Guy’s Campus
Tucked next to London Bridge and the historic Borough Market, Guy's Campus is a close-knit home for health and science students. With cutting-edge labs and buzzing central location, it offers an inspiring and unique place to study.
Overview
The Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Global Health and Social Medicine is the ideal degree for students seeking to make a difference to improving health and wellbeing, locally and globally, by shaping effective health policies and health care delivery systems.
Students on the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Global Health and Social Medicine with a Year Abroad will spend their third year studying abroad before returning to complete a final year with King’s. Students on the three year course may transfer to the four year Global Health & Social Medicine with a Year Abroad BSc.
Studying abroad will be dependent on levels of achievement in second year modules. Students must pass the equivalent of 120 KCL credits at the partner institution to be awarded the “Global Health and Social Medicine with a Year Abroad” degree, otherwise they will only be awarded the “Global Health and Social Medicine” title.
Key benefits
- 3rd in the UK for Sociology and Social Policy (The Guardian University Guide 2026).
- Prepares students for careers in a wide range of fields, including policy, national and international NGOs, local and national government, academia, and the private sector (e.g. start-ups, publishing, consultancy, private sector research organisations, etc.)
- Gives students the chance to combine high-level social science with an introduction to the main areas of biomedical knowledge and the implications for clinical practice.
- Students gain the ability to communicate between biomedicine and social science, giving a competitive advantage when applying for health-related careers.
- Students can gain transferable skills and expertise through a limited, non-credit-bearing internship with partner organisations such as local councils, which may be available, and can be accessed via a separate application process. Note: places are limited, and this scheme is highly competitive.
- Students are taught by internationally renowned academics and clinicians with a strong focus on transdisciplinary education in key areas of health, disease, and medicine.
Course essentials
Special features
Optional study abroad
Key Information
UCAS code:
L510, L512 (with a year abroad)
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full-time
Required A-Levels:
AAB
Duration:
Three years full-time or four years with a year abroad
Application status:
Start date:
September 2027
Application deadline:
Administrative bodies
Awarding body
King's College London and Affiliates
Regulating body
Base campuses
Strand Campus
Strand Campus sits along the Thames at London's cultural heart. Alongside world-class teaching spaces, students enjoy access to the pedestrianised Strand Quad, with Somerset House and iconic landmarks just steps away.
Waterloo Campus
Centrally located and well connected, Waterloo brings together students from health, science and law, just steps from the South Bank. It's also home to the world's #2 nursing school – the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery (QS 2026).