Coursework subjects expected by UK medical schools, in detail

Our data table helps you compare coursework subjects required or acceptable at each UK medical schools

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For further notes, highlighting Chemistry and Biology as the most frequently set coursework requirements, see our Subject expectations overview.

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Medical school	Subjects expected when applying to UK medical school
Aberdeen	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Anglia Ruskin	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Aston	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Barts	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option)
Birmingham	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Brighton and Sussex	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Bristol	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Buckingham	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Cambridge	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Cardiff	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Dundee	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Edge Hill	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Edinburgh	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Exeter	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Glasgow	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Hull York	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Imperial	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Keele	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option)
Kent and Medway	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Psychology (acceptable option)
King's College	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Lancaster	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Psychology (acceptable option)
Leeds	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Leicester	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Psychology (acceptable option)
Lincoln	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Liverpool	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Manchester	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Psychology (acceptable option)
Newcastle	No subjects specifically required
Norwich (UEA)	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Nottingham	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Oxford	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Plymouth	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Psychology (acceptable option)
Queen’s Belfast	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
Sheffield	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Psychology (acceptable option)
Southampton	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)
St Andrews	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (strictly required), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option)
St George's London	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
Sunderland	Biology (acceptable option), Chemistry (acceptable option), Maths (acceptable option), Physics (acceptable option), Statistics (acceptable option)
UCL	Biology (strictly required), Chemistry (strictly required)
UCLan	Chemistry (acceptable option)

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