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Medicine and Surgery

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
  • 5 Years
  • Full-Time
  • 20 September 2027
  • Undergraduate
Main Site (Newcastle)
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2027-2028
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Course summary

Our MB BS programme uses a modern and innovative integrated case-led teaching approach, and you'll be taught in a vibrant learning environment.

This course will prepare you to work as a doctor anywhere in the world, in both the clinical and academic arena.

Programme structure

Years 1 and 2

In Years 1 and 2 you'll study key subject areas including medical sciences, clinical skills, ethics and professionalism. You'll be based primarily on campus in Newcastle with frequent visits to hospitals and general practices around the regional medical school. You'll cover a series of twenty-four clinical cases to put your learning into context and provide you with the essentials of medical practice.

Years 3 to 5

In years 3 to 5 you'll gain clinical experience through placements in our clinical base units across the region. You'll undergo a series of rotations, clerkships, assistantships and placements that cover all relevant areas of medicine and surgery. We'll place further emphasis on professional development, student choice, and hospital- and community-based medicine. This develops your specialist knowledge, skills and professional behaviour, preparing you for your future career as a doctor.

Throughout the final three years of the programme, there will be opportunities for student choice. This includes two four-week student selected components and an eight-week elective.

Teaching methods

At Newcastle you'll receive case-led teaching, which means using clinical cases to help you make the links between your new knowledge and clinical practice. For example a case of stroke can be used to learn and teach the nervous system, cardiovascular system, clinical skills, pharmacology, Public Health and communication skills.

Elective placement

At the end of Year 4 you undertake an eight-week elective placement. This gives you the opportunity to study medicine, either at home or abroad and gain hands-on experience of a different healthcare system.

Skills and experience

Research skills

We’re a Centre of Excellence in translational (so-called ‘bench-to-bedside’) research.

This means teaching on our programme is research led. Strong links with our research teams mean there are many opportunities for students to spend time in research labs and facilities as part of short projects or as part of intercalation onto a master's degree.

Professional skills

To prepare you for your future profession we'll help you develop the key skills of communication, information handling, reasoning, judgement, reflective practice and decision-making.

You will be prepared for ongoing professional development and, through this, you will be able to adapt to future developments in medicine.

Clinical skills

With our integrated case led teaching approach you will meet patients and learn the relevant clinical skills from the very beginning of our programme. Our regional medical school provides cutting-edge teaching facilities combined with a diverse population and environment for you to develop into a doctor of the future.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site (Newcastle)

Study options

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery • Full-Time • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 20 September 2027

Apply by
15 October 2026

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:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Newcastle University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
15 October 2026

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:
N21
Campus name:
Main Site (Newcastle)

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Typical qualification requirements

A level
AAA

AAA including Biology or Chemistry plus one of Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Further Mathematics, Statistics or Physics. For Biology, Chemistry and Physics A-Levels, we require a pass in the practical element.

The following A levels will not be accepted - General Studies; Use of Mathematics; World Development; Communication and Culture; and Critical Thinking.

Applicants ideally should have achieved the necessary A Level grades at the first attempt as an indicator that they will be able to manage the intensity of the course.

Newcastle University recognises that sometimes circumstances mean that students underperform. As a result, we allow a subject to be repeated once if a subject is being undertaken for a second time after further study the expectation is of a higher level of performance, the grade requirement from the University will also increase by a grade eg A to A*.

UCAS Tariff
Not accepted

Scottish Higher
AAABB

AAABB at Higher Grade and AA at Advanced Higher Grade. To include Biology or Chemistry plus one from Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Statistics or Physics at Higher or Advanced Higher Grade.

Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.

Access to HE Diploma
Distinction: 45

We will accept Access courses from applicants who have been out of education for at least 3 years prior to starting the course. If you have previously completed a degree then any offer will be based upon meeting our Degree requirement of 2:1. We will accept any Access to HE Diploma conforming to the QAA subject descriptor for Medicine, including distance learning courses. It is the responsibility of the applicant to evidence that the course they wish to complete meets the QAA subject descriptor. Our grade requirement is Distinctions to be achieved in all graded credit modules. The further 15 ungraded credits can be a combination of level 2 and 3.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Offer: 36

A minimum of 36 points with Higher Level Biology or Chemistry plus another Higher Level from Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics and including a minimum of grade 5 in all subjects.

If not studying a full IB Diploma - Grades 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level including Biology or Chemistry plus one from Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics and completion of a national high school diploma.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not accepted

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1H1H1H2H2H2

H1H1H1H2H2H2 at Higher Level including Biology or Chemistry plus one from Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Not accepted

Admissions Overview
•You may apply for Year 1 entry Newcastle University
•Newcastle University is committed to broadening access to medical education and training and conforms to a fair access admissions policy, which is reviewed annually. Applications are therefore welcomed from candidates with a diverse range of backgrounds and qualifications
•All applicants will be expected to show evidence of sustained academic endeavour within the last 3 years prior to the start of the programme
•Whilst we do not impose an upper or lower age limit, applicants will be expected to have an insight into a career in medicine.

Graduate applicants to A100: Applicants must have achieved, or expect to achieve, an honours degree in any discipline to at least an upper second class or first class Honours or Integrated Master's degree.

Additional entry requirements

Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) / Disclosure Scotland Check
All medical schools are required to ensure that their students, who will have a high level of unsupervised contact with children or vulnerable adults, undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) enhanced check to ensure students are 'fit to practise'. The Medical School reserves the right to discontinue your studies on receipt of an unsatisfactory disclosure. The University is aware that the Independent Safeguarding Authority requirement has been halted and is presently under review by the government. This position may change at any time, so please see the Disclosure and Barring Service for updates.
Health Checks
All students are required to comply with the Department of Health’s guidance on health clearance for healthcare workers. Early clinical contact at Newcastle means that students will be asked to provide proof of their immunisation status on entry. Please note: Immunity against the following is required: •Polio •Tetanus •Varicella (Chicken Pox) •Diphtheria •Measles •Mumps •Rubella •TB Newcastle University follows the Medical Schools Council protocol on blood-borne viruses. During the course students will be requested to be tested for Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C and HIV. All aspects of a student’s medical record will be bound by the same duty of confidentiality as for any doctor-patient interaction and informed by the same ethical guidance. The status of any individual in respect of blood-borne viruses will not be a factor in the admissions selection process and will not prevent them completing medical training.
Interview
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
All applicants applying to study the 5 year A100 programme or the 4 year A101 Medicine programme at Newcastle University will be required to take the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT). The UCAT threshold may differ in each admissions cycle as it is dependent on the scores achieved by those applicants who apply to our Medical School in the current cycle. Therefore information on what the threshold is, is not available to prospective students. Please see the School of Medical Education web page for more information https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sme/study/undergraduate/admissions/#overview.

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.

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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

Newcastle University Undergraduate tuition fees will be confirmed in July 2026.

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