Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine oversees the University's School of Medicine, as well as related research groups and departments.
The Faculty of Medicine currently offers two undergraduate options to study medicine:
- BSc (Bachelor of Science) Honours is a three-year Honours degree. After this degree, all graduating students are guaranteed a place on the MBChB/MBBS in one of the School's six partner medical schools: Aberdeen, Barts and the London, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester.
- MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) ScotCOM is a five-year standard entry medical degree programme, entitled Scottish Community-Orientated Medicine (ScotCOM). This programme emphasises community-based clinical teaching, providing students with a
comprehensive understanding of primary care services, whilst ensuring exposure and understanding of hospital-based care. It is run in collaboration with NHS Fife, NHS Borders and NHS Forth Valley. - MBChB (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) ScotGEM is a four-year graduate entry medical degree programme, entitled Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM). This is a joint programme run by the universities of St Andrews and Dundee and the health boards in Fife and
Tayside. In addition, this programme is run in collaboration with NHS Highland, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, and the University of Highlands and Islands.
The Faculty of Medicine offers the following postgraduate options of study:
- Postgraduate research entry routes:
- PhD
- MD by research
- MSc by Research: MSc(Res)
- Postgraduate taught entry routes:
- MSc in Health Data Science
- Health Professions Education PGCert/PGDip/MSc (Online).
The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine is Professor Deborah Williamson. Find out more about the Deans.
Prospective students can find out more about the Faculty of Medicine, including degree structure and entry requirements on the Subjects website.
