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Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

About

About

This 12-month programme is intended to serve as a comprehensive Foundation for Malaysian students intending to study medicine, biological or biomedical sciences or science at the undergraduate level in Malaysia at NUMed.

Progression on to programmes at NUMed Malaysia

Students who successfully complete the Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences to the required level, will be offered a place on either our MBBS programme (subject to interview) or our 2 + 1 BSc (Honours) Biomedical Sciences programme.

To qualify for admission to the MBBS programme at NUMed Malaysia you must achieve an overall average grade of 75% with 70% in English for Academic Purposes, 75% in Biology 1, Biology 2 and Chemistry and 70% in Foundation Medical Studies.

To qualify for admission to the 2+1 BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences programme offered at NUMed Malaysia you must achieve an overall average grade of 65% with 65% in English for Academic Purposes and 70% in Biology 1 and 2 and 55% in Chemistry.

Progression on to programmes at Newcastle University, UK

Students who successfully complete the Foundation in Biological and Biomedical Sciences to the required level will be able to apply for a place on a wide variety of programmes at Newcastle University, UK, in both the Faculty of Medical Sciences – including Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Pharmacy (MPharm), Biomedical Sciences (BSc or MSci), Biochemistry (BSc or MSci), Biomedical Genetics (BSc or MSci), Physiological Sciences (BSc), Pharmacology (BSc), Sports and Exercise (BSc), Food and Human Nutrition (BSc), Psychology (BSc) – and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering – including Biology (BSc), Animal Science (BSc), Environmental Science (BSc), Agriculture (BSc), Agri-Business Management (BSc), Marine Biology (BSc), Chemistry (BSc and MChem) and Speech and Language Science (BSc).

Key facts

QUALIFICATIONBachelor's Degree
STUDY MODEFull-time
DURATION1 year
LOCAL COSTMYR 27,580
FOREIGN COSTMYR 33,787
SUBJECTSApplied, Biology, Dentistry, Medicine, Pure, Pure Sciences, Science

Tuition fees

DescriptionLocal studentsForeign students
Tuition feeMYR 27,580MYR 33,787
Miscellaneous feesData not availableData not available
Total estimated cost of attendanceMYR 27,580MYR 33,787
Estimated cost per yearMYR 27,580MYR 33,787

Entry Requirements

In order to enrol for the Foundation programme, students must have 5Bs in each of the following subjects at O-Level, SPM, IGCSE, Local High School Curriculum Grade 12 or equivalent:

Biology and
Chemistry and
Physics and
Mathematics or Additional Mathematics and
another subject

Curriculum

Semester 1

English for Academic Purposes
Foundation Biology 1
Foundation Chemistry
Foundation Mathematics and Statistics
Study Skills and ICT for Science and Medicine
Semester 2

English for Academic Purposes
Foundation Biology 1
Foundation Biology 2
Foundation Chemistry
Foundation Mathematics and Statistics
Study Skills and ICT for Science and Medicine
Semester 3

English for Academic Purposes
Foundation Biology 2
Foundation of Medical Studies
Foundation Physics
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