University of Southampton

Medicine BM5 (BMBS)

University of SouthamptonSouthampton, United Kingdom

Course overview

This Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) Medicine BM5 degree offers you the chance to study medicine at Southampton General Hospital, a top UK teaching hospital. You'll also benefit from our purpose-built Life Sciences facilities on campus. You'll start gaining clinical experience in the first few weeks of the course and apply your core learning in hospitals and primary care settings.

You’ll become part of an integrated team of healthcare professionals who understand medicine in context – social, emotional, and physical. Your year 3 placements will take place in partner trusts including Portsmouth, Winchester and Southampton. In the final 2 years of the course, your placement could be in a range of settings across the Wessex region.

These include hospital trusts, GP surgeries, urgent care centres, the ambulance service and other third sector organisations in the community. Research is embedded within our degrees. You'll learn from academics whose research has impacted pati

Key highlights

  • Study at Southampton General Hospital, a top UK teaching hospital
  • Clinical experience begins within the first few weeks of the course
  • Purpose-built Life Sciences facilities on campus
  • Year 3 placements in partner trusts including Portsmouth and Winchester
  • Final-year placements across Wessex, including GP surgeries and ambulance service
  • Research embedded throughout, taught by academics with patient-impacting research

Entry requirements

  • Degree: 2:1 — BM5 Graduate applicants (to BM4 and BM5) need to achieve an Upper Second-Class Honours (2.1) in their first degree, this must be equivalent to a UK Honours degree.
  • A-level: AAA — AAA to include A level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed).
  • A-level: AAB — …lower than the typical offer for that programme, as follows: AAB to include A level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed).

Scholarships

  • Biological Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Business School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Economic, Social and Political Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Education School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Engineering Global Talent Scholarship

    Up to 5 scholarships of £2,000 are available to international students for the first 3 years of study on an undergraduate degree within the School of Engineering.

    Up to £2,000

  • Geography and Environmental Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Health Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Law School Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Ocean and Earth Science Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Psychology Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • School of Mathematical Sciences Undergraduate International Scholarship

    Up to £4,500 off the first year of tuition fees.

  • Southampton Arts and Humanities Deans Global Talent Scholarship

    Successful applicants will get £10,000 towards their tuition fees.

    Up to £10,000

  • Southampton Chemistry Deans International Scholarship

    If you are awarded this scholarship, you'll get £5,000 towards your tuition fees in your first year of study.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Electronics and Computer Science Global Scholarship

    There are 12 scholarships for £5000 each.

    Up to £5,000

  • Southampton Physics and Astronomy Achievement Scholarship

    The scholarships are renewable for subsequent years of study (subject to continuing academic performance) for up to £20,000 total. There are 10 stipend scholarships of £5,000.

    Up to £5,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Foundation Doctor
  • General Practitioner
  • Hospital Doctor
  • Surgeon
  • Psychiatrist
  • Clinical Academic

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £32,000 per year

Admission

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