14Sep
UndergraduateLancaster University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
The MBChB Medicine and Surgery with a Gateway Year is a six-year course offering a pathway to a degree in Medicine for UK applicants who meet our widening participation criteria and do not meet the academic requirements for A100, our five-year MBChB programme. The Gateway Year is designed to prepare you for successful progression onto Year 1 of the MBChB programme by developing your knowledge, academic writing and independent study skills. During this time, you will study a range of modules covering topics in biology, biomedicine and chemistry, in addition to being introduced to vital aspects in Medicine, including Sociology and Psychology of Health, and Medical Ethics. After successful completion of the Gateway Year you will begin Year 1 of the MBChB programme. If you fail to meet the academic criteria for progression onto Year 1 of the MBChB, you may be eligible to progress onto the second year of another degree offered by Lancaster University’s Faculty of Health and Medicine.
How to apply
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:
- A104
- Institution code:
- L14
- Campus name:
- Main Site
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - Not accepted
Scottish Higher - AABBBB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points
Only UK applicants are eligible. International applicants are not eligible for this course. Only applicants who meet two or more widening participation criteria are considered for this course. Please visit our website for further information. Applicants who take longer than two years to achieve the required grades at A level (resitting either Year 12 or 13) or who are enrolled upon, or have already completed another undergraduate degree or a Foundation/Gateway Year elsewhere are not eligible for this course.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lms/medicine/medicine-and-surgery-with-a-gateway-year/how-to-apply/
Additional entry requirements
Admission tests
Health checks
All offers of a place on this programme are subject to health checks. These typically take place after an offer is made.
Interview
No applicant will be offered a place without being interviewed. The format of the interview at Lancaster Medical School is Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI).
Portfolio
All offers of a place on this programme are subject to DBS checks. These typically take place after an offer is made.
Other
All offers of a place on this programme are subject to DBS checks. These typically take place after an offer is made.
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
All applicants must take UCAT to be eligible for consideration at Lancaster Medical School. Applicants will be ranked according to their overall UCAT score. We anticipate selecting candidates who have an overall score within the top 7 deciles, and with an SJT score between 1 and 3.
English language requirements
If you are applying from outside the UK or if you have been permanently domiciled in the UK for less than 5 years and have not continuously lived in a majority English Language speaking country (as listed on the gov.uk website), you must demonstrate proficiency in English through one of the following recognised English Language qualifications: IELTS (a minimum score of 7.0 with no component less than 7.0) or Pearson PTE Academic qualification (at least 70 overall and at least 70 in each communicative skill sub-test). This is in addition to the academic entry requirements. We do not accept other English Language proficiency qualifications. Applicants must demonstrate their English language proficiency before application. Applicants who do not include details of their English language proficiency qualification on their UCAS application will not be considered. English language qualifications must be less than 2 years old at the time of application.
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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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 information on our fees, please see www.lancaster.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding.
Provider information
Lancaster University
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW