Study a joint law degree with two years at King's in London and then two years at Humboldt University, Berlin. Choose whether to pursue the First State Exam (Studiengang Rechtswissenschaften) or the MLLP (Studiengang Master of German & European Law & Legal Practice).
KEY BENEFITS
- Recognised globally as one of the UK's premier law schools.
- Teaching by internationally respected, leading academics and visiting lecturers and practitioners from City law firms.
- Unrivalled location for law, based in the East Wing of Somerset House on the Strand, with the Royal Courts of Justice, Law Society and Inns of Court all on your doorstep.
- Consistently high student satisfaction ratings in the National Student Survey.
- Excellent legal research resources at the College's impressive Maughan Library.
- Active student-run societies organising social and career-oriented functions as well as mooting competitions.
- Up to 75 scholarships will be awarded on merit to undergraduates enrolling in law as part of the Dickson Poon Scholarship Programme. The scholarships are currently worth from £18,000 to more than £27,000 over three or four years. For information on this and other funding opportunities, please visit the Student Funding webpages.
UCAS code
M122
Programme type
Single honours at King's plus other award at partner institution
Duration
Four years
Location
Strand Campus (third and fourth years in Germany)
Year of entry 2014
Offered by
The Dickson Poon School of Law
Closing date
Please refer to the
UCAS website for application deadline dates, or contact the relevant Admissions Office for further advice
Fees & funding
For information on fees and funding for undergraduate programmes at King's go to
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ug/funding/ CONTACTS
Address
The Dickson Poon School of Law
King's College London
Strand Campus
Strand
London WC2R 2LS
Email
Tel
020 7848 2503/7212
Fax
020 7848 7200
PROGRAMME DESCRIPTION
The Anglo-German programme at King's College London leads towards the degree “English Law & German Law LLB” awarded by King’s and either the German Staatsexamen (First State Exam) or the degree Master of Laws (LL.M.) awarded by Humboldt University of Berlin after completion of the graduate programme “German and European Law and Legal Practice”.
Students who want to practice law in Germany will be interested in pursuing the First State Exam, while the LL.M. will be an attractive option for students who want to practice in the UK but wish to obtain an in-depth knowledge of German law.
The programme extends over no less than four years. You spend your first two years at King’s College London. At the end of the first year, you have to choose whether you want to pursue the First State Exam (Studiengang Rechtswissenschaften) or the LL.M. (Studiengang Master of German and European Law and Legal Practice).*
Students who choose the former will spend the third and fourth year at Humboldt University. Upon completion of your studies at Humboldt you will be awarded a Certificate in Advanced German Legal Studies and be able to sit within an additional year the First State Exam in Berlin. Students who pursue the LL.M. option will spend only their third year at Humboldt University. Upon successful completion of your year at Humboldt you will be awarded the LL.M. degree before returning to King’s in your fourth year.
*Subject to approval
The 'First State Exam' optionStudents who opt for the programme Rechtswissenschaften (Legal Studies) will spend the third and fourth year abroad at Humboldt University of Berlin. You will have to complete your Grundstudium (basic studies) and Hauptstudium (advanced studies) in order to be eligible to sit the First State Exam. You will first generally complete the Grundstudium by studying the foundations of German law (e.g. Legal Philosophy, Legal History or Law and Sociology). For the purpose of completing the Grundstudium, Humboldt will recognise the German law subjects undertaken at King’s.
You will then study the subjects prescribed by Humboldt to complete the Hauptstudium (e.g., Company Law, Family Law, Labour Law, Civil Procedure, Administrative Law) and attend preparation classes for the first state exam. In order to be awarded a qualifying law degree by King’s College London you must study European Law at Humboldt University. Within an additional year you should be able to complete the First State Exam in Berlin. Humboldt University will recognise the studies at King’s for the purposes of the Schwerpunktbereich No. 8 (Foreign Law/Studies at Foreign Partner Universities), which counts for 30% of the First State Exam.
The LL.M option
Students who choose to pursue the LL.M. option will spend their third year at Humboldt University. You are required to study subjects in the following areas: foundations of German law, German Private Law and German Public or Criminal Law. In order to be awarded a qualifying law degree by King’s College London you must study European Law at Humboldt University. However, you will also be able to choose from a wide range of additional modules:
- Environmental Law
- Tax Law
- Accountancy Law
- Insolvency Law
- Public Procurement Law
- European Economic Law
- Public International Law
- Private International Law
- Comparative Law
- Banking Law
- Private Insurance Law
- Unfair Competition Law
- Patent Law
- Copyright Law
- Trademarks
- European Competition Law
In order to gain an insight into the day-to-day practice of different legal professions you are required, during your year at Humboldt, to complete two placements with law firms or other public or private organisations. Finally you will have to submit a Master thesis of about 40 – 50 pages.
In your fourth year you return to King’s College London where you will choose three subjects from the general list of LL.B. Law modules. In addition you will have to study Jurisprudence & Legal Theory.
ABOUT THE The Dickson Poon School of Law
CAREERS
King’s law graduates are popular with many types of employers. The majority of our students choose to become solicitors in a wide range of firms including Magic Circle, US and other leading law firms and specialist niche firms. Some choose broader business roles such a financial analyst, management consultant or graduate trainee. Others find their law degree opens up opportunities in international development, advisory work, the public sector and teaching. Although the employment market is competitive, our students have been very successful in obtaining posts with the firms or sets of chambers for which they wanted to work. Many law firms will target you but they expect very high quality, motivated applicants in line with those from other top law schools both in the UK and overseas. King’s Careers Service provides you with all the information and activities you need to make an informed career choice and to increase your chances of success. Recent graduates have found employment as… • Financial Analyst • Lawyer • Tax Advisor • Justice’s Law Clerk • Head of Trading • Legal Trainee • Magazine Editor • Paralegal
TEACHING STYLE
We have a strong tradition of excellence in teaching (with consistently high student satisfaction ratings for Law in the National Student Survey) and are committed to maintaining that tradition. Our teaching methods include lectures, tutorials and seminars. Through seminars and tutorials, students gain practice in applying the general legal principles they have learned to specific problems, while our new research-dedicated seminars offer you an opportunity to engage with our academics in a capacity that best take advantage of their expertise. Each student is assigned a personal tutor, who advises on academic and personal problems and offers some careers assistance. We attach great importance to developing good relations between staff and students and a Staff-Student Liaison Committee meets regularly.
STRUCTURE OF PROGRAMMES & ASSESSMENT
The first year of all programmes is composed of a set of compulsory modules (Elements of the Law of Contract, Criminal Law, Public Law and European Law). Students spending their third and fourth years in France or Germany must also study French or German Law. In the second year you study Law of Tort, Law of Property and Law of Trusts and one module or the equivalent from a list of options. Apart from those studying English Law & French Law, English Law & German Law and English Law & Hong Kong Law, final-year students study Jurisprudence & Legal Theory and three modules from the list of options. Assessment is by coursework, dissertation and examination.
LOCATION
The Dickson Poon School of Law is located in the heart of the British legal world with the offices of major law firms, the Law Society, the Inns of Court and the Royal Courts of Justice all within walking distance. Based at the Strand Campus in Somerset House East Wing, one of London’s most beautiful and iconic buildings, the School boasts a stylish new home for its staff and students, including student common rooms, teaching and seminar rooms and a moot court room. The Maughan Library contains a vast array of legal texts, reference materials, periodicals and datasets and is equipped with online databases such as Westlaw UK, Lexis, Justis, PLC and Kluwer Arbitration. We also produce our own legal periodical, the King’s Law Journal.
SPECIAL NOTES
We have many highly active student-run societies as well as King's award-winning students’ union, KCLSU, who organises a wide variety of social, sporting and cultural activities.
Both the King’s College London Law Society and Bar Society organise a number of social and career-oriented functions;, such as internal and external mooting competitions;, skills workshops;, mock interview sessions;, lecture series with prestigious barristers and other legal practitioners;, and the Annual Black Tie Dinner; and the Inaugural Freshers’ Party.
The Pro Bono Society support and promote legally-related volunteer work and education to the community, and runs a number of exciting projects for students to get involved with, such as StreetLaw;, Amicus;, Law Mentoring; and The Legal Clinic (assisted by esteemed City law firm Speechly Bircham) to mention a few. Involvement with the society is a great way to contribute to the community as well as looking great on your CV due to the skills gained in the process.
Currently, students study the modules shown below. King's reviews its modules on a regular basis, in order to continue to offer innovative and exciting programmes and this list is therefore subject to change. Please check here for updates, or contact the School for further advice.
YEAR 1
You take five core modules, the three listed below as well as German Public Law.
In addition, and depending on language skills, students are required to participate in a German legal language course offered by the Modern Language Centre exclusively for students on the Anglo-German LLB programme.
YEAR 1 CORE
Teaching staff: Professor Jeremy Horder,
Dr Dennis Baker and
Dr John Stanton-Ife
Module code: 4FFLK903
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
The general nature of criminal law;
The various actus reus and mens rea requirements;
The principal offences against the person;
The principal property offences;
The inchoate offences;
The liability of accomplices;
The defences.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Professor John Phillips
Module code: 4FFLK902
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Ewan McKendrick Contract Law (7th ed), Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
Function of contract.
The formation of contracts.
Form and consideration.
Privity.
The terms of a contract.
Exemption clauses.
Capacity of parties.
Discharge of contracts.
Contractual remedies.
Mistake.
Misrepresentation.
Frustration.
Duress and undue influence.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Professor Keith Ewing,
Professor Genevra Richardson and
Professor Karen Yeung
Module code: 4FFLK904
Credit level: 4
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Bradley & Ewing, Constitutional and Administrative Law (Longman).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description:
The nature of constitutional law - sources and characteristics of British constitutional law - separation of powers - the supremacy of Parliament - constitutional conventions - the constitutional position of the judiciary - the rule of law.
Parliament, its meeting, composition (including elections), functions, powers and procedure, devolution.
The Executive - monarchy - royal prerogative - Cabinet government - the position of the Prime Minister - ministerial responsibility - the Crown and foreign relations.
Administrative law in England - types of government powers - remedies against public authorities - the Crown in litigation - delegated legislation - tribunals and enquiries.
The citizen and the State - liberties of the individual - police powers - freedom of assembly - freedom of expression.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
YEAR 2
You study four core modules, the three listed below and German Civil Law. German Criminal Law is optional, for students who want to pursue the First State Exam path at Humboldt University.
In addition and depending on language skills, students continue to attend the German legal language course offered by the Modern Language Centre.
You have to pass examinations in German Civil Law and in the three compulsory modules in order to advance to year three. A student who fails German Criminal Law may continue on the programme with the proviso that the student is only allowed to pursue the LL.M. option at Humboldt University. Those German Law modules that have been passed will be recognised by Humboldt University as part of the Grundstudium (basic studies) for the First State Exam option.
YEAR 2 CORE
Teaching staff: Professor Paul Matthews and
Dr Leslie Turano Taylor
Module code: 6FFLK002
Credit level: 6
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: Perrins, Introduction to Land Law (3rd ed 2000) and Elizabeth Cooke, Land Law (Oxford, 2007).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description
Property law involves a study of the types of interests which can exist in land, the rights and duties generated by them, and whether and how they can be protected against third parties acquiring other interests in the land, and (in outline) how they can be transferred.
The interests studied include interests in the family home and co-ownership interests generally, and commercial interests such as leases, mortgages, easements (eg rights of way) and covenants. Informal interests such as occupational licences and interests arising by estoppel are also considered. The module also considers the extent to which the Human Rights Act 1998 affects property rights.
The module involves a mix of case law and statutory provisions, with emphasis on reform proposals.
Structured seminar materials are provided, consisting of references to case law, statutes, articles and Law Commission reports, followed by a list of discussion points and problem questions.
! Property and Trusts are in some respects complementary, so that students intending to take both options are recommended to take them concurrently.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: Dr Sandy Steel and
Dr Eloise Scotford
Module code: 6FFLK001
Credit level: 6
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description
The module focuses on general principles of tort liability as reflected in the law governing negligence, intentional interference with the person and the law of nuisance. In particular, the course seeks to promote understanding of and reflection upon:
- The principles of the tort of negligence. This includes the duty of care owed in respect of physical damage, psychiatric injury, purely economic loss, omissions to prevent harm, and harm caused by public authorities. It also covers the applicable principles of causation and remoteness.
- Defences to an action in negligence
- The statutory regulation of occupiers’ liability and product liability
- The principles of the tort of nuisance (including the rule in Rylands v Fletcher)
- Protection of Privacy and Defamation
- Vicarious liability
- Principles of the law of damages and other remedies
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
Teaching staff: TBC
Module code: 6FFLK003
Credit level: 6
Credit value: 30
Semester:
Full-year
Teaching pattern: 2 x 1-hour lecture per week, 1 x 1-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended reading: J E Penner Law of Trusts 5th ed (2006), Hayton & Marshall’s Commentary and Cases on The Law of Trusts and Equitable Remedies 12th ed (2005).
Assessment:
written examination/s
3-hour closed book examination.
Module description
Aims and Objectives:
The function of the course is to develop an understanding of the nature and utility of the trust concept and of equitable remedies in a changing social and commercial environment. The course encourages students to develop their analytical faculties and to think for themselves, so that they have the ability to tackle practical problems and to forecast how the law should develop to fulfil its purposes.
Syllabus:
The development of equitable principles. The trust concept as distinguished from other related concepts.
Express private trusts: certainties, beneficiary principle, perpetuity rules. The machinery of trusts. The various uses of trusts.
Charitable trusts: distinctions from private trusts; charitable purposes.
Duties of trustees: accountability, duty of care, delegation, investment, avoidance of a conflict of interest.
The nature and scope of fiduciary obligations.
Breaches of trust or fiduciary obligation: proprietary and personal remedies.
Resulting and constructive trusts.
Compulsory for The Law Society: Yes
Exemption from the LPC: Yes
YEAR 3
Spent at the Humboldt University of Berlin, following either the 'First State Exam' or LL.M option.
See 'Details' section for further info on either option.
YEAR 4
Spent either at the Humboldt University of Berlin following the 'First State Exam' option or at King's for the LL.M option.
See 'Details' section for further info on either option.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Australia
Tertiary Entrance Ranking
97+ ATAR including high marks in German, 2 OP Queensland. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Austria
Reifezeugnis (Matura)
Reifezeugnis with 1 including 1 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Belgium
Certificat D
Certificat D’Enseignement Secondaire Superieur with 9 or 19 overall with 8 or 18 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Brazil
Brazil
High School Leaving Certificate (Certificado de Ensino Médio) with 8 OR B OR Muito Bom PLUS at least one year of Bacharel/Licenciado at a Brazilian University with a GPA of at least 8.0 OR the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of A*AA. Including German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Bulgaria
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma za Sredno Obrazovanie with the majority of subject marks of 5.8 including 5.5 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Canada
Secondary School Certificate/Diploma
High School Diploma with 90% OR Ontario University Preparatory Course with 90% at five grade 12 4U subjects. The sixth subject may be at 4U or 4U/C level (All require high marks in German). OR the Quebec CEGEP Cote R with an overall R score of 35. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Chile
Chile
Licencia de Educación Media with 6 PLUS at least one year of the Licenciatura at a Chilean university with a mark of 5 OR the Kings College London International Foundation Programme OR 3 A-levels with grades of A*AA. Including German at A. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
China
Gao Kao (University Entrance Examination)
University Entrance Examination with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Chinese University with at least 80% and marks in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Cyprus
Apolytirion
Apolytirion (School Leaving Certificate) with 19 including high marks in German plus at least an additional foundation/Access year. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Czech Republic
Maturita
The Maturita with 1 overall including 1 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Denmark
Studentereksamen or Hjere Forberedelseseksamen
Studentereksamen or Højere Forberedelseseksamen with 12 including 11 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Estonia
Gmnaasiumi lputunnistus (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus with majority marks of 5, (including grade 5 in German) and an attestation of success in the state entry examinations (Riigieksamitunnistus). Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Finland
Ylioppilastutkinto/Studentexamen (National Matriculation)
Ylioppilastutkinto with 7 with 7 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
France
Baccalaureat (including the option internationale baccalaureat)
Baccalaureat with 15 overall and 14 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Germany
Abitur
.Abitur with 1.2 overall including 1.3 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Ghana
School Leaving Certificate
the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 international Cambridge-board A levels at A*AA including German at A. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Greece
Apolytirion
Apolytirion with 19 overall including 19 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (HKDSE)
Three elective subjects including German at minimum Levels 5*, 5, 5 plus Level 4 in each of the four core subjects. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Hungary
Erettsegi
Erettsegi with 5 including 5 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
India
School Leaving Certificate
School Leaving Certificate with 85% overall OR School Leaving Certificate with 75% with at least a foundation/Access year or year of undergraduate study at an Indian univeristy (Including high marks in German for all). Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Iran
School Leaving Certificate
Pre-University Certificate (Peeshdaneshgahe) OR the National Entrance Exam (Kunkur) with 16 OR 3 Cambridge A levels at A*AA including A grade in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Ireland
Irish Leaving Certificate (Higher level unless otherwise stated)
A1 A1 A1 A2 A2 B1 including German grade A. At least two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Italy
Esame di Stato
Esame di Stato with 95 including 90 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Japan
School Leaving Certificate
Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shomeisho) PLUS 3 Cambridge Board International A-levels at AAA OR an Associate degree or Diploma from a Junior College (Jun-Gakushi) with a GPA of 3.3 or B+ or 4 OR a foundation year. Including high marks in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Latvia
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitibu (Certificate of General Secondary Education)
Atestats par visparejo videjo izglitubi with 9 .5including high marks in German with at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Latvian university. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Lithuania
Brandos Atestatas (Maturity Certificate)
Brandos Atestatas with 95 with a 90 in German plus at least a foundation/Access year or one year of undergraduate study at a Lithuanian university. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Luxembourg
Diplome de Fin D
Diplome de Fin D’Etudes Secondaires with Tres Bien and a mark of 55 or above including Tres Bien in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Malta
Matriculation Certificate - Advanced level
Matriculation Certificate with AAA including A grade German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Mexico
Mexico
The Bachillerato with a mark of 8 PLUS the King’s College London International Foundation Programme OR at least one year of the Licenciado study with an overall average mark of at least 8/10 OR A-levels with grades of A*AA. Including German at A. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Moldova
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9.5 including 9 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Netherlands
Diploma Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
VWO with 8.5 including 8 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
New Zealand
National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 (NCEA)
the NCEA level 3 with E in the majority of standards/modules in four subjects,including Excellent in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Nigeria
School Leaving Certificate
The Senior School Certificate (SSC/SSCE) OR the West African Senior School Certificate (WASSC/WASSCE) PLUS 3 Cambridge International A levels at A*AA including A for German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Norway
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering (Upper Secondary Leaving Certificate)
Vitnemal-videregaende opplaering with grade 5 including 5 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Pakistan
High School Certificate (HSSC)
High School Certificate with A1 with high marks in German plus at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Pakistani university. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Poland
Matura
Matura with 90% in one extended level subject plus 85% in all other extended level subjects, with high marks in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Portugal
Diploma de Ensino Secundário
Diploma de Ensino Secundário with 19 with high marks in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Romania
School Leaving Certificate
Diploma de Bacalaureat with 9.5 including 9 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Russia
Attest o (Polnom) Srednem Obrazovanii (Certificate of Secondary Education)
Attestat o (Polnom) Srednam Obshchem Obrazovanii with an average of 4.5 including 5 in German plus at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Russian university. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Saudi Arabia
School Leaving Certificate
College of Technology Diploma OR Higher Technical Institute Diploma OR Junior Health College Diploma OR Undergraduate Diploma with 85% OR 3 Cambridge International A levels at A*AA including A in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Singapore
Singapore A Level
AAA in three content-based H2 subjects. Knowledge and Inquiry is not considered as part of the offer. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Slovakia
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita
Vysvedcenie Maturitnej Skuska/Maturita with 1 including 1 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Slovenia
Maturitetno Spricevalo (Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
Matura with 5 with 5 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
South Africa
South African Senior Certificate/National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement
The National Senior Certificate with Matriculation endorsement with AAAAA including A in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Spain
Titulo de Bachiller
Titulo de Bachiller with 9 overall including 9 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Sweden
Fullständigt Slutbetyg (School Leaving Certificate)
Fullstandigt Slutbetyg with MVG including MVG in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Switzerland
Federal Maturity Certificate
The Federal Maturity Certificate with an overall mark of 5 including 5 in German. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
Turkey
Lise Diplomasi (High School Diploma)
Lise Diplomasi with an overall mark of 4 with high marks in German plus at least a foundation/Access year or a year of undergraduate study at a Turkish university. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
United Kingdom
A levels
A*AA
Compulsory subjects
A-level German grade A. At least two essay focussed subjects preferred.
12 unit A level in vocational subjects
Acceptable when combined with standard A-levels
General Studies and Critical Thinking - College policy
Please note that AS/A level General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted by King's as one of your A or AS levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer
Access to HE Diploma
Access to Humanities (or similar) Diploma including study of German at Level 3 with 39 Level 3 credits from units awarded at Distinction, with the remaining credits at Merit. Supplementary information and achievement e.g marks for certain credits/subjects may be required depending on course content. Essay focussed subjects preferred.
Cambridge Pre-U
3 Pre-U Principal Subjects with grades of D2 D3 D3 including D3 in German. At least two essay focussed subjects preferred.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
Considered on an individual basis
Scottish Highers & Advanced Highers
AAAAA in Highers, and AA at Advanced Higher (including German) Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
International Baccalaureate
35 points and HL 766 including German at HL6 . At least two essay focussed subjects preferred.
European Baccalaureate
90% overall including 8.5 German. At least two essay focussed subjects preferred
USA
Advanced Placement Tests and/or SAT/ACT (SAT/ACT acceptable only where stipulated)
Three AP subjects with 555 including German grade 5. Two essay focussed subjects preferred.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Aptitude testing
LNAT required by Jan 15th
If you are interested in coming to King’s, you should apply through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and apply online via the UCAS website (click on 'apply'). If you are applying through a school or college, you will need to obtain a 'buzzword' from the centre you are applying through. Alternatively, you can apply as an individual, independent of a school or college. Please see the UCAS website for instructions. The UCAS institution code name for King’s is KCL, and the institution code is K60.
There are a few programmes which require direct application to King's, this will be stated above
All applications (except for English Law & American Law, English Law with Australian Law, Law with Transnational Legal Studies and Law with European Legal Studies) must be made through UCAS.
Those wishing to apply for the four programmes bracketed must apply through UCAS for the Law LLB programme (M100) and then apply to transfer to the desired degree during the first year of the programme. Applicants who wish to transfer to the Law with European Legal Studies programme and wish to spend their third year in Strasbourg, Toulouse, Heidelberg, Bologna, Zurich or Neuchatel must have a very high degree of competence in the relevant language. Those applying for the English Law & French Law degree (M121) or the English Law & German Law degree (M122) will be required to demonstrate a very high degree of competence in the relevant language. If you are applying for admission for M121, M122, M190 or LM21 and also wish to be considered for the Law LLB (M100) programme you must make a separate entry on your UCAS form. Those applying to study English Law & French Law who are offering the French Baccalaureate for entry must apply through Paris I and not through UCAS.
Alongside your academic achievements, we also take into account your extracurricular activities as described in your personal statement. We look for applicants who have participated as fully as possible in school, college or community life, making the most of the opportunities available to them.
All applications are considered without interview with the exception of applicants with relevant life experience. In assessing applications from applicants with relevant life experience, we look for evidence of recent academic achievement and recent educational experience. Interviews are held in February and March. All applicants who receive an offer will be invited to attend an open day (usually in March or April).
All applicants are required to take the National Admissions Test for Law (LNAT) by 15 January. Your application will be considered late if we have not received your results by that date. This applies to all home/EU and overseas applicants. However, for some overseas applicants dispensations may be granted on an individual basis only where there is no LNAT centre in the candidate’s country or no centre within a reasonable distance from his or her residence. Please see