Global Health and Social Medicine (Hons) King's College London

Overview

The Global Health and Social Medicine (Hons) BS at King's College London is the ideal degree for students seeking to make a difference to improving health and wellbeing, locally and globally, by shaping effective health policies and health care delivery systems.

Key benefits

• 1st in the UK for Sociology and Social Policy (The Guardian University Guide 2025).
• Prepares students for careers in a wide range of fields, including policy, national and international NGOs, local and national government, academia, and the private sector (e.g. start-ups, publishing, consultancy, private sector research organisations, etc.)
• Gives students the chance to combine high-level social science with an introduction to the main areas of biomedical knowledge and the implications for clinical practice.
• Students gain the ability to communicate between biomedicine and social science, giving a competitive advantage when applying for health-related careers.
• Students can gain transferable skills and expertise through a limited, non-credit-bearing internship with partner organisations such as local councils, which may be available, and can be accessed via a separate application process. Note: places are limited, and this scheme is highly competitive.
• Students are taught by internationally renowned academics and clinicians with a strong focus on transdisciplinary education in key areas of health, disease, and medicine.

Career destinations

This degree course equips students for a wide range of career options in the health services, in public health, in government and NGOs in the UK and elsewhere, and in the commercial medical and health sectors, as well as for future careers in academic research and teaching.