14Sep
UndergraduateCourse summary
Graduate Entry Medicine at Swansea University is one of just a handful of similar programmes of medical study in the UK open to graduates of any discipline. This accelerated, four-year medical degree follows an innovative, integrated spiral curriculum designed to reflect the way in which clinicians approach patients and how patients present to doctors. You will study the basic biomedical sciences in the context of clinical medicine, public health, pathology, therapeutics, ethics, and psycho-social issues in patient management. Together with a strong focus on clinical and communication skills, you will develop the academic, practical, and personal qualities to practise medicine competently and with confidence. You will have a high level of structured clinical contact as your studies progress, covering the following areas: clinical apprenticeships, including one week of nursing practice, junior assistantship, specialty attachments, including acute surgery, acute medicine, women’s health, child health, mental health, sub-specialities of medicine and surgery, and frailty, community-based learning, senior assistantship, shadowing F1 doctors and elective. We are a relatively small medical school, so you will benefit from extensive contact with teaching staff and you will have contact with patients right from the first semester. You will join a university that is ranked 5th in the UK for Medicine according to the Times Good University Guide 2024.
Modules
The Programme consists of Phase I (Years 1 + 2) and Phase II (Years 3 + 4) with 3 Modules – Doctor as a Scholar and Scientist, Doctor as a Practitioner and Doctor as a Professional, reflecting the standards for medical education and training set out by the General Medical Council (GMC). The innovative, patient-focused curriculum has been designed to reflect the way in which clinicians approach patients and how patients present to doctors, allowing students to develop a way of thinking and engaging with information that mimics real-life clinical practice. Through its spiral approach, students acquire layers of knowledge and consolidate learning by re-visiting topics through new cases, building up a repertoire of clinical undertanding and skills. Core modules build the foundations of scientific knowledge and clinical skills required for the practice of medicine. They are structured around 6 body system ‘Themes’ - Behaviour, Defence, Development, Movement, Nutrition and Transport - with clinical cases presented in learning blocks. Students participate in a combination of case-based lectures and skill building within a safe but clinically-focused environment. They are also introduced to the concept of professionalism - an approach that is essential for good medical practice.
Assessment method
Assessment is closely matched to the curriculum, the defined learning outcomes and learning and teaching methods. Assessments in the Graduate Entry Medicine programme have three main functions. 1. To help focus students’ learning and to help demonstrate whether or not the standards have been achieved in respect to the defined learning outcomes. 2. To provide regular systematic information on students’ progress throughout the programme so that remedial action can be taken by students and staff as required. 3. To ensure that students progressing to the next stage of their training have met the prescribed learning outcomes. The assessment approach reflects the teaching ethos of the programme by promoting continuing reflection on progress. Students are formally assessed at regular intervals during the course and these assessments use standard assessment formats throughout the entire four years of the course. Although the formats remain predominantly similar, their complexity and challenge increases in parallel with the abilities of the students. These assessments are, therefore, designed to measure global ability in the relevant domain with the aim of encouraging students to integrate and regularly maintain their knowledge and skills.
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
16Oct
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- A101
- Institution code:
- S93
- Campus name:
- Singleton Park Campus
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
This Course is Open to UK, EU and international students.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - Not accepted
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted
Access to HE Diploma - Not accepted
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Leaving Certificate - Ordinary Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - Not accepted
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Previous study on a Medicine course Transferring from another Medicine programme is not allowed. We do not consider applications from students who have previously commenced a medical degree and not progressed due to academic failure, fitness to practice or professionalism issues. If an applicant has left a previous medical degree programme for other reasons, their application may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Concurrent enrolment University regulations do not permit concurrent enrolment in Graduate Entry Medicine and any other award-bearing programme at this or any other university. All other degree programmes must be completed before enrolment on the Graduate Entry Medicine programme. Equivalent qualifications We accept equivalent secondary school and degree qualifications which are approved by Swansea University. For applicants from majority non-English speaking countries, IELTS 7.0 with no less than 7.0 in speaking and 6.5 in listening, reading and writing is accepted as equivalent. Details of approved tests of English proficiency can be found on our website. Admissions tests For Home applications, we accept GAMSAT test results, and for International applications, we accept either GAMSAT or MCAT results. Results must be from a sitting within two years of application. The list of valid GAMSAT sittings can be found here. Applicants who meet the annual cut-off score (determined once all test scores are confirmed) and above will be invited to interview. The minimum acceptable GAMSAT score is 50, including a minimum of 50 in Paper 3 The minimum acceptable MCAT score is 500 Please note: For September 2024 entry our cut-off scores have been confirmed: GAMSAT (Home applicants) - 53 GAMSAT (Welsh domicilled applicants) - 50 GAMSAT (International applicants) - 50 MCAT - 504 *All applicants MUST have sat the GAMSAT or MCAT test prior to submitting an application. We will not consider any application that does not have either a valid GAMSAT or MCAT score, or proof that an applicant has taken the test and is waiting for their result."
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Occupational Health Assessment
Interview
Other
Criminal check (DBS) Graduate Medical School Admissions Test (GAMSAT)
English language requirements
IELTS 7.0 with no less than 7.0 in speaking and 6.5 in listening, reading and writing (International Candidates)
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For the latest fee information, please check the individual course page on our website. Our full range of programmes are listed here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/
Further information on tuition fees can be found here: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/
Sponsorship information
September 2024 Home £9000, International £43,850 Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government. Fees for full time Undergraduate EU/International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.
Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP
Course contact details
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