International Medicine Applicants

We accept either GAMSAT or MCAT dated within the two years of your application.  Applicants who meet the minimum entry requirements will be ranked by their GAMSAT or MCAT scores. The cut off for 2021/22 entry for GAMSAT is 62 and for MCAT is 512. The applicants who have the highest score will then be invited to attend our Assessment Centre in Spring – please note that we can only consider one test score.

Other Entry Requirements can be found on the Medicine (Graduate Entry) Course page

You will first sit a 30-minute written situational judgement assessment. This will not assess your academic ability, but try and identify those applicants who have decision making skills suitable to a career in medicine.

You will then attend two separate 20-minute interviews, where your personal statement will be considered and discussed.  These are conducted by pairs of interviewers taken from our highly trained panel of clinicians, academics, medical students and members of the public.

The interview process is designed to take account of the personal and academic qualities needed as a doctor, as set out in ‘Good Medical Practice’, and the capacity to meet the outcomes of ‘Outcomes for Graduates’. In summary these are:

• Communication Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Coping with pressure
• Insight and Integrity
• Passion for medicine/resilience to succeed

Once the interviews are completed, we will assess the overall performance of each candidate. Due to the very competitive nature of the selection process, only candidates who scored highest will be offered a place at Swansea.

Successful candidates will be required to pay a £4000 deposit within 10 days of accepting any offer of a place, which will be deducted from the first fee instalment.

Successful candidates will need to refer to the UCAS website for decision deadlines. However successful candidates who wish to accept their offer are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. 

International Tuition Fees for 2022 are set at £39,750 and will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

International students applying for a Student Route visa (previously known as Tier 4 visas) will need a Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies (CAS) number.  This number confirms to UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) that you have been accepted to study at a valid UK University.

To request a CAS statement, you will need to pay a deposit of £4,000, have met all conditions on your offer and have accepted an unconditional offer.  You will also need to complete a Previous Study Questionnaire.

For full details on how to request your CAS statement and to access the CAS checklist please visit Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) - Swansea University.

The University’s International@CampusLife team have put together a comprehensive guide to help and support you with your visa application – further information here: Applying for a Student route visa from outside the UK - Swansea University.

Start Date: Tuesday 30^th August 2022

All students must arrive in-person and be ready to commence the programme by the start date.

In order to enrol students will need to pay the first instalment (at least 50% of the first year tuition fee plus the clinical practice fee) before, or at enrolment. Further information on how to pay your fees can be found here.

Tuition Fees

Fees for full time International students will increase by 3% for each subsequent year of study.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Successful students are awarded MB BCh Medicine from Swansea University, having joined the General Medical Council’s (GMC) distinguished list of UK medical schools entitled to award UK primary medical qualifications (PMQs). This qualification allows our graduates progress to foundation level in the UK and many other countries.

All applicants are advised to ensure that Swansea University's PMQ is recognised by the medical standards authority of the country in which they wish to practise.