Program Overview

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Overview

Course Overview

The MBChB Medicine course at The University of Manchester educates, trains, and prepares students for practice in the healthcare systems of today and the future. The course integrates science and clinical learning, enabling students to apply scientific knowledge, decision-making, and critical thinking to their clinical practice.

Key Features

• Accredited course
• Duration: 5 years
• Year of entry: 2026
• UCAS course code: A106 / Institution code: M20
• Typical A-level offer: AAA (including specific subjects)
• Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
• UK refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
• Typical International Baccalaureate offer: See full entry requirements

Entry Requirements

A-level

• AAA, including specific subjects:
  • Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry; and
  • One of the following subjects from Chemistry; Biology/Human Biology; Physics; Psychology; Mathematics or Further Mathematics.
• Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any science A Level taken.

A-level Contextual Offer

• AAB including in:
  • Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry; and
  • One of the following subjects from Chemistry; Biology/Human Biology; Physics; Psychology; Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

UK Refugee/Care-Experienced Offer

• ABB including in:
  • Biology/Human Biology or Chemistry; and
  • One of the following subjects from Chemistry; Biology/Human Biology; Physics; Psychology; Mathematics or Further Mathematics.

International Baccalaureate

• 36 points overall. 6,6,6, in Higher Level subjects.
• If Maths and English Language are not offered as part of the Diploma, they should be offered at GCSE or IGCSE at grade B (6) or above.

GCSE/IGCSE

• We require at least seven GCSEs at grade A (7) or A* (8+).
• Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education, including GCSE/IGCSE English Language, Mathematics and at least two science subjects, at a minimum of grade 6 (B).

Other Entry Requirements

• Other entry requirements exist for this course. You may view these by selecting from the list below.
• Scottish requirements
• Welsh Baccalaureate
• Pearson BTEC qualifications
• OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications
• Access to HE Diploma
• T Level
• Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)

Fees and Funding

Fees

• Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 were £9,535.
• Tuition fees for international students, including EU, will be £38,000 for years 1 and 2 of study.
• Clinical tuition fees (years 3-5) are charged at the future rate which is applicable when you enter Year 3.

Additional Expenses

• Clinical placement travel costs
• Although there are currently small bursaries available to help you with the travel costs associated with clinical placements, this may not cover the full cost of your travel expenses to and from your clinical placements.

Application and Selection

How to Apply

• Apply through UCAS.

Advice to Applicants

• Please ensure that you refer to the application process guide before making your application through UCAS for this course.

Home-Schooled Applicants

• If you are a student who has followed a non-standard educational route, e.g. you have been educated at home; your application will be considered against the standard entry criteria of the course for which you are applying.

Non-Standard Educational Routes

• We welcome applications from graduates or those in their final year of study towards an undergraduate degree.

Aptitude Test Requirement

• Applicants are required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) in the year they wish to make their application.

Fitness to Practise / Health Requirements

• All offers of a place are subject to satisfactory health screening.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

• You will be required, as part of the non-academic conditions of your offer, to provide a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Course Details

Course Description

• Our Medicine MB ChB course educates, trains and prepares students for practice in the healthcare systems of today and the future.

Special Features

• Extensive clinical experience
• Excellent reputation
• Anatomy
• Personalised learning
• Intercalated degrees

Teaching and Learning

• The course uses mixed learning methods, but the key Manchester approach is the study of themed case discussions through facilitated group activities to emphasise enquiry, discussion, self-education, and the development of critical faculties and communication skills.

Coursework and Assessment

• Methods of assessment include both summative exams and formative tests.

Course Content for Year 1

• Your curriculum comprises a number of different elements carefully integrated to promote your ability to learn effectively and succeed in your medical degree.

Course Content for Year 2

• Year 2 continues with two more semesters.

Course Content for Year 3

• From the beginning of Year 3 until the end of your final year, you will learn through immersion in clinical placements organised around our four Clinical Education Campuses.

Course Content for Year 4

• Year 4 is structured to broaden your clinical learning and practice across 14 specialities.

Course Content for Year 5

• The final year of the course is focussed on preparing you for your final university exams, including national assessments such as the Prescribing Safety Assessment and Medical Licencing Assessment.

Careers

Career Opportunities

• When you successfully complete the undergraduate course, you will receive your MBChB (or equivalent) degree, which is a primary medical qualification (PMQ).

Accrediting Organisations

• This course is accredited with the General Medical Council (UK).