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UCL offers a limited number of iBSc places to external students who are currently studying at a UK medical school.
iBScs allow students who have successfully completed two years of an undergraduate medical programme to pursue subjects of their choice.
Our iBScs expose you to the groundbreaking research that makes UCL global leaders in areas from cardiovascular sciences to medical anthropology and global health.
Fees, Funding and Accommodation
Current UCL MBBS students should visit the Medical School.
Our iBSc programmes for external candidates
Thank you for considering UCL for your iBSc. We value external students very highly. Below is a list of potential programmes for external iBSc candidates.
Applications for 2025 entry will open in early February. At this point, any programmes that are fully subscribed will not be advertised.
The application period for external candidates will close on 31 March 2025.
iBSc Cardiovascular Science
Offered by the Institute of Cardiovascular Science, this iBSc provides a rigorous foundation in the key knowledge and skills relevant to cardiovascular science and its application in clinical and healthcare settings.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Clinical Neurology and Brain Sciences
Neurology is a shortage specialty among doctors. This iBSc helps to address this bigger need in medicine. It is centred around the Queen Square Institute of Neurology, a global leader in neuroscience.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Clinical Sciences
The iBSc in Clinical Sciences exposes medical students to the translation of basic science research into novel therapies for human disease, and the philosophy, governance and social implications of health research.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Clinical Trials
The iBSc in Clinical Trials offers you a unique opportunity to learn the important concepts and practices underpinning appropriate clinical trial design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of trials.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Global Health
Offered by the UCL Institute of Global Health, this iBSc gives students a thorough understanding of global health and the economic, social, political and cultural forces that shape health and health systems worldwide.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
This iBSc explores the wider origins and evolution of science, technology, and medicine, alongside fundamental questions about science, its methods, and its understanding of the world around us.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Mathematics, Computers and Medicine
This iBSc provides training at the frontier between biomedicine, computer science and mathematics, with focuses on computer programming, mathematical modelling and analysis of big data.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Medical Anthropology
This unique iBSc provides techniques for gaining cross-cultural understanding. Study key concepts to examine how health and wellbeing are socially and culturally constituted in contexts of cultural diversity.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
This iBSc introduces students to the physical principles and techniques involved in health care technology. With a heavy focus on medical imaging, this iBSc is relevant to those who may go on to specialise in radiology.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Oncology
This iBSc is offered by the UCL Cancer Institute. The programme teaches technology and innovation in cancer research and clinical cancer management which is transferrable to other areas of medicine.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Primary Care Research and Clinical Practice
The iBSc is the UK’s longest running primary care BSc. It offers a unique combination of ongoing clinical experience (you are attached to a designated GP tutor) and academic skills for careers in clinical medicine.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Psychology
This iBSc educates students in systematic, scientific thinking about human beings and human problems. Your options include topics such as social psychology, cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Sociology and Politics of Medicine
This iBSc offers an approach to modern medicine through the lens of collaborating activities: (1) ethics and philosophy of science; (2) science policy and governance; (3) science communication and engagement.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Sport & Exercise Medical Sciences
This iBSc, partly delivered at the Institute of Sport Exercise & Health, provides foundations in sports injuries, exercise medicine and physiology, and research skills, for careers related to sport and exercise medicine.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
iBSc Women's Health
This iBSc offered by the Institute of Women's Health provides unique insight into maternal, fetal and neonatal health, reproductive health and women's cancers. Explore cross-cutting themes relating to women's health care needs.
This course is not yet available to external candidates.
What our students say
“Put down the stethoscope and pain of rote-learning and pick up the pipette and joy of scientific inquiry. This iBSc is all about asking why without necessarily foreseeing a definitive answer. I found it an incredibly rewarding experience and a brilliant opportunity to hone skills in critical appraisal, academic writing, and theoretical or experimental lab work. This iBSc has definitely been one of my highlights of medical school.
Yoon-Sen Jo, iBSc Immunology, Infection and Cell Pathology, 2021
“The Mathematics, Computers and Medicine iBSc was a very refreshing break from pre-clinical medicine. You definitely develop skills that I think are going to be genuinely invaluable in the future. From getting to grips with coding to engaging with conceptually challenging problems, it’s a stimulating departure from the intense memorisation of pre-clinical medicine. The breadth of projects on offer was also really nice!
Abdallah Abbas, iBSc Mathematics, Computers and Medicine, 2021