Intercalated degrees

An intercalated award is an additional undergraduate degree (BSc or BA) or master's level programme that you complete in an intensive year away from your normal medical, dental or veterinary studies. All UK and international medical, dental and vet students can apply to intercalate at our prestigious University, set in the friendly, vibrant city of Bristol.

Benefits of intercalation

Pausing your studies to intercalate gives you the chance to:

  • Delve deeper into a subject or specialism that interests you;
  • Improve your career prospects in a competitive graduate market;
  • Enhance your skills in research, critical scientific thinking, evaluating evidence and academic writing;
  • Make new friends and experience life as a student away from your clinical programme.

What you can study

External students can study a BSc or BA after two or more years of study on their professional programme. Three years of a professional programme need to be completed for entry on to our Master’s level programmes.  University of Bristol Medical and Veterinary students can only intercalate between years 3 and 4 of their programme for either a BSc/BA or Masters.

We offer the following intercalated degrees:

* One-year entry onto a three-year course. Check the course structure for the third year in the programme catalogue to find out what you will study.

Application information