint honours history – German RV21
  • European History, Politics and Society VL22

Course structure – single honours

  • 3 general courses in first year
  • 2 general and one specialist course in second year
  • 1 very specialist and 3 general revision courses in third year

Most exams taken at end of final year (though some may be taken in advance in second year)

Course structure – joint honours

  • course units (modules) taken as you go along – depends on course

Contacts

The Admissions Tutor

History Department

King’s College London

Strand

LONDON WC2R 2LS

 

Tel 020 7848 1078

Fax 020 7848 2052

E-mail: history.mail@kcl.ac.uk

 

Department website: www.kcl.ac.uk/history