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Undergraduate

Join us as an undergraduate student and receive a world-class education from one of the oldest law Schools in England

The Dickson Poon School of Law is recognised globally as one of the UK’s premier law schools with a community of nearly 900 undergraduate students from around the globe.

Our teaching is led by internationally respected, leading academics, visiting lecturers and practitioners from global law firms. Our academic staff and their expertise are regularly called upon to advise governments, serve on commissions and public bodies and help to shape policy and practice nationally and internationally. The courses we offer are informed by our research expertise and you are encouraged to engage with issues at the cutting-edge of your studies, giving you the skills and confidence to engage with complex legal issues and global challenges.

We support our students with a range of pastoral care and student wellbeing initiatives including a peer-to-peer support network run for students by students. You are assigned a Personal Tutor for each year of your course and all tutors have weekly feedback, support and advice hours. The university also runs an array of services that you can access including counselling, mental health and funding support. 

Undergraduate courses

We offer courses that you apply to directly via UCAS and also those that you can elect to study only once you have enrolled on our LLB.

Courses requiring direct application to UCAS

UCAS Code: M121
Duration: Four years

Study for a LLB and Maîtrise en droit (Master 1) English Law & French Law degree at The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London.

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UCAS Code: M122
Duration: Four years

Study for English Law & German Law LLB and LLM or First State Exam (erste juristische Staatsprüfung) degree at King's and Humboldt University.

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UCAS Code: M190
Duration: Four years

Study for the LLB and JD in English Law & Hong Kong Law at King's College London and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

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UCAS Code: M123
Duration: Four years

Study for a LLB and Grado en Derecho English Law & Spanish Law degree at The Dickson Poon School of Law & Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

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UCAS Code: M100
Duration: Three years

Study for a Law LLB with The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London.

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UCAS Code: LM21
Duration: Four years

Study for the LLB Politics, Philosophy and Law degree at The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London.

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Courses that you can elect to study once enrolled on our LLB via a further competitive application process. Please note that those with less than a 65% average in their first-year results are unlikely to be selected for programmes which lead to LLM or JD programmes. Students normally need a 60% average for the Law with a Year Abroad and PPL with a Year Abroad programmes.

Apply during the second year of LLB
Duration: three years
The first and second years follow the LLB course in London with the third year spent at the University of Hong Kong (HKU).
The top credits from Year 3 are returned for the King's LLB degree and students will also graduate with a LLM from HKU.

Apply during the second year of LLB
Duration: four years
The first and second years follow the LLB course in London with the third and fourth years spent on the Juris Doctor (JD) programme at Columbia University, New York or Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
Students who have spent more than one year in a US high school or university, are US citizens, or have previously applied to Columbia Law School or Georgetown University may not be eligible.
The top credits from Year 3 and Year 4 are returned for the King's LLB degree and students will also graduate with a JD from the partner institution.

Apply during the second year of LLB
Duration: four years
Students can obtain a LLM from Georgetown University by studying for one semester at Georgetown University and for one semester at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies. Students also have the opportunity to study for a full year at the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies.

Apply during the second year of LLB
Duration: three years
The first and second years follow the LLB course in London with the third year spent at National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore.

Apply during the second year of LLB
Duration: four years
Students have the opportunity to apply to switch from the three-year LLB to the four-year Law with a Year Abroad programme. Students will spend their third year of study overseas at one of over 15 partner institutions in Europe, Australia, New Zealand or North America.

Apply during the second year of PPL
Duration: four years
Students have the opportunity to apply to spend their third year at IE University Madrid.

Professional education and development

King’s was a natural choice for me: in the legal heart of London, offering incredible study-abroad opportunities and boasting a host of renowned law alumni, it’s the perfect place to achieve my career goals!

Arina, LLB Student