Medicine
Prepare to become a medical practitioner or researcher. Gain the skills to further scientific research or work within the current healthcare environment.
At St Andrews, a highly supportive educational environment provides you with the necessary training to start your professional career.
We offer ScotGEM, ScotCOM, undergraduate degrees in medicine, and postgraduate degrees in health data science and health professions education, as well as stand-alone modules in health professsions education.
Undergraduate
Postgraduate taught
Postgraduate research
The School of Medicine offers PhD and MSc (Res) research degree programmes in medicine. Research interests within the School are typically divided into four areas:
See current postgraduate research opportunities for information on available supervision topics and how to apply.
Stand-alone modules
School of Medicine
The School of Medicine’s curriculum is designed to meet the General Medical Council’s (GMC) aspirations for future teaching. The School is based in the Medical and Biological Sciences Building which is superbly equipped with a dissecting room, clinical skills suite, anatomy resource centre and more.
Visit St Andrews
If you’re interested in studying at St Andrews, join us at a visiting day or talk and tour to explore the town, find out about our courses and meet current students. You can also join us for one of our upcoming online events.