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A Brief Guide to Intercalated Degrees
From The Student RoomTSR Wiki > University > Choosing a Subject > Medicine > A Brief Guide to Intercalated Degrees Welcome to this brief guide to intercalated degrees which has been put together to help you make your mind up about if you want to do an intercalated degree and to helpfully help you start your application. This guide will tell you a bit about the programs that are offered also provide you with the contact information and degree programs which are offered at the main medical schools that you can apply to as an external candidate. It is worth noting that this guide is unofficial and that while ever effort has been made to make sure that the information is correct some email address or information may be out of date.
Should I do an intercalated BSc?There are both positives and negatives to doing a BSc as you have probably realised by now. It can be a very hard decision to make and while some people have known that it is what they wanted to do since before medical school others really do leave it as late as they can before deciding. For some people a BSc may be a daunting prospect where as others may see it as an exciting challenge. Bellow is a brief list of some of the pros and cons of doing an intercalated BSc, It might be worth making your own list before deciding if you think that it will help. Positives
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Well there are just a few of the pros and cons of doing an intercalated BSc it is up to you to make the final decision but hopefully this will start you on your way. Further reading:
Intercalated Degrees on offerMany people decide to go to another university in the UK to undertake their BSc. In most cases this was because they wanted to undertake a degree program which wasn’t offered by their home University. Bellow is some information about some of the universities that offer Intercalated BSc’s which are open to external candidates. Where possible an email contact has been provided which was current at the time of writing.
Barts and the LondonBarts and the London provide a variety of courses that external applicants can apply for. To apply you need to fill in their application form and include a letter from the dean or your academic tutor as well as a letter informing them that the medical school is happy for you to intercalate. You will also be asked to get the medical school to provide them with a list of the results that you have received. The degree programs offered at Barts and the London are as follows
According to their website the application deadline will fall at some point in February. Interviews will take place so you should be prepared for that. Further information:
Birmingham UniversityThere are a number of intercalated BSc’s which can be taken at the university of Birmingham and are open to external applicants. There isn’t much information about them on their website but it is likely that you will need a letter stating that you have permission to intercalate, a reference and a transcript of your results all of which you can get from your medical school. The courses that are offered at Birmingham are:
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University of BristolThe university of Bristol offers intercalated degrees which are open to both internal and external application. There is no application form that can be downloaded from the website and very little information about the different degree courses that are offered. There is however a contact number that you can call for more information +441179287679. The following are courses that Bristol has on their website as providing but there is a good chance that there could be more.
University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
“By undertaking this degree, you will integrate with students on the final year of the ‘BSc (Hons) Sport and Exercise Science’ degree and have the opportunity to work in the challenging sports and exercise environment, within first class sports science laboratories and sports facilities”. Further information:
University of EdinburghEdinburgh provides a comprehensive list of BSc’s that they provide on their website as well as a downloadable application form. You are asked to provide all of your results that you have achieved through medical school write a personal statement and provide a reference. The deadline for applications is the 11th of April 2008. The following are courses that are offered at Edinburgh
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Imperial College LondonImperial offers a wide variety of courses that external applicants are able to apply to. There is very little information available on imperials website about how to apply but they do say this. “Students from other UK medical schools may study for an intercalated BSc by joining the fourth year and following the same modules as Imperial College medical students. In order to be eligible students must have completed the equivalent of at least two years of basic medical science, meet the eligibility requirements to undertake the intercalated BSc (or its equivalent) at their own University medical school, and have a guaranteed place to continue their medical studies at their own university on completion of the year. Further details can be found in the Guide to Intercalated BSc Courses available from the Undergraduate Medicine Office.” Some of the courses that Imperial have been known to offer are
Further Information To get more information please contact j.shiel@imperial.ac.uk
University of KeeleThe university of Keele have a number of intercalated degrees that they offer to external candidates. They have an application from that you can download from the website and require results and personal statement and a reference. The followed are intercalating BSc’s which are offered at Keele:
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Kings College LondonKings provide a large number of very varied BSc’s that you can apply to as an external applicant. They ask for a letter of permission from your medical school, a reference from your academic tutor, a transcript of your results and a letter of recommendation from your clinical tutor. All the information that you need about the courses as well as the application form can be found on their website. Kings offer the following intercalated degree programs:
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University of LeedsLeeds will consider external applicants if there are sufficient places available on the course once internal candidates have had their places allocated. The application form can be found on their website as well as information about the degree places that are available. They would like similar things to other universities a statement of results, reference and a personal statement. Courses offered at Leeds are as follows:
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University of LiverpoolIt isn’t clear from the website of the university of Liverpool whether they allow external applicants to apply for their intercalated degree programs. However they do provide the following list of programs and the following contact number +441517064260. Theses are the degree programs available to intercalators at Liverpool
University of ManchesterWhile providing information about their degree programs it isn’t obvious from checking the university of Manchester’s website whether external applicants are able to apply. They don’t provide any application form or information about entry requirements. However they do provide the following contact number so it might be worth checking: +441612757201. The following are degree programs offered at Manchester:
Further information More information about these degree courses can be found here
University of NewcastleThe university of Newcastle offer a number of courses that are available to both internal and external applicants. It isn’t clear what you need to send them but it is likely to be along the same lines as other medical schools. The programs offered are:
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Queens University BelfastQueens’s website has some information about the programs that are offered and will accept external candidates. There is no information about the application procedure for external applicants so I would advice that you call them on 02890 277 2242 if you are interested in any of their programs. The programs offered are:
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University College LondonUCL has a large number of programs which are available to both internal and external candidates. There is information on their website about the exact application procedure. External applicants will only be considered to programs where the places aren’t filled by internal candidates. The deadline for applications is normally in early March. The following are programs which are offered at UCL:
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ConclusionThat’s the end of this guide to intercalating I hope that you have found it useful and that you now feel better equipped to apply for your intercalated degree if you choose to do one
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