Course structure

In each year of your degree you will take a number of compulsory modules. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken through both formative and integrated summative methods.

Your degree will follow a six-year programme inclusive of an integrated BSc (except for graduate entrants with UK degrees who are exempt) leading to the award of the Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS). Highly motivated students who are aiming for a career in academic medicine may apply for the MBPhD programme which is taken between years 4 and 5 of the MBBS programme.

The MBBS programme aspires to educate the 'UCL Doctor': a highly competent and scientifically literate clinician who is equipped to practise patient-centred medicine in a constantly changing modern world and has a foundation in the basic medical and social sciences.

The MBBS at UCL is a six-year integrated programme of study. Each year is comprised of a number of themed integrated modules with Clinical and Professional Practice modules running vertically through the programme and Student Selected Components in Years 1, 2 and 6. 

A diagram depicting the modules and specialities which make up UCL Medical School’s MBBS undergraduate curriculum:

Further information:

• Year 1: Fundamentals of Clinical Science 1
• Year 2: Fundamentals of Clinical Science 2
• Year 3: Integrated BSc
• Year 4: Integrated Clinical Care
• Year 5: The Life Cycle and Specialist Practice
• Year 6: Preparation for Practice
• Clinical and Professional Practice (CPP) 
• Student Selected Components (SSCs)