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Ulster University runs Northern Ireland's first graduate entry medical school, based at the Magee campus in Derry~Londonderry, which welcomed its first cohort in September 2021. It is a four year graduate entry MBBS (UCAS code A101) open to graduates from any discipline.
The Ulster MBBS is recognised by the General Medical Council as a primary medical qualification (Ulster was granted degree-awarding powers by the GMC in April 2025), so graduates are eligible for provisional GMC registration and the UK Foundation Programme. School leavers cannot apply for this course.
The Guardian University Guide 2027
Source: The Guardian University Guide 2027 medicine league table.
As Northern Ireland's first graduate entry medical school, Ulster teaches through problem-based, interdisciplinary learning across eight problem-based-learning rooms, and welcomes graduates from any discipline; its first cohorts included backgrounds ranging from investment banking and politics to forensic science.
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Ulster University offers graduate-entry medicine only (4-year MB BS, Magee campus, Derry/Londonderry). A-levels are not considered; entry is based on a prior degree of at least a 2:1 honours in any subject (or a Master’s at 60% or above).
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GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above. Applicants must also sit the GAMSAT and attend a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).
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A minimum 2:1 honours degree in any discipline, or a Masters at 60% or above, completed by the end of June in the year of entry. GCSE English Language and Maths at grade C/4 or above (or equivalent) are also required; the Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills (Application of Number) is not accepted in place of GCSE Maths.
Not applicable. Ulster University School of Medicine (Magee) offers only a four-year A101 graduate-entry MBBS; school leavers cannot apply and A-levels are not scored. Entry is based on a 2:1 honours degree (or a Masters at 60% or above) plus the GAMSAT, so A-level resit rules do not apply.
Minimum grade at first sitting: N/A (graduate entry).
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Ulster's Medicine (A101) is graduate-entry only ('school leavers cannot apply') and requires a 2:1 degree plus GAMSAT, so applicants are graduates; no minimum age is published.
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Not stated. Ulster does not publish a contextual offer for medicine. A named outreach scheme may still exist, so it can be worth emailing the admissions team to ask.
Nothing published. Neither the graduate entry medicine course page nor the university-wide entrance requirements page mentions contextual admissions, widening access, deprivation measures or an access scheme. Ulster's institutional widening access plans describe target groups defined by the Northern Ireland Multiple Deprivation Measure, but state no admissions adjustment for medicine.
Nothing is stated anywhere on the course page, including the entry conditions sections.
Source: Ulster medicine course page. Last checked 16 September 2026.
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The GAMSAT is required (the UCAT is not used). A minimum score of 50 is required in each section, with an overall threshold to be invited to interview. For context, the average overall GAMSAT score of candidates invited to interview has been reported at roughly 59 to 61 across recent cycles; these are historical averages, not a fixed cut-off.
There is no fixed work-experience hours requirement; graduate applicants are expected to draw on relevant and transferable employability skills.
The personal statement is not scored or used to shortlist. Selection is by GAMSAT score (for interview invitation) followed by a Multiple Mini Interview. The UCAS personal statement is only reviewed after interview, before offers are made, as a verification check.
Note: from 2026 entry, UCAS replaced the single free-text personal statement with three structured questions: why you want to study the course, how your studies have prepared you, and what else you have done to prepare. Any guidance above still applies; it is simply spread across those questions. For worked examples and a review of your own statement, see our medicine personal statement examples and review service.
See our medicine personal statement examples: model statements in the new UCAS format, each with commentary on what works and why.
Ulster runs a four-year graduate entry course. The full requirements, interview format and dates are on our Ulster graduate entry medicine page.
Everything on the Ulster interview is on its own page: the 2027 entry dates, what Ulster assesses, 51 practice questions grouped by its published themes, model answers and a free mock interview.
International students also pay a mandatory Northern Ireland Department of Health clinical placement levy of £12,133 (2026/27) in each of the four years, in addition to tuition. For full details and to apply, see the official course page.
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Ulster is ranked 34th out of 40 UK medical schools for Medicine in the Guardian University Guide 2027.
Ulster is ranked 34th out of 40 UK medical schools for Medicine in the Guardian University Guide 2027.
Ulster University offers graduate-entry medicine only (4-year MB BS, Magee campus, Derry/Londonderry). A-levels are not considered; entry is based on a prior degree of at least a 2:1 honours in any subject (or a Master’s at 60% or above).
GCSE English Language and Mathematics at grade C/4 or above. Applicants must also sit the GAMSAT and attend a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).
Not applicable. Ulster University School of Medicine (Magee) offers only a four-year A101 graduate-entry MBBS; school leavers cannot apply and A-levels are not scored. Entry is based on a 2:1 honours degree (or a Masters at 60% or above) plus the GAMSAT, so A-level resit rules do not apply.
Minimum grade at first sitting: N/A (graduate entry).
The UCAS course code for the standard Medicine course at Ulster is A101, and the degree awarded is the MBBS.
The course is based in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland and lasts 4 years.
Medicine at Ulster is a graduate entry programme.
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No, Ulster does not offer a foundation or gateway year for Medicine.
Yes. Ulster graduate entry medicine is the four-year MBBS (UCAS code A101) in Derry~Londonderry, and you need a 2:1 honours degree in any discipline or a Masters at 60% overall, GCSE English Language and Maths at grade C or 4, and a GAMSAT score of at least 50 in each section that also clears Ulster's annual interview threshold.
The full requirements, interview format and 2027 entry dates are on our Ulster graduate entry medicine page.
No, Ulster does not formally score the personal statement for Medicine applicants.
The personal statement is not scored or used to shortlist. Selection is by GAMSAT score (for interview invitation) followed by a Multiple Mini Interview. The UCAS personal statement is only reviewed after interview, before offers are made, as a verification check.
The School of Medicine is based at Ulster University's Magee campus in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Yes. Ulster University runs Northern Ireland's first graduate entry medical school, based at the Magee campus in Derry~Londonderry, which welcomed its first cohort in September 2021.
Ulster University requires the GAMSAT (the UCAT is not used). You need a minimum score of 50 in each section, plus an overall threshold to be invited to interview.
Graduates are awarded the MBBS, recognised by the General Medical Council as a primary medical qualification. The graduate entry course, UCAS code A101, lasts four years.
There is no set work experience hours requirement at Ulster; graduate applicants are expected to draw on relevant and transferable employability skills.
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