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Brighton & Sussex Medical School

UCAS Code: B74

Location: Brighton, south coast of England Show on Map

Site: Site on outskirts of Brighton; plus hospitals for clinical teaching

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Specialist medical school, a partnership between Brighton and Sussex universities.

Student Population

Total Students:	1,200
Undergraduates:	45%
Postgraduates:	55%
FE Students:	0%

Undergraduates

Total undergraduates:	560
Male:	40%
Female:	60%
Full Time:	100%
Mature on Entry:	25%
UK Students:	95%
Lower socio economic groups:	65%

Teaching Staff

20 full-time; 210 part-time/module lecturers/teaching clinicians.

Broad study areas

Medicine

Freshers

Admission Information:	3 A-levels required (or 2 plus 2 AS-levels); both biology and chemistry to AS-level, one with an A at A-level. Applicants expected to sit UKCAT test. Application deadline of 15 October.
Points on Entry (Mean):	340
Accommodation:	All first years housed who apply by the deadline.

Institution

Founded:	2002
Structural features:	A partnership between the universities of Brighton and Sussex. Clinical teaching at the Royal Sussex County Hospital (medical education centre) and within the University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Site:	Falmer, 4 miles from Brighton town centre (years 1–2); Brighton (Royal Sussex County Hospital, years 3–4); various teaching hospitals in the South East (year 5).
How to get there:	Falmer site close to station; buses and trains from Brighton. Royal Sussex County Hospital well served by buses.

Student services & facilities

Student advice & services:	All students have personal and academic tutors. Medical and counselling services on campus including psychologists and psychotherapists. Welfare and pastoral support including chaplaincies and crèche/nursery. Students’ Union provides help on eg loans, accommodation, benefits.
Amenities:	Grocery shops, catering outlets, launderette, bookshop, banks, cash dispensers, post office.
Sporting facilities:	Sports halls, fitness rooms, dance studios, squash and tennis courts, soccer and rugby pitches, floodlit artificial turf pitches, sauna and solarium plus many facilities of city.
Accommodation:	All first years who apply by the deadline are in self-catering university accommodation (see Brighton University and Sussex University). Private rented accommodation for 4 years, but hospital accommodation for on-call duties.

Study opportunities & careers

Library & information services:

Libraries at Falmer site and at medical education centres (Brighton), with study places, work rooms and IT suites; extended access hours. Library inductions, self-help guides. IT support staff and advice online, at library help desks and by phone. Large number of PC clusters on site (some with 24-hour access); dedicated medical suites, on campus and in clinical sites, all linked to campus network giving access to information sources eg library catalogues, medical school e-learning resources and internet.

Study abroad:

Year 4 elective normally taken overseas.

Money

Living expenses budget:	Budget of £7000 pa (excluding tuition fees) recommended by medical school.
Financial help:	Students can apply for scholarships and bursaries from Sussex University and Brighton University.
University tuition fees:	Home students pay £9000 pa for first degrees. International students pay £23,678 pa.

Courses

Academic features:

Integration of academic and clinical aspects throughout course. Small group teaching (both academic and clinical). Students gain experience undertaking research projects.