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Anglia Ruskin University
Overview
Anglia Ruskin University opened their medical school’s doors in September 2018. As one of the newer medical schools you’ll benefit from modern, cutting edge facilities including a full cadaveric dissection suite. The course is based in Chelmsford, Essex with access to five acute care providers and tertiary units, including the St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns and the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre.
ARU use just the UCAT to shortlist candidates for interview, providing you have met the minimum academic requirements. This makes it an ideal choice for students who have lower GCSEs or prior academic performance but perform well in the UCAT. Their previous cut-off scores sit around the mid-2400s so if you exceed this score there is a good chance you’ll receive an interview invite!
Key Points
- New Medical School
- Campus University
- Optional Intercalation
- Integrated Teaching Style
About the university Compare
| Key Information | |
| Website | aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/medicine |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone number | 01245 686868 |
| Course Information | |
| Teaching style | Integrated There are several phases to the curriculum: Phase 1 (year 1) focuses on pre-clinical science and relating this to clinical work in a systems-based approach. You'll also have the chance to do full body dissection as part of anatomy teaching. Phase 2 (years 2+3) has a further 10 systems blocks plus the start of the transition to clinical work. Phase 3 (years 4+5) take case-base learning approaches during your clinical years. |
| Course length | 5 years |
| BSC | Optional intercalation at both MSc and BSc level |
| Courses offered | 1 course offered: A100 Standard-Entry Medicine - 5 years |
| Graduate entry | No |
| Foundation or access | No However, students studying BSc Medical Science, Biomedical Science or Optometry at ARU can apply through an internal transfer scheme. |
| University Life | |
| Local area | Chelmsford, Essex The medical school is based at ARU's Chelmsford campus. The modern campus sits by the riverside in Chelmsford's University and Innovation Quarter. Chelmsford is a relatively small city but there is still plenty to do. London is only 40 minutes away by train, so you can easily access everything the capital has to offer as well. |
| Social life | Most first year students live in the Student Village - a great place to make new friends! It's also ideally located so you're only ever a few minutes away from your lectures, libraries, clubs and the Student Union. The centre of Chelmsford is also only a short walk away. Despite being such a new medical school ARU have a number of societies (including medicine specific ones) to get involved in. |
| Interview | |
| Interview style | MMI 6 stations each lasting 6 minutes |
| Interview dates | Dec-Jan |
| Interview topics | |
| Admissions Tests | |
| UCAT | UCAT Required Students who meet the minimum academic entry requirements will be ranked on their UCAT score, with additional shortlisting points for living or studying in the East of England region, with further points for being in Essex. In the 2020 admissions cycle, a cut-off score of 2430 was required for interview. The cut-off score for the 2019 cycle was 2440. |
| BMAT | N/A |
| GAMSAT | N/A |
| Academic Requirements | |
| GSCE | 5 GCSEs at A*-B (9-6) Subjects required: English Language, Maths and two Sciences GCSEs are not used for shortlisting beyond meeting the minimum requirements. |
| A-level | AAA Subjects required: Chemistry or Biology plus one other science subject A-Levels are not used for shortlisting beyond meeting the minimum requirements |
| Retake policy | AAA Subjects required: Chemistry or Biology plus one other science subject A-Levels are not used for shortlisting beyond meeting the minimum requirements Students meeting specific widening participation criteria can apply to the Widening Access to Medicine Scheme (WAMS) to receive a lower conditional offer of ABB. You must submit an eligibility form to the university directly. |
| Scottish highers | AAAAA Subjects required: Biology or Chemistry plus one additional Science subject. N5 grade B or above in English Language, two Science subjects and Maths is also required. |
| Scottish advanced | AAB Subjects required: grades AA must come from Biology and/or Chemistry plus one other Science subject. N5 grade B or above in English Language, two Science subjects and Maths is also required. |
| IB | 36 points 666 at Higher Level Subjects required: Biology and/or Chemistry, plus one other Science subject and including Mathematics or English |
| Bachelor's Degree (Gradutes Only) | 2:1 Honours degree Subjects required: Must be in a biological, biomedical, chemistry or health science subject |
| Statistics | |
| Applications in 19/20 | 1185 |
| Interviews in 19/20 | 600 |
| Offers in 19/20 | 348 |
| Success rate in 19/20 | approx 1 in 3 |
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