King's College London

Entry Requirements

UK applicants

Standard requirements

A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree

If you have a lower degree classification, or a degree in an unrelated subject, your application may be considered if you can demonstrate significant relevant work experience, or offer a related graduate qualification (such as a Masters or PGDip).

Programme specific requirements

A 2:1 undergraduate degree (or international equivalent) in a subject area or discipline relevant to education (e.g. sociology, educational studies, psychology, pedagogy, history, philosophy etc). In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.

Practicing teachers are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants with a PGCE or equivalent may be permitted to transfer credits, pending approval from the programme director.

Lower undergraduate grades may be considered in certain circumstances, for example if the applicant has a PGCE with master's level credits. It is strongly recommended that applicants have some relevant professional experience, either in teaching or in other educational practice or setting such as policy. However, applications from candidates who do not have any experience but who do have relevant academic qualifications will be considered.

International applicants

Equivalent International qualifications

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English language requirements

English language band: B

Selection Process

Applications must be made online using King’s Apply, the Admissions Portal. A non-refundable application fee of £130 applies.

Due to the large volume of applications, this programme operates a partial “gathered-field” approach to decision making for applicants who meet our advertised academic entry requirements. This means that for some of these applicants, a decision may not be reached until after February and where possible, will be made by May. You will be informed via King’s Apply if your application has been assessed and being held as part of this process.

If you receive an offer, please make a note of your deadline to accept your offer. Due to the competitive of this course, we cannot guarantee that we can reinstate any offer which was not accepted by the deadline.

Personal statement and supporting information

You will be asked to submit the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

Personal Statement	Yes	Your personal statement should be around 700 words and answer the following questions: Why are you applying for this specific programme, and how does it fit in with your future plans? (max 250 words) How does your educational background or professional experience make you a suitable candidate for the programme? (250 words) Briefly highlight an educational issue or topic that you feel is important (200 words) Please upload your responses to these questions to the personal statement section of this application form.
Previous Academic Study	Yes	A copy (or copies) of your official academic transcript(s), showing the subjects studied and marks obtained. If you have already completed your degree, copies of your official degree certificate will also be required. Applicants with academic documents issued in a language other than English, will need to submit both the original and official translation of their documents.
References	Yes	One academic reference is required. A professional reference will be accepted if you have completed your qualifications over five years ago. In some cases, we may request an additional reference from you.
Other	Optional	Applicants may wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of their application.