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From your first day in the dissection lab to the start of your clinical training, student life at UCD Medicine is a stimulating, diverse and vibrant experience. When you choose Medicine at UCD, you choose early patient contact, a world-class curriculum and an unrivalled calendar of social and extra-curricular activities.

We believe passionately in training doctors who see the world through the eyes of the patient, and you will interact with and learn from patients throughout your time at UCD. You’ll shadow GPs, learn from patient educators and train at Ireland’s most extensive network of teaching hospitals.

The main hospitals associated with our programme are St Vincent’s University Hospital and the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital. In addition there are more than 20 other training hospitals and more than 100 primary care practices that facilitate your learning.You will also benefit from a diverse range of exciting international placement opportunities.

About This Course

First Year
Focuses on core sciences and their application to Medicine. Highlights include:

  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Genetics
  • Human Ethics
  • Healthcare Imaging
  • Science Medicine & Society

Second Year
Focuses on the structure and function of healthy organ systems. Highlights include:

  • Anatomy Dissection
  • Interviewing patients in the community

Third & Fourth Year
Complete the study of organ systems in health and disease and begin clinical attachments. Highlights include:

  • Pathology
  • Microbiology
  • Pharmacology
  • Neurosciences
  • Clinical attachments in hospitals
  • Clinical Diagnosis & Therapeutics
  • Respiratory Diseases

Fifth & Sixth Year
Immersive clinical attachments, instruction in the various medical specialties, clinical elective and professional completion.
Highlights include:

  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Obstetrics & Gynaecology
  • Paediatrics
  • Psychiatry
  • General Practice & Community Medicine
  • Legal Medicine
  • Public Health Medicine
  • Professional Completion

The Medicine programme combines lectures, seminars, patient educator sessions, simulations, small group tutorials and clinical bedside learning. Assessment methods include end-of semester exams, practicals and continuous assessment.

Extensive international links offer you a variety of opportunities to widen your experience. Scholarships awarded on the basis of an essay competition are available to support elective periods in centres of clinical and research excellence in the USA, Europe and Malaysia.

Graduates of the School have achieved worldwide recognition in clinical practice, research and healthcare leadership. Upon graduation, you must complete one year as an intern to gain full registration with the Irish Medical Council. You may then pursue training towards a career in a wide variety of specialties, in diverse settings, including hospitals and primary care facilities, or laboratory-based diagnosis and research.

Candidates must agree to undergo testing to assess levels of immunity to certain infectious diseases as per
the current UCD School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Policy. The results of such tests are not used to
determine entry to the course but are used to provide the student with a suitable immunisation programme
schedule.

For further information, please see the UCD School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Policy.

For General Health information see UCD Student Health.

Full List of Programme Requirements.

Fitness to Practice.

Contact The Programme Team.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
 CHEM10130 Applied Intro. & Phys Chem Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 MDCS10310 Patients, Doctors & Healthcare Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PATH10020 Basic Principles of Cell Biolo Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PHYC10120 Physics in Medicine Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 RDGY10090 Healthcare Imaging and Information Systems Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 ZOOL10010 Medical Zoology Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 CHEM10080 Inorganic Chemistry Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 CHEM10090 Organic Chemistry Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 MDSA10210 Science Medicine and Society Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PATH10200 Basic Principles of Genetics Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PHYC10130 Physics II Medical Science Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 MEIN10030 Multimedia Studies Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 ANAT20030 Basic Tissues & Early Develop Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 ANAT20080 Musculoskeletal Biology Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 GPRS20010 Introduction to General Practice & Professionalism UEM Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 MDSA20210 Molecules in Medicine 2 Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 PHYS20100 Cell-Cell Signalling Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 MDSA20170 Vascular Biology Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 MDSA20180 Cardiac Biology Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 MDSA20190 Renal Biology Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 MDSA20200 Respiratory Biology Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 PHPS20010 Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Public Health Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 NMHS10100 Health across the Lifespan Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 FDSC10010 Food Diet and Health Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 NMHS32480 Introduct to Health Systems Spring  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 ANAT20040 Neurosciences Autumn  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 ANAT20060 Locomotor Biology Autumn  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 MDSA20010 Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver Biology Autumn  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 MDSA20030 Endocrine Biology Autumn  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 PATH30080 Disease Mechanisms & Pharmacological Principles Autumn  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 MDSA30090 Understanding Disability for Healthcare Students Spring  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 MEMI30040 Principles of Infection and its Treatment Spring  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 PATH30060 Genetics, Perinatal and Paediatric Diseases Spring  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 PATH30190 Oncology & Immunopathology Spring  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 PHAR30110 Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 ANAT20050 Basic Principles of Trauma Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 ANAT30000 Sonographic anatomy Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 PHYS30110 Adaptation to hypoxia: high altitude and lessons for disease Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 PATH30220 Rare Genetic Disorders Spring  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 MDSA30050 Respiratory Disease Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 PATH30030 Haematology/Immunosuppression Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 PATH30040 GI/Hepatobiliary Diseases Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 PHAR30060 Central Nervous Systems Diseases Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 PHAR30070 Endocrine Diseases Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 MDSA30300 Clinical Skills Spring  10
Stage 4 Core Modules
 MDSA30310 Advanced G.P & Professionalism UEM Spring  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 MDSA40060 Otolaryngology/Ophthalmology Spring  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 MEDN30000 Therapeutics Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 CLIP30240 Stem Cells in Medicine Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 PHYS30110 Adaptation to hypoxia: high altitude and lessons for disease Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 0 of:
Non-mandatory Options
 RDGY30470 Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging Autumn  5
Stage 5 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
SURG40080 Surgery 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)  20
Stage 5 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
FLME40130 Forensic & Legal Medicine Autumn  5
Stage 5 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
MEDN40090 Medicine I Autumn  10
Stage 5 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
MEDN40100 Medicine II Spring  10
Stage 5 Options - C) Min 4 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
 MDSA40140 Medicine in the Community Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 5 Options - C) Min 4 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
 OBGY40110 Obstetrics & Gynaecology Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 5 Options - C) Min 4 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
 PAED40120 Paediatrics Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 5 Options - C) Min 4 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
 PSYC40150 Psychiatry Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 5 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine
 MDSA40240 Medicine Elective Spring  10
Stage 5 Options - E) Min 2 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine.
 PHPS30020 Public Health Medicine, Epidemiology & International Health Autumn  5
Stage 5 Options - E) Min 2 of:
Students are registered to all modules by the School of Medicine.
 MDSA40160 Professional Completion Spring  20
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General application route(s) for Irish/UK/EU applicants* for International (non-EU) applicants* to Medicine:

ROWCLASS Apply to   Application Type  
showAudience-audienceInt MDS2
Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery,Bachelor of Obstetrics		 Commencing 2024/2025 September Undergraduate Degree (Non EU)
Non EU Undergraduates		 Apply
showAudience-audienceEU DN400
Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery,Bachelor of Obstetrics
Full-Time
Commencing 2024/2025 September
 Application through CAO Apply via CAO
* you can change options at the top of the page

Additional special entry route(s) to Medicine:

These options have additional eligibility requirements to cater for specific applicant cohorts. You should not apply via these routes before consulting the requirements or contacting the responsible UCD office.

ROWCLASS Apply to   Application Type  
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Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery,Bachelor of Obstetrics		 Commencing 2024/2025 September Access Progression Pathway
Access Progression Pathway
Application to this Non-EU Access Progression Pathway is by invitation only. If you are NOT currently enrolled on an Access programme at UCD, your application will be marked as invalid.
If you are not a current Access student, but you are a non-EU applicant seeking admission to an undergraduate degree, please submit an application via the "Undergraduate Degree (Non-EU)" course type		 Apply
showAudience-audienceEU showAudience-audienceInt MDS2
Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine,Bachelor of Surgery,Bachelor of Obstetrics		 Commencing 2024/2025 September IFY Pathway
IFY Pathway
Application to this pathway is by invitation only. If you are not currently on the UCD ISC International Foundation Year programme, your application will be marked as invalid.		 Opens 29 Jul 2024
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