Minimum requirements:A Master's degree at Distinction or Merit level (or international equivalent) in a subject appropriate to the course is usually required.In exceptional circumstances, applicants with a Bachelor's degree with 1st class or 2:1 honours (or international equivalent) and extensive relevant experience may be considered for entry. If applicants do not already hold a Master's level degree, we recommend taking one of our MA programmes before undertaking research work.
Research income: The Department of Middle Eastern Studies recently received a grant for £10,000 on Radical Islam in Europe. £45,000 for the Uses of Foreign Aid in the Middle East.
Research income: Funding from the Australian and British Governments, and individual projects by the British Academy, Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Australia Research Council and other similar organisations.
General entry adviceBachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in a relevant subject (or overseas equivalent). A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters degree with Merit or above.NON ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTSEnhanced criminal conviction check Please note that research programmes within the School of Medicine may sometimes require a criminal conviction check depending on the particular topic/method of research.
REF2014: 90% of overall activity rated 4* or 3* ‘world leading’ or 'internationally excellent’ (Unit of Assessment 3c - Subjects Allied to Medicine: Nursing and Midwifery and Palliative Care).
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters degree with Merit or above. Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior completing the online application form.
REF2014: Ranked first in the United Kingdom for Clinical Medicine, in terms of the proportion of our overall submission that was ranked 4* or 3* (Unit of Assessment 1 – Clinical Medicine).King's Researchers named 'best and brightest scientific minds': three members of the Division (Prof Tim Hubbard, Prof Chris Mathew and Prof Tim Spector) are among the four KCL academics included in the 2014 global list of most highly cited researchers produced by Thompson Reuters, which identifies them as being among the world's leading and most influential researchers.
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters degree with Merit or above. Applicants are strongly advised to contact potential supervisors prior completing the online application form
REF2014: Ranked 6th in the United Kingdom in terms of the proportion of the submission ranked at 4* and 3* (Unit of Assessment 2 - Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care).
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Master's degree with Merit or above.
• REF2014: Ranked first in terms of the overall proportion of our submissions ranked at 4* or 3* (Unit of Assessment 15 – General Engineering).
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Master's of Science degree with Merit or above. Please do not complete an application form until you have spoken with and have confirmation from your preferred supervisor.
REF2014: Ranked first in the United Kingdom for Clinical Medicine, in terms of the proportion of our overall submission that was ranked 4* or 3* (Unit of Assessment 1 – Clinical Medicine).
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Molecular life science or Biomedical science, although further graduate study or appropriate work experience may also be taken into account. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Masters degree with Merit.
REF2014: Overall, this submission is ranked 2nd of all 94 submissions in terms of Power (Unit of Assessment 3b - Subjects Allied to Medicine: Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women’s Health).
Note: A 2:1 (upper second class) honours degree (or international equivalent) may be acceptable depending on the candidate's academic background, including e.g. strong performance (predicted or achieved) in a Master's degree, or mitigating personal circumstances.A strong background in quantitative science will be essential for students to take full advantage of the CANES training programme.
King’s College London hosts an EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Cross-Disciplinary Approaches to Non-Equilibrium Systems (CANES).
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) in a relevant subject. A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Master's degree with Merit or above. Please do not complete an application form until you have spoken with and have confirmation from your preferred supervisor
