Overview
Our BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology will allow you to engage with both the psychological sciences and the field of criminology and help you to explore their application to a variety of contemporary challenges. The course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), who have highlighted areas of particular strength in our course, including the emphasis on research-led teaching, our modules for developing employability skills, and the wide range of discipline-specific opportunities, placements and internships that are available for students at the world-leading Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).
The BSc degree is available as a 3-year option or a 4-year option (with placement year or study-abroad year). The admissions criteria are identical for the 3-year and 4-year BSc programmes. You will decide about joining, and apply to, the 4-year programmes in your second year of study, should you wish. If you are a Home student it does not matter which UCAS code you apply through, and please only apply to one. The different course codes are useful for those of you who are applying from overseas. If you have international fee status and think you might want to stay for 4-years, please use a 4-year code so that you have the correct visa from the start of your degree.
Key benefits
- Our teaching is delivered by world experts, enriched by current research at the IoPPN and the Dickson Poon School of Law (DPSoL). The IoPPN is one of the world’s leading centres for interdisciplinary research in psychiatry and psychology. We have unique partnerships with the South London & Maudsley Hospital (SLaM) and clinician-scientists that allow placements and voluntary work for our students. DPSoL is one of the oldest law schools in England and recognised globally as one of the best law schools in the world.
- Our course offers a rich combination of research and interdisciplinary expertise. This is an innovative programme into which interactive teaching opportunities have been integrated throughout all years of the programme.
- Employability skills are embedded throughout the programme so that you can begin to prepare for the world of work from the very start of your studies.
- A robust personal tutoring system which has been commended by the BPS. Each student is allocated a personal tutor who supports them across their programme, providing pastoral support and practical skills training across several timetabled sessions each year.
- King’s provides extensive Student Services available to support our students which ranges from supporting their wellbeing and mental health, to accommodation and financial advice.
- Students have the opportunity to join a four-year course by completing a year’s professional placement or a year abroad. This opportunity is subject to achieving a certain grade average and being accepted at a partner institution.
Course essentials
Our BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminology degree course is taught by a dedicated teaching team who were recruited specifically to develop and teach this programme. The course draws upon the established expertise of the IoPPN and DPSoL, and a wide range of world-leading academics, researchers and practitioners across King’s. The course examines psychology and criminology from a number of different angles, both individually and holistically, from neuroscience to the social sciences, to provide you with knowledge across a variety of approaches to the real-world application of psychological science and criminology.
Designed to reflect the role of psychology and criminology in interdisciplinary research, the course asks you to apply insights from this research to a variety of contemporary problems. You will be required to develop your analytic, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills along with your core content knowledge.
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Special features
Optional study abroad
Optional year in industry
Key Information
Course type:
Joint honours
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Required A-Levels:
A*AA
Duration:
Three years (or four years with a year abroad or a professional placement year)
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026
Application deadline:
18 September 2025
Administrative bodies
Course accreditation
Reviewed, inspected and accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
Regulating body
Base campus
Waterloo Campus
Our Waterloo campus is home to the Florence Nightingale Faculty Nursing & Midwifery, and a vibrant hub for health, social science, and law students. Located moments from the iconic landmarks of South Bank and just a short walk to the Stand campus.