Module selection
Module catalogues for 2023/24 can be viewed by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page.
Please pay particular attention to departments with restrictions at the bottom of this page.
If your major is not offered at King's (refer to our current catalogue for an indication of the modules we usually offer), you may struggle to find relevant modules so please read these pages carefully.
Offer holders will be emailed detailed instructions on how to complete their Module Request Form, once the registration opening date is announced. Students must not submit a Module Request Form unless they have been specifically instructed to do so.
Students currently waiting for a decision from the Admissions team on their application must not submit a module request until their receive an offer. Semester 2 students (January start) will not request modules until late October /early November.
As undergraduate and postgraduate catalogues can be released at different times, offer holders must not submit a Module Request Form until they have received specific instructions on when to do so.
Please view our general module registration guidance for information on how the process works.
A Word template that will help you prepare can be found at the bottom of this page, but it is for your personal reference only. We only accept module requests via our online form.
It is important to note the following when completing your Module Request Form:
• Levels 4, 5 and 6 are for Undergraduate students and Level 7 is for Postgraduate Taught students (i.e. Masters). Undergraduate students cannot take Level 7 modules, and Postgraduate students cannot take Levels 4, 5 or 6.
• Important to note: Only modules that are listed in the Study Abroad online module catalogues (General and Bioscience, see links at the bottom of the page) are open to Study Abroad students. Not all modules at King's College London can be taken by Study Abroad students. Please only select modules found in our catalogues
• Places on modules are not guaranteed for any student due to class size restrictions and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. We do not have waiting lists
• All modules taken at King's will be awarded a grade on your final transcript, and therefore cannot be taken as attendance-only or Pass/Fail, even if this is permitted by your home institution. You will not be awarded an overall degree classification/award from King’s as credits are transferred to your home degree
• You must review our Eligibility Criteria tab and the module registration guidance before looking through the module catalogues and choosing your modules. Our eligibility criteria are strict and it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the criteria before submitting your module choices
• Please pay careful attention to the assessments outlined in the module descriptions. Semester 1-only students are expected to sit in-person exams that take place in December, or any online exams that take place in our January assessment period although you are not required to physically be in London for the online exams. If you are assessed by coursework only, deadlines may be set for January. Alternative assessments will only be set for semester 1-only students in lieu of in-person exams in January.
Full year students are expected to sit in-person exams scheduled for both our January and May/June assessment periods -- no special arrangements will be made if you choose to leave London before the programme ends
• For those students nominated under a specific departmental exchange agreement, you will be required to take at least 50% of your credits in that department. You may be nominated under a different department to your major, please check with your home university if you are unsure. We will also remind you of your nominated department closer to the opening of module registration.
• The table below lists which departments undergraduate students can request from depending on your nominated department. It also indicates other departments that may offer related modules (although these will not count towards the 50% threshold of modules you must take from your nominated department).
Postgraduate students do not have the same flexibility and should request at least 50% of modules from the specific nominated department only.
If your exchange department is not listed (for example, Law or Theology and Religious Studies) then you are unlikely to find related modules outside of that department.
• Fee-Paying students and those nominated under College-wide exchanges can use the table to find departments that offer modules related to their major/subject of interest
Departments: exchange and suggested
Exchange Agreement (or Major)
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Modules count towards the minimum 50% credit threshold exchange requirement
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Other suggested departments (will not count towards the departmental exchange threshold)
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Biosciences
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Biosciences
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Chemistry; Biomedical Engineering; Global Health & Social Medicine (GHSM)* (some Social Science background needed)
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Business/Management (Management, Economics)
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Business
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Department of Political Economy (most will need some Politics background); Maths; Law*; International Development (some Social Science background needed)
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Comparative Literature
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Comparative Literature (only modules with code xABAxxx)
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English*; Liberal Arts; Modern Languages; Classics
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Digital Humanities (Media)
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Digital Humanities
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Culture, Media & Creative Industries (CMCI); Modern Languages; Film Studies; Education, Communication & Society
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Education, Communication & Society (Education/Social science/Sociology/Linguistics)
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Education, Communication & Society
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Geography; Global Health & Social Medicine (GHSM)* ; International Development; Language Centre
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English (Literature)
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English*
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Comparative Literature; Liberal Arts; Modern Languages; Classics; Education, Communication & Society
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European and International Studies (EIS) (Politics)
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EIS, Geography, Russia Insitute, International Development
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Department of Political Economy, War Studies; Modern Languages; Education, Communication & Society; Business; Classics; Philosophy; Theology and Religious Studies; Law*; Liberal Arts, Global Health & Social Medicine (GHSM)*, King’s Language Centre
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Film Studies
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Film Studies*
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Culture, Media & Creative Industries (CMCI); Modern Languages; Liberal Arts;
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Modern Languages: French, German or Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies (SPLAS)
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Modern Languages (Does not include the Comparative Literature ones) - modules are mostly taught and assessed in English, see module details to check if the language is required or the module falls under Comparative literature.
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Global Health
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Global Health & Social Medicine (GHSM)
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International Development; Education, Communication & Society; Biosciences
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History
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History*, Classics
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War Studies; Modern Languages; Theology and Religious Studies
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Informatics
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Informatics*, Biomedical Engineering
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Digital Humanities (humanities required); Mathematics
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Liberal Arts
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Liberal Arts
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Natural & Mathematical Sciences
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Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Informatics* (only specific partners)
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Biosciences
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Philosophy
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Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies
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Classics
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Political Economy
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Political Economy
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Business; European and International Studies; Russia Institute; International Development; Geography
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War Studies
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War Studies
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History*; Classics; Modern Languages; Department of Political Economy, European and International Studies (EIS)
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* Departments with Restrictions for 2023/24 (this information is subject to change, please check for any updates)
Please note that the restrictions below apply to modules from specific departments. The department name will be listed in the module catalogue, sometimes alongside the academic faculty in which the department sits.
English (Literature): Students nominated under specific English (Literature) department agreements or Literature majors from other exchange partners will be prioritised for modules within the English Department in the first instance.
Subject to availability, modules will then be offered to non-Literature majors from all exchange partners during our module amendment period each semester. Fee-paying students will not be permitted to register for English Literature modules.
Postgraduate modules in English are only open to postgraduate students nominated under English or Comparative Literature specific agreements.
European and International Studies (EIS): Level 6 modules are prioritised for students from specific exchange partners (see individual module catalogue pages for details) in the first instance. Subject to availability, level 6 modules will then be offered to Politics/IR/Social Sciences major students during our module amendment period each semester.
Postgraduate modules in EIS are only open to postgraduate students nominated under EIS specific agreements.
Film Studies (new addition for semester 2 2023/24): Students nominated under specific Film department agreements as well as Film/Cinema Theory Studies major students (please note that does not include Media Studies) from other exchange partners will be prioritised for modules within the Film Department in the first instance. Subject to availability, modules will then be offered to non-Film major exchange students in our module amendment period each semester (subject to meeting eligibility criteria). Fee-paying students will not be permitted to register for Film modules. Please note that we do not count practical film-making modules towards our eligibility criteria - all relevant modules must be theory based.
Global Health & Social Medicine (GHSM): Exchange students from the University of Oslo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Melbourne, National University of Singapore, Western University, Cornell University or York University, as well as fee-paying students, will be prioritised for modules within the GHSM Department. Subject to availability, modules will then be offered to other exchange students in our module amendment period each semester.
History: Students nominated under specific History department agreements will be prioritised for modules within the History Department in the first instance, however all exchange students are welcome to request these modules. Subject to availability, History modules will then be offered to fee-paying students, subject to availability, during our amendment period each semester. Please note there is no guarantee that fee-paying students will be able to register for History modules.
Postgraduate modules in History are only open to postgraduate students nominated under History specific agreements.
Informatics: Computer Science majors from École Polytechnique, University of Hong Kong, University of Melbourne, Monash University, National University of Singapore, University of Toronto, University of California, UNC Chapel Hill, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Université Catholique de Lille will be prioritised for modules within the Informatics Department but will initially be registered on a maximum of two modules from the Informatics Department.
Subject to availability, modules will then be offered to Computer Science majors from all exchange partners during our module amendment period each semester. Fee-paying students will not be permitted to register for Informatics modules.
Postgraduate modules in Informatics are only open to postgraduate students nominated under Informatics specific agreements.
Law: Modules marked as Law only are only open to students specifically registered on a Law programme (LLB, BA Law or equivalent, not Legal Studies). Modules marked as available to non-Law students are open to students on other social sciences degrees such as Legal Studies, as well as Law or Business, depending on the module focus.
Psychology: Modules from the Psychology Department (outside of the Biosciences catalogue) are only open to full-year students, with prior approval from the Psychology Department which is granted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact studyabroad@kcl.ac.uk for more information.