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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MB BS
Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery)
University of Lancashire
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) course at University of Lancashire.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
A,B,B
ABB at A2 at least two science subjects to include Chemistry. vidence of sustained academic achivement with broad study of Sci & Math up to 16 & GCSE ENG LANG B or IELTS 7.0 with no component score lower than 7.0
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: A101
Here's what University of Lancashire says about its Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) course.
This course is for International applicants only, we do not accept UK applicants for this course.
Course overview Do you have the potential and aspiration to become a doctor, but do not yet have the qualifications required to apply? Our MBBS Medicine with a foundation year is a 6-year programme will will enable your to become a professional, compassionate doctor. The foundation forms the first academic year, and this prepatory year is taught at our National Centre for Remote and Rural Medicine at our Westlakes campus in Whitehaven, Cumbria. During this first year, you will learn fundamental biomedical sciences and mathematics that later in the course you will apply to normal human body functioning and then later the disease state, plus scientific communication skills. Following successful completion, you will automatically progress to our 5-year MBBS Medicine course at our Preston campus.
Why study with us
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Our School of Medicine is ranked as the Top Medical School in North West England (The Guardian University Guide 2021)
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The programme is recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) on its list of bodies able to award UK primary medical qualifications.
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Our foundation year will give you the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to to successful and automatically progress onto to our 5-year MBBS Medicine course.
Further information
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Your foundation year will be taught at our fantastic Westlakes Campus, where you’ll enjoy a supportive, multicultural learning environment with access to open countryside. You’ll be based close to the Lake District, England’s largest national park.
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You will have access to our on-campus clinical skills laboratories - to help develop clinical skills in realistic hospital, home and GP surgery environments.
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Once you progress to our 5-year MBBS course, you’ll benefit from a mixture of work-based learning and clinical placements throughout the programme.
There is an emphasis on basic medical sciences, communication and clinical skills to help you develop skills in evaluating clinical and scientific evidence. Throughout the programme, you will benefit from a range of learning strategies, such as small group tutorials, seminars, laboratory-based teaching sessions, workshops and clinical placements in primary and secondary care.
Source: University of Lancashire
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery - MB BS
Department
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Location
Westlakes Campus | Carlisle
Duration
6 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Clinical medicine
Start date
21 September 2026
Application deadline
15 October 2025
The modules you will study
Please visit The University of Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
University of Lancashire reviews
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Rates are pretty good
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Support is great
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Facilities are awesome from library to a huge student centre and a student union
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Course is really great with a lot of opportunities
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University is really nice with a lot of student support and the staff is really helpful
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Lancashire students who took the Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
82%
low
Teaching on my course
82%
low
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
85%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
83%
low
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
80%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
82%
low
Learning opportunities
80%
med
Learning opportunities
80%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
84%
low
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
85%
med
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
87%
low
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
80%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
65%
med
Assessment and feedback
74%
med
Assessment and feedback
74%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
81%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
69%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
71%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
89%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
60%
low
Academic support
83%
med
Academic support
83%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
87%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
79%
low
Organisation and management
59%
med
Organisation and management
59%
med
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
58%
med
How well organised is your course?
60%
med
Learning resources
78%
low
Learning resources
78%
low
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
78%
low
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
80%
low
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
76%
low
Student voice
66%
med
Student voice
66%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
56%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
81%
low
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
61%
low
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
74%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
70%
low
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
83%
med
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
64%
high
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
79%
low
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
81%
low
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
63%
med
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
70%
med
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
74%
high
Student information
See who's studying at University of Lancashire. These students are taking Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Chemistry | B | |||||
| Biology | B | |||||
| Mathematics | B | |||||
| Psychology | B | |||||
| Physics | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about University of Lancashire graduates who took Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
83%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
85%
In work, study or other activity
85%
Say it fits with future plans
85%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
42%
Other Health Professionals
20%
Medical Practitioners
13%
Health associate professionals
7%
Caring personal services
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Lancashire graduates who took Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£34.7k
First year after graduation
£53.6k
Third year after graduation
£54.3k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Medicine with Foundation Year (Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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