Course content

The course is designed to ensure you meet the necessary standards in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes that new doctors need, as identified by the General Medical Council in ‘Outcomes for Graduates’. At Keele, we put an emphasis on feedback to help you improve your knowledge, understanding and performance of medical practice.

Throughout the course there is an emphasis on feedback to help you improve your knowledge, understanding and performance of medical practice. The modern, spiral, highly-integrated medical curriculum combines a range of learning strategies, including early clinical experience, integrated communication and clinical skills teaching, practical sessions, including dissection, problem-based-learning (PBL), lectures and seminars. You will have extensive experience of clinical placements in both primary and secondary care settings and in the community sector. Inter-professional learning and student interests are fostered throughout the programme.

Further opportunities for diversity are encouraged through intercalation. Opportunities for intercalation to pursue an additional qualification in a medicine-related subject are available and include studying at Bachelor’s level after the second year or Master’s level after the fourth year. Intercalation is a year out of your undergraduate medical studies in order to study a subject area in greater depth before returning to complete the medical course. An intercalated degree provides you with an opportunity to pursue an additional qualification in a medicine-related subject that interests you, acquire a better understanding of basic biomedical sciences, medical humanities and research methodologies, publish scientific papers and present at conferences.

Medical students at UK medical schools who are from overseas and of not have right of residence must check how the latest information on visa requirements affects their postgraduate training period. Please see the Visas and immigration website.

Information about medical careers after graduation is correct at the time of going to press. For up to date information please visit https://specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/recruitment

Modules for 2019/2020 entrants are yet to be confirmed. Details of the modules that ran for entrants in 2018 are shown below. These can be used as an indication of the modules you will study. Once modules for 2019/20 are confirmed they will be published here.

Course structure

Our degree courses are organised into modules. Each module is usually a self-contained unit of study and each is usually assessed separately with the award of credits on the basis of 1 credit = 10 hours of student effort. An outline of the structure of the programme is provided in the tables below.

There are three types of module delivered as part of this programme. They are:

• Compulsory modules: a module that you are required to study on this course;
• Optional modules: these allow you some limited choice of what to study from a list of modules;
• Elective modules: a free choice of modules that count towards the overall credit requirement but not the number of subject-related credits.

Our degree courses are organised into modules. Each module is a self-contained unit of study and each 1 credit = 10 hours of student effort.  An outline of the structure of the programme is provided in the tables below, with an indicative example of a week.

Intercalated degrees

Undergraduates may suspend their medical degree for a period of 12 months to undertake either a BSc degree, normally after year 2 or year 4 or a Master’s degree after year 4.

To undertake such an intercalated degree, students must be given permission by the School of Medicine, as well as being offered a place on their chosen course following an application from the student.

http://www.keele.ac.uk/health/schoolofmedicine/undergraduatemedicalcourse/courseinformation/intercalateddegrees/

Year 1 (Level 4)

Compulsory modules	Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Year 1 (Level 4)	Med- 10008	120	0	0

Year 2 (Level 5)

Compulsory modules	Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Year 2 (Level 5)	Med- 20008	120	0	0

Year 3 (Level 6)

Compulsory modules	Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Year 3 (Level 6)	Med- 30001	120	0	0

Compulsory modules	Compulsory modules	Credits	Optional modules	Credits
Year 4 (Level 6)	Med- 30002	120	0	0
Year 5 (Level 6)	Med- 30003	120	0	0

For further information on the content of modules currently offered please visit: www.keele.ac.uk/recordsandexams/az

Entry requirements

The entry grades outlined in this section indicate the likely offer or range of offers which would be made to candidates along with any subject specific requirements. This is for general information only. Keele University reserves the right to vary offer conditions depending upon a candidate’s application. Read more about our undergraduate entry requirements for United Kingdom, European Union and International students.

View a full list of entry requirements here.

Fees and funding

Going to university can be a daunting as well as an exciting experience. It can be difficult to understand the true costs of being a student, as well as the financial support that is available to help you meet those costs.

We can help you to manage your funds, create a budget and ensure that you receive any funding for which you may be eligible. We also offer financial support such as the Keele University Hardship Fund and emergency loans.

For more information visit our money, advice and guidance section.

Career prospects

Completion of the MBChB course, a primary medical qualification (PMQ), entitles you to apply for provisional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC), subject to Fitness to Practise considerations. Provisionally registered doctors can only practise in approved Foundation Year 1 posts, obtained through the national application process during the final year of the course. Normally, all suitably qualified UK graduates secure a place but this cannot be guaranteed.

Successful completion of the programme is normally achieved within 12 months and awards a Certificate of Experience. You can then apply for full registration with the General Medical Council. You need this and a licence to practise unsupervised medical practice in the UK for both NHS and private practice. Overseas Medical students studying in the UK who do not have right of residence must check how the latest visa requirements affects their postgraduate training period.

Visas and immigration website www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration Information about medical careers after graduation is correct at the time of going to press. For up to date information please visit www.healthcareers.nhs.uk