Program Overview

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Artificial Intelligence BSc

Key Information

Course type: Single honours Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time Required A-level: AAA Full entry requirements, including contextual requirements Duration: 3 years Application status: Closed Start date: September 2025 Application deadline: 29 January 2025 Optional study abroad

Course Description

Our Artificial Intelligence BSc will equip you with systematic knowledge and experience of the theory and practice of AI, offering you opportunities to develop analytical and practical transferable skills, as well as an understanding of the changing role of AI in society and relevant social, legal, professional, and ethical responsibilities, including, for example, philosophical issues related to the dangers of AI. All these are key knowledge areas and skills that will allow you to learn and adapt continuously and are important in both well-established and cutting-edge roles undertaken by AI professionals.

The BSc is made up of modules covering important AI disciplines and an individual project that will offer you an opportunity to integrate the knowledge gained across different modules and to apply this in the context of a more complex development project (e.g. a project solving real challenges faced by the industry). You will study modules offering group projects, classroom and lab-based tutorials, and there are opportunities to explore an extensive range of innovative optional modules, allowing you the freedom to develop your study pathway to reflect your interests.

Base Campus

• Strand Campus: Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

Special Features

• Optional study abroad: On this programme, you will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad, supported by the Study Abroad Tutor in your department and King’s Global Mobility Office. Together with partner organisations around the world, you will be supported in navigating your international, educational journey, developing new skills and competences and learning to apply different perspectives to your chosen discipline.

Course Accreditation

• BCS

Regulating Bodies

• King's College London and Affiliates

Entry Requirements

Subject Requirements

• Required subjects: A-level (or equivalent) grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
• Preferred subjects: None

A-Levels

• Required grades: AAA
• 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 contain grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

Contextual A-Level Information

• Required grades: AAA
• 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 contain grade A in Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

• 39 points overall or an aggregate score of 20 from three Higher Levels.
• Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
• Notes: The total point score of 39 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Maths curriculum would be required to study either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the subject requirement for this programme.

Contextual International Baccalaureate Information

• 36 points overall or an aggregate score of 18 from three Higher Levels.
• Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
• Notes: The total point score of 36 includes TOK/EE. IB students studying the new Maths curriculum would be required to study either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation at Higher Level to meet the subject requirement for this programme.

Alternative Accepted Qualifications

• Access to HE Diploma
• BTEC Nationals/CTECs
• Cambridge Pre-U
• European Baccalaureate
• Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers

International Applicants

Equivalent International Qualifications

• Select a country to view equivalent international qualifications.

English Language Requirements

• English language band: D
• Please note that nationals of Majority English Speaking Countries (as defined by UKVI) who have successfully completed high school in the respective country, are not required to complete an English language test.

Selection Process

Contextual Consideration

• We make contextual offers for this programme, which can be found in the entry requirements.
• As part of the assessment process, we take into account contextual information to gain a more complete picture of each application.

Deferrals

• Applications can be submitted for deferred entry by choosing the appropriate year of entry on the UCAS application.
• If your circumstances change and, therefore, you need to request a deferral after an offer has been made, then we can generally permit these for this programme.

Foundation Courses

• Applicants studying Foundation Year programmes in the UK are welcome to apply for this programme.
• Foundation programmes from other universities and further education providers in the UK are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Graduates

• Our general entry requirements are based on A-level or equivalent.
• However, where an applicant is completing/has completed a degree, we are able to consider the degree study as part of the assessment of the application.

Personal Statement

• Your personal statement is one of the many factors in the overall assessment of your application.
• It is your opportunity to introduce yourself to the university and inform us of your commitment to the programme and profession as well as any work experience or extracurricular activities you have done.

Resits

• In a standard admissions cycle, we are able to consider applicants who have retaken their qualifications.
• However, you should bear in mind that your application for this programme will be reviewed alongside other strong applicants who might be viewed more favourably if they achieved the required grades within a standard timeframe.

Transfers

• Transfers into this programme are not permitted.

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Group Tutorials
• Flipped classroom approach
• Independent study

Assessment

• Coursework
• Examinations
• Class tests
• Assignment Reports
• Quizzes
• Oral Presentations
• Software Prototypes

Structure

• Courses are divided into modules.
• You will normally take modules totally 360 credits (480 credits for the Year Abroad pathway).

Required Modules

• Introduction to Professional Practice (0 credits)
• Logic and Knowledge Representation (15 credits)
• Maths and Statistics for Artificial Intelligence (30 credits)
• Programming Practice & Applications (30 credits)
• Web and Internet Systems (15 credits)
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (15 credits)
• Introduction to Robotics (15 credits)

Optional Modules

• There are no optional modules for this year.

Employability

• There is a widening demand and supply gap for AI skills, with a significant increase in online AI and Data Science vacancies.
• Many firms that have vacancies for AI roles had at least one vacancy that was difficult to fill.
• An AI professional needs to exploit a broad range of skills and is likely to conduct their work according to a range of both well-established and cutting-edge roles.

Destinations

• Recent graduates have found employment within the following job roles and companies:
  • Data Scientist
  • Cloud AI Engineer
  • Logistic Engineer
  • Knowledge/Graph Engineer
  • Robotic Engineer
  • Algorithmic impact and responsibility Scientist
  • Information retrieval and natural language processing applied Scientist

Tuition Fees

Full Time Tuition Fees UK

• The UK tuition fee for the academic year is currently £9,535 per year.
• This is based on the UK Government's cap.

Full Time Tuition Fees International

• The International tuition fee for the academic year is £35,800 per year.
• Please note that the International tuition fee is subject to annual increases in subsequent years of study, in line with King's terms and conditions.

Funding

• To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.