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Lancaster University
Overview
Lancaster is ranked first in the UK for research intensity in medicine and also for research quality in medicine for both 2019 and 2020. As well as coming in 8th in the UK for teaching quality in medicine in 2019 The Times and The Sunday Times.
Applicants meeting the minimum academic requirements are ranked according to their BMAT score as a way of shortlisting applicants for interview. Therefore, if you have performed well in the BMAT, you stand a good chance of gaining an invite to interview.
Key Points
- Heavy UCAT Focus
- Early Clinical Focus
- Very Competitive
About the university Compare
| Key Information | |
| Website | https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/lms/medicine/mbchb-medicine-and-surgery/entry-requirements/ |
| [email protected] | |
| Phone number | |
| Course Information | |
| Teaching style | PBL Teaching style is an integration of Problem based learning along with clinical anatomy teaching and lectures for the first phase. This is followed by PBL integrated with clinical training. |
| Course length | 5 Yeears Standard entry undergraduate MBChB - 5 years |
| BSC | No |
| Courses offered | 1 Standard entry undergraduate degree MBChB |
| Graduate entry | Yes Between years 4 and 5 of the MBChB programme, you can take an optional BSc, MSc, MRes or MPhil degree over a period of twelve months. |
| Foundation or access | Yes Foundation year access to medicine course available. Also widening participation programme offered. |
| University Life | |
| Local area | Lancaster Lancaster is a beautiful city with many famous landmarks. The city, like many, has lots to offer students with a diverse population, as well as its historic museums and buildings. |
| Social life | |
| Interview | |
| Interview style | MMI 12-15 different stations, most of which will be five minutes long. Some stations will be a short interview, while others will involve reading a short paragraph or watching a short video clip, taking some notes and discussing in a subsequent station. Further to this there is an additional 20 minute station which will involve group work and assess your suitability for the PBL curriculum. |
| Interview dates | January and February MMIs are usually held in January and February. |
| Interview topics | Topics covered at interview include: |
| Admissions Tests | |
| UCAT | |
| GAMSAT | Average score of successful applicants at interview: 11.2 Average BMAT scores for different stages of interview for 2019 entry (Home and EU applicants): Applicants: 10.9 Invited to interview: 11.3 Offers: 11.2 Registered students for 2019 entry: 11.6 Average BMAT scores for different stages of interview for 2019 entry (International applicants): Applicants: 10.6 Invited to interview: 12.7 Offers: 12.6 Registered students for 2019 entry: 12.8 |
| Academic Requirements | |
| GSCE | GCSE’s used for minimum requirements Grades required: 9 GCSEs with at least a score of 15 points where A*-A/7-9 = 2 points B/6 = 1 point With a minimum of grade B/6 in the following required subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Physics (or Core & Additional science) English Language Mathematics All other subjects must be a minimum of grade C/4 |
| A-level | AAA is common AAA is common Subjects required: Any two of Biology, Chemistry or Psychology. Grades required:AAA or AAB plus EPQ Only one of Maths or Further Maths will be considered and native language can only be considered as a 4th subject (in place of the EPQ offering). |
| Retake policy | Yes Lancaster will consider applicants who have taken more than 2 years to achieve the required A-level grades, provided that applicants meet the GCSE criteria and non-academic entry requirements. In the absence of mitigating circumstances, applicants must have achieved ABB in their first attempt. For those with mitigating circumstances applicants must have achieved a minimum of grade C at first attempt. |
| Scottish highers | |
| Scottish advanced | |
| IB | 36 points Subjects required: two of either Biology, Chemistry or Psychology Grades required: 36 points with at least 6 in 3 higher level subjects |
| BDGA only | 2:1 Honours degree with 65% average Subjects required: Biomedical/Health Science Grades required:2:1 with a 65%+ transcript average plus normally BBB at A-level including Biology and Chemistry. For applicants applying from a different degree programme, AAB at A-level including Biology and Chemistry is the usual offering of applicants. |
| Statistics | |
| Applications in 18/19 | 986 Total number of home applicants: 986 |
| Interviews in 18/19 | 525 Total number of applicants interviewed: 525 Home/EU applicants interviewed: 504 International applicants interviewed: 21 |
| Offers in 18/19 | 286 Total number of offers: 286 Home/EU applicants with offers: 234 International applicants with offers: 8 |
| Success rate in 18/19 | Application success rate: Offers per applicant: 1 in 3.4 Interview success rate: Offers per interview: 1 in 1.8 |
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