Medicine MBBS Undergraduate Programme By Ulster University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

BMBS

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The course is an intense full-time, four year programme leading to an MBBS degree, recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) as a Primary Medical Qualification in the UK. Ulster University received GMC accreditation in April 2025. The award of the final degree is be subject to continually satisfying the GMC’s rigorous quality assurance programme. We were delighted to have established the MBBS programme while working with City St George’s University of London as our partner medical school. City St George’s has a long established reputation for delivering world-class medical education and has run a highly acclaimed Graduate Entry medical programme for many years. Their guidance in the early years of the programme has ensured a strong foundation to provide our students with the very best medical education; ensuring that they emerge as competent, caring, capable doctors. Our 4-year MBBS programme can give you the opportunity to train as a doctor, even if this seemed like such a remote dream for you when you were at school that you did not even consider it. Perhaps you did not achieve the GCSE grades you had hoped for; or perhaps you were not sure whether to study arts or sciences at A level and opted for arts-based subjects. Maybe you just did not think you would ever be good enough to consider that you could be a doctor: but all along, you could not deny that this was really what you wanted to do. In our School of Medicine, you now have a chance to fulfil your ambition to become a doctor. If you have a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree in any subject or Masters qualification with an minimum of 60% overall, are willing to work hard and want to know more about what it means to study medicine and become a doctor; then come along to our open days. There, you will have an opportunity to speak to us to find out more about being a doctor, what Graduate Entry medicine entails, and how you can prepare for our admissions process. You will need to sit the GAMSAT test and undertake a Multiple-Mini Interview process to demonstrate that you have the personal qualities required of a doctor. Once a student with us, working in mixed groups means that, whatever your background, you will have an unique perspective and bring all your prior learning and life experience to your studies. Being a doctor is endlessly rewarding, hard work and at times challenging. We are pleased to welcome applications from a wide range of students. A long term health condition of your own is not in itself a reason not to apply to study medicine, although we will take an individual approach to applicants with health problems and/ or disabilities, using Occupational Health professionals, in order to make sure that you have all the support you require to maximise your success as an undergraduate and then moving into the workplace. There is strong ongoing support for you whilst a student through the University’s support services, and there is further support available through the Ulster University Students Union. Studying medicine with us will provide you with an intensely practical medical education. Ulster’s MBBS programme has a problem-based and interdisciplinary learning focus. This will enable you to graduate, not only demonstrating that you meet all the GMC ‘Outcomes for Graduates’, but that you are fully prepared to work as a member of an integrated health and social care team with a strong community focus, even for patients cared for by hospital specialists. You will benefit from access to practice learning placements across the full range of medical specialist subjects, significant opportunities for primary care-based experience, and knowledge and appreciation of the interconnectivity between primary, secondary, social and community-based healthcare. Graduate entry medicine is an intense course of study and this course is therefore not available for part time study. Placements are delivered across Northern Ireland students will be placed in a number of primary, secondary and community placements and travel will be required. Northern Ireland is facing an unprecedented medical workforce shortage that will continue to impact negatively on the care of patients, their families and communities. Our medical school will help to ease the workforce challenges and future-proof our health service. The MBBS programme is funded through the Northern Ireland executive as one element of an approach to addressing this shortage of doctors in Northern Ireland. In addition, the University’s Civic commitment is to enhance the wellbeing and economic prosperity of our society. We therefore encourage applications from individuals who are keen to join the medical workforce in Ireland. Applicants will not have to demonstrate knowledge of the Northern Ireland health system during the selection process but, in common with other medical schools in the UK, applicants will be expected to demonstrate their insight into the work of a doctor, and their commitment to work as a doctor following graduation. Ulster University has a global reputation for biomedical sciences research across the breadth of the medical sphere. Our School of Nursing, also based at the Magee campus in Derry~Londonderry, is ranked highly in the UK. Our unparalleled personalised medicine research, which sits within the School of Medicine, is globally renowned for pioneering personalised treatments for chronic health conditions. Highlights Contact with patients from the fourth week of year one Learn anatomy with an emphasis on technology and live imaging, no cadaveric work. Patient-focused education with a strong emphasis on communicating with patients from a range of backgrounds Opportunities to undertake student selected component (SSC) of study on areas of interest to you. In particular, we are keen to support students who have an interest in remote and rural medicine, medical education and digital innovation to pursue this via SSC and elective. Problem Based Learning approach allowing you to learn basic and clinical sciences and psychosocial theory in the context of clinical cases. Interprofessional education: learning opportunities exist for our students to learn alongside one another reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of healthcare workplace

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

BMBS

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

The course is an intense full-time, four year programme leading to an MBBS degree, recognised by the General Medical Council (GMC) as a Primary Medical Qualification in the UK. Ulster University received GMC accreditation in April 2025. The award of the final degree is be subject to continually satisfying the GMC’s rigorous quality assurance programme. We were delighted to have established the MBBS programme while working with City St George’s University of London as our partner medical school. City St George’s has a long established reputation for delivering world-class medical education and has run a highly acclaimed Graduate Entry medical programme for many years. Their guidance in the early years of the programme has ensured a strong foundation to provide our students with the very best medical education; ensuring that they emerge as competent, caring, capable doctors. Our 4-year MBBS programme can give you the opportunity to train as a doctor, even if this seemed like such a remote dream for you when you were at school that you did not even consider it. Perhaps you did not achieve the GCSE grades you had hoped for; or perhaps you were not sure whether to study arts or sciences at A level and opted for arts-based subjects. Maybe you just did not think you would ever be good enough to consider that you could be a doctor: but all along, you could not deny that this was really what you wanted to do. In our School of Medicine, you now have a chance to fulfil your ambition to become a doctor. If you have a minimum of a 2.1 honours degree in any subject or Masters qualification with an minimum of 60% overall, are willing to work hard and want to know more about what it means to study medicine and become a doctor; then come along to our open days. There, you will have an opportunity to speak to us to find out more about being a doctor, what Graduate Entry medicine entails, and how you can prepare for our admissions process. You will need to sit the GAMSAT test and undertake a Multiple-Mini Interview process to demonstrate that you have the personal qualities required of a doctor. Once a student with us, working in mixed groups means that, whatever your background, you will have an unique perspective and bring all your prior learning and life experience to your studies. Being a doctor is endlessly rewarding, hard work and at times challenging. We are pleased to welcome applications from a wide range of students. A long term health condition of your own is not in itself a reason not to apply to study medicine, although we will take an individual approach to applicants with health problems and/ or disabilities, using Occupational Health professionals, in order to make sure that you have all the support you require to maximise your success as an undergraduate and then moving into the workplace. There is strong ongoing support for you whilst a student through the University’s support services, and there is further support available through the Ulster University Students Union. Studying medicine with us will provide you with an intensely practical medical education. Ulster’s MBBS programme has a problem-based and interdisciplinary learning focus. This will enable you to graduate, not only demonstrating that you meet all the GMC ‘Outcomes for Graduates’, but that you are fully prepared to work as a member of an integrated health and social care team with a strong community focus, even for patients cared for by hospital specialists. You will benefit from access to practice learning placements across the full range of medical specialist subjects, significant opportunities for primary care-based experience, and knowledge and appreciation of the interconnectivity between primary, secondary, social and community-based healthcare. Graduate entry medicine is an intense course of study and this course is therefore not available for part time study. Placements are delivered across Northern Ireland students will be placed in a number of primary, secondary and community placements and travel will be required. Northern Ireland is facing an unprecedented medical workforce shortage that will continue to impact negatively on the care of patients, their families and communities. Our medical school will help to ease the workforce challenges and future-proof our health service. The MBBS programme is funded through the Northern Ireland executive as one element of an approach to addressing this shortage of doctors in Northern Ireland. In addition, the University’s Civic commitment is to enhance the wellbeing and economic prosperity of our society. We therefore encourage applications from individuals who are keen to join the medical workforce in Ireland. Applicants will not have to demonstrate knowledge of the Northern Ireland health system during the selection process but, in common with other medical schools in the UK, applicants will be expected to demonstrate their insight into the work of a doctor, and their commitment to work as a doctor following graduation. Ulster University has a global reputation for biomedical sciences research across the breadth of the medical sphere. Our School of Nursing, also based at the Magee campus in Derry~Londonderry, is ranked highly in the UK. Our unparalleled personalised medicine research, which sits within the School of Medicine, is globally renowned for pioneering personalised treatments for chronic health conditions. Highlights Contact with patients from the fourth week of year one Learn anatomy with an emphasis on technology and live imaging, no cadaveric work. Patient-focused education with a strong emphasis on communicating with patients from a range of backgrounds Opportunities to undertake student selected component (SSC) of study on areas of interest to you. In particular, we are keen to support students who have an interest in remote and rural medicine, medical education and digital innovation to pursue this via SSC and elective. Problem Based Learning approach allowing you to learn basic and clinical sciences and psychosocial theory in the context of clinical cases. Interprofessional education: learning opportunities exist for our students to learn alongside one another reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of healthcare workplace

Admission Requirements

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements. The entry conditions below apply to applicants presenting qualifications from Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or Great Britain.

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