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

Applicants need to have successfully completed the UK, EU & US Copyright Law Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) at merit level or above.

Normally students are required to start the MA programme within 2 years of finishing the PGDip programme.

2:1 undergraduate degree in law/economics/related discipline, or be a qualified barrister or solicitor. Applications from candidates who have achieved a comparable academic level through past studies and where previous study, work or experience has made the applicant a suitable candidate for admission may also be considered.

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.

International requirements
Visit our admissions webpages to view our International entry requirements.

Note to applicants from EU/EEA and Switzerland
In addition to the application documents for admission to the programme, King’s College London may also require you to fill out this linked questionnaire to assess your fee status. The fee status does not affect the tuition fee for this programme.

Once your eligibility to study for your chosen programme has been verified, you may hear directly from King’s with the prompt to fill out the form and send the required documents as evidence.

It will help your timely admission if you have the detailed form and the documents prepared.

International applicants

Equivalent International qualifications

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English language requirements

English language band: B

Selection Process

Further information on how to apply is shown on the current Postgraduate Diploma students' KEATS page. Former students may contact the programme team at cel-programmes@kcl.ac.uk for additional guidance.

MA applications are turned around in two weeks after the application deadline has closed.

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	A personal statement is required. This can be uploaded as an attachment to the online application form (maximum 2 pages). Candidates should include 2-3 sentences describing their proposed dissertation title and topic. This will enable King's to determine which academic supervisor they may be assigned to.
Previous Academic Study	Yes	A copy of your official degree certificate. 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 professional or, if you are a recent graduate, one academic reference. On headed paper and signed.
Other	Yes	You may also wish to include a CV (Resume) or evidence of professional registration as part of your application. In addition you are asked to submit a certified copy of your passport page. English language proficiency test results if you are not a native English speaker.
Note		King’s College London reserve the right to request certified copies of any documents provided in the event that clear copies are not received or to verify their authenticity.

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.

Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time)
The final application deadline is on 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time).

After the first application deadline in March:

if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications