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Degree Requirements

In order to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery, students must successfully complete 247 credit hours of coursework. The distribution of the required courses and credit hours of this program is as follows:

▪         College Requirements                                                   35 Credits

▪         Medicine and Surgery Program Requirements             212 Credits

Total                                                                                    247 Credits

 

A) College Requirements

College Requirements consist of 35 credit hours (29 compulsory and 6 free elective) distributed as follows:

1) Compulsory courses - 29 credit hours:

Course

Credit

Weekly hours

Pre- requisite

Code

Title

Hours

Lectures

Practical

ENGL 115

English Language I

7

2

15

 

CSC 131

Computer Skills

3

3

-

 

STAT 100

Introduction to Probability and Statics

3

3

-

 

MED 101

Biostatics

3

3

1

STAT 100

ENGL 116

English Language II

6

2

12

ENG 115

LRSK 142

Communication Skills

3

2

3

 

SOCS 101

Islamic Civilization I

3

3

0

 

PHEDU 152

Health & Physical Education

1

0

1

 

 

Total

29

18

32

 

1) Elective courses - 6 credit hours to be chosen from the following list:

Course

Credit

Weekly hours

Pre- requisite

Code

Hours

Hours

Lectures

Practical

FREN 101

Basic French I

3

3

0

 

CIT 101

Future Technologies

3

3

0

 

MNGT 110

Principles of Management

3

3

0

 

ACCT 110

Financial Accounting

3

3

0

 

ASTR 150

Introduction to Astronomy

3

3

0

 

CHEM 150

Chemistry & Society

3

3

0

 

CSC 210

Computer Skills for Social Sciences

3

3

0

 

SOCS 201

Islamic Civilization II

3

3

0

SOCS 101

SOCS 202

World Civilization

3

3

0

 

SOCS 203

History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

3

3

0

 

 

 Program Requirements

Program Requirements consist of 215 credit hours distributed as follows:

1)      Compulsory Basic Science Courses -     14 credit hours

2)      Compulsory Pre-clerkship Courses -      83 credit hours

3)      Compulsory Clerkship Courses -            111 credit hours

4)      Elective Clerkship Courses -                    4 credit hours

1) Compulsory Basic Science Courses - 14 credit hours:

Course

Credit

Weekly hours

Pre- requisite

Code

Hours

Hours

Lectures

Practical

BIO 103

Biology

3

3

0

 

BIO 107

Biology Lab.

1

0

3

Co: BIO 103

MED 102

Contemporary Medical Topics

1

1

-

 

MED 291

Biophysics

3

3

0

MED 101

CHEM 103

Chemistry 

3

3

0

MED 101

CHEM 107

Organic Chemistry 

3

3

0

CHEM 103

 

Total

14

13

3

 
2) Compulsory Pre-clerkship Courses - 83 credit hours:

Course

Credit

Weekly hours

Code

Title

Hours

Lectures

Practical

MED 173

Medical Terminology

2

2

0

MED 114

Cell Biology & Tissues

3

2

2

MED 115

Anatomy and Embryology

4

3

2

MED 132

Physiology

3

3

0

MED 202

Biochemistry

3

3

0

MED 284

Health administration informatics, economics and population care

3

3

0

MED 222

Genetics of diseases

3

3

0

MED 231

Pathology

3

2

3

MED 232

Immunology

3

3

0

MED 251

Pharmacology

3

3

0

MED 265

Microbiology

3

2

3

MED 282

Neurosciences

6

5

3

MED 305

Haemopoietic & Lymphatic system

6

4

6

MED 310

Musculo-skeletal system

6

4

6

MED 311

Gastro-intestinal system

6

4

6

MED 321

Endocrine system

4

3

3

MED 352

Urinary and reproductive systems

8

6

6

MED 353

Respiratory system

6

4

6

MED 364

Cardio-vascular system

6

4

6

MED 370

Professionalism, ethics and legal medicine

2

2

0

 

Total

83

65

52

 

3) Compulsory Clerkship Courses - 111 credit hours:

Course

Credit

No. of Weeks

Code

Title

Hours

MED 411

Medical Communications & Clinical skills

5

5

MED 415

Clinical Psychology

3

3

MED 416

Forensic medicine 

2

2

MED 417

Dermatology

2

2

MED 418

Anesthesia & ICU

4

4

MED 419

Diagnostic Radiology

2

2

MED 420

General Surgery I

8

8

MED 422

Internal Medicine I

8

8

MED 430

Community medicine and research project

8

8

MED 507

Pediatrics I

8

8

MED 510

Obstetrics & Gynecology I

8

8

MED 530

Family Medicine

4

4

MED 540

Psychiatry

4

4

MED 550

Ear, Nose & Throat

2

2

MED 553

Orthopedics

2

2

MED 555

Neurology & Neurosurgery

3

3

MED 560

Ophthalmology

2

2

MED 610

General Surgery II

8

8

MED 620

Internal Medicine II

8

8

MED 630

Pediatrics II

8

8

MED 640

Obstetrics & Gynecology II

8

8

MED 650

Emergency Medicine

4

4

 

Total

111

111
4)   Elective Clerkship Courses - 4 credit hours to be chosen from the following list:

Course

Credit

No. of Weeks

Code

Title

Hours

MED 611

General Surgery

4

4

MED 650

Public Health

4

4

MED 651

Occupational Medicine

4

4

MED 621

General Medicine

4

4

MED 631

Pediatrics

4

4

MED 652

Epidemiology

4

4

MED 653

Research Project

4

4

MED 641

Obstetrics & Gynecology

4

4

MED 654

Family Medicine

4

4

MED 622

Psychiatry

4

4

MED 612

Ear, Nose, and Throat

4

4

MED 613

Orthopedics

4

4