BSc (Hons) — 2027 entry Medical Sciences (Gateway to Graduate Medicine)
Take a fast-track route to medicine with our BSc Medical Sciences. Our intensive two-year degree is designed for students from a widening participation background who want to pursue a career in medicine.
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Why choose
this course?
- Realise your dream to be a doctor at Surrey in six years. Complete this BSc degree in two years and secure a guaranteed place* on our four-year Medicine (Graduate Entry) BMBS course. You’ll graduate from our School of Medicine ready to begin working as a foundation doctor.
- Study modules from our IBMS-accredited Biomedical Science course with other biosciences undergraduates, with additional bespoke modules on clinical and professional skills.
- Receive one-to-one support from our Medical School as soon as you start the course, with a focus on preparing you for the transition to our Medicine programme.
- Build your foundational knowledge and scientific skills, with topics including cell biology and biochemistry, human physiology, molecular biology and genetics, and immunology, pathology and medicine.
Join a community that is committed to helping you succeed and learn alongside students from diverse backgrounds who share your ambition to be a doctor.
- Graduate with a BSc degree in just two years and pursue a range of careers if you decide whilst studying with us that medicine isn’t the right path for you.
- We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace.
*Students who achieve upper second-class honours (2:1) or higher on our BSc Medical Sciences (Gateway to Medicine) will automatically progress to our Medicine (Graduate Entry) BMBS.
Please note: this course is only open to UK (Home) students who meet at least two of the widening participation criteria. See Entry requirements for more details.
Statistics
94%
Of our biosciences graduates are in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2026, HESA)
14th in the UK
For biomedical sciences in the Daily Mail University Guide 2027
16th in the UK
For biomedical sciences in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027
What you will study
In your first year, you'll build your foundational skills and knowledge in biomedical science across semesters 1 and 2. Topics include microbiology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, and immunology. In semester 3, you'll start to explore topics with a greater clinical focus, including clinical biochemistry and pharmacology.
In your second year, you'll go into more detail – investigating causes and treatments of cancer, how and why infectious diseases develop, how human genetics are used in the modern world, and more. You'll also complete a research project. In your final semester, you'll develop your clinical and professional skills in a healthcare context.
School of Medicine
Our innovative four-year Graduate Entry Medicine BMBS combines theory and practice so students can build on their knowledge throughout the course whilst gaining hands-on experience with our NHS partner trusts. With a technology-enabled curriculum that includes advanced simulated learning, we are preparing our students to excel in the world of modern medicine.
All new medical schools must undergo an extensive period of quality assurance with the General Medical Council (GMC). Surrey’s School of Medicine has passed all stages of the accreditation process so far, with full accreditation expected when the first cohort of students graduate in 2028.
This is an intensive two-year degree that delivers the full breadth of a traditional three-year BSc degree through year-round study across 45 weeks. There are three semesters per academic year.
The structure of our programmes follow clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the programme specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes.
Please note: The full module listing for the optional Professional Training placement part of your course is available in the programme specification.
Teaching and learning
- Group work
- Independent study
- Laboratory work
- Lectures
- Online learning
- Practical sessions
- Seminars
- Tutorials
- AI learning
Assessment
We use a variety of methods to assess you, including:
Data analysis exercises
Essays
Examinations
Practical write-ups
Presentations.
For a full breakdown of modular assessments, please see the module table (above).
General course information
Contact hours
Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full details of the contact hours for each module are available from the University of Surrey's module catalogue. See the modules section for more information.
Timetable
New students will receive their personalised timetable during Welcome Week. In later semesters, at least one week before the start of the semester.
Scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday), with part-time classes normally scheduled on one or two days. Wednesday afternoons tend to be for sports and cultural activities.
View our code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment (PDF) for more information.
Location
This course is based at Stag Hill campus. Stag Hill is the University's main campus and where the majority of our courses are taught.
We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.
Of our biosciences graduates are in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2026, HESA)
"Our ambition is simple: to widen access to the medical profession and to help shape a medical workforce that genuinely reflects the communities it cares for across the UK." Professor Juliet Wright, Founding Dean of Medicine, University of Surrey
On successful completion of this course (graduating with a 2:1 or higher) you will automatically progress onto our Medicine (Graduate Entry) BMBS programme. Once you have achieved your medical degree, you can begin working as a foundation doctor in the UK or abroad.
If you change your mind while studying this course, you will still achieve a BSc degree that will prepare you for a range of careers. Pathways include:
- Clinical research and trials
- Medical/science communications
- Pharmaceutical regulation
- Digital health technologies
- Public health and epidemiology.
You'll spend a lot of time in our £12.5 million Innovation for Health Learning Laboratory, conducting experiments, learning biosciences methodology and developing your practical lab skills.
The lab has capacity for up to 200 students and is kitted out with industry-standard equipment. You'll have the support of our lecturers and lab technicians, with screens for seeing teacher demonstrations and experiments up close.
Learn more about the qualifications we typically accept to study this course at Surrey.
- BBB
- Required subjects:
- Biology or Chemistry grade B
- General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted.
- GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C).
- DDM in Applied Science or a relevant subject.
- GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C).
- 32 overall.
- Required subjects
- Biology or Chemistry grade HL5/SL6.
- GCSE or equivalent:
- Maths, either Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretations: HL4/SL4 (including MYP)
- English A, HL4/SL4 or English B, HL5/SL6.
- 75% overall.
- GCSE or equivalent: Maths 6 and English Language (1/2), 6 or English Language (3), 7
- QAA-recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit - 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit.
- Required subjects: 15 credits in Biology or Chemistry
- GCSE or equivalent: English Language and Mathematics at grade 4 (C).
- Higher grades ABBBB or BBB in Highers and BB in Advanced Highers.
- GCSE or equivalent: Scottish National 5, English C and Maths C.
Grades BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels.
Distinction overall with a grade of C in the Core Component. Subject must be Science.
English language requirements
IELTS - 6.5 overall including 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other component.
Selection process
Stage 1: Preliminary shortlisting
Applications received from UCAS are initially considered on the basis of academic achievement and achieved/predicted grades. Alongside the following widening participation criteria which must be met to be eligible for admission to this programme.
- UK home fee status and ordinarily resident in the UK
- Attended a State school for GCSEs and post-16 study.
Plus any two of the following:
- Have experience of living within care.
- Have received free school meals at any point during secondary school education.
- Live in an area where few people progress to higher education (POLAR4 quintile 1) or live in an area of multiple deprivation (Indices of Multiple Deprivation, IMD quintile 1).
- You are a young person who is estranged from your family
- You are a young carer/young adult carer.
Most applications which do not meet the minimum requirements will be rejected at this stage.
Stage 2: Multiple mini interviews
Once short-listed for interview you will be sent an invitation to an interview day with the University of Surrey, we will have a selection of virtual interview events (dates to be confirmed) all applicants must take part in a Multiple Mini Interview cycle that lasts under one hour.
Candidates will be assessed and independently marked against agreed criteria on each of the MMI stations and placed within one of three categories:
- Offer
- Hold in waiting list
- Reject.
All offers are made subject to satisfactory Occupational Health clearance and appropriate vaccinations.
Progression
Students that graduate with an Upper Second (2:1) or above from the Medical Sciences degree can progress into the BMBS Graduate Entry Medicine programme.
Declaration of criminal convictions
This is a regulated course that requires declaration of criminal convictions at the application stage, please visit our criminal convictions web page for more information.
Fitness to practise
As this course leads to registration with a professional body, you’re required to abide by a professional code of conduct. When you accept an offer of a place at the University of Surrey, you are agreeing to comply with this code of conduct. Allegations of failing to do so will trigger an internal investigation in line with our regulations for fitness to practise.
Deferred entry
The course does not accept applications for deferred entry.
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
View our Code of practice for Recognition of Prior Credit and Prior Learning and further guidance: Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning - Guide for Applicants (PDF) for more information.
We recognise that many students enter their higher education course with valuable knowledge and skills developed through a range of professional, vocational and community contexts.
If this applies to you, the recognition of prior learning (RPL) process may allow you to join a course without the formal entry requirements or enter your course at a point appropriate to your previous learning and experience. There are restrictions on RPL for some courses and fees may be payable for certain claims.
Fees for the 2027-28 academic year
Explore UKCISA’s website for more information if you are unsure whether you are a UK or overseas student. View the list of fees for all undergraduate courses.
- Standard year
- To be confirmed
See fees for Medical Sciences (Gateway to Graduate Medicine) 2026 entry
- Fees will increase for each year of your programme as detailed in our tuition fee increases disclaimer.
Payment schedule
- Students with Tuition Fee Loan: the Student Loans Company pay fees in line with their schedule.
- Students without a Tuition Fee Loan: pay their fees either in full at the beginning of the programme or in two instalments as follows:
- 50% payable 10 days after the invoice date (expected to be during October to November of each academic year).
- 50% in January of the same academic year.
- The exact date(s) will be on invoices. Students on part-time programmes where fees are paid on a modular basis cannot pay fees by instalment.
- Sponsored students: must provide us with valid sponsorship information that covers the period of study.
Additional costs
Safety equipment and/or uniform: £24 – equipment pack (includes laboratory coat, laboratory glasses, laboratory books, pen and bag). You are responsible for the costs associated with maintaining/washing/replacing any equipment.
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We provide these terms and conditions at the offer stage. You will be asked to accept these when you accept the offer made to you. You will be provided with these terms and conditions again at registration by way of reminder.
Disclaimer
This online prospectus has been published in advance of the academic year to which it applies.
Whilst we have done everything possible to ensure this information is accurate; some changes may happen between publishing and the start of the course.
Subject to validation
This programme is subject to approval. This means that it has received initial agreement from the University and is currently undergoing a detailed final approval exercise, through the University’s quality assurance processes.
These processes are a requirement for all Higher Education Institutions within the UK, to ensure that programmes are of the highest standard. Occasionally there may be instances where the University may delay or not approve the introduction of the programme.