Medicine BM BS

• A-levels: AAA to include biology and chemistry, following the study of at least four subjects at AS-level. The fourth AS-level should be passed at a minimum grade B. General Studies and Critical Thinking excluded.
• International Baccalaureate: 36 points overall, to include both biology and chemistry at higher level. Grade 6 must be achieved in both.
• Access to HE Diploma: Mature entry: Pass with distinction on a recognised Access to Medicine course. Details in BSMS prospectus.
• GCSE: English language or English literature, and mathematics at grade B or above, or evidence of equivalent literacy and numeracy.
• Biomedical admissions test (BMAT): BSMS requires all applicants to sit the BMAT, in the year that you apply, in order to be considered for interview. You are required to register with BMAT assessment centres before the test. Check the BMAT website for key dates and additional information.
• Degree and/or experience: 
  • Graduate entry: Applicants should hold, or expect to hold, a first or upper second class honours degree and be able to demonstrate an adequate knowledge of biology and chemistry equivalent to A grade pass at A-level in both. This may be achieved through having studied these subjects to A-level or through relevant degree modules. Graduate entrants are assessed on their recent achievement and do not have to satisfy other academic entry requirements (ie they are not required to have AAA at A-level). Applicants should however note that the integrated nature of the BSMS degree in medicine does not normally allow advanced entry to a different year of the programme. If offered an interview, they may be asked to supply a transcript of their degree results. If applicants hold (or expect to hold) a first or upper second class honours degree but do not have the necessary knowledge of biology and chemistry, they are invited to consider entry via the Access to Medicine route, see prospectus for more details.
  • EU or Channel Island applications are considered on the same basis as UK applicants. BSMS has six places per year for international students from outside the European Union. Applicants should possess academic qualifications equivalent to those required from UK and EU applicants. We may be able to interview overseas applicants by video link at their local British Council office.

English Language Requirement: 

• IELTS 7.5 overall, with at least 7.0 in each section.

Phase 1

Year 1 modules

• Clinical Practice 1
• Foundations of Health and Disease
• Heart, Lungs and Blood
• Nutrition, Metabolism and Excretion

Year 2 modules

• Clinical Practice 2
• Neuroscience and Behaviour
• Reproduction and Endocrinology
• Musculoskeletal and Immune Systems

Phase 2

Year 3 modules

• Scientific Basis of Medicine
• Clinical Foundation Course
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Reproductive and Child Health
• Elderly Medicine and Mental Health
• Student Selected Components

Year 4 modules

• Clinical Elective
• Specialist Rotations
• General Practice and Population Medicine
• Individual Research Project

Phase 3

Final year modules

• Regional Attachment 1
• Regional Attachments 2 and 3
• Revision and Integrated Finals
• Emergency Medicine
• Professional Studies Online
• Seminar Programme
• Preparation for Practice and Student-Organised Clinical Experience