School of Medicine
Undergraduate students learning in a lecture theatre

What's the difference between our Medicine courses?

We have four different medicine courses. Here are the main differences to help you figure out which course is right for you.

This information is accurate for 2024 and 2025 entry.

Our courses mainly differ in the following areas:

Location

Our courses take place across three different regions: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, and Lincolnshire. Each of them will give you a slightly different experience when it comes to where you'll be studying.

Locations of medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Early years location Nottingham Derby and Nottingham Lincoln Derby
Clinical phase location Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire

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Qualification

In order to become a doctor, you need a General Medical Council accredited degree. However, some of our courses also allow you to gain an extra degree without the need to study for an additional year. 

Qualification of medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Qualification BMedSci and BMBS BMedSci and BMBS BMedSci and BMBS BMBS

The BMedSci is a Bachelor of Medical Sciences. It is equivalent to a BSc (Bachelor of Science).

The BMBS is a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. This is referred to differently by different universities in the UK like MBBS or MB ChB. In the United States a BMBS is the equivalent of an MD or Doctor of Medicine.

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Length of study

The standard length of a medical degree is usually around 5 years, however this will vary depending on if a student has a foundation year or is on a graduate entry programme.

As some of our courses feature an integrated BMedSci, you will not need to do any extra studying to get an additional degree.

Length of study of medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Length of Study Five-years Six-years Five-years Four-years

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Offer requirements 

Typical offer requirements of medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
A level AAA BBC AAA N/A
IB  34 26 34 N/A
Degree 2:1 N/A 2:1 2:2
Contextual A level AAB N/A AAB N/A
Contextual IB 32 N/A 32 N/A
Our courses with foundation years and any contextual offer requirements are only available to applicants who meet our contextual admissions criteria. Please check that you meet the criteria before applying.


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Test

All of our courses require a test to be taken as part of the application process, this will be either the UCAT or the GAMSAT depending on the course.

Required tests
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Length of Study UCAT UCAT UCAT GAMSAT

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Places for international students

Most of our courses are open to international students, however, some are not so please make sure you check before applying.

Places for international students on medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Open to international applicants Yes No Yes Yes

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Learning anatomy

Anatomy is a very important element of studying medicine, so you need to make sure you learn it in the best way for you. All of our courses have access to dedicated anatomy suites, some courses will study using prosection only and others use full-body dissection and prosection. 

Method for learning anatomy on medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Anatomy Method Full body dissection and prosection Full body dissection and prosection Prosection Prosection

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Finances

If you have any specific queries about finances we'd recommend getting in touch with our Funding and Financial Support team directly.

NHS funding, bursaries and grants are only available to UK or home students. Please note that not all funding options, bursaries, or scholarships will be available to all students, so please check whether you meet the relevant criteria on our factsheets.

Finances on medicine courses
CourseMedicineMedicine with a Foundation YearMedicine at LincolnGraduate Entry Medicine
Year 1 funding options

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Part self-funded and part student loan

Self-funded

Year 2 funding options

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Part NHS funded and part student loan

Part NHS funded and part self-funded

Self-funded

Year 3 funding options

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Part NHS funded and part student loan

Part NHS funded and part self-funded

Self-funded

Year 4 funding options

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Student loans

Self-funded

Part NHS funded and part student loan

Part NHS funded and part self-funded

Self-funded

Year 5 funding options

NHS funded

Self-funded

NHS funded

NHS funded

Self-funded

N/A
Year 6 funding options N/A NHS funded N/A N/A
Available bursaries

Student Finance allowances

NHS bursary in Year 5 and allowances

University of Nottingham bursaries and scholarships

Student Finance allowances

NHS bursary in Years 4 and 5 and allowances

University of Nottingham bursaries and scholarships including University Core Bursary

Student Finance allowances

NHS bursary in Year and 5 and allowances

University of Nottingham bursaries and scholarships

University of Lincoln bursary

Student Finance allowances

NHS allowances

University of Nottingham bursaries and scholarships

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Our courses

 
 

School of Medicine

University of Nottingham
Medical School
Nottingham, NG7 2UH

Contacts: Call 0115 823 0031 ext.30031 or please see our 'contact us' page for further details