Course contact details
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Email:cenquiries@lancashire.ac.uk
Phone:01772 892400
University of Lancashire
Preston
PR1 2HE
Medicine and Surgery
- MB BS
- 5 Years
- Full-time
- 15 September 2025
- Undergraduate
- Preston Campus
Course summary
Course overview
Please note we have no vacancies for UK or Republic of Ireland applicants
Our degree in medicine (MBBS) will train you to become a professional, compassionate doctor. Offering an innovative approach to medical education, we focus on early patient contact - you'll see patients in clinical settings from the very first year.
In line with our aim to create a representative workforce, we will apply a weighting to applicants who meet our widening participation criteria.
Why study with us
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Patient interaction from Year 1 in diverse urban and rural clinical placements.
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You will study a spiral curriculum which enables you to deepen your knowledge and understanding throughout the course.
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Develop your expertise in a range of practical areas, including clinical, communication, observation, teamwork and leadership skills.
What you’ll do
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Our on-campus clinical skills laboratories have a vast range of equipment - including a number of high fidelity clinical human simulators - to help develop clinical skills in realistic hospital, home and GP surgery environments.
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You’ll benefit from a mixture of work-based learning and clinical placements throughout your five years.
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Enjoy multi-professional learning and train alongside students on other health courses, developing the key skills required to work in a healthcare team.
Accreditations
- The GMC recognises the University as one of the bodies to award primary medical qualifications. The School has been added to the GMC's list of bodies approved to award UK medical degrees.
Future careers
Successful completion of the course will enable you to meet core requirements as a Junior Doctor and allow you to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council.
Modules
Please visit The University of Central Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- General Medical Council
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Preston Campus
Study options
- MB BS • Full-time • 5 Years
Start dates
- 15 September 2025
Apply by
15 October
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- A100
- Institution code:
- C30
- Campus name:
- Preston Campus
- Campus Code:
- U
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF)
University of Lancashire has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
See why these ratings were awarded
What does this TEF outcome mean?
How to apply
This course has limited vacancies, and is no longer accepting applications from some students. See the list below for where you normally live, to check if you're eligible to apply.
- EU has vacancies
- Wales does not have vacancies
- England does not have vacancies
- International has vacancies
- Scotland does not have vacancies
- Northern Ireland does not have vacancies
- Republic of Ireland does not have vacancies
Apply by
15 October
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:
- A100
- Institution code:
- C30
- Campus name:
- Preston Campus
- Campus Code:
- U
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
UCAS TariffNot accepted
A levelAAA
Minimum grades AAA (At least two science subjects to include Chemistry and a third academic subject). All A Levels must be taken in one sitting.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Not accepted
Access to HE DiplomaNot accepted
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths and English at Grade B/5
UCLan accepts a number of international foundation programmes, full details of which can be obtained from the International Admissions Team at ia@uclan.ac.uk
Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.
Additional entry requirements
- Admission tests
- Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
- Health checks
- Interview
- University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
- All applicants are required to sit the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) before you apply. UCAT scores will be utilised as part of the selection process prior to interview.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7.5 | with no component score less than 7.0 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date) |
The scores must be from the same ‘academic version’ of the test and the certificate must include the original stamp and test report form.
Contextual admissions
Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.
Widening participation is at the core of our mission. We believe in helping people to seize every opportunity to flourish in education and work, for life. We offer reduced entry tariffs for students from areas of relative disadvantage, with lower rates of participation in higher education, as well as those who have spent time in the care system. Simply include your care leaver status and postcode on your UCAS application and we will automatically make you a contextual offer if you are eligible.
Historical entry grades data
This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).
It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.
Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Historical entry grades report
This report uses your grades to show how students with similar results have done when applying to this course in the past. Sometimes, there isn’t data for every possible set of grades. When that happens, universities and colleges occasionally fill in the gaps for sets of grades that are typically accepted.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Per year tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
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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
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
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