MBBS (Hons) Medicine at University of Lancashire weaves core medical science, research methodology and hands-on clinical practice throughout five full-time years, building the knowledge and professional judgment needed to register as a doctor.
Study Medicine with our MBBS to become a professional, compassionate doctor, we offer an innovative approach to medical education. Find out more here. From the provider’s course page.
MBBS (Hons) Medicine is a Bachelor's degree (MBBS (Hons)) at the University of Lancashire, based in Main Campus. It runs 5 years, studied full-time.
For Medicine (non-specific) graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 60% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £25,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Medicine & Dentistry, see the sections below.
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 15; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 89% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
In this module you'll learn how to study and apply biomedical scientific knowledge to the subject of medicine. You'll also develop skills in self-directed learning.
This module introduces you to social science, statistics, epidemiology, and humanities in healthcare, complementing your biomedical and clinical training. It emphasises evidence-based healthcare, research, and understanding the role of research data in disease prevention and health policy.
The aim of this module is to build the attributes and behaviours which are expected of a safe and effective clinician and demonstrate the concept of professional practice within the healthcare team. It will develop your initial skills to communicate effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals and guide you to demonstrate initial competence in the practical procedures and clinical skills required of trainees.
We aim with this module to build on the knowledge and skills you have developed in your previous study and further your biomedical scientific knowledge and skills which is relevant to studying the subject of medicine.
This module builds on previous learning to further develop your knowledge of social science, statistics, and humanities-based approaches to health, illness and medicine. It enhances your biomedical and clinical training, focusing on professional knowledge and key skills in application and analysis. The module also looks at evidence-based healthcare and research to inform treatment and promote health.
This module will build the attributes and behaviours which are expected of a safe and effective clinician and demonstrate the concept of professional practice within the healthcare team. You will develop skills to communicate effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
In this module you will apply knowledge of the basic sciences gained in Years 1 and 2 to the further study of medicine within the clinical setting. You'll become familiar with the pathophysiology, presentation, investigation and management of the common medical conditions relevant to the module.
The third year of the EIPOM will continue to reinforce concepts of evidence-based healthcare and the use of research to inform the treatment of illness and promote health within society. This will occur in the context of work-based placements in a range of settings. This allows you to refine your evidence-based medicine skills within a clinical setting and apply your knowledge of social science to inform your practice of medicine.
This module will enable you to develop the attributes and behaviours expected of a safe and effective doctor. You'll explore the concept of professional practice within the healthcare team and learn how to communicate effectively with patients, carers and healthcare professionals. You'll also demonstrate competence in the practical procedures and clinical skills required of a doctor in training.
In this module you will continue your study of medicine within the clinical setting, revisiting some specialities in a spiral fashion following your study in Year 3 whilst some others will be new. You will develop knowledge with pathophysiology, presentation, investigation and management of the common medical conditions relevant to the module.
The fourth year of the EIPOM theme will continue to reinforce concepts of evidence based healthcare. Here you'll use research to inform the treatment of illness and to promote health within society. This will occur within the context of work-based placements in a range of settings. This will allow you to refine your evidence based medicine skills within a clinical setting. Apply your knowledge of the social science disciplines to inform your practice of medicine.
The aims of this module are to build your attributes and behaviours which are expected of a safe and effective doctor and demonstrate the concept of professional practice within the healthcare team. You'll also develop your communication skills with patients, carers and healthcare professionals.
This module will focus on your knowledge and skills to support a smooth transition from undergraduate to postgraduate pre-registration practice. Application of your skills and conducting critical reflection will ensure you have competency in the full range of duties required for professional status.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
The University of Lancashire's MBBS takes an innovative approach to medical education, grounding you in clinical practice from the outset. You'll usually begin with biomedical sciences, anatomy, physiology and pathology taught by body system, alongside communication skills and patient interaction from year one. Population health and professional ethics run through the early stage. Years 3–4 move to clinical rotations across hospital and general practice, with specialty attachments in areas such as paediatrics, psychiatry and obstetrics. Student-selected components let you explore topics of particular interest, often with a research dimension. In year 5, you work as part of the clinical team, undertake an elective placement (often abroad), and sit integrated finals assessments leading to provisional registration as a doctor.
You're drawn to medicine because you want to understand how the body works and how to help people through illness. You're intellectually curious, capable of sustained focus on demanding material, and genuinely interested in patients as individuals. You'll find the combination of rigorous science and direct human contact rewarding. The work will be intense, you'll need resilience and self-awareness, but if you're committed to the profession and willing to learn from experience, you'll thrive.
Across Medicine and Dentistry courses nationally, 89% of graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of qualifying, with 75% in highly skilled roles or continuing their studies. Starting salaries for doctors sit between £27,000 and £32,000; after five years, the range widens to £29,325–£41,400. These figures come from national graduate outcome data and reflect the breadth of paths taken, hospital posts, general practice, specialty training and research all feature.
The course is delivered full-time over 5 years at the University of Lancashire's Main Campus. Instruction is in English. The University of Lancashire is a recognised UK degree-awarding body, and its degrees are nationally recognised. The institution holds a Silver award for teaching quality in the Office for Students' Teaching Excellence Framework (2023).
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
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Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 75% |
| a previous degree | 12% |
| another higher-education qualification | 10% |
| a Baccalaureate | 2% |
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Accepted students came in with a broad spread of qualifications and UCAS points. If you're worried about grades, this course has historically taken a wide range, and contextual offers may apply.
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Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
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UCAS equal-consideration deadline for Oxford, Cambridge and most medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
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What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Provider fee page (England 2026/27 cap where not stated).
Check fees at University of Lancashire →2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
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Undergraduates from low-income households, subject to eligibility
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What Medicine & Dentistry graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £25,000 | £23,000 – £37,000 | 15 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 15; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23.
National figures for Medicine & Dentistry graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 15; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2022-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
How this course’s 15-month median earnings compare with Medicine & Dentistry courses at the same study level.
Compared with 804 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 80; response rate: 50%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
How Medicine & Dentistry graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Where Medicine & Dentistry graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Medicine & Dentistry graduates.
Medicine-Focused Veterinary Surgeon | Patient Care LeaderMedivet & PartnersMedicine Service Delivery Manager - Operations ImprovementNHSMedicine Occupational Therapist - StaffordshirePulse HealthcarePart-Time Palliative Medicine Consultant | 1-in-5 On-CallEvora Hospice (formerly Southern Area Hospice Services)Consultant Medicine - ElderlyPertemps Medical ProfessionalsSpecialty Doctor in Acute MedicineTriple West MedicalThe essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £25,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.6 out of 10: NSS 77.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 89%.
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
2,263 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
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What applying to University of Lancashire from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
International tuition is £49,950 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check University of Lancashire’s funding pages.
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with University of Lancashire and gov.uk before you apply.
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