In 2025, BM5 Year 1 students will study an improved and updated course. This will have more clinical learning time and embedded research experience. The major change, to enable this, is the removal of the research project in Year 3 and the associated integrated BMedSc award.
On this Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) Medicine BM5 degree, you'll study medicine at one of the UK's leading teaching hospitals – Southampton General Hospital – and at our purpose-built Life Sciences facilities on campus. You'll get clinical experience from the first weeks of your course, meeting patients in hospital and primary care settings. You'll also benefit from our world-leading medical research groups, carrying out your own in-depth project.
If you already have a degree, you may be able to apply for our 4-year medicine course.
As part of your degree you will:
attend shifts as a healthcare support worker to experience multi-professional teamworkbenefit from teaching from our world-leading medical research groups, embedding research firmly in the curriculumtake a student assistantship module in year 5You will meet patients in clinical settings and will learn from volunteer patients, simulated environments and prepared patient cases.
You can:
take your year 5 elective anywhere in the UK, or abroadapply for a master's of medical science or a MSc at Southampton - or study for a iBSc or MSc at another university - between year 3 and year 4 (known as intercalation)explore topics that interest you through our student selected unitsYou can get involved in research and entrepreneurship. We work on life-changing treatments and therapies in partnership with industry and with experts in the physical sciences, computing, engineering and mathematics fields.
In year 3, students may be placed in partner trusts including Portsmouth and Winchester as well as Southampton. In the final 2 years of the programme, students are placed across the Wessex region.

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Duration: 5 Year(s)

Fees: GBP35900

Intake	Location
Semester 1 (September), 2027	Southampton
Semester 1 (September), 2027	Southampton

Entry requirements for University of Southampton

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 BM4 entry requirements. International Baccalaureate Diploma: Overall score of 36 points with 18 at Higher Level, with 6 in Biology and one additional Science. BTEC: RQF BTEC: AA from two A levels in Biology and one additional science and Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (360 GLH) at Distinction. Applied Science is not accepted. Subject provided reviewed on a case by case basis. Subjects where there may be considerable overlap of material will not be accepted in combination (examples of combinations include, but are not exclusive to, Zoology/Biology; Biology/Sports Studies/Physical Education). If you believe there is a potential overlap, please contact us before applying. QCF BTEC: AA from two A levels in Biology and one additional science and Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (360 GLH) at Distinction. Applied Science is not accepted. Subject provided reviewed on a case by case basis. Subjects where there may be considerable overlap of material will not be accepted in combination (examples of combinations include, but are not exclusive to, Zoology/Biology; Biology/Sports Studies/Physical Education). If you believe there is a potential overlap, please contact us before applying. GCSE requirements: All applicants (Home and International) must meet the minimum GCSE requirement. If an International applicant has not taken GCSEs they must offer an equivalent qualification with comparable subjects and grades to those listed below. BM5 (standard and contextual applicants) - applicants must hold 7 GSCEs at grade B/6 or above, including English language, mathematics and either biology and chemistry, combined science, or science and additional science. BM5 Graduate applicants – Applicants must hold 4 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English language, mathematics and either biology and chemistry, combined science, or science and additional science.

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If you aren't eligible for the above entry requirements, you might have a chance to explore pathway options at University of Southampton. If you want to find out more, speak to our counsellors.

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