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Mountain Medicine, MSc/PGDip at University of Lancashire

University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The Mountain Medicine MSc/PGDip is a part-time blended course at the Westlakes Campus, dually accredited, leading to the UIAA/ICAR/ISMM International Diploma in Mountain Medicine. It trains registered healthcare practitioners to treat illness and injury in remote, high-altitude settings.

Faculty: School of Medicine and Dentistry  |  Duration: 1-3 years  |  Intake: September 2026, September 2027  |  Location: Preston, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The PGDip comprises four modules (High Altitude Medicine and Mountain Emergency Medicine, Mountain Emergency Medicine in Winter Mountain Environments, Travel Medicine and Mountain Medicine, Mountain Emergency Medicine in Alpine Environments), each with online preparation and a week-long residential block. The MSc adds Research and Evidence Based Practice Methods and a Dissertation or Professional Project.

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Entry requirements

Registration with a UK health and care regulatory body (GMC, HCPC, NMC, GDC etc.) or national equivalent for overseas applicants; final-year healthcare students are considered. Normally a British honours degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent or evidence of ability to study at master's level. Mountaineering experience in summer and winter, logged multi-pitch rock climbs of V Diff (UIAA 3) or above and winter climbs requiring crampons (Scottish grade 1/2 or above), submitted via a Mountaineering Experience Proforma. IELTS 6.5 with no component below 6 (course text truncated at '6.'); the e-TELL internal test is available. Direct entry to the MSc year is accepted for holders of the International Diploma in Mountain Medicine.

Intake: September 2026, September 2027

Duration: 1-3 years

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