Syrian Private University

Study Plan

Curriculum

(Medical School Study Plan)

The required courses and credit hours:

A) University requirements: 15 credit hours as follows:

A-1) Required University requirements: 9 credit hours:

Prerequisites	Hours				Course	Course code
	Credit	practical		Lectures
	Credit	Clinical	Lab	Lectures
	2	-	-	2	(English language (1)	REQU101
English language (1)	2	-	-	2	English language (2)	REQU204
	2	-	-	2	Arabic language	REQU103
	3	-	2	2	Computer skills	REQU102
	9	-	2	8	Total

2) University elective requirements: 6 credit hours chosen by the student from the following:

Prerequisites	Hours				Course	Course code
	credit	Practical		Lectures
	credit	clinical	lab	Lectures
English Language (2)	2	-	-	2	English language (3)	REQU305
	2	-	-	2	Second foreign language	REQU107
	2	-	-	2	Scientific thinking	REQU106
	2	-	-	2	Social sciences	REQU108
	2	-	-	2	Introduction to law	REQU109
	2	-	-	2	Management Science	REQU110
	2	-	-	2	Environmental Science	REQU111
	14	-	-	14	Total

B) Faculty Requirements: 26 credit hours as follows:

B - 1) Required faculty requirements: 22 credit hours:

Hours				Course	Course code
credit	practical		lectures
credit	clinical	lab	lectures
3	-	2	2	Medical physics		MERA101
4	-	2	3	General & Organic Chemistry		MEBC101
4	-	2	3	Biology & Cytology		MEBI101
2	-	-	2	Genetics		MEAN106
2	-	2	1	Research Methodology & Evidence-Based Medicine		MEED101
2	-	-	2	Communication Skills		MEED102
2	-	-	2	Medicine History & Ethics		MEED103
3		6	-	Graduation Project		MEED108
22	14		15	Total

B - 2) Faculty Elective Requirements: 4 credit hours selected by the student from the following:

Prerequisites	Hours				Course	Course Code
	credit	practical		lectures
	credit	clinical	lab	lectures
English language (2)	2	-	-	2	Health systems	MEED204
	2	-	-	2	Genetic Engineering: Principles & Applications	MECM104
Genetics Medical Biochemistry (2)	2	-	-	2	Behavioral psychology	MEBC405
	2	-	-	2	Alternative medicine	MEED105
Pharmacology(1)	2	-	-	2	Research skills	MEED506
Research Methodology & Evidence-Based Medicine	2	-	2	1	Research skills

C) Faculty requirements: 210 credit hours distributed as follows:

C) -1) Requirements for faculty Departments for the first to fifth years: 186 credit hours:

Prerequisites	*Hours^()**				Course	Course code
	credit	practical		lectures
	credit	clinical	lab	lectures
	3	-	2	2	Medical Embryology	MEAN105
	4	-	2	3	Anatomy (1)	MEAN101
Anatomy 1	4	-	2	3	Anatomy(2)	MEAN202
Anatomy 2 Medical Embryology	4	-	2	3	Anatomy(3)	MEAN303
Anatomy 3	4	-	2	3	Anatomy(4)	MEAN404
General & Organic Chemistry	5	-	2	4	Medical Biochemistry (1)	MEBC202
Medical Biochemistry (1)	5	-	2	4	Medical Biochemistry (2)	MEBC303
Medical Biochemistry (2)	2	-	-	2	Clinical Biochemistry	MEBC404
	4	-	2	3	Physiology (1)	MEPH101
Physiology (1)	5	-	2	4	Physiology (2)	MEPH202
Physiology (2)	5	-	2	4	Physiology (3)	MEPH303
Physiology (3) Histology (2)	4	-	2	3	Pharmacology (1)	MEPH404
Pharmacology (1)	4	-	2	3	Pharmacology (2)	MEPH505
Biology & Cytology	4	-	2	3	Histology (1)	MEPA201
Histology (1)	4	-	2	3	Histology (2)	MEPA302
Physiology (3) Histology (2)	4	-	2	3	Pathology (1)	MEPA403
Pathology (1)	4	-	2	3	Pathology (2)	MEPA504
Pathology (2)	3	-	2	2	Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	MEPA605
Biology & Cytology	4	-	2	3	Microbiology	MEBI202
Microbiology 1	4	-	2	3	Microbiology (parasitology)	MEBI303
Microbiology 2	2	-	-	2	Immunology	MEBI304
	3	-	2	2	Public & occupational health	MECM101
	3	-	2	2	Epidemiology & Biostatistics	MECM102

Prerequisites	*()Hours**				Course	Course code
	credit	practical		lectures
	credit	clinical	lab	lectures
	3	40	-	2	Preventive & family medicine	MECM103
Anatomy (4) Physiology (3)	2	-	-	2	Internal Medicine (1)	MEIM501
Internal Medicine (1) Pharmacology (2) Communication Skills Pathology (2)	6	80	-	4	Internal Medicine (2)	MEIM602
	6	80	-	4	Internal Medicine (3)	MEIM603
	6	80	-	4	Internal Medicine (4)	MEIM604
	6	80	-	4	Internal Medicine (5)	MEIM605
	6	80	-	4	Internal Medicine (6)	MEIM606
Anatomy (3)	3	40	-	2	Psychiatry	MEIM407
Pathology (2)	3	40	-	2	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	MEIM608
Anatomy (3)	3	40	-	2	Radiology & Radiotherapy	MERA402
Internal Medicine (1) Pharmacology (2) Communication Skills Pathology (2)	4.5	60	-	3	Pediatrics (1)	MEPD601
	4.5	60	-	3	Obstetrics	MEGO601
Pediatrics (1)	5	80	-	3	Pediatrics (2)	MEPD702
Gynecology	4.5	60	-	3	Gynecology	MEGO702
Anatomy (4)	3	-	2	2	Surgery (1) (minor surgery)	MESR501
Surgery (1)	6	80	-	4	Surgery (2)	MESR602
Surgery (1)	5	80	-	3	Surgery (3)	MESR603
Surgery (1) Pediatrics (2)	5	80	-	3	Surgery (4)	MESR804
Surgery (1)	6	80	-	4	Surgery (5)	MESR605
Anatomy (3)	3	40	-	2	Ophthalmology	MESR406
Physiology (3)	4.5	60	-	3	Emergency, Anesthesia & IC	MESR407
Anatomy (3)	3	40	-	2	Otorhinolaryngology	MESR408
	186	1280	44	132	Total

(*) Credit hours = 1 lecture hour = 2 lab hours = 5.2 weekly clinical training hours for 16 weeks (40 hours clinical)

C-2) Faculty Requirements for the sixth year: 24 credit hours; consisting a clinical re-examination according to what will follow. The student must pass all courses of the first to fifth years, both required and electives, with the exception of the graduation letter, successfully before the commencement of the sixth year, which is as follows:

Prerequisites	Hours^(*)				Course	Course code
	credit	practical		lectures
	credit	clinical	lab	lectures
All courses of the first to fifth years, Required and Elective, except for graduation letter	6	240	-	-	Internal Medicine	MEIM809
	5	200	-	-	Surgery	MESR809
	4	160	-	-	Pediatrics	MEPD803
	4	160	-	-	Gynecology & obstetrics	MEGO803
	1	40	-	-	Dermatology	MEIM 810
	1	40	-	-	Ophthalmology	MESR510
	1	40	-	-	Primary health care	MECM804
	1	40	-	-	Otorhinolaryngology	MESR811
	1	40	-	-	Emergency, Anesthesia & intensive care	MESR812
	24	960	-	-	Total

(*) credit hour = 5.2 weekly clinical training hours for 16 weeks (40 hours clinical = 2 weeks in the hospital)

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