Medicine (Graduate Entry) MB BCh

Swansea University

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	84%
Salary after 15 months	£24000
Unemployment Rate	4% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	15% Proportion of students of Medicine (Graduate Entry) MB BCh who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Singleton Park Campus
Degree	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MB BCh
Subject	Clinical Medicine

Admission advice for international students

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 140 graduates of Medicine (Graduate Entry) MB BCh and other courses in CAH19 at Swansea University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in CAH19.

Overall student satisfaction

84 /100

140 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Medicine (Graduate Entry) MB BCh and other CAH19 courses of Swansea University
Explanations	97
Interesting courses	95
Intellectually stimulating	92
Challenged to do my best	87
Depth of concepts	92
Builds on previous learnings	95
Joined ideas from different topics	89
Balance directed/independent study	82
Applicability of course content	89
Clear criteria in markings	78
Fair assessment	90
Tests reflected your learning	94
Timely feedback	89
Helpful feedback	79
Approachability of teachers	89
Support from teachers	95
Organisation of courses	91
Communication of changes	84
IT facilities	90
Library	96
Course specific resources	92
Student feedback opportunities	87
Student feedback valued	86
Student's feedback acted upon	71
Work of student union	78
Mental wellbeing services	78
Overall satisfaction	84

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All CAH19 courses of Swansea University

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in CAH19

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of CAH19 at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24000	£21500	£25500
25-75 percentile range	£20000 - £26000	£17000 - £25000	£19500 - £29500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All CAH19 courses of Swansea University

Salary of all UK Graduates of CAH19

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£32600	£18167	£22182
25-75 percentile range	£29467 - £33333	£14369 - £21274	£16909 - £25591

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All CAH19 courses in the UK

Course Description

Graduate Entry Medicine at Swansea University is one of just a handful of similar programmes of medical study in the UK open to graduates of any discipline.

This accelerated, four-year medical degree follows an innovative, integrated spiral curriculum designed to reflect the way in which clinicians approach patients and how patients present to doctors.

You will study the basic biomedical sciences in the context of clinical medicine, public health, pathology, therapeutics, ethics, and psycho-social issues in patient management.

Together with a strong focus on clinical and communication skills, you will develop the academic, practical, and personal qualities to practise medicine competently and with confidence.

You will have a high level of structured clinical contact as your studies progress, covering the following areas: clinical apprenticeships, including one week of nursing practice, junior assistantship, specialty attachments, including acute surgery, acute medicine, women’s health, child health, mental health, sub-specialities of medicine and surgery, and frailty, community-based learning, senior assistantship, shadowing F1 doctors and elective.

We are a relatively small medical school, so you will benefit from extensive contact with teaching staff and you will have contact with patients right from the first semester. You will join a university that is ranked 5th in the UK for Medicine according to the Times Good University Guide 2023.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All Swansea University graduates of undergraduate studies in CAH19
Total respondents	110
Unemployed	4%
Studying	12%
Working	61%
Both studying and working	13%
No information	7%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All CAH19 courses of Swansea University

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	68%	32%
Utilise skills from studies	62%	38%
Work is meaningful	79%	21%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of Swansea University

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	59%
Non highly-skilled jobs	41%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	1%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Welsh Studies courses of Swansea University

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Medicine (Graduate Entry) MB BCh at Swansea University

20%	Elementary occupations
12%	Administrative occupations
9%	Business and public service associate professionals
9%	Secretarial and related occupations
6%	Skilled trades occupations
6%	Sales occupations
6%	Customer service occupations
4%	Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
4%	Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
4%	Secretarial and related occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution

Assessment Methods
	Coursework	Percentage of assessment by practical exams	Written exams

Study Time Distribution
	Scheduled learning and teaching	Guided independent study	Placements
year 1	30%	70%	0%
year 2	17%	83%	0%
year 3	14%	86%	0%

Assessment is closely matched to the curriculum, the defined learning outcomes and learning and teaching methods. Assessments in the Graduate Entry Medicine programme have three main functions. 1. To help focus students’ learning and to help demonstrate whether or not the standards have been achieved in respect to the defined learning outcomes. 2. To provide regular systematic information on students’ progress throughout the programme so that remedial action can be taken by students and staff as required. 3. To ensure that students progressing to the next stage of their training have met the prescribed learning outcomes. The assessment approach reflects the teaching ethos of the programme by promoting continuing reflection on progress. Students are formally assessed at regular intervals during the course and these assessments use standard assessment formats throughout the entire four years of the course. Although the formats remain predominantly similar, their complexity and challenge increases in parallel with the abilities of the students. These assessments are, therefore, designed to measure global ability in the relevant domain with the aim of encouraging students to integrate and regularly maintain their knowledge and skills.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Welsh Studies

Average UCAS Tariff Score 134

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Welsh Studies
<48	5
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	10
96-111	5
112-127	15
128-143	10
144-159	20
160-175	5
176-191	5
192-207	20
208-223	0
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Welsh Studies courses of Swansea University

Qualification requirements

In order to be eligible to apply for Graduate Entry Medicine, you must have achieved, or be predicted to achieve, the following (or equivalent) by 31st July of the year in which you wish to start: *either an upper second (2.1) or first class degree in any subject *or a merit or distinction (equivalent to 2.1 or first) in an integrated undergraduate masters degree *or a lower second (2.2) PLUS a Postgraduate Masters or PhD *GCSE Mathematics and English/Welsh at grade C or above *IELTS 7.0 with no less than 7.0 in speaking and 6.5 in listening, reading and writing (International Candidates). Degrees awarded in countries other than the UK can be accepted if they are confirmed to be equivalent to awards in the UK system. If you hold more than one undergraduate degree, the result from the most recent degree is considered. GAMSAT You must sit the GAMSAT prior to applying. GAMSAT is a professionally designed selection test for medical schools offering graduate entry programmes. You must achieve a minimum overall GAMSAT score of 50, together with a minimum of 50 in Paper 3 (Reasoning in Biological and Physical Sciences) in order to be considered. Interviews will be offered to candidates that meet an overall cut-off score in the GAMSAT, which is determined annually once all scores have been receivedCriminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland) Health checks Occupational Health Assessment Interview

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.5
- All Degrees

This Course is Open to UK, EU and international students.

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Medicine (Graduate Entry), MB BCh, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

University Rankings

Positions of Swansea University in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of Swansea University in related subject specific rankings.

Medicine & Health

- #1
- #4
Medicine

The Guardian University League Tables by Subject
[Published 09 September, 2023]
- #2
- #251
Medicine

QS World University Rankings By Subject
[Published 22 March, 2023]

See all 29 university rankings of Swansea University

About Swansea University

Swansea University was established in 1920 and is located in the large city of Swansea, in Wales. There are two campuses, the flagship campus is located between Singleton Park, with its green parkland and botanical gardens, and Swansea Bay beach. The more recent Bay Campus on the other hand is located on an extensive beachfront property on the eastern side of town, past the marina. Apart from a vibrant academic life, students can attend the numerous yearly festivals that take place in Swansea, guaranteeing plenty of opportunities for getting out and about in your free time.

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