I want to apply for medicine. Will this course help me get a place?

You certainly need good specialist science A Levels for medicine but entry is competitive and you can give yourself an advantage by undertaking work that involves communication with people (e.g. voluntary work in a hospital) and shows wider interests. We know of several students who have used their internally assessed work to pursue medical interests and then done well at interview for medical school when talking about their work. The initial entry exam for medical courses (BMAT) includes some topics and skills that are practised and developed in the first part of the Science in Society course.