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War Studies

King's College London · United Kingdom

War Studies

A three-year social sciences degree in London.

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Where
LondonUnited Kingdom
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
13 January 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
£34,000 a yearintl fee, 2027-28
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 15 October 2026, 18:00 UK time

    Oxford, Cambridge, medicine, dentistry and veterinary medicine/science
    Hard deadline
    Details

    Thirteen months before the course starts. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application. Admissions tests for these courses register earlier still, and the registration deadline is not the test date.

    UCAS’s deadline for these courses, three months before everyone else’s. UCAS says it is unusual for these universities to consider a late application, so treat 18:00 UK time on 15 October as the end. Admissions test registration closes even earlier.

    Source

  2. 13 January 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 25 February 2027

    Extra opens
    Details

    For anyone who used all five choices and holds no offer: one further choice at a time.

    For applicants holding no offers.

    Source
All dates for this programme (2 more)

  1. 2 July 2027

    Clearing opens
    Rolling
    Details

    For applicants holding no offer, or whose results missed their conditions. Runs on vacancies, so it rewards moving quickly.

    IB results come out 6 July, so Clearing is already open when you get them.

    Source

  2. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    The point of the conditional offer. Universities confirm or release places against results that have only just arrived, which is what the whole UK calendar is built around.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the United Kingdom

What it is

War, conflict and security studied through history, politics, international relations, philosophy and sociology. Year one gives the causes and consequences of war; later years add specialist options, a Cold War module and a dissertation. One language module is free, and a year abroad is optional.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 36 points
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at King's College London

Offers give a total including ToK/EE or an aggregate of three HL grades, from 32 or HL 15 up to 40 or HL 21; AAA courses ask 36 or HL 18. English A at HL 4 or SL 5 meets the English requirement.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on kcl.ac.uk

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Motivation letter
    No test or interview is listed. The personal statement is one factor among several and should show commitment to the subject; a military reference is accepted.
Sources (3)
  1. War Studies at KCL — checked 2026-09-25
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at KCL

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