Year 3/IBSc Programme of Study

Intercalated BSc

The iBSc is an integral part of 鲍颁尝鈥檚 MBBS programme for all UCL medical students who do not already hold a UK undergraduate degree and the award of the iBSc degree is a requirement for return to year 4 of the MBBS programme. IBSc programmes are also offered to International Partner Students from overseas medical schools who have a Partnership Agreement with UCL and some iBSc programmes offer a limited number of places to external applicants from other UK medical schools after UCL students have been placed. 鲍颁尝鈥檚 multi-faculty, multi-disciplinary structure means that we are in a strong position to offer a wide range of iBSc degree programmes of high academic standing, each with a strong emphasis on extended research study. 听Please see the links below for information about each programme currently offered.

You will either join the third year of a UCL BSc degree programme or take a one-year programme equivalent to the third year of a BSc. Many iBSc degrees have a maximum number of students that can be accommodated on the programme. In many cases this is limited by the availability of suitable projects and/or supervisors. In view of this, UCL and International Partner Students must provide five preferences of degree programme and our allocation process aims to match you to the highest preference possible. If a UCL student wishes to take an iBSc programme not offered by UCL, you must apply for permission to intercalate elsewhere.听

UCL students will receive information about the allocation process at the beginning of Year 2 through a Moodle course. Please contact medsch.mbbsy3-ibsc@ucl.ac.uk

International Partner Students will receive information about the application process by email in September.

External students should visit 鲍颁尝鈥檚 Intercalated BSc Programme听for information about how to apply. Programmes thought to be accepting external students are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

We wish you well in your iBSc studies.
Dr Andrew Williams (Academic lead for Year 3)

Aims of the iBSc Year

During the iBSc year, you will have the opportunity to study topics in greater depth than during your medical studies. It also affords you with the opportunity to become familiar with the research literature, scientific methods and techniques and the current state of thinking in your selected area. An experimental project may form a significant part of a programme, in some cases extending for one or more days a week throughout the year, in other cases concentrated over a period of six or more weeks. This is a valuable experience and will help you to determine your aptitude and enthusiasm for future research in your clinical career.

Whether the iBSc incorporates an experimental project or not, you will obtain considerable benefit from the intellectual experience of pursuing knowledge and learning valuable transferable skills, not least in critical thinking and evaluation of evidence. From the point of view of clinical training and career options, it is relatively unimportant which programme you choose. The training given in approaching problems scientifically is a common feature of all iBSc programmes. Do not be misled into believing that one iBSc programme has a higher profile or is more prestigious than another.

The structure of the iBSc degree programme听

The iBSc programme follows 鲍颁尝鈥檚 modular degree structure in which a module carries 15 or 30 credits and a total of 120 credits are required for the iBSc degree to be awarded. 听Years 1 and 2 of the MBBS do not contribute to the iBSc degree classification, which is based on marks achieved in the iBSc year only. 听

In the iBSc year, you are required to take several modules, including a dissertation/substantive laboratory, clinical, or literature-based research project with a value of 30 or 45 credits depending on the programme. Module choices and research projects are specific to individual iBSc programmes of study.

Each degree programme is defined by its CORE MODULES: those modules that are compulsory for that iBSc programme. In many cases there is the possibility of selecting optional modules. Your course tutor will provide details of optional modules. In all cases your course tutor and/or the department/division teaching the course must approve your optional modules. You will be asked to choose optional modules using the UCL Module Selection process which opens in April 2023.

It is usual for approximately 90% of iBSc students at 911爆料网 to obtain a first or upper second class honours degree.

Progression and degree award requirements听

鲍颁尝鈥檚 Progression and Award Requirements are set out.

To be awarded an iBSc honours degree, a student must have satisfied the course and assessment requirements for MBBS Years 1 and 2 and have successfully completed 120 credits in Year 3. 听
A student who does not pass 120 credits in a year of study must nonetheless be considered to have met the Progression and Award Requirements if they meet all the following Condonement Criteria in that year of study:

Pass all Non-Condonable Modules, and
Pass at least 90 credits, and
Attain marks in the Condonable Range in no more than 30 credits in any one academic year, and
Have attained marks in the Condonable Range in no more than 60 credits up to and including the current year of study across the whole programme, and
Have no module marks below 1.00%, and
Achieve a credit-weighted mean of at least 40.00% across 120 credits.

In order to progress from Year 3 to Year 4, a student must have been awarded the iBSc degree and fulfilled the Medical School鈥檚 fitness to practise requirements, which continue to apply during the IBSc year. Any issues potentially affecting fitness to practise must be declared and any disciplinary action incurred is notified to the Medical School. Any plans to withdraw from the iBSc or interrupt studies during the iBSc year must be discussed with the iBSc programme lead and with the MBBS Divisional Tutor via medsch.student-support@ucl.ac.uk. The Medical School is responsible for confirming that students may progress into Year 4. 听

Degree classification

Please see 鲍颁尝鈥檚 rules for calculating classifications听and the Honours Degree Classification Scheme.

Degree classifications are determined by the programme Board of Examiners responsible for each iBSc.听

Qualifies for First Class Honours (1):

A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 69.50% or
A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 68.50% and Module marks of at least 70.00% in at least 50% of the Final Year credits.

Qualifies for Second Class Honours Upper Division (2.1):

A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 59.50% or
A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 58.50% and Module marks of at least 60.00% in at least 50% of the Final Year credits.

Qualifies for Second Class Honours Lower Division (2.2):

A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 49.50% or
A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 48.50% and Module marks of at least 50.00% in at least 50% of the Final Year credits.

Qualifies for Third Class Honours (3):

A Final Weighted Mark greater than or equal to 40.00%.

The 鈥楩inal Year鈥� in this classification scheme is equivalent to your iBSc/year 3.

Degree Award Classification Statistics:

Places available and recent application figures
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Allocation of an iBSc degree programme at 911爆料网听

Every effort will be made to place students on their preferred programmes.

It is expected that you will be allocated to your first preference if the number of applications to that programme is within the maximum capacity that can be accommodated on the programme and provided you meet any entry criteria for the programme. Where the number of applicants exceeds the programme capacity, entry will be competitive and based on anonymous personal statements.

Students who cannot be allocated to their first preference will be advised that they have been unsuccessful. The application will be passed to the programme of second preference, and if needed the third, fourth or fifth.

Any indication given by programme leads may only be viewed as provisional and not binding. Confirmation of places on an iBSc programme will be issued formally via email notification from the Year 3 coordinator. The places are issued subject to capacity and are final. All students will need to respond via email confirming and acknowledging receipt of their designated iBSc programme.

Once the iBSc allocation process has closed you will not be able to change programmes. Therefore, please select your programme preferences carefully and with due consideration.

How to apply 听and timelines (UCL and International Partner Students)

An online iBSc fair will be held on Thursday 5th December to provide an opportunity for iBSc programme leads to present information and take questions to help students to decide your top five preferences. 听听

After the fair, students are required to submit a 听form listing five programmes in order of preference and two personal statements, one for the programme listed as first preference and one for the programme listed second. 听

The deadline for submitting preferences is noon on 2nd January 2025. . Any students who miss this deadline will be allocated an iBSc programme at the discretion of the iBSc academic lead (Dr Andrew Williams).听

Preferences are considered sequentially. Personal statements for first preference programmes are sent to Programme Leads to select students up to their published maximum number of places. .

Where programmes are oversubscribed, second preference personal statements are sent to the relevant Programme Leads to fill up their places, before looking at third, fourth then fifth preferences. The intended deadline for selection is the end of January, with the aim of notifying students of the outcome by mid-February. 听听

Student Hardship 听(UCL students)

Should you be experiencing hardship, please refer to 鲍颁尝鈥檚 guidance and contact 911爆料网 Student Funding.听

At this site you will be able to locate details on a student welfare funding advisory service, a Financial Assistance Fund, emergency loans, welfare and support, and more.听

The Medical School鈥檚 Programme and Progression Support services continue to be a place for you during your iBSc year and you are welcome to discuss finances with an MBBS Tutor 听at any time. 听Please be aware, however, that the terms of most Medical School bequests that fund financial assistance exclude the iBSc year and so our ability to provide financial help is limited.

iBSc student funding UK

It is very important that ALL students who are having problems with their tuition fee payment discuss these matters with Student Centre Finance Division (ground floor of the Chadwick Building). Tuition fee refunds are not normally given but applications for partial refund of fees will be considered on an individual basis. It is your responsibility to request a refund from Student Centre Finance Division.

Please be aware it is your responsibility to arrange funding for your iBSc year and to inform your student funding body (SFE, SFW, SAAS or appropriate Library Board in Northern Ireland) of any change in details during the year.听

Student Support and Personal Tutoring听

The department that hosts your iBSc will provide access to their own student support services and allocate a personal tutor. These are best placed to provide advice during the iBSc year and so 听your first point of contact should be your host department, should any issues arise. Please familiarise yourself with the support available within your host department.

If you have continuing difficulties, or the Host Department is unable to resolve your issue, then please contact the Year 3 team (medsch.mbbsy3@ucl.ac.uk) who will liaise with the iBSc Academic Lead and the MBBS Divisional Tutor. We will then be able to liaise with your Host Department on your behalf in the first instance or direct you to an MBBS Tutor should you require additional support.

It is anticipated that your Host Department will be able to offer you all the necessary support you may require during your iBSc year.

As always, UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services will be available all year.

Concerned about your iBSc year?听

The Medical School are aware that students may have concerns about their iBSc and we can offer you advice and support if needed.

If you have any queries about your iBSc year please contact the Year 3 Team via medsch.mbbsy3@ucl.ac.uk in the first instance.听

Dr Andrew Williams is the Academic Lead for Year 3 and may be able to offer additional guidance (andrew.williams@ucl.ac.uk).

The iBSc is a compulsory part of the MBBS programme, and completion is a progression requirement to continue your MBBS programme. If you have concerns that you may not be able to complete your iBSc course, please make an appointment to see the MBBS Divisional Tutor (Dr Will Coppola) as a matter of urgency. 听

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