Foundation Year in Medical Sciences (UCSI)

Overview

If you aspire to be a doctor or a healthcare professional, you’d better get the right start. At UCSI, this means having a specialised foundation pathway that prepares you for the intellectual rigour and intensity of degrees in medicine, nursing and optometry. It means being taught – and mentored – by esteemed professors from day one..

Assessments
Vary from course to course including:

• Written exams
• Project-based coursework

Coursework percentage: 50%, written examination percentage: 50% (percentage may vary from course to course).

Intakes
January, May and September

Course Duration
1 Year / 3 semesters (14 weeks per semester, no short semester)

Course Location
Kuala Lumpur , Kuching

Course Mode
Full-time

Entry Requirements
Foundation in Science (For entry into Medicine)

5 credits (grade C) with Bs for Mathematics/Additional Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and one more subject (& English – Minimum C is required)

Courses offered
Core Subjects

• General Chemistry I
• General Chemistry II
• General Biology I
• General Biology II
• General Physics I
• Fundamentals of Mathematics
• Algebra and Trigonometry
• Calculus
• Introduction to Probability and Statistics
• Introduction to Business
• Computing Essentials

Special Focus On

• Soft Skills for Healthcare Professionals
• Introduction to Medical Sciences
• one other elective of the student’s choice

This course qualify you for:

Bachelor Degrees

• Doctor of Medicine
• Bachelor of Nursing (Hons)
• Bachelor of Optometry (Hons)
• Other related degree programmes

Fees
Approximate Total Fees:

RM 31,600
USD 7,900