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Pre-Medical Foundation

The Pre-Medical Foundation Year does not lead directly to Medical School. Upon successful completion of this Foundation route, students receive an offer of a place on the Pre-Medical Programme (in association with M&D Europe) at the University of Sussex.

The M&D Pre-Medical programme is, in turn, structured to prepare you for entry to:

• affiliate medical schools in the Caribbean and Eastern Europe
• some medical and dental schools in the UK and other countries

More about Medical degree progression options after the M&D Pre-Medical programme.

Core modules

You take 5 core subject modules:

Develop your ability to read academic texts, write essays, take notes, listen effectively and participate in classroom discussion.

Improve all your abilities developed in FES1 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.

Improve all your abilities developed in FES2 with greater accuracy, speed, cohesion, organisation and presentation.

Complete a self-study project on a topic that you will take, in consultation with your tutor, from the academic discipline that you will subsequently study at degree level.

Learn to understand and interpret straight lines and linear equations, set theory and probability, statistics, linear programming,indices and logarithms, and experimental laws.

Route modules

You take 8 subject-specific route modules:

Learn about biological molecules, cellular structure, cell division, movement through cell membranes, enzymes and metabolic pathways.

Learn about the cardiovascular system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, osmo-regulation, control and co-ordination, and reproduction.

Learn formulae, equations and moles, atomic structure, introduction to redox systems, thermodynamics and bonding.

Learn about equilibria, acid-base equilibria, kinetics and organic chemistry.

Develop your understanding in genetics, ecology and plant biology plus inorganic chemistry, oxidation/reduction reactions and transition element chemistry.

Learn about atomic physics, materials, heat and gases, oscillations and waves and how this knowledge can be applied within a medical context.

Develop an understanding of the ideas of electricity and magnetism and learn how to apply these to real situations. Conduct experiments in electricity and electronics and present your findings in a laboratory report.

Explore a range of ethical issues which medical practitioners and health professionals have to confront today. This module encourages you to conduct your own investigations into these issues and will help you prepare for medical school.

IELTS preparation

In order to progress to a UK Medical School, you will need an IELTS Certificate of at least 6.5 (this is not a requirement for other Medical Schools outside the UK). At the end of the Pre-Medical Foundation route, it is strongly recommended that you prepare for an IELTS exam - we offer a free three-week IELTS preparation course.