IELTS: 5.0 in the reading and writing components
TOEFL: Internet-Based Test (iBT): a minimum score of 17 in the reading and writing components
The Certificate in Foundation Studies in Medical and Dental Sciences will provide students with the knowledge as well as the personal and inter-personal skills and organisational framework, upon which to base their future undergraduate medical, dental or allied health studies.
The primary aim of the course is to provide these students with the knowledge base, transferable skills, linguistic skills and general competence to allow them to progress successfully onto the University of Malta's undergraduate Medicine and Surgery and Master of Dentistry courses. The course offers specific training and support in those core health science and English areas where these students require further assistance.
The course will provide teaching in the subject areas of human biology, biological chemistry, human anatomy, genetics, cell biology as well as Medical English and Maltese. In addition, students will be expected to attend regular tutorial sessions for each subject. During the tutorial sessions students will be expected to show evidence of adequate revision of the week's work. At the same time, tutorials are intended as scheduled learning sessions in which students will receive training in how to apply their knowledge base and practice their language and communication skills.
The course will include continuous assessments to build up a realistic profile of the student's abilities. Tutors will be required to assess students periodically. As the course progresses and the level of spoken and written English improves and the mastery of subject content improves, students will be expected to show evidence of higher analytical and evaluation skills.
Skills such as the student's ability to apply their knowledge base, to show evidence of self-directed learning and attitude during tutorials will be assessed in the first and second semesters.
Student performance will be monitored continuously by the area coordinator and feedback will be provided through the course tutors. This will allow an awareness of the student's approach to learning and the identification of students who are encountering difficulties, so that remedial action such as the offer of small group coaching can be provided.
Successful completion of this course guarantees you a place on the course of Medicine and Surgery. Restrictions may apply in Dentistry.
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YEAR ONE
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)Compulsory Units
DSG0001*, An Introduction to Dentistry, 8 ECTS,
IFS0512, Medical and Academic English Reading, 5 ECTS,
IFS0514, Medical and Academic English Listening, 5 ECTS,
IFS0516, Medical and Academic English Writing, 5 ECTS,
IFS0517, Grammar and Medical Terminology, 5 ECTS,
FST0511, Research and Reasoning, 2 ECTS,
FST0608, Introduction to Anatomy, Cell Biology and Genetics, 8 ECTS,
MAL0015*, Medical Maltese, 8 ECTS,
Semester 1
Compulsory Units
FST0606, Human Biology 1, 6 ECTS,
FST0703, Biological Chemistry 1, 6 ECTS,
Semester 2
Compulsory Units
FST0607, Human Biology 2, 6 ECTS,
FST0704, Biological Chemistry 2, 6 ECTS,
Health insurance - EUR €200 per year
