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Medicine

  • MB ChB
  • 5 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Chelmsford Campus
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Course summary

Students who study now will still be practising in 2050, it is critical that we train doctors for the future using innovative technologies to tackle existing and emerging threats to individual and population health. Our Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), 5 year degree programme is full-time and leads to a Primary Medical Qualification that will allow graduates to register provisionally with the General Medical Council (GMC).

This degree will prepare you for a rewarding career in the NHS as a foundation doctor and beyond. We have an integrated modern curriculum, where you’ll be on placement in primary and secondary care from the early months of your course. You’ll be given a robust foundation in the clinical sciences combined with clinical experience, leadership, quality improvement, innovation and technology for health.
Your training for clinical experience will include placements in Primary Care, Mental Health, 5 Acute Care providers and tertiary units in Essex, such as the St Andrew’s Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns and the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre. On campus teaching will take place in a cutting edge purpose built School of Medicine, fitted out with the latest laboratory equipment and cadaveric anatomy suite.
Our curriculum is innovative, student-centred and community-based, which combined with the East of England location with a mix of urban and rural areas, offers a diverse and all-encompassing experience for medical students.
We’ll build your knowledge up gradually and aspects of learning will be revisited throughout the duration of the course, so that links can be formed between scientific concepts, clinical practice and professionalism to deepen your understanding.

Modules

Core curriculum
About the core curriculum

The curriculum is divided into Systems in Practice (SiP) and Preparation in Practice PiP)
Systems in Practice (SiP)
Preparation in Practice (PiP)
Student Selected Components
Longitudinal Themes
Clinical Placements

Assessment method

The aim of the course is to prepare you for clinical decision making and the capability to practice effectively as a doctor in a multi-professional team. You’ll be assessed by a combination of exams at the end of each year, and a portfolio of work that is completed throughout your course The exams will be in the form of OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Exams), online examinations and anatomy spot examinations.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • General Medical Council
This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Chelmsford Campus

Study options

  • MB ChB • Full-time • 5 Years

Start dates

  • 14 September 2026

Apply by
15 October

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Chelmsford Campus
Campus Code:
A
Points of Entry:
Year 1

Anglia Ruskin University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
15 October

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
A100
Institution code:
A60
Campus name:
Chelmsford Campus
Campus Code:
A

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

We are currently unable to accept international applicants for this programme for September 2019 entry. We will be reviewing the availability of international student places for future years.

Open days

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff 144 points

A level AAA

Grades AAA at A level taken within two academic years prior to the time of application to include Chemistry or Biology; and one of either Biology, Chemistry, Maths or Physics, plus one other.
A Level resit grades at AAA will be accepted taken within two academic years prior to the time of application.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) Not accepted

Access to HE Diploma D: 30 credits M: 15 credits P: 0 credits

We currently accept any QAA accredited Access to Higher Education Diploma (Medicine) qualification. Applicants must have achieved 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at Level 3 of which at least 30 Level 3 credits must be at Distinction and, in addition 15 Level 3 credits must be at a minimum of Merit. The further 15 ungraded credits can be a combination of Level 2 and 3.

Access qualifications should be awarded within two years prior to the year of entry applied for. A minimum of 5 GCSE passes at grades A*-B (9-6) are also required including English Language, Maths and two science subjects. Applicants are encouraged to check with their educational provider that their qualification meets the necessary criteria for admission to the medical programme.

Scottish Higher AAB

Grades AAB from Scottish Advanced Highers with grades AA to come from Biology and/or Chemistry and another science subject. We will also require National 5 Grade B or above or GCSE in English Language and Maths.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 36 points

666 at Higher Level in Biology and/or Chemistry plus one other science and including Mathematics or English.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) H1, H1, H1, H2, H2, H2

Including Biology and/or Chemistry and another science subject. Plus Irish Leaving Certificate in Maths and English Language at grade O4 or above.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

5 GCSEs at grade A*- B (9-6), including English Language, Maths and two science subjects.

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Additional entry requirements

Admission tests
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Health checks
Satisfactory Occupational Health check
Interview
Successful Multiple Mini Interview.
University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)7.5If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 7.5 (Academic level).

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

https://www.aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-study/help-with-finances/undergraduate

https://www.aru.ac.uk/study/tuition-fees

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