Lancaster University (Gateway Year)
Overview
Lancaster Medical School is a relatively new medical school, having taken their first cohort of students in 2012. Lancaster is one of the smallest medical schools in the UK which fosters a supportive and tight knit community. The course is delivered through a mix of problem-based learning, traditional lectures and clinical anatomy teaching. Students benefit from early clinical contact, with the opportunity to meet their first patients within the first year. By year two, students will spend two days per week on hospital placement while also engaging in a variety of community-related activities. Early patient contact allows students to practise your history-taking and examination skills, whilst providing a real-life context for your learning.
Lancaster’s Medicine with Gateway Year programme is designed for students who are not eligible to apply directly to the standard medicine course. In this year, you will study a range of modules designed to prepare for studying medicine and surgery.
Applicants meeting the minimum academic requirements are ranked according to BMAT score for interview shortlisting. Therefore, if you have performed well in the BMAT, you stand a good chance of gaining an interview invitation.
Please note that this program is only open to applicants that meet specific widening participation criteria.
Key Points
- Foundation Year
- BMAT
- Optional Intercalation
- Widening Participation Criteria
FAQs
The Gateway Year program at Lancaster University is a one-year course designed for students who do not meet the entry requirements for their desired undergraduate program. It provides students with the opportunity to improve their academic skills and knowledge before progressing to their chosen degree program.
The Gateway Year program at Lancaster University offers a range of subjects, including mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, business, economics, and more.
Students who have completed their high school education but do not meet the entry requirements for their chosen undergraduate program at Lancaster University are eligible to apply for the Gateway Year program.
To apply for the Gateway Year program at Lancaster University, you need to submit an application through UCAS. You will need to provide your academic qualifications and personal statement, as well as complete an interview with a member of the admissions team.
Gateway Year students at Lancaster University have access to a range of academic and personal support services, including tutoring, academic writing and study skills workshops, mental health and wellbeing services, and more.
The Gateway Year program at Lancaster University provides students with the opportunity to improve their academic skills and knowledge, gain access to undergraduate programs they may not have been able to qualify for otherwise, and develop important skills such as critical thinking, research, and communication.
About the university
| Key Information | |
| Website | Website |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone number | 01524 594547 |
| Course Information | |
| Teaching style | PBL The course is delivered through problem based learning initially. In small groups you will explore realistic patient-based scenarios that resemble the clinical situations you may face in the future as a doctor. Your group will identify what you need to learn in relation to the scenario, and then you will independently research the topics, drawing on resource lists, seeking information and critically appraising its worth. In your Gateway Year you will study modules such as anatomy, genetic and human physiology to prepare you for your future studies in Medicine. |
| Course length | 6 years |
| Courses offered | 2 courses offered: A100 Standard Entry - 5 years A104 Gateway Year - 6 years |
| Graduate entry | No |
| Foundation or access | Yes |
| University Life | |
| Local area | Lancaster Lancaster is a small, historic city in the northern county of Lancashire. Lancaster Castle is still owned by Her Majesty the Queen! The University is campus-based and divided into 9 colleges each of which has it's own character and traditions, acting as your home from home. |
| Social life | The campus contains all the facilities you'll need as new student including grocery store, gym and libraries. You'll spend your first year living within your chosen college, which is a great opportunity to make new friends. Another advantage of living on-campus is easy access to the wide range of sports teams and societies on offer. |
| Interview | |
| Interview style | MMI 12-15 stations including group task to assess suitability for PBL curriculum |
| Interview dates | Jan-Feb |
| Admissions Tests | |
| UCAT | N/A |
| GAMSAT | N/A |
| Academic Requirements | |
| GCSE | GCSEs GCSE requirements will vary depending on individual circumstance but all applicants must have achieved at least grade B (or grade 6) in Core & Additional Science (or Biology, Chemistry and Physics), Maths and English Language. |
| A-level | ABB A Levels: ABB in three subjects taken at one sitting, after two years of study, including Biology and Chemistry. |
| Scottish Advanced/Highers | Scottish Highers National 5 requirements will vary depending on individual circumstance but all applicants must have achieved at least grade B in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English and Mathematics. |
| IB | IB 32 points overall, including at least 5,5,6 in three higher level subjects and at least 5 in three standard level subjects. HL subjects must include both Biology and Chemistry. |
| Bachelor's Degree (Gradutes Only) | N/A |
| Statistics | |
| Number of applicants per interview | Home: 2, International: N/A |
| Number of applicants per place | Home: 7, International: N/A |
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