Bachelor Programme
Medicine
Edinburgh's six-year MBChB prepares students to become Foundation Year 1 doctors with a strong grounding in research and evidence-based medicine. Years 1 and 2 integrate biomedicine with the social and ethical aspects of medicine, research skills and early clinical skills; Year 3 is an honours year leading to a Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci), usually with a research dissertation; and Years 4 to 6 are clinical, with placements in Edinburgh's teaching hospitals, general practices and peripheral sites across Scotland, finishing with an apprenticeship-style final year. The programme is accredited by the General Medical Council. Entry is through UCAS (course code A100) by 15 October; the UCAT and an interview are required.
University
University of Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
Level
Bachelor
Field
Medicine
Duration
6 years (including an intercalated BMedSci honours year)
Language
English
Campus
Edinburgh BioQuarter, Central Area and King's Buildings, with clinical placements across Scotland
Degree
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), with an intercalated BMedSci (Hons)
Intake
September
Application Deadline
15 October 2026, 18:00 UK time (UCAS deadline for medicine and veterinary medicine)
Tuition Information
2027/28 tuition: £59,700 per year for international students (inclusive of the NHS ACT levy, which Edinburgh subsidises), £10,050 per year for students from the rest of the UK (rising with the government fee cap) and £1,820 per year for Scottish students.
Admission Requirements
- A levels: AAA in one sitting, including Chemistry and one of Biology/Human Biology, Mathematics/Further Mathematics or Physics; GCSE Biology, Chemistry, English and Mathematics at A/7 (Double Award science at AA/77 can replace the separate sciences)
- IB Diploma: 38 points with 666 at Higher Level, including Chemistry and one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics; SL Mathematics and SL English at 6, and SL Biology at 6 if not at HL
- All grades must be achieved at the first attempt; resit applicants are not considered except in very exceptional, pre-verified circumstances
- UCAT must be taken in the year of application and a minimum score is required (except for Plus Flag widening access applicants); a Band 4 in the Situational Judgement section is not considered
- Interview required; offers are subject to health clearance and fitness to practise checks
- English language, if required: GCSE English at B/6, IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.5 in each component, or TOEFL iBT 5.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component (tests from 21 January 2026; earlier tests 110 overall with at least 25 in each)
- Other UK and international qualifications: use the entry requirements selector on the Edinburgh programme page