About the curriculum

The medical curriculum at the Third Faculty of Medicine aims at teaching medicine in a modern way with an emphasis on integrating related fields for better understanding and retention. Students also meet patients already in the first year and can therefore see medicine in a clinical context from the very start of their studies. The whole six-year programme is divided in to three cycles, which are further subdivided into modules and courses. The first cycle is build around basic medical sciences and focusses on understanding the inner workings of the human body and mind. The second cycle deals with pre-clinical subjects and the third cycle is clinical work. The first cycle includes two large modules and several courses. Module „Cellular basis of medicine” will teach you about cells and tissues, their components, metabolic pathways and the various ways these are related to health and disease. This module is examined at the end of the first year and this is the first major exam you will encounter. Several other courses in the first year will introduce you to communication skills, basic nursing skills and medical ethics and you will meet your first patients face to face. Biophysics will give you the necessary background in medical physics, introduce you to the physical basis of radiology and nuclear medicine and other diagnostic and therapeutic methods plus a primer in information technologies. Medical Terminology will teach you how to talk like a doctor with some Latin and Greek. Module „Structure and Function of the Human Body”, in the second year, builds on the basis created by the „cellular” module. It deals with tissues and organs, their shapes, spatial relationships and functions. This module is examined at the end of the second year. All the details for all years can be found in the Study Guide. In order to complete a course or module you will have to attend classes, hand in required written work, sit for tests and at the end, successfully pass an exam. The specific requirements for individual courses differ but all can be found in the Student Information System (SIS, see below). It is highly advisable to check the requirements of all your courses at the start of the academic year to plan efficiently your time and avoid any unpleasant surprises.

Article from the student who spent the academic year 2014/2015 at our faculty: erasmus-or-not-erasmus.pdf