University courses
University courses
Search degrees, check A-level, IB Diploma or AP subjects, or follow a pathway from school subjects to a career. None of these tools is an offer of a place.
Explore a pathway
Move between school subjects, a degree and possible work. A link is not an offer and not proof that a degree is enough for a regulated job.
Choose a branch, then a course.
Selected courseMedicine
GCSE and IGCSE preparation
- English and mathematics
Often expected at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ, and International GCSEs are not automatically the same as GCSEs.
- Sciences
Many healthcare courses expect English language and mathematics, and often sciences, at GCSE or IGCSE. Grade thresholds differ. No single grade is stored as a national rule. International GCSEs are not automatically treated as GCSEs by every university.
A-level subjects
- Chemistry
Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics is the usual pattern. A minority of medical schools publish a different combination. Check the school.
- Biology
Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics is the usual pattern. A minority of medical schools publish a different combination. Check the school.
- Physics
Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics is the usual pattern. A minority of medical schools publish a different combination. Check the school.
- Mathematics
Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics is the usual pattern. A minority of medical schools publish a different combination. Check the school.
University courses
- Medicine
Chemistry plus one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics is the usual pattern. A minority of medical schools publish a different combination. Check the school.
- Physician associate studies
An alternative or related degree, not automatically an equivalent qualification.
Possible careers
- Hospital doctor
Direct qualifying route. The usual first degree for a doctor. Speciality training comes afterwards.
- GP
Direct qualifying route. General practice is a postgraduate speciality after a medical degree.
- Surgeon
Direct qualifying route. Surgery is postgraduate training after a medical degree, not a separate undergraduate course.
- Anaesthetist
Direct qualifying route. Anaesthesia is postgraduate training after a medical degree.
- Psychiatrist
Direct qualifying route. Psychiatry is a medical speciality. A psychology degree does not replace medicine.
- Paediatrician
Direct qualifying route. Paediatrics is postgraduate training after a medical degree.
This is a possible educational route, not an offer of a place and not a prediction of a job. Direct, common, alternative and postgraduate routes are not the same thing.