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Medicine MBChB at University of Dundee

University of Dundee, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MBChB is Dundee's five-year undergraduate medical degree, followed by two years of foundation training to become a fully qualified doctor in the UK. Dundee is ranked 8th in the UK for Medicine (Guardian University Guide 2027) and teaching is based at Ninewells Hospital, with direct clinical experience from the start.

Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students gain direct clinical experience and use immersive technologies from the beginning, learning with access to wards and real patients within an NHS hospital setting.

Career pathways

After graduation graduates enter a two-year foundation programme as junior doctors, gaining full GMC registration after FY1 and applying for specialty training after FY2.

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Application information

Entry requirements

School leavers (UK): A-level standard AAA (widening access ABB) with Chemistry or Biology and another science (Mathematics acceptable), A-levels in the same sitting, Biology and Chemistry at GCSE grade 7, and Mathematics and English at GCSE grade 6 if not studied at A-level; Highers/Advanced Highers standard AAAAB (widening access AAABB) with Chemistry or Biology and another science at Higher plus National 5 grade A in Biology and Chemistry, and BB at Advanced Higher for S6 candidates; IB 37 points including 6, 6, 6 at Higher Level; SWAP AAA with 80% in key subjects. Graduate entry: a minimum upper second class (2:1) Honours degree in a relevant life science subject, which must be the first degree. Ghana applicants: A-level AAA with Chemistry or Biology and another science; IB 37 points including 6, 6, 6 HL; WAEC and NECO Senior School Certificates not accepted. All applicants sit the UCAT in their year of application (no minimum cut-off score); an interview forms part of the process and a satisfactory disclosure check is required. English language: IELTS Academic overall 7.0 (each component 7.0); PTE Academic UKVI 76 in each component; TOEFL iBT 95 overall (writing 24, listening 22, reading 24, speaking 25). UK application deadline 15 October 2026 (18:00 UK time).

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 5 years

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