General entry requirements

Minimum requirements

A good Honours Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience/professional qualifications which will be considered by the Course Director on a case-by-case basis) and experience of working in the healthcare sector.

English language requirements

You can find out more about our English language requirementsLink opens in a new window. This course requires the following:

• Band A
• With specific component scores of 6.5 in reading and writing.

International qualifications

We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.

For more information, please visit the international entry requirements pageLink opens in a new window.

Additional requirements

There are no additional entry requirements for this course.

Core modules

Postgraduate Certificate

• Postgraduate Induction and Your Professional Development (induction module)

You will select two or three of the following modules:

• Advancing Diabetes Care: Evidence into practice
• Preventing Diabetes Complications: An Evidence Based Approach
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence into Practice
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Diabetes Care

And one of the following modules (if only two diabetes modules were taken):

• Health Improvement and Management for Public Health
• Introduction to Leadership and Management in Healthcare Contexts
• Essentials of Clinical Education
• Global Health
• International Health Policy
• Pathways to the Public Health Workplace

Read more about the core modules offered on the Warwick Medical School website.

Postgraduate Diploma

You will select one of the following modules:

• Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Health Care (Onsite)
• Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Health Care (Distance learning)

And two of the following modules (including at least one Diabetes module):

• Advancing Diabetes Care: Evidence into practice
• Preventing Diabetes Complications: An Evidence Based Approach
• Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence into Practice
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics in Diabetes Care
• Health Improvement and Management for Public Health
• Introduction to Leadership and Management in Healthcare Contexts
• Essentials of Clinical Education
• Global Health
• International Health Policy
• Pathways to the Public Health Workplace
• Independent and Supplementary Prescribing

Read more about the core modules offered on the Warwick Medical School website.

Teaching

This is an interactive programme. You will learn through lectures and seminars, practical group work and guided reading. You will benefit from guided discussions and have the opportunity to practice the skills you have learnt during the sessions.

Face-to-face modules are organised in blocks of intensive study lasting two to five days at a time. Online variants run over four to eight weeks.

Class sizes

Class sizes will vary, however on average they comprise of 20-25 students.

Assessment

Assessment for each module varies and may include written essays/reports of +4,000 words, scientific posters, 10-15 minute oral presentations, portfolios evidencing practice.

Your timetable

Your personalised timetable will be complete when you are registered for all modules, listing your allocated lectures, seminars, and other small group classes. Your compulsory modules will be registered for you when you join us.

Your career

Our department has a dedicated careers consultant to help boost your employability and prepare for a career. There are workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples include:

• Career Society at Medical School Event
• AFP Interview Preparation
• Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
• Foundation Programme (UKFPO) Information evening

Warwick Medical School

Established in 2000, Warwick Medical School (WMS) forms part of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine at the University of Warwick. Alongside a range of educational opportunities, WMS has a reputation for research excellence, investigating solutions to significant global health challenges.

Find out more about us on our websiteLink opens in a new window

Our Graduate Entry Undergraduate course

• Medicine (MBChB - Graduate Entry Undergraduate Course)

Our Postgraduate Taught courses

• Advanced Clinical Practice (Critical Care) (MSc/PGDip/PGCert)
• Advanced Clinical Practice (MSc/PGDip/PGCert)
• Health and Care (MRes/PGCert)
• Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (MSc)
• Medical Education (MMedEd/PG Dip/PGCert)
• Pre-Hospital Critical Care (PGCert)
• Public Health (MPH/PGDip/PGCert)

Our Postgraduate Online courses

• Clinical Research - iheed (PGCert/PGDip/MSc)
• Diabetes Care - iheed (PGDip/MSc)
• Healthcare Leadership - iheed (/PGCert/PGDip/MSc)
• Medical Education for Health Professionals - iheed (/PGCert/PGDip/MSc)
• Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health - iheed (PGCert/PGDip/MSc)
• Public Health - iheed (MPH)

Our Postgraduate Research courses

• MD Doctor of Medicine
• MRes/PGCert Health Research and Care
• MRes in Translational Biomedical Research
• MSc by Research (at Warwick Medical School)
• PhD (at Warwick Medical School)
• PhD by Published Work

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are payable for each year of your course at the start of the academic year, or at the start of your course, if later. This course is part of Warwick Medical School which follows a non-standard fee structure. Full fee details are listed via the 'find your course fees' button. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and registration and some student amenities.

Find your course fees

Fee Status Guidance

We carry out an initial fee status assessment based on the information you provide in your application. Students will be classified as Home or Overseas fee status. Your fee status determines tuition fees, and what financial support and scholarships may be available. If you receive an offer, your fee status will be clearly stated alongside the tuition fee information.

Do you need your fee classification to be reviewed?

If you believe that your fee status has been classified incorrectly, you can complete a fee status assessment questionnaire. Please follow the instructions in your offer information and provide the documents needed to reassess your status.

Find out more about how universities assess fee status

Additional course costs

As well as tuition fees and living expenses, some courses may require you to cover the cost of field trips or costs associated with travel abroad.

For departmental specific costs, please see the Modules tab on the course web page for the list of core and optional core modules with hyperlinks to our Module Catalogue (please visit the Department’s website if the Module Catalogue hyperlinks are not provided).

Associated costs can be found on the Study tab for each module listed in the Module Catalogue (please note most of the module content applies to 2022/23 year of study). Information about module department specific costs should be considered in conjunction with the more general costs below:

• Core text books
• Printer credits
• Dissertation binding
• Robe hire for your degree ceremony

Scholarships and bursaries

How to apply

The application process for courses that start in September and October 2025 opens on 2 October 2024.

Applications will close on 2 August 2025 for students who require a visa to study in the UK, to allow time to receive a CAS and complete the visa application process.

How to apply for a postgraduate taught course