MB BCh Medicine (Graduate Entry) at Swansea University

Programme overview

This accelerated four-year graduate-entry medical degree is designed around how clinicians approach patients and how patients present to doctors, with clinical placement experience from the first term. Students study the biomedical sciences in the context of clinical medicine, public health, pathology, therapeutics, ethics and psycho-social issues in patient management.

Faculty: Medical School | Department: Medical School | Duration: 4 years full-time | Intake: September 2026 and September 2027 | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Study is organised around the themes Doctor as Scholar and Scientist, Doctor as a Practitioner and Doctor as a Professional across the four years, delivered through a mix of clinical placements and taught components.

Career pathways

Graduates receive an MB BCh degree and progress to the UK Foundation Programme for newly qualified doctors. The programme develops problem-solving, critical thinking, innovation, leadership and communication skills supporting clinical and non-clinical pathways.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must have, by the time of application: GCSE Mathematics at minimum grade C; GCSE English or Welsh at minimum grade C; and an admissions test (GAMSAT or UCAT). Degree requirement, achieved or predicted: a 2:1 honours degree in any subject; or a Merit in an integrated master's degree in any subject; or a 2:2 honours degree plus a Pass in a postgraduate higher degree (master's or PhD) in any subject. Pending degree results must be confirmed by 31 July in the year of intended enrolment. Transfer from another medicine programme is not allowed and concurrent enrolment on another award-bearing programme is not permitted. English language for applicants from majority non-English-speaking countries: IELTS 7.0 with no less than 7.0 in speaking and 6.5 in listening, reading and writing; overseas English-medium schooling, English-medium degrees and working in English are not accepted as evidence. Selection includes interview; invitations depend on admissions test scores. Applications through UCAS by the October deadline.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time undergraduate tuition fee for Welsh, English and other UK students. International fee is shown on the course page. Source

International applicants: GBP 48,350 a year (2026/27). Year 1 tuition; international fees rise by 3% for each subsequent year of study Source

Intake: September 2026 and September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

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