26Apr
UndergraduateThis course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
University of Plymouth has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
An exciting course offering an alternative entry route into medicine for able students whose education has been impacted by adversity. Using a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach, this course begins the journey towards the development of the academic, personal and professional skills needed for a career in medicine. It aims to aid the transition to university through building a strong sense of belonging within the medical student community, as well as introducing you to our learning, teaching and assessment methods. Meeting the relevant entry requirements at the end of your foundation year will enable you to progress to Stage 1 of the standard 5 year BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery programme with no further selection process.
- Offers an alternative entry route to medicine for those whose academic potential has been adversely affected by educational and social factors.
- Bursary available for each new entrant to the BMBS with Foundation 6 year course.
- Teaching sessions are not timetabled on Fridays to allow time for other commitments such as caring duties, community work or part-time jobs.
- A strong inter-professional study component which incorporates shared teaching with Foundation students from other programmes in the Faculty of Health.
- Hands-on, experiential learning in community healthcare.
- Provides supportive and encouraging learning to help students develop in all aspects required to thrive in their future medical study.
- Direct enrolment onto Stage 1 of the standard BMBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery programme without further assessment, subject to meeting the relevant entry requirements at the end of your Foundation year. Please note, we are unable to support transfer from our Foundation year to year 1 of other medical schools.
- Responds to the University, government and GMC mission to ensure medicine is a career open to all and that doctors reflect the breadth of communities they serve.
Modules
Year 0 Teaching will be delivered across a mixture of shared and bespoke core modules. Shared modules are delivered in collaboration with the School of Biomedical Sciences.
How to apply
This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.
15Oct
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:
- A102
- Institution code:
- P60
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - Not accepted
Scottish Advanced Higher - BBB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 28 - 32 points
5 grade C's (4) at GCSE which must include English Language, Mathematics, and either dual award science or two from single award Biology, Chemistry or Physics. The entry requirements above apply to you if you completed your GCE A levels, or equivalent qualifications, within five years of the start of the application cycle. Applicants for this course must not meet the A level and GCSE grade requirements for the five-year BMBS Medicine (A100) course. However, if you meet either the GCSE or A level requirements for A100 but not the other, then you would be considered for the foundation course. This course is aimed at widening participation, and all applicants must meet additional criteria as detailed on the website. We welcome applications from home/EU direct school leavers, students who have not achieved a first degree, and refugees currently residing in UK/EU. All applicants must have achieved the required A levels, or equivalent level qualification, no more than five years prior to submitting a UCAS application.
Additional entry requirements
Admission tests
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA