Courses of Instruction in Fall 2021 Semester

Course numbering convention

LETTER CODE (04 capital letters) COURSE INFORMATION CODE (04 digits)
in which 1st digit is the educational level

For Example:

The Educational Levels as below:

0: Non-credit bearing courses
1-4: Undergraduate
5-6: Master’s level, Residency
7-8: Doctoral level, Fellowship

ENGL1010 – Academic English 1

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Academic English 1 is the first of two courses which are aimed at refining students’ language, communication, academic literacies, and critical thinking skills. Although this course covers a range of communication genres, there is a particular focus on formal academic writing to equip students with strategies for long-term success in university-level coursework. The course will give students an abundance of guided practice and independent production in following a process writing approach, which includes investigating, shaping, drafting, peer and teacher feedback, reflection, revision, and final product. This foundational framework will be adapted to the various types of academic writing functions. In addition to this, students will work in interdisciplinary groups on an extended group project throughout the course to discover more about authentic communication types which students will encounter at university. This project will focus on analyzing their purpose, audience, tone, and linguistic features and presenting their findings to peers.

ENGL1020 – Academic English 2

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: ENGL1010

Academic English 2 reinforces and expands the formal writing and academic skills developed in Academic English 1, emphasizing synthesis of multiple sources, argument, and research techniques. You will continue to develop and refine your range and accuracy of formal English appropriate for academic contexts but will now focus more intensively on research-based writing. The principle aim of this course is to transition from the written essay to the research paper, augmenting your academic writing skills to prepare you for the type of writing that is essential to your university studies.

After identifying a key academic question, through a scaffolded and multistage approach with varied peer and instructor support, you will demonstrate a diversity of writing skills to create a coherent research paper on an issue of global significance. You will further develop your academic inquiry skills, synthesizing and critically evaluating knowledge from various sources, creating new connections and ultimately crafting your own original ideas. Academic English 2 will help you have a voice in the broader academic community and develop authority in communicating your ideas and experiences to a wider audience.

In addition to helping you become a more critical reader and a more persuasive writer, there is a group project focused on researching and proposing solutions for a local community issue. In small groups, you will collaboratively select an issue which faces your local community, research about it, and propose some potential solutions which will be presented to a wider audience through a formal presentation. This project will develop a range of 21st century skills including evidence collection, creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration, information literacy, productivity and accountability, and visual design.

VCOR1010A/B – First Year Experience – OASIS

Pre-requisite: NA

OASIS – an acronym of Orientation, Advising, Skills, Identity & Diversify, Service Learning – is a mandatory, 90-hour with three-credit bearing course of the General Education Program.

It is offered through the students’ residential colleges/dormitories, in collaboration with the General Education Program Committee. FYE is a foundational course aimed to equip the first-year students with a proper understanding of the general nature, value, and requirement of university education. It is designed to assist students to successfully navigate through their new experience of university learning. It also forms a solid basis of support from which students may further develop their personal and professional excellence in the university. The Service Learning component, while being integrated into OASIS could create a unique experiential learning component that integrates students’ academic study with the meaningful community service: Students will go outside the classrooms and serve the community by applying their professional knowledge to different stakeholders.

VCOR1021 – Healthy Lifestyle 1

Pre-requisite: NA

“Healthy Lifestyle” is a mandatory and non-credit bearing course of the General Education Program. Undergraduate students are required to enroll in this course to fulfill part of the graduation requirements and are expected to complete it by the end of their first-year study. This course provides the essential knowledge, skills and practicum lessons (exercise/sport classes), whereby students are able to develop a suitable approach in attaining a physically, mentally, socially and spiritually healthy lifestyle.

Specifically, this course provides students with the knowledge to make better choices during their daily routines to build a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle includes physical wellbeing, psychosocial, and spiritual health. Students receive mentorship that guides and shapes their perspective, showcasing the importance of having a well-balanced life. Components of a healthy lifestyle will be discussed as a process and science that allows students to have a greater understanding of what it takes to achieve their goals for overall wellbeing. Nutrition and diet will be taught to dispel the myths about how and what you should eat to achieve desired health results. Having a healthy mind, healthy body, clarity of thought and the ability to effectively process information are key trademarks of a healthy lifestyle.

This course emphasizes practical application of the learned concepts in order to integrate subject matter into students’ current daily routines and throughout life. The majority of coursework will be held in different environments and venues in order to expose students to the many varieties of fitness tools and resources to maintain a healthy foundation.

HASS1010 – Marxism-Leninism Philosophy (Philosophy Science and Society)

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Philosophy Science and Society is one of four courses in the General Education Program forming the ideology/national education component required for higher education curriculum as directed by the Ministry of Education & Training, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. These four courses are written to achieve the primary objective of helping students understand core values of both country and university through objective and critical academic lenses in a global context. As these courses will be taught in English to students for whom English is mainly a second language at VinUniversity, each course is designed to be delivered in the spirit of content-based language learning approach to help students both develop English language competency (focusing on speaking, listening and reading) and basic understanding of the content.

Philosophy, Science & Society (PSS) provides students with a broad survey of key ideas in Philosophy, its relevance to society and the way we think we understand the world, or to put it broadly, “science.” We begin the course with an overview of the role of Philosophy and Metaphysics as we embark on this journey of critically re-examining the way we look at our world. In the second part of the course, we take a deep dive into questions of Epistemology, based on which students can orient and develop their creative thinking, philosophy of humanity and action. We follow up with an exploration of trends that came into being with the “social turn” of epistemology found in the critical works of Thomas Kuhn and later in the burgeoning body of works clustered as Sociology of Science. Following this radical re-thinking, we return to the fundamental questions about humanity posed in Social Philosophy and Ethics, to round up our critical inquiry of the complex relationship among philosophy, science and society.

HASS1020 – Marxism-Leninism Political Economy (Global Political Economy)

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

Global Political Economy: Vietnam-Region-the World course offers opportunities to study how various political and economic actors, systems, conditions, and schools of thought interact and influence each other in shaping the world around us. The course would engage complex questions as to why various issues and challenges including climate change, international trade, poverty have no pure political or economic explanation? Why do foreign economic policies defy the logic of economics? The course begins with an introduction to Political Economy and a survey of various political-economic actors and select schools of economic thought. The students will be presented with nuanced narratives of globalization, its benefits and risks, and the future. A key development in studies of the political economy suggests that the ability of a country to integrate or cope with the extending reach of globalization is largely determined by domestic governance. In line with this, the second part of the course focuses on the economic history of Vietnam in the regional and global context and the changing domestic governance of the country from past to present. We pay attention to “alternate histories” of change that underlined the road leading to the Doi Moi reforms and Vietnam’s re-entry into the global political economy. In the third part of this course, we examine the changing configurations of the global political economy vis-à-vis Vietnam, paying special attention to the immediate regions surrounding Vietnam, namely ASEAN, East Asia (in particular, China), and South Asia. We shall conclude this stand-alone course on the global political economy by examining the status of Vietnam and possible pathways the country might take in the globalized digital present and future.

HASS1030 – Scientific Socialism (Politics and Social Change)

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

Assuming a basic, strong, and even pivotal relationship between society and politics, the course Politics and Social Change will guide participants to a deep understanding of that relationship in Vietnam and the wider Asian region in the 20th and 21st centuries. The course explores key concepts of politics and social change, and in explication of those concepts, examine the dynamics of politics and social change in concrete terms. These understanding will assist students in pursuing their professional careers, particularly in such careers require a sharp understanding of political and social dynamics in society. Students should be able to answer these questions they should ask themselves: Why are we where we are today, and where are we going to?

HASS1041 – Ho Chi Minh Ideology (Vietnam: History and Culture II)

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

In the past two decades, Vietnam has achieved remarkable economic development while deepening its international ties and committments. As a result, the country is enjoying a transformation rarely seen in human history. This makeover extends to fields as diverse as education, health care, technology, information, transportation, nutrition and real estate. But as Vietnam has developed, so have the complexities it faces, both at home and internationally. How do we make sense of it all?

In reality, Vietnam has long been a global crossroads. However, its history, culture and economy are rarely understood in this way. Vietnam History and Culture (II) considers Vietnam’s significance as a point of international intersection since the arrival of French Colonialism to examine its history and contemporary events. Surverying modern Vietnam, the course explores such topics as French colonialism and the end of Dynastic Vietnam, Vietnamese responses to colonialism, the rise of nationalism and Communism, Hồ Chí Minh, the First and Second Indochina Wars, the post-1975 period, and Đổi Mới.

To tell this story, the course approaches events as William Shakespeare famously wrote, “All the world’s a stage.” In order to dive deep into events and the figures who participated in them, students will be challenged to reenact key moments and engagements on the classroom stage. Just who were Phan Thanh Giản and Phan Đình Phùng? How did Hồ Chí Minh experience September 2, 1945? And what was the air like in Geneva in 1954? Students will imagine themselves at these events and in these roles as well as a host of others.

This course is intended for students both with an aversion to history as well as advanced historians. As Vietnam’s legendary economic historian Đặng Phong has argued, only with a strong understanding of history can leaders make appropriate decisions and policy. Therefore, this course aims to train future leaders of all fields, so they can better navigate and assess the complex issues facing Vietnam today as well as make informed judgements about what lies ahead.

HASS1050 – History of the Communist Party (Vietnam: History and Culture I)

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

The great American humorist and writer Mark Twain once said, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” This course takes as its point of departure the possibility of using those rhymes of the past to better help us navigate our present and future. What lessons can we draw? As future businesspeople, health care professionals, engineers, and computer scientists, these lessons have far more relevance than you may imagine.

Vietnam History and Culture (I) examines Vietnamese history and cultural production from its early origins to 1858 and the French Colonial project. The curriculum is divided into five units. We begin the curriculum by considering the study of both history and culture from theoretical perspectives and consider what these mean in the Vietnamese context. Just what are “History” and “culture”? What does it mean to be Vietnamese? In the second unit, we consider the ancient construction of Vietnamese history and cultural production. The third portion of the course examines the Lý and Trần dynasties as well as the Ming Occupation. Fourth, we explore the movement of Vietnamese people southward and the Tây Sơn Rebellion. And finally, fifth, we assess the unification of Vietnam under the Nguyễn and what is to come.

Too often Vietnamese are portrayed in history as vessels upon which events happen to them. This course treats the Vietnamese as agents of their history, grappling with big questions and great problems. We also explore the Vietnamese people’s historical willingness to learn from and integrate foreign ideas and instruments to further develop the Vietnamese culture. To this end, We will wrestle with questions such as: What are the forces that have shaped Vietnamese identity? What drives the world-view(s) of Vietnamese? How has it been transformed over time?

LAW1010 – Introduction to Law

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

This course is an introduction to concepts, role and principles of law as well as major fields of law in society. It provides students with general knowledge of law that will serve as a helpful foundation for understanding how law interacts with other disciplines that they study and pursue in the future. The course covers various aspects from legal theory including notion, nature, sources, rule of law, major legal and government systems, legal profession and comparative legal analysis between different bodies of law, branches of international law as well as different mechanisms of dispute settlement, either at municipal courts or other international forums worldwide. Of these, it focuses on the topic of civil law to help students gain familiarity with fundamental concepts of national civil law and international law to make student be aware of international legal standards. Throughout the course, students develop critical analysis and problem solving, work-in-group and presentation skills, research literacy in law through theoretical lectures, case law analysis, individual and team assignments, and experiential learning in the form of legal simulation or moot court projects.

IL is one of four courses in the General Education Program forming the ideology/national education component required for higher education curriculum as directed by the Ministry of Education & Training, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. This course forms 2 credits out of a total of 12 credits dedicated to this requirement for higher education curriculum. These four courses are written to achieve the primary objective of helping students understand core values of both country and university through objective and critical academic lenses in a global context. As these courses will be taught in English to students for whom English is mainly a second language at VinUniversity, each course is designed to be delivered in the spirit of content-based language learning approach to help students both develop English language competency (focusing on speaking, listening and reading) and basic understanding of the content.

ENGL0021 – Pathway English Advanced A

Pre-requisite: NA

The overall goal of Pathway English is to provide students with the English proficiency and academic skills needed to successfully study at VinUniversity in English. Pathway English Advanced is a course for students who have completed Pathway English Intermediate or for those who have an English entry proficiency level of CEFR B2 (IELTS 6.0 or equivalent). Students will study Pathway Advanced in the Fall and Spring semesters, alongside some introductory courses. At the end of the course, students will exit with an English proficiency equivalent to CEFR B2+ and meet the English language requirements for full admission to VinUniversity.

By the end of this course, students will have developed fundamental academic English reading, listening, speaking and writing skills as well as increased their knowledge of prescriptive grammar, pronunciation and academic vocabulary. Classes are active, utilizing a range of activities including group discussions, tasks, online learning activities.

This course will benefit students by not only improving their English language proficiency but also by learning and applying academic and 21st century skills that will prepare them to adjust to the norms and expectations of a modern university environment.

ENTR1020 – Agile Innovation

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of the entrepreneurial and innovation mindset and provide students the opportunity to learn about and develop skills and behaviors correlated with impactful entrepreneurs and innovators. Skills to be developed – through lecturing and in-class discussions, plus coaching on assignments and in-class exercises – include observation of real-world facts, identifying status-quos or problems, identifying core causes leading to status-quos, and to discover original ways to remove causes or to solve problems; networking with people to identify technological contributions, optimizing creativity, seeking feedback, and prototyping or mockup design. The pedagogical outcomes of this course include (i) development of creativity & out-of-the-box thinking, (ii) critical thinking through observation and abstractions, (iii) entrepreneurial mindset and (iv) teamwork on a social or environmental issue. As part of the course all students will engage in a 2-day hackathon to present and discuss optimization of team’s solution to a real-world social or environmental problem. The course is intended for a mix of students from various academic disciplines, such as medicine, nursing, engineering, business, real estate, and hospitality.

STAT1010 – Introduction to Business Statistics

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Microeconomics offers a model and explanation of how people interact through market and nonmarket institutions and how those interactions determines what goods are produced, how goods are produced, how much of each good is produced, and the prices at which goods are bought and sold. In this course we introduce that model and use it to evaluate how deviations from it, due to the actions of individuals, companies, and government entities alter prices, quantities, and ultimately human welfare.

ACCT2010 – Financial Accounting

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Comprehensive introduction to financial accounting concepts and applications. Focuses primarily on recording and communicating financial information for use by external users such as investors, creditors and regulators, and is intended to provide a basic understanding of the accounting cycle, elements of financial statements, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and financial statement interpretation. Topics include accounting for inventory, receivables, depreciation, bonds, equity, and cash flows.

ECON1010 – Introductory Microeconomics

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Explanation and evaluation of how the price system operates in determining what goods are produced, how goods are produced, who receives income, and how the price system is modified and influenced by private organizations and government policy.

MARK1010 – Marketing

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

The course covers: How customers behave and, in particular, what motivates their purchasing decisions; The components of an organization’s strategic marketing program including how to plan, price, promote, and distribute goods, services, ideas, people, and places; Marketing’s relationship to other departments within the firm and to factors outside the organization, such as the economy, competition, suppliers, and political-legal groups; The application of marketing principles to “for-profit” companies and to “not for profit” businesses.

HADM1010 – Foodservice Management

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This introductory course reviews the principles of foodservice operations and the greater foodservice industry. Attention is initially focused on major industry segments, business practices, and trends. Subsequently, detailed consideration is given to the components of the foodservice system: marketing, menu planning, production, service, controls, and quality assurance. Product and systems differentiation in various industry segments are emphasized throughout the course. Students will work at the VinUni restaurant as a required course activity.

HADM1020 – Hotel Operations 1

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This course is taught in the hotel lab and hotel room mock-up. Topics include an overview of the hotel industry and the organizational structure of the various departments within the hotel. Students gain an understanding of how work is performed and how activities are coordinated within the rooms division and among other hotel departments. Students will take the Certification in Hospitality Industry Analytics (CHIA) exam with the aim of achieving their CHIA. The certification is based upon content areas including hotel industry analytical foundations, hotel math fundamentals, property level benchmarking (STAR Reports), and industry performance reports.

HADM2010 – Revenue Management

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This course first introduces Revenue Management (RM) concepts and principles, before showing how to effectively implement RM techniques. Emphasis will be placed on integrating techniques and information technology. While the course focuses on implementation of RM in hotels, other application areas in travel and retail will be discussed. In addition, students will be expected to express technical revenue management terms in clear, managerial language.

STAT2020 – Business Statistics

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This course is designed to introduce the following business analytics knowledge: Quantitative data analyses and Business analytics modeling in the Excel software. This course also teaches the process of analyzing big data and discovering new information to support management decision making.

MATH1040 – Business Mathematics

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This course is designed to introduce the basic mathematical skills needed to understand, analyse, and solve mathematical problems encountered in business and finance, and in investment decision making.

CISM2030 – Spreadsheet Modeling for Business

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Spreadsheet Modeling for Business will be developed as a deeper exploration and model based approach to quantitative decision making within a spreadsheet platform. Applied decision making using primarily Microsoft Excel as a business analytics tool will focus on using applied cases requiring various financial and other models. As the course explores models, emphasis will be placed on the exploration and application of the tool to enhance decision making and improve outcomes. This data-driven course will move the student into the most complex functionality available in the Excel platform. Key topics will include: data management, data visualization, financial modeling, forecasting, optimization, pivot tables, and simulation. The course will also employ macro recording with introductory visual basic for applications programming.

GENB2973 – Undergraduate Research in Business Management

Credits: 3

Undergraduate research course is designed to provide students with an opportunity of participation in authentic research and scholarly activities. Students will learn background knowledge including basic concepts and skills to conduct research. Topics such as research design, measurement, sampling, data collection, processing, analyses, and interpretation will be discussed. Both primary and secondary sources of data are explored. This course includes sessions for hands-on experience with the SPSS statistical package for data analysis. Students conduct their own research by a team and present their results at the end of the semester.

CECS1010 – Introduction to Engineering and Computer Science

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This course provides a general introduction to the engineering design process–spanning core topics from problem definition through prototyping and testing, as well as other important considerations such as sustainability, failure analysis, and engineering economics. This course also emphasizes multidisciplinary design via a design project which involves students from different majors of college of engineering and computer science.

COMP1010 – Introduction to Programming

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This course covers programming and problem solving using Python. Emphasizes principles of software development, style, and testing. Topics include procedures and functions, iteration, recursion, arrays and vectors, strings, an operational model of procedure and function calls, algorithms, exceptions, the basics of object-oriented programming (classes, objects, types, sub-typing), and GUIs (graphical user interfaces).

MATH1010 – Calculus 1

Credits: 4

Pre-requisite: NA

This course teaches techniques of integration, finding areas and volumes by integration, exponential growth, partial fractions, infinite sequences and series, tests of convergence, and power series.

MATH2030 – Differential Equations

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: MATH1020

This course gives an introduction to ordinary and partial differential equations. Topics include first order equations (separable, linear, homogeneous, exact); mathematical modeling (e.g., population growth, terminal velocity); qualitative methods (slope fields, phase plots, equilibria and stability); numerical methods; second order equations (method of undetermined coefficients, application to oscillations and resonance, boundary value problems and eigenvalues); and Fourier series. A substantial part of this course involves partial differential equations, such as the heat equation, the wave equation, and Laplace’s equation.

PHYS2020 – Physics II

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: PHYS1010

This course is the 2nd course in the 3-semester introductory physics sequence for Engineering students. This course will focus on Electricity & Magnetism—electric charge, force, & energy; electric field & potential; magnetic field & force; magnetic induction; DC/AC circuits; Maxwell’s Equations. PHYS1010 (Mechanics & Heat) & MATH1020 (Calculus 2) are prerequisites.

MATH2010 – Probability and Statistics

Credits: 4

Pre-requisite: MATH1020

This course gives students a working knowledge of basic probability and statistics and their application to engineering including computer analysis of data and simulation. Topics include random variables, probability distributions (e.g., normal, Poisson, exponential), density functions, expectation and variance, multidimensional random variables, estimation, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, experimental design, quality control, regression, conditional probability and Bayesian reasoning.

MECE3010 – Statics and Mechanics of Solids

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: PHYS1010 and MATH1020

This course covers principles of statics, force systems, and equilibrium in solid structures. Topics include free body diagrams in two and three dimensions; frames; mechanics of deformable solids; stress and strain; axial force; shear force, bending moment, and torsion in bars and beams; thermal stress; pressure vessels; statically indeterminate problems; buckling and yielding.

ELEC2010 – Introduction to Circuits for Electrical Engineers

Credits: 4

Co-requisite: MATH 2030 and PHYS 2020

This course establishes the fundamental properties of circuits with application to modern electronics. Topics include circuit analysis methods, operational amplifiers, basic filter circuits, and elementary transistor principles. The laboratory experiments are coupled closely with the lectures.

MATH2020 – Discrete Mathematics

Credits: 4

Co-requisite: NA

This course covers notions, techniques and algorithms of discrete mathematics with the special emphasis on sets and proof techniques, functions and relations, number theory, combinatorics, probability, logic, the basics of graph theory and the basics of cryptography.

COMP2020 – Computer Oganization

Credits: 4

Pre-requisite: COMP1020

This course provides an introduction to computer organization, systems programming and the hardware/software interface. Topics include instruction sets, computer arithmetic, datapath design, data formats, addressing modes, memory hierarchies including caches and virtual memory, I/O devices, bus-based I/O systems, and multicore architectures. Students learn assembly language programming and design a RISC processor.

CHEM1021 – Chemistry

Credits: 2.5

Pre-requisite: NA

Chemistry is a compulsory course for first-year medical students. It combines basic chemistry: the generalization of atoms, molecules and chemical bonds; inorganic substances and basic dynamic and equilibrium processes; important organic groups related to organisms and life; basic analytical techniques for clinical and biomedical applications.

BIOL1020 – Bioinformatics

Credits: 1

Pre-requisite: NA

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary course that combines knowledge of information sciences and medical sciences to optimize the use and application of medical data across the spectrum from individuals to populations. It provides basic knowledge of health information systems, data gathering, and management, applied to scientific research, medical analysis and statistics to support treatment plan establishment and evidence-based decision-making. Students will be introduced basic skills to apply medical software/systems on the activities related to healthcare management and operations.

MEDI1010A – Introduction to Professionalism in Medicine

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

This course in year one sets the foundations of professionalism. Students being the active learners, will identify the core components of what it means to be a professional as medical student and a doctor in later years. These components once identified will determine the content to be learned across the six years.

MEDI1050 – Human Body Structure and Function 1

Credits: 7

Pre-requisite: MEDI1010A/B, BIOL1010, CHEM1010, PHYS1011

The human body is a complex interplay of cells and organelles, tissues, organs, and organ systems. In this course, we explore the human body at many hierarchical levels of organization by integrating skills and knowledge from a diverse set of fields, all focused on the physical structure of the body. Histology explores the various cell types and architectural patterns that characterize the many tissues of the body. Anatomy, radiology, and ultrasound investigate the three-dimensional organization of the gross structures formed by these tissues. Embryology considers the twists and turns that drive the formation and functioning of these tissues during prenatal life and is covered in both general terms (during the first few weeks of prenatal development) as well as at a systems-based level. Case discussions and presentations will highlight an introduction to clinical medicine and how these organs and organ systems can be assessed. Through synthesizing these different disciplines, students will appreciate the morphology of the human body and the basic physiology and pathology that arises from disturbances in these systems. Coverage of pathologic processes is limited to those due to embryologic maldevelopment and those that constitute appropriate clinical correlation with the anatomy and histology content presented throughout the course.

MEDI1070 – Biochemistry

Credits: 4.5

Pre-requisite: MEDI1010A/B, BIOL1010, CHEM1010, PHYS1011

Biochemistry is designed to provide the medical student with an overview of the basic functional principles of biochemistry. This course covers the biochemical pathways, cellular signaling, and communications systems that regulate metabolic processes. It builds on these fundamental principles by providing an integrated approach that correlates with case presentations to explore how defects in the metabolic pathways alter the physiology of the cell and how disease ensues.

MEDI1090 – Cell and Molecular Biology

Credits: 1.5

Pre-requisite: MEDI1010A/B, BIOL1010, CHEM1010, PHYS1011

Cell and Molecular Biology is designed to provide a basic introduction to cell structure and function. This course will cover the biological activities of cells and tissues at the molecular level.

MEDI1080 – Genetics

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: MEDI1010A/B, BIOL1010, CHEM1010, PHYS1011

Genetics is designed to introduce the medical student to the fundamental concepts and techniques of modern human genetics and genomics. This course provides a basic introduction to the structure and function of genes and the general organization of the Human Genome. The course will also cover key concepts of gene regulation and epigenetics in normal cells. This is followed by content about chromosomes and chromosomal abnormalities as they relate to disease. The second half of the course is used to highlight the clinical significance and translation of key genetic concepts.

MEDI3050 – Nutrition and Food Hygiene

Credits: 1.5

Pre-requisite: NA

Nutrition and food hygiene is the subject for the second year medical students. It provides fundamental knowledge and practical skills to engage the healthy nutrition planning and food hygiene management to promote nutritional status and health of individuals and the community.

NURS1020 – Anatomy and Physiology I

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This is the first part of a two-semester course designed to provide a comprehensive study of the structure and function of the human body along with essential embryology and maturational physiology. Histological and gross anatomical features of selected organ systems are related to the physiologic and biochemical mechanisms that enable the human body to maintain homeostasis. Within each system, deviations from normal are considered to situate the student’s understanding of health problems and to foster an appreciation for the complexity of the human organism. Integrated laboratories and case studies provide a contextual base to acquire and use domain-specific knowledge that includes physical assessment and procedural approaches to patient care.

PHYS1012 – Physics – Biophysics

Credits: 2

Pre-requisite: NA

The course introduces fundamental physical principles through the study of biological systems and clinical situations. The goal of this course is for students to understand the physical mechanisms underlying physiological processes (i.e. blood flow, nerve impulses, vision) and medical instrumentation (i.e. MRI, ultrasound, ECG, nuclear medicine). Emphasis is given to bioelectricity, diagnostic imaging, enzymes, fluid dynamics, entropic forces, and ionizing radiation. The integrated lab component of the course will reinforce content presented in lectures and problem-solving exercises, as well as train the student’s use of tools and techniques.

NURS2110 – Biology-Genetics, Microbiology and Parasitology I

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This is the first part of a two-semester course designed to provide a comprehensive integrated study of cell biology and the interactions of human host to pathogens and parasites in the specific context of microbiology, genetics, and parasitology. The course will provide students with an extensive understanding of these domains in patient care and infection control in nursing practice. It examines key aspects of cell biology for prokaryotes, eukaryotes and along with their interaction with viruses. The life cycles and genetics of these organisms will be examined and linked to their clinic importance in human disease. The interactions of microbes in human hosts and the environment will be evaluated along with response to drug treatment, physical and chemical controls. The introduction to parasitology with specific examination of parasitic helminths and protozoans will be discussed. Integrated laboratories and case studies provide additional methods to acquire specific skills and knowledge.

NURS2100 – Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

This is the first part of a two-semester course designed to provide the fundamental mechanisms of human disease across the lifespan. Function and dysfunction of organ systems from the level of the cell through integrated organ levels will be presented, including the genetic basis of disease. Basic and clinical principles of pharmacology will be presented to support evidence-based, life-stage appropriate pharmacotherapy approaches to treating common diseases and conditions in acute and primary care settings. Practice-based problem-solving skills will be developed through the use of nursing-focused case studies; often combining the pathophysiology and pharmacology arms of the course. Hence, basic biological theories will be applied to simulated practice situations throughout. Teaching methods will include in-class lecture, independent learning, cases, and recitation.

NURS2120 – Biochemistry and Normal Nutrition

Credits: 3

Pre-requisite: NA

Fundamentals of biological chemistry, including the structure of biological macromolecules and their mechanism of action, intermediary metabolism, and the chemical basis of information transfer.