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Intercalation opportunities

Medicine, dental and veterinary undergraduate students can choose to take a year out to study for an additional degree.

Intercalation provides a broad perspective in the healthcare professions. At Newcastle, we offer a range of BSc, MSc, MRes, MClinEd and MA programmes. 

We have intercalation opportunities for both internal and external Medical and Dental students. External Veterinary students are also included in this.

Intercalating students enter one of our modular Masters programmes. Or complete the final year of a BSc course. You will work within an academically-challenging environment.

This will help you to develop new, transferable skills that will enhance your professional development.

Many of our programmes allow students to choose their own research projects in a topic that interests them. You will work with experienced research and clinical staff during this period.

After completing an intercalating year, students resume their original studies.

Students from other universities

Newcastle University offers the following programmes to intercalating students from other academic institutions:

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Veterinary

These are available to eligible students after their second, third and fourth year of study.

Postgraduate programmes

After completing Stage 3 or Stage 4 of your Medical, Dental or Veterinary degree:

*The MRes Medical Sciences offers an extensive suite of Faculty-wide programmes. These include Ageing and Health, and Transplantation. Such courses encompass a variety of internationally-competitive . Please check individual programme pages for intercalation availability.

 
Undergraduate programmes

You may also undertake the final year of one of our molecular bioscience degree programmes.

This option is for those who have completed Stage 2 of their Medical, Dental or Veterinary degree. They would receive a BSc Honours degree.

How to apply

Please check we are currently accepting intercalating students for your chosen postgraduate programme.

Contact details are in the ‘Further information’ tab of each programme page. Then apply through our online postgraduate application site.

For undergraduate programmes, email the School of Biomedical, Nutritional and Sport Sciences. 

Current Newcastle University students

Our Medicine or Dentistry students have the opportunity to intercalate. They can choose a postgraduate programme after their 4th Stage of study.

After Stage 2, students may also undertake the final year of one of our molecular bioscience degrees. This would lead to a BSc Honours degree.

Postgraduate programmes

After completing Stage 4 of the MBBS or BDS degree:

*The MRes Medical Sciences offers an extensive suite of Faculty-wide programmes. These include Ageing and Health, and Transplantation. They encompass a variety of internationally-competitive . Please check individual programme pages for intercalation availability.

 
Undergraduate programmes

After completing Stage 2 of the MBBS or BDS degree:

How to Apply

Current Newcastle University students should contact the Medical Student Office with any queries.

External intercalation

Newcastle University students can intercalate at an external institution of their choice. This is only after completing Stage 2 or Stage 4 of the MBBS or BDS degree. Please note, the Senior Tutor for Intercalation must deem the programme appropriate.

Newcastle University are unable to assist with funding for study at external institutions.