Challenge yourself to become an exceptional doctor.
Medicine is highly demanding, but few careers are more rewarding. Our four-year course challenges you to reach your full potential, developing the knowledge and skills to become a highly competent, compassionate and motivated doctor. As the UK's largest graduate-entry medical programme, you'll learn from leading clinicians and researchers, gain extensive clinical experience and train in outstanding facilities. An exceptional grounding in the highest standards of professionalism and patient care.
Modules
Build the expertise, professionalism and clinical confidence to pursue a successful career as a doctor.
Graduate-entry route: our four-year MB ChB is designed specifically for graduates
Clinical excellence: develop the skills required for safe, effective and compassionate patient care
Specialist clinical placements: gain experience across a network of regional hospitals: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Warwick Hospital, George Eliot Hospital and Alexandra Hospital
Note that information found by following the links to the module catalogue is subject to change for future years of study, as we evolve our courses in response to the latest developments in academia and industry.
Teaching and learning
Learn in exceptional facilities and apply your knowledge in real clinical environments.
The UK’s largest course: 203 graduates each year
State-of-the-art facilities: train in our Clinical Education Hub, including bespoke anatomy and clinical skills spaces
Expert teachers: specialists at the forefront of their subjects at our university and regional hospitals
Unique anatomy resources: develop clinical anatomy skills with the UK's most comprehensive collection of plastinated human specimens
Hands-on learning: develop practical skills through simulation, anatomy teaching and clinical placements
Small group work tends to be in groups of between 8 – 15 students depending on the nature of the session.
Contact hours for this course vary significantly between year groups and clinical placements.
Students are assessed both formatively and summatively across all four years of the course. Formative assessments help to inform learning and are normally placed at the end of each teaching block. Summative assessments inform progression and take place at the end of Year One, end of Year Two, and in Year Four. The summative examinations consist of both a written and clinical element.
In addition, students must evidence engagement with the programme which includes demonstration of both academic and professional development, as well as a minimum attendance requirement.
In your final year you will be assessed by the national MLA (Medical Licensing Assessment) and be required to undertake the national Prescribing Safety Assessment. Graduating students will receive a Bachelors of Medicine and Surgery. The final degree is unclassified. Awards of ‘with honours’ are based on a criteria determined by the Board of Examiners.
Entry requirements
To apply, you should have, or be predicted to gain, a minimum of an upper second class honours (2:1) degree (or overseas equivalent) in any subject.
Candidates with a lower second class degree should hold either a Master's or a Doctoral qualification to be considered for entry to the MB ChB. More information about our academic qualification requirements can be found on the Warwick Medical School website.Link opens in a new window
Work experience
All applicants must have completed two weeks' (70 hours') full-time work experience across a minimum of two placements in the last three years. Find out more about this requirement on the Warwick Medical School websiteLink opens in a new window
United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)
All applicants must take the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) or, if appropriate, the UCATSEN. The total UCAT score required to secure a place at our Selection Centre varies year on year and is dependent upon the UCAT performance of applicants to Warwick Medical School. More information about the UCAT can be found on the Warwick Medical School websiteLink opens in a new window
Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA)
The General Medical Council (GMC) has decided to introduce a Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) from 2024 to demonstrate that those who obtain registration with a licence to practise medicine in the UK meet a common threshold for safe practice. Applicants should be aware that to obtain registration with a licence to practise, medical students will need to pass both parts of the MLA, and demonstrate their fitness to practise. The MLA will be in two parts: there will be a knowledge test, which will be set nationally but delivered at the medical school and a clinical assessment, delivered by medical schools, that will evaluate students’ clinical and professional skills. Please refer to our General Medical Council (GMC) and Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA) Information for ApplicantsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window page for latest guidance.
UCAS References
You will need to provide us with one reference from a person (not a relative) who holds/has held a position of responsibility and who can comment on your suitability for studying medicine’
IELTS overall score of 7.0, minimum component scores of two at 6.0/6.5 and the rest at 7.0 or above.
Please adjust your country as required:
We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications. For more information, please visit the international entry requirements page.
We typically ask for one academic reference for taught courses.
You will be asked to include an email address for your referee(s) when submitting your application and we will contact them for you.
Although a Bachelor’s degree, this is a Graduate Entry course and is administered by the Postgraduate Admissions Service. For further information regarding entry requirements, work experience and course specifics visit the Warwick Medical School websiteLink opens in a new window. For all other enquiries, please email our Postgraduate team mbchb.admissions@warwick.ac.uk.
Fees and scholarships
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. Academic fees cover the cost of tuition, examinations and assessment and some student amenities.
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.
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 list of core and optional core modules with hyperlinks to our Module Catalogue, where module-related costs are detailed. 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 2026/27 year of study).
Information about module 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
Dissertations and Assignments are only submitted digitally. However, students may wish to print and bind their dissertation for their own purposes. Students on some courses will have a final poster presentation as part of their project and the printing of posters may be at the students’ expense.
Find out about the different funding routes available, including; postgraduate loans, scholarships, fee awards and academic department bursaries.
Home to the UK’s largest graduate-entry medical programme, WMS combines world-leading research with first-class teaching – giving you the tools to tackle some of the most urgent health challenges through innovation and patient-centred care.
You’ll learn alongside leading researchers, clinicians and academics, as you develop the critical thinking and clinical expertise to make an impact on medicine and global health policy.
Postgraduate taught and research students will usually be based at Gibbet Hill campus, a short walk from main campus, where teaching facilities and state-of-the-art laboratories sit alongside relaxing green spaces.
Choose from a range of places to study, collaborate and recharge - from the BioMed Grid, to the cafés and a multifaith prayer room.
Graduate-Entry Medicine students will also spend the majority of their first year here, as well as at the nearby purpose-built Clinical Education Hub for anatomy teaching.
Careers
Upon successful completion of the MB ChB, graduates will be able to provisionally register with the General Medical Council and begin their Foundation posts. More information about the Foundation Programme can be found on the Warwick Medical School websiteLink opens in a new window
Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant who works within Student Careers and Skills to help you as an individual. Additionally your Senior Careers Consultant offers impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events, tailored to our department, throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:
Career Society at Medical School Event
AFP Interview Preparation
Warwick careers fairs throughout the year
Foundation Programme (UKFPO) Information evening
Find out more about our Careers and Skills Services.
While this course does not offer a formal work placement, postgraduate taught students at Warwick can self-source internships and work experience to complete alongside their studies, subject to visa conditions and the 20‑hour weekly limit for full‑time students.
Opportunities can vary in length and location, including in the UK, online and internationally. Postgraduate students find that shorter, remote and/or flexible opportunities work best around their studies, often seeking opportunities over the summer when teaching decreases and the focus moves to final dissertations and projects - although this can vary depending on the nature of the course and personal preference.
Support available:
The Internships, Placements and Work Experience team provide workshops to help you to source and prepare for work opportunities, and organise peer-to-peer support so you can hear about other students’ placement experiences.
The WorkReady Toolkit guides you through the whole process, from sourcing to completing work placements.
Our Work Experience Bursary can help you cover costs if undertaking unpaid work experience.
Part-time work allows you to gain experience and additional financial support, with opportunities advertised on Warwick’s careers portal, myAdvantage and Unitemps.
Warwick students worked 286,295 paid hours via Unitemps in 25/26.
Access short-term international study, work or volunteering abroad experiences, without extending the length of your studies (duration is typically between 3 days and 12 weeks), with opportunity to apply for funding.
Students can apply to TeamWork, a four-week part-time online international experience programme, helping them to gain work experience and improve their employability skills.
Volunteer for projects which support the local community through the award-winning Warwick Volunteers.
Getting involved in societies and sports teams, especially on exec teams.
In 25/26 our jobs portal advertised 1577 12-month placements, work experience opportunities, vacation employment and volunteering from 564 employers.
Whilst there is lots of support available at the University to help, students themselves are responsible for finding and securing a suitable internship or work experience. You will also be responsible for ensuring opportunities meet visa requirements, do not exceed the universities advised 20 hours per week for full-time students and for balancing extra-curricular activity with your studies.
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Life at Warwick
This is where your journey begins. Our campus is the heart of it all. It’s more than just a campus - it's the places you visit, the people you meet, the fun that you have; the experiences you have here will be transformative.
Within a close-knit community of staff and students from all over the world, discover a campus alive with possibilities.
Our campus is where all the elements of your student experience come together in one place. You won't be short of ways to spend your time on campus - whether it's visiting Warwick Arts Centre, using our incredible sports facilities, socialising in our bars, nightclub and cafés, or enjoying an open-air event. Or if you need some peace and quiet, you can explore lakes, woodland and green spaces just a few minutes’ walk from central campus.
Follow our students around campus on our social channels to see their experiences first-hand.
Teaching facilities
Our campus is designed to cater for all of your learning needs. You will benefit from a variety of flexible, well-equipped study spaces and teaching facilities across the University.
Oculus, our outstanding learning hub, houses state-of-the-art lecture theatres and innovative social learning and network areas
Different study spaces offering you flexible individual and group study spaces, computers, printing and scanning facilities, multimedia resources and more
Supporting you
Our continuous support network is here to help you adjust to student life and to ensure you can easily access advice on many different issues. These may include managing your finances and workload, and settling into shared accommodation. We also have specialist disability and mental health support teams.
Whether you live on campus or off campus, in private accommodation in the well-serviced local area, you’ll be part of a community to get the most from your experience at Warwick.
Societies and sports play a huge part in community life at Warwick. With over 300 to choose from, getting involved is one of the easiest ways to make friends and share in experiences. Whether you’re into films, martial arts, astronomy, gaming or musical theatre, you can instantly connect with people with similar interests.
Your university experience is defined by far more than your course or the career path you follow. At Warwick, it’s where you discover who you could become.
68th
Warwick is ranked 68th in the world and top 10 in all major UK league tables
Our alumni community still call Warwick home. From a few hundred in 1965 to more than 310,000 alumni, and it's ever-growing.
As Warwick graduates, our students have access to employability support for two years after graduation, including access to careers appointments, job vacancies and professional networks.
Applications for courses starting in September and October 2027 are now open.
The on-time deadline for taught postgraduate courses starting in September/October 2027 is 2 August 2027.
We will still accept late applications, however cannot guarantee that the application will be processed in time to complete the admissions process if received in September or there are a number of conditions to meet.
If applying late please include your degree certificates and transcripts, English proficiency evidence (if needed) and ensure referees can submit references promptly to allow time for CAS and visa processing (if applicable).
This information is applicable for 2027 entry. Given the interval between the publication of courses and enrolment, some of the information may change. It is important to check our website before you apply. Please read our web page 'Important information to consider before making an application' in advance of applying to Warwick.
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