Program Overview

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MBChB Medicine (Graduate Entry)

Overview

Course overview

Pursue a career in medicine through this course, if you have already achieved a life science or health undergraduate degree. Please see entry requirements and course description for more information.

Gain the knowledge, professional behaviours and clinical skills required to train as a doctor and become eligible to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council.

Tailor your learning through personalised excellence pathways and clinical career placements.

Intercalate to complete a master's degree or PhD in a subject of interest.

Study at a university ranked 8th in the UK for Medicine (QS World University Rankings 2025).

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Entry requirements

A-level

• BBB, in your first A-level sitting (32 IB points overall with 5,5,5 at higher level) for applicants who are currently studying towards a 2:1 honours degree (or international equivalent). You will also be required to meet the condition of a 2:1 honours degree should you be successful in being offered a place on this course.
• If you have already achieved a 2:1 honours degree or above (or international equivalent), the A-level minimum requirement of BBB will be waived.

A-level contextual offer

This course is not eligible for a contextual offer. Contextual offers are only available for courses that have a standard entry requirements of ABB or higher.

UK refugee/care-experienced offer

This course is not eligible for a refugee/care experienced offer. Refugee/care experienced offers are only available for courses that have a standard entry requirements of ABB or higher.

International Baccalaureate

• 32 points overall. 5,5,5 in Higher Level subjects. You will also be required to meet the condition of a 2:1 honours degree should you be successful in being offered a place on this course.
• If Maths and English Language are not offered as part of the Diploma, they should be offered at GCSE or IGCSE at grade 6 (B) or above.

GCSE/IGCSE

• Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education including acceptable levels of Literacy and Numeracy, equivalent to at least grade 6 or B in GCSE/IGCSE English Language and Mathematics.
• GCSE/IGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/IGCSE English Language.

Other entry requirements

• You should hold or be predicted an Upper Second class (2:1) honours degree in the life sciences (eg biomedical science, biochemistry, anatomy, physiology, healthcare science) or health professions (eg pharmacy, audiology, nursing, midwifery, physiotherapy), or international equivalent.
• Although we encourage applications from other healthcare professionals, we do not accept applications from candidates with medical degrees or those who have previously studied for, but not completed, a medical or healthcare degree.

Fees and funding

Fees

• Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2026 will be £9,535.
• Tuition fees for international students, including EU, are £34,500 for Year 1. Clinical tuition fees (years 2-4) are charged at the future rate which is applicable when you enter Year 3. Clinical fees in 2025 will be £58,000.

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.

Interview requirements

• We do not make any offers without interview.

Aptitude test requirement

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

Course details

Course description

• Our Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) course educates, trains and prepares students for practice in the healthcare systems of today and the future.
• This course is aimed at students who have completed or are due to graduate from a life science or allied-health professional degree and want to pursue a career in medicine.
• The course starts with a bespoke Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) year undertaken by graduate entry students as a solo cohort.

Special features

• Extensive clinical experience: You will gain clinical experience in both hospital and community settings throughout the four years of the course.
• Excellent reputation: We have an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research, including close links with the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre.
• Anatomy: You will learn about the intricacies of the human body through activities in our anatomy facilities.
• Personalised learning: Our course offers the opportunity to explore personal interests through Student Selected Clinical Placements in Years 2 and 4 of study and a clinical elective in Year 3.

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, collaboration and application to clinical practice.

Coursework and assessment

• Methods of assessment include both summative exams (which demonstrate you have reached the required standards to progress to the next phase of the course) and formative tests (which tell you how you are performing on the course and how you can improve).

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).
• Holding a PMQ entitles you to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council UK (GMC), subject to its acceptance that there are no Fitness to Practise concerns that need consideration.

Accrediting organisations

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