📖Introduction

The University of Birmingham is a public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The University have a long and proud history of firsts, at the University of Birmingham; they were the first – and are now one of the largest - civic universities in the UK.

At Birmingham, the institution teach and research across the full breadth of academic disciplines, creating a vibrant community with multi-disciplinary opportunities for research and education. The University is a truly international community consisting of more than thousands of staff, students, and alumni. The student community is not only one of the largest of any UK university, it is highly diverse, with 82 per cent of home undergraduate students from state schools, 32 per cent from a BAME background, and 35 per cent in the first generation of their family to attend university.

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📖Program Curriculum

Modules in the first year
First and second years: your first two years are largely taken up with modules on the structure and function of the human body. You will learn how each system is controlled and is able to respond to the demands of everyday life and how they are affected by disease and medical treatments. Much of the anatomy is learned in small-group sessions, including substantial experience of prosection.

Basic Life Support - Non-credit bearing
Community Based Medicine 1 (GP placement) - 10 credits
Foundations of Medical Science and Practice 1: Cell Science, Endocrinology, Neurones and Society - 40 credits
Foundations of Medical Science and Practice 2: Health Behaviours, Musculoskeletal, Respiratory and Digestive Systems - 40 credits
Professional and Academic Skills 1 - 20 credits
Regional Anatomy 1 - 10 credits
Group Poster Project - Non-credit bearing
Research Taster - Non-credit bearing
Modules in the second year
Community Based Medicine 2 - 10 credits
Foundations of Medical Science and Practice 3: Immunology, Health Care Provision, Cardiovascular and Renal Science - 40 credits
Foundations of Medical Science and Practice 4: Brain, Decision Making, Reproduction and Cancer - 40 credits
Professional and Academic Skills 2 - 20 credits
Regional Anatomy 2 - 10 credits
Hospital Preparation Course - Non-credit bearing
Modules in the third year
You will be based in our partner Teaching Hospital Trusts to further develop your basic clinical skills in taking a good clinical history and examining patients, as well as studying the communication skills needed for effective patient-doctor relations.

Clinical Core 2: Hospital Based Medicine and Surgery and Community Based Medicine - 110 credits
Evidence Based Medicine and Research Methods - 10 credits
Health Improvement Evidence Review Project: a group project that reviews the evidence for a treatment chosen by the group - 10 credits
Clinical Procedural Skills: in each year students have a set of skills they need to become competent in performing - Non-credit bearing
Year 3 Professional Development Activities - Non-credit bearing
Modules in the fourth year
Fourth and fifth years: you will now move onto clinical attachments in a range of specialities such as Cardiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Bone and Joint Disease, Oncology, Ear, Nose and Throat and Peri-Operative Care.

Clinical Core 3: anaesthetics, cardiology, community based medicine, dermatology, diabetes, ENT, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genito-urinary medicine, geriatrics, hepatology, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, palliative medicine, psychiatry, radiology, respiratory, rheumatology, urology - 120 credits
Conference Poster Presentation: you present the findings of a quality improvement project you have undertaken - 10 credits
Learning and Teaching project: you learn how to teach your peers - 10 credits
Clinical Procedural Skills - Non-credit bearing
Elective Preparation - 10 credits
Modules in the fifth year
During the Final year, you will be able to bring all of your learning and skills together through the Acutely Ill Patient attachment which prepares you to deal with patients’ problems as they present to Foundation doctors.

Clinical Core 4: medicine and surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, general practice - 110 credits
Clinical Procedural Skills - Non-credit bearing
Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice: based on a case you have seen which raised ethical or legal difficulties - 10 credits
Immediate Life Support - Non-credit bearing
Selected Career Experience: three weeks to explore a specialty that you are interested in - Non-credit bearing
Student Assistantship: after the final examinations an opportunity to polish up skills prior to starting work as a Foundation Year 1 doctor - Non-credit bearing
Written Professional Communication: a group project looking at the various ways in which doctors communicate in writing - 10 credits
Prescribing Safety Assessment: a national exam to ensure graduates are safe to prescribe - Non-credit bearing
Elective and Report - Non-credit bearing
Please visit our Programmes and Modules Handbook for further details.

Please note: The modules listed on the website for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. Unless indicated otherwise, the modules listed for this programme are for students starting in 2023. On rare occasions, we may need to make unexpected changes to compulsory modules; in this event we will contact offer holders as soon as possible to inform or consult them as appropriate.

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🏫About University of Birmingham, England

Effective leadership is a hallmark of the University of Birmingham. Today, the institution have a global reputation as a rich and diverse institution known for inspirational thinking, financial stability, and strong local, national, and international partnerships. Its heritage as the original ‘redbrick’ is combined with one of the most compelling and ambitious agendas in higher education. The University has been transformed in recent years, characterised by major investments in academic staffing, investment of £1 billion in campus facilities, strong and improving outcomes for its students, annual growth in research performance, and bold new moves such as establishing the only university-run secondary school and sixth form in the country, and opening a new campus in Dubai.

The single biggest investment that the University has made in recent years is in people. Since 2015 the University have expanded its academic staff numbers by more than 500, including world-class researchers and teachers, leading early-career academics (including through a much-emulated Birmingham Fellows scheme), and Interdisciplinary Professorial Fellows, its innovative scheme to enhance cross-disciplinary working. The University are developing an enviable reputation for attracting some of the finest minds in the world to teach and research at the University.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

237 RMB

Tuition fee:

27,540 GBP per year

137,700 GBP in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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