Chemistry (acceptable option) | Coursework expected by UK medical schools

Chemistry (acceptable option): Coursework expected by UK medical schools

Below is a listing of UK medical schools where Chemistry is one of the subject areas acceptable when making applications.

Please note that coursework in Chemistry is strictly required by some other UK medical schools; in those cases, applicants are not considered unless they have successfully completed Chemistry coursework.

See the 'Typical offers' section in the full profile for more details of all coursework expectations set by each medical school. For a general comparison of how many UK medical schools accept or require Chemistry in relation to other coursework subjects, see our Overview of coursework subjects expected by UK medical schools..

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Anglia Ruskin School of Medicine

With its first cohort of medical students starting in 2018, Anglia Ruskin is among the newest medical schools in the UK. The course was accredited by the GMC in 2017, meaning that Anglia Ruskin’s course is able to produce licensed doctors. Anglia Ruskin’s five-year medical programme is integrated and systems based, with the main campus situated in Chelmsford. The medical school takes pride in its innovative, community based, and student-centred curriculum.

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Medical school establishment date:
2018

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
320

Average year cohort:
106.7

Region:
East of England

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AAB

IB typical offer:
36 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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Barts and The London School of Medicine (Queen Mary University)

Barts and the London School of Medicine & Dentistry was founded in 1785, making it one of the oldest medical schools in the UK. Its five-year integrated course is consistently ranked among the top ten in the UK, owing to high student satisfaction and high-quality research. Its teaching hospitals are based in the East End and the City of London, meaning that medical students can learn from the one of the most diverse patient groups anywhere in the UK. PBL forms a major part of the curriculum at Barts.

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Medical school establishment date:
1785

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1725

Average year cohort:
345.0

Region:
London

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)

Interview format:
Traditional interview

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
A*AA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AA

IB typical offer:
38 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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Keele University Medical School

Keele’s medical programme is highly integrated, with learning centred around continuous feedback. Teaching is delivered through lectures, PBL, seminars, and cadaveric dissection, set in a modern spiral curriculum, in which core themes are revisited in increasing clinical detail each year. The course is divided into three phases

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Medical school establishment date:
2003

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
730

Average year cohort:
146.0

Region:
West Midlands

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
BMAT, UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AB

IB typical offer:
35 points

General teaching method:
CBL, Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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Kent and Medway Medical School

Accepting its first cohort of medical students in September 2020, Kent and Medway Medical School jointly run by the University of Kent and Canterbury Christchurch University. The integrated five-year curriculum is systems-based, aiming to prepare doctors for the realities of the NHS in the 21st Century. Teaching is delivered through lectures, tutorials, and seminars, using technology to enhance learning

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Medical school establishment date:
2020

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
110

Average year cohort:
110.0

Region:
South East

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAB

Advanced Higher typical offer:
Not specified

IB typical offer:
34 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection, Prosection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Leeds Medical School

Leeds’ five-year, integrated curriculum is known for its emphasis on clinical and communication skills. The medical school is a leader in patient and carer involvement, giving students an important insight into the experience of those with disabilities and those who care for them. Leeds is also a leader in educational technology, having developed a handful of award-winning apps.

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Medical school establishment date:
1831

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1340

Average year cohort:
268.0

Region:
Yorkshire and the Humber

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
BMAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AB

IB typical offer:
35 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection, Prosection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Leicester Medical School

Leicester's integrated five-year medical degree gives patients clinical experience from year one. The main medical building (George Davies Centre) was renovated 2016 to provide students with a state-of-the-art learning environment. Course highlights include the provision of iPads to first-year students to aid dissemination of lecture material, with course content rapidly revised and updated.

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Medical school establishment date:
1975

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1320

Average year cohort:
264.0

Region:
East Midlands

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
A*AB-AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AAA

IB typical offer:
34 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Manchester School of Medicine

Admitting over 400 medical students each year, Manchester is the largest medical school in the UK. Within its five year, integrated curriculum, Manchester’s course sets itself apart with its unique European Studies programme, in which students are supported in learning a second language prior to training in a Spanish, French, or German clinical attachment in the final year of the course. The university is proud to teach anatomy through full body dissection, alongside prosections, skeletal materials, and anatomical models.

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Medical school establishment date:
1824

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1945

Average year cohort:
389.0

Region:
North West

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AA

IB typical offer:
37 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Sheffield Medical School

Sheffield’s five-year integrated curriculum champions patient-focused Medicine. Students have clinical contact from year one, complemented by early clinical skills training. Teaching is delivered through lectures, seminars, tutorials, small group work, and full-body dissection for anatomy. Sheffield’s medical programme is divided into four phases. Sheffield was ranked 12th in the UK in clinical, pre-clinical and health in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.

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Medical school establishment date:
1828

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1350

Average year cohort:
270.0

Region:
Yorkshire and the Humber

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AA

IB typical offer:
36 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Dissection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine (BM5)

Southampton offers a five-year, integrated medical programme, with an impressive reputation in fields such as cancer research and immunology, rated as world class in 2014’s Research Excellence Framework. Teaching is delivered in a systems-base manner through lectures, tutorials, coursework, and independent learning, with anatomy taught via prosection. The course is divided into four phases.

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Medical school establishment date:
1971

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
1230

Average year cohort:
246.0

Region:
South East

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (strictly required)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Environmental Studies (acceptable option)
Geography (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Psychology (acceptable option)
Sociology (acceptable option)

Interview format:
Assessment day

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
Not specified

IB typical offer:
36 points

General teaching method:
Integrated

Anatomy teaching:
Prosection

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Sunderland Medical School

Admitting their first intake of medical students in 2019, the University of Sunderland has one of the newest medical schools in the UK. Utilising an innovative spiral curriculum, students revisit core themes in increasing clinical detail each year, aided by Problem Based Learning. Most teaching is delivered via small learning groups, lectures, and seminars. Anatomy teaching is aided by models and portable ultrasound machines, with an Anatomage Table enabling virtual cadaveric dissection.

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Medical school establishment date:
2019

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
150

Average year cohort:
75.0

Region:
North East and Cumbria

Subject prerequisites:

Biology (acceptable option)
Chemistry (acceptable option)
Maths (acceptable option)
Physics (acceptable option)
Statistics (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
UCAT

A Level typical offer:
AAA

Advanced Higher typical offer:
AB

IB typical offer:
35 points

General teaching method:
Integrated, PBL

Anatomy teaching:
Not specified

Intercalation mode:
Optional intercalation

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University of Central Lancashire Medical School

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLaN) offers a new five-year medical curriculum, with its first intake of medical students in 2014. Teaching is delivered through lectures, case-based learning workshops, and seminars, while anatomy is taught via prosection and Anatomage Table. UCLaN's uses a spiral curriculum, so core medical themes are revisited each year in further clinical detail. It should be noted that UCLaN only accepts applications from residents in the North West of England and international students, so those applying from anywhere else in the UK are automatically rejected prior to interview.

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Medical school establishment date:
2013

Years of course:
5

Total medical students:
535

Average year cohort:
133.8

Region:
North West

Subject prerequisites:

Chemistry (acceptable option)

Interview format:
MMI

Admissions test:
No admissions test required

A Level typical offer:
AAB