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Global Health and Social Sciences BA (Hons)

King's College London, University of London

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Course info

UCAS CODE L511

Our Global Health & Social Sciences BA offers a unique and exciting course with the opportunity to study abroad for a year and aims to train a new generation of leaders who want to make a difference in the world.The course is designed for those who wish to understand the social determinants of health and illness in a global context, and to recognise and evaluate the range of medical and healthcare approaches.Whether you want to promote responsible biomedical research, address global health ... READ MORE

Key stats

DATA SOURCE: UNISTATS / UCAS / HESA

Uni rankings

CUG ranking
21^st

CUG subject ranking
18^th

Start date and duration
DATA SOURCE: UCAS

Start date

25-SEP-23

Full Time

3 Years

Others in Subjects Allied To Medicine
DATA SOURCE: UNISTATS

Drop-out rate

Employment rate

Average salary

Others in Subjects Allied To Medicine graduate salary at this uni

£21,000

UK Others in Subjects Allied To Medicine graduate salary

£23,000

Social Policy

Sociology

Modules

DATA SOURCE: IDP Connect

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Entry requirements

DATA SOURCE: UCAS

Choose Exam type	Grades / Points required
A level	Grades / Points required AAB	Grades / Points required AAB	Grades / Points required AB	Grades / Points required D:33,M:12,P:0	Grades / Points required D3,D3,M2	Grades / Points required 35	Grades / Points required H1,H2,H2,H2,H2,H2	Grades / Points required Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
Details
Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.		Must be combined with two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.		Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.		Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.		Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.	including 6,6,5 at Higher Level. Note the total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.	Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.	Please see our online prospectus for further details on our BTEC entry requirements.

Previous study

DATA SOURCE: HESA

Others in Subjects Allied To Medicine

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni

Chemistry

92%

Biology

92%

Mathematics

59%

Psychology

14%

Physics

Sociology

Social Policy

Tuition fees

DATA SOURCE: UCAS/IDP Connect

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03 Apr 21

Global Health and Social Medicine BSc (Hons)

Of course the experience isn't comparable to that without an ongoing global pandemic, but the support, teaching and...

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