University of East Anglia

MBBS Medicine with a Gateway Year (A104)

Course information

  • Course title: MBBS Medicine with a Gateway Year (A104)
  • Location: Norwich, England
  • Course length: 6 Years
  • UCAS code: A104 (Medicine with a Gateway Year)
  • Student eligibility: UK only

Academic requirements

A Levels

A levels BBB or ABC
General Studies, Critical Thinking not accepted.

Scottish Highers/Advanced Highers

Scottish Advanced Highers – CCC/BCD
Scottish Highers – AABBB

 

International Baccalaureate

31 points overall including three subjects at Higher Level 555 or 654.

GCSEs

Applicants must hold or be working towards GCSEs in a minimum of six subjects at grade 5 or B or above including Mathematics, English Language and one science subject. GCSE resits are accepted.

Scottish Nationals

National 5s are accepted in lieu of GCSEs with a minimum of 6 subjects at grade B including Mathematics, English Language and one science subject.

Additional information

Teaching method
What is Team-Based Learning?

Team-Based Learning (TBL) is an active learning method that engages students in a structured approach. Students collaborate with their team to solve problems and receive immediate feedback. 

Admission email

Use of predicted grades

Applicants should be predicted to achieve or achieved the minimum requirement.

Resit policy

Level 3 resits are not accepted.

Non-academic requirements

Work experience

Clinal experience is not required. If you are invited to interview you are will need to provide two examples of relevant work experience which have informed your decision to study Medicine.

Personal statement

Personal statements must be relevant to the course applied to. These are not scored.

Admission test

UCAT.

How do we use the UCAT?
  • The overall UCAT score is used to rank applicants for selection for interview.
  • The overall UCAT score is used alongside the interview score to rank and select applicants to whom an offer is made.
  • The SJT component score is included within the interview score.
Interview method

Multiple Mini Interviews.

Eligibility for this course 

This is specifically a widening-participation (WP) route. It is only open to students who who meet WP eligibility criteria. 

Widening participation criteria

This course is a ‘Widening Access’ programme for students who are in the 13th year of education or left school no more than three years prior to the course start date. Applicants must have completed their GCSE and Level 3 qualifications in the UK. It is designed for students whose circumstances or educational opportunities have prevented them from realising their academic potential.

All applicants must meet the academic criteria and ONE of the following contextual criteria:

  • You are a Home fee paying student, living in England, with a TUNDRA MSOA 1 or 2 postcode. Please check the Office for Students website
  • You are a Home fee paying student in receipt of the UCAT Bursary. This will be confirmed by UCAT when we receive UCAT results.
  • You are a Home fee paying student who is (or has been) eligible or receiving free school meals (FSM) during secondary education. This will be confirmed in your UCAS application.
  • You are a Home fee paying student living in the UK, who has experience of care in the UK or estranged from parents. This will be confirmed in your UCAS application.
  • You successfully completed the UEA Preparing for Medicine Programme.

About the University of East Anglia

Studying Medicine at Norwich Medical School means that you’ll join an exceptional group of medical students studying in a thriving student-centred learning environment, where students and staff share a passion for making a positive difference to people’s lives.

Our course focuses on relating your learning to real life, using scenarios and clinical problems from patients, with an emphasis on developing your clinical experience as well as your theoretical knowledge from the start.

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