The Certificate in Foundation Studies Programme will provide you with the knowledge as well as the personal and inter-personal skills and organisational framework upon which to base your future undergraduate nursing studies. The primary aim of the course is to provide you with the knowledge base, transferable skills, linguistic skills and general competence to allow you to progress successfully onto the University of Malta's undergraduate Nursing course. The course has been planned in such a way that it offers you specific training and support in those core areas where further assistance in required.
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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FST0511 | Research and Reasoning | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
FST0550 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 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   |   | ||
MAL0015 | Medical Maltese | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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CHE0012 | Foundations of Chemistry and Biochemistry | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR0224 | Physiology and Anatomy Related to Care Delivery 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR0229 | Personal Development | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR1010 | Academic Searching, Reading and Writing in the Health Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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NUR0231 | Caring for the Individual in Acute Settings | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR0233 | Physiology and Anatomy Related to Care Delivery 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
NUR0234 | Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Skills | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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This programme of study is governed by the Certificate in Foundation Studies Course Regulations, 2014 under the auspices of the International School for Foundation Studies.