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Medicine Summer Courses
Explore the science behind human health, disease and medical decision-making with Atlas Summer Courses. Our two-week Medicine summer courses, available for students aged 13–15, 16–17 and 18–24, give you the opportunity to investigate medical science and some of the questions facing modern healthcare.
Through academic teaching and independent study, you'll explore ideas related to the human body, disease and medicine while developing your ability to analyse evidence, approach complex problems and think critically about scientific and medical questions.
What's Included?
Your residential Medicine summer course includes academic teaching, accommodation, meals, a certificate on completion, airport transfer from Heathrow and insurance.
Choose from Plus, Superior and Premier packages, with accommodation and additional benefits varying by package.
What Will You Explore in Medicine?
Medicine brings together scientific knowledge, evidence and decision-making to understand human health and disease.
Studying medicine academically can involve exploring how the human body functions, what happens when normal processes are disrupted and how scientific research contributes to our understanding of diseases and their treatment.
Medicine also raises questions that extend beyond biology. Medical professionals and researchers must evaluate evidence, make decisions under uncertainty and consider ethical questions surrounding healthcare, research and new technologies.
A Medicine summer course gives you the opportunity to explore this interdisciplinary field in greater depth and consider what studying medicine involves beyond the school curriculum.
What Will You Study on a Medicine Summer Course?
There is no prescribed syllabus that every student follows. Atlas Summer Courses tutors create their own syllabi, drawing on their expertise while taking the interests, abilities and learning needs of their students into account.
Depending on your course and age group, you could explore areas such as human physiology, disease, medical research, genetics, pharmacology, public health or medical ethics.
You might consider questions such as:
- How does the human body maintain normal function?
- What happens when disease disrupts biological systems?
- How do scientists investigate the causes of disease?
- How is evidence used to evaluate potential treatments?
- How are genetics changing our understanding of medicine?
- What ethical questions can arise in medical research and healthcare?
The depth and approach will reflect the age group you're studying with. Tutors can also develop the course around their own areas of expertise and the interests of their students.
Any syllabus shown on our website is an example from a previous course rather than a guarantee of the exact topics you'll study.
How You'll Learn on a Medicine Summer Course
How you'll study Medicine depends on your age group, with each programme designed to provide an appropriate level of academic challenge and independence.
Ages 13–15
24 hours of small-group seminars
You'll take part in eight seminars where you'll explore medical and scientific ideas through interactive discussion, case studies and activities. You'll be encouraged to ask questions, examine evidence and develop your own explanations.
12 hours of private study
Between seminars, you'll complete independent work that could involve reading, researching a medical or scientific question, analysing information or preparing a presentation.
Ages 16–17 and 18–24
18 hours of small-group seminars
You'll take part in six three-hour seminars, exploring medical and scientific ideas through discussion, case studies and activities.
2 hours of tutorials
You'll have one tutorial each week, providing a focused environment in which to discuss the essay or problem sheet you've been working on and receive detailed feedback.
Around 20 hours of private study
You'll complete reading in preparation for seminars and work independently on an essay or problem sheet for each tutorial.
Across all age groups, you'll be encouraged to participate actively, engage critically with scientific evidence and develop the confidence to approach complex questions independently.
Who Are Our Medicine Summer Courses For?
Our Medicine summer courses are designed for students who are curious about human health and disease and want to explore medicine from an academic perspective.
You don't need to have studied Medicine before. The courses may particularly appeal to you if you enjoy biology and chemistry, are fascinated by how the human body works or are considering medicine, biomedical sciences or another health-related subject in the future.
You'll develop transferable skills including scientific reasoning, critical thinking, analysing evidence, problem-solving, independent study and communicating complex ideas clearly.
You can also explore related subjects through our Biology and Chemistry summer courses, Neuroscience summer courses and Biotechnology and Genetics summer courses.
Learn from Expert Tutors
Atlas Summer Courses tutors are experienced educators and subject specialists active across academia, industry and education.
They bring their own academic expertise and interests into their teaching and have the freedom to shape their syllabus around both their specialism and the students in their group. This allows each Medicine summer course to explore different areas of medical science while maintaining an appropriate level of academic challenge.
Tutors are confirmed closer to the summer, so profiles on our website are examples of tutors who have previously taught with us rather than confirmation of who will teach your course.
Where Can Studying Medicine Take You?
Medicine connects with a wide range of subjects across the biological, medical and health sciences.
Students interested in the field may go on to study Medicine itself or related subjects such as biomedical sciences, neuroscience, biochemistry, pharmacology, genetics or public health.
Studying medicine and related sciences develops scientific, analytical and problem-solving skills relevant to further study and careers across medicine, healthcare, medical research, pharmaceuticals and the wider life sciences.
A Medicine summer course gives you the opportunity to explore your interest in the subject before making longer-term academic decisions and gain a better understanding of the scientific questions at the heart of modern medicine.
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FAQs about Our Summer Courses
No. You don't usually need to have studied your chosen subject before joining an Atlas Summer Courses summer course. Courses are designed for the relevant age group, and tutors can adapt their approach to the abilities, interests and experience of the students in their group.
There is no fixed curriculum that every student follows. Our tutors create their own syllabi based on their academic expertise and the interests and learning needs of their students.
This means the exact topics can vary between courses and years. Any syllabus or topics shown on our website are examples from previous courses and shouldn't be taken as a guarantee of exactly what you'll study.
Teaching depends on your age group. Students aged 9–12 and Scholars aged 12–14 learn through structured, interactive small-group classes. Students aged 13–15 combine small-group seminars with private study, while students aged 16–17 and 18–24 experience seminars, tutorials and independent study.
Across our programmes, teaching is designed to encourage active participation, questioning and independent thinking rather than simply listening to lectures.
Your course includes your academic programme, accommodation, meals and a certificate on completion, alongside the activities and experiences included within your programme.
What's included can vary depending on the programme, age group and package you choose, so we recommend checking the individual course details for the full inclusions before applying.
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