Your journey studying Philosophy at King's starts here

Congratulations on your offer to study in the Department of Philosophy! We've curated this hub to provide you with all the information you need to know about your course, including taster lectures, campus tour videos and student blogs.

Although this content was up-to-date at the time it was produced, some changes to courses and teaching staff may occur. Please make sure you check our website course pages or contact us directly for the very latest information.

Listen to Podcasts and watch the below videos to learn more about our Philosophy courses.

• In Our Time: Kant’s Copernican Revolution - featuring KCL's Dr John Callanan
• Professor Sacha Golob: Authenticity
• The Modern Mind with KCL's Dr Adrian Alsmith 
• Inside Einstein’s Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
• The Centre for Philosophy and Visual Art
• History of Philosophy Podcast

Get ready to connect with your fellow King’s College London offer holders and current students in our exclusive Unibuddy Community! As an offer holder, this is your chance to meet people who’ll be studying the same subject and share the excitement of starting university together. You can also keep up to date with all the latest updates on events, important news, and everything you need to know as you prepare for September.

With our exclusive Offer Holder Unibuddy Community, you can:

• Chat online with fellow offer-holders from your chosen course
• Ask questions to current King’s students
• Learn more about life as a student in London
• Discuss shared interests and hobbies
• Meet potential flatmates from your halls of residence
• Find out more about upcoming events, welcome week, sports, societies and more!

How to join our offer holder community

1. If you’ve received an offer to study with us for September 2025 entry, you will also receive an email from King’s, inviting you to join our Community. Select ‘Join now’ to get started.
2. Once you’ve logged in, click on the ‘Explore’ tab, scroll down to ‘Groups’ and join our ‘Welcome’ group to start chatting with other offer holders. Join our 'Philosophy and Religion - Undergraduate' group to meet other students in your area, and ask questions to our student ambassadors. You can join as many groups as you’d like, or even start your own
3. If you’re having trouble accessing Unibuddy Community or if you haven’t yet received an email inviting you to join (this will typically be sent 10 days after you receive confirmation of your offer) then please get in touch with us at ambassador@kcl.ac.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

Find out more here

Read our blogs below to find out more about student life at King's:

• Why I chose to study Philosophy? - Simran writes about why they chose to study Philosophy

• What I wish people knew about a philosophy degree - Lauren tells us what they wish people knew about studying philosophy at King's. 
• Things to consider when choosing your first year modules on the Philosophy BA

• Why should you study Philosophy? - Rebecca tells us why Philosophy is anything but a dying discipline.

• I didn't know what to study at university and chose Philosophy - Neha explains why she chose study study Philosophy at King's

For those with an joint honours offer holders, here is a link to the other subject hubs:

• Modern Languages offer holders
• Artificial Intelligence & Philosophy Offer holders
• Informatics offer holders

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• Chat with current students on Unibuddy
• Follow our Arts & Humanities Instagram
• Sign up to an event
• Go on a tour of the Strand campus