BM BS Medicine BM5 at University of Southampton

Programme overview

This Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) Medicine BM5 degree offers you the chance to study medicine at Southampton General Hospital, a top UK teaching hospital. You'll also benefit from our purpose-built Life Sciences facilities on campus. You'll start gaining clinical experience in the first few weeks of the course and apply your core learning in hospitals and primary care settings.

What you will study

You'll gain clinical experience throughout. This may involve some weekend and evening working. You must pass all the course modules to progress to the next stage and graduate.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in sectors including NHS, private healthcare establishments, he institutions, pharmaceutical companies, medical research laboratories, clinical trial organisations, residential nursing homes, air ambulance services. Careers directly related to the course include general practitioner, anaesthetist, cardiologist, clinical radiologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist, psychiatrist, paediatrician.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-levels: AAA to include A level Biology and one additional science (with a pass in the practical element where it is separately endorsed). Please note applicants must offer AAA or above, we do not accept grade or tariff equivalents to AAA. BM5 graduate applicants please see our BM4 entry requirements for additional graduate entry requirement information. IB: Overall score of 36 points with 18 at Higher Level, with 6 in Biology and one additional Science. Applicants must be 18 or over at the start of the course. Any applicant under 18, if given an offer post interview, will potentially be offered a deferred place. IELTS 7.0 overall with at least 7.0 in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. UK (home) students, tuition for a year of study on the September 2027 entry course page Source

International applicants: GBP 35,900 a year. EU and international students, tuition for a year of study on the September 2027 entry course page Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 5 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/how-to-apply/undergraduate-applications.page

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