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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS

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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBBS

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    Key Information

    • Study Level:

      Bachelor

    • Duration:

      5 Years

    • Study Mode:

      Full Time

    • Start Date:

      01 September 2019

    • Tuition Fees EU/EEA:

      £ 9,250 Per Year

      These fees apply to students from the EU/EEA

    • Tuition Fees International :

      £ 38,000

      These fees apply to students from outside the EU/EEA

    institution

    University of Central Lancashire

    The University of Central Lancashire – UCLan – was founded in nearly 200 years ago in 1828. At that time it as the Institution of the Diffusion of Knowledge, in Preston. Its expansion began with an endowment in 1877, becoming a centre for art and science in the region. It became the Harris Art College […]

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    Course Summary

    The University of Central Lancashire’s medical school benefit from their innovative techniques and approaches. The curriculum is absolutely state of the art, and will see you spending a great deal of time with local patients in a clinical context. In fact, clinical placements begin in year one, and continue throughout the program.

    The environment is welcoming and highly multicultural, designed to be supportive of international students at its very core. Both the university’s own teaching staff and NHS education providers teach, working together to ensure that you learn everything you need to practice medicine with competence and confidence.

    You’ll learn in Preston campus’ top of the line clinical skills laboratories as well as in clinical placements throughout the first years of the program. In the latter years you’ll see patients at several locations including the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and several GP practices throughout the Cumbria and Lancashire regions.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    If you are changing direction after starting in another career area, you will possess valuable work experience and professional awareness. Many employers actively seek candidates with these benefits. Our network of contacts, a dedicated employability service and a reputation in the legal profession mean we also have an outstanding track-record of finding students legal employment.Many employers favour GDL students in an increasingly competitive legal job market. Through studying another degree subject, you will have gained many transferable skills. By taking the conversion route into law, you are showing motivation and determination by choosing law at a later stage than some others. This looks good to employers.

    Course Outline

    This program is typically delivered over five years at full time.

    Year 1 Modules Include:

    • Evidence-informed Practice of Medicine 1
    • Integrated Science and Clinical Medicine 1
    • Medical Skills and Quality Care 1

    Year 2 Modules Include:

    • Evidence-informed Practice of Medicine 2
    • Integrated Science and Clinical Medicine 2
    • Medical Skills and Quality Care 2

    Year 3 Modules Include:

    • Evidence-informed Practice of Medicine 3
    • Medical Skills and Quality Care 3
    • Medicine in Clinical Practice 1

    Year 4 Modules Include:

    • Evidence-informed Practice of Medicine 4
    • Medical Skills and Quality Care 4
    • Medicine in Clinical Practice 2

    Year 5 Modules Include:

    • Transition to Practice

    In addition to the single module, year 5 MBBS students will develop their early professions practice skills through four separate apprenticeships, each lasting six weeks. These will let you get a feel for working independently, yet still ensure that you have the benefit of close supervision by a clinical supervisor and several departmental mentors.

    Learning & Teaching

    The University of Central Lancashire requires you to complete 120 credits of modules over each year undergraduate degree. Each standard module accounts for 20 credits, and around 200 hours of in class and individual study. This adds up to some 6,000 hours for an MBBS degree. Each module is comprised of time spent in lecture classes, smaller seminars, tutorial and skills sessions as well as much independent reading and clinical time.

    Career Possiblities

    The University of Central Lancashire’s MBBS degree is a qualifying medical degree, and successful completion fulfils the academic requirements to register with the General Medical Council and become a Junior Doctor. Graduates will be able to apply for the UK Foundation Programme, assuming they meet all of the prerequisites.

    However, there are many other academic and professional routes open to MBBS graduates, and the university’s Transitions Lead will be happy to help you explore them.

    Entry Credit

    Successful completion will result in a MBBS degree.

    Students must typically have been awarded at 3 A Levels at AAB or better. The full list of accepted qualifications can be found here.

    All classes are taught in English, and international students will be required to show proficiency in English by scoring well on an approved test. An excellent IELTS score would qualify, for example.

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