College of Medicine and Health Science
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
Course Breakdown
| Year 1 | Semester One | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Introduction to Biology | BIOL 111 | 3 |
| 2 | Chemistry I | CHEM 111 | 3 |
| 3 | Computer Application | COMP 111 | 3 |
| 4 | Pre-calculus | MATH 111 | 3 |
| 5 | Arabic Language | ARAB 121 | 3 |
| 6 | Freshman English I | ENGL 111 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | ||
| Year 1 | Semester Two | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Cell biology | BIOL 121 | 3 |
| 2 | Chemistry II | CHEM 121 | 3 |
| 3 | Physics | PHYS 121 | 3 |
| 4 | Calculus I | MATH 121 | 3 |
| 5 | Freshman English II | ENGL 121 | 3 |
| 6 | Islamic Studies | ISLS 121 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | ||
| Year 2 | Semester One | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Cell Biology | BIOL 111 | 3 |
| 2 | Biostatistics | BIOS 111 | 3 |
| 3 | Medical Genetics | MBBS 111 | 3 |
| 4 | Organic Chemistry | CHEM 121 | 3 |
| 5 | Arabic Language | ARAB 111 | 3 |
| 6 | Sophomore English I | ENGL 121 | 3 |
| 7 | Entrepreneurship for Medical students | MBBS 112 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 21 | ||
| Year 2 | Semester Two | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Biochemistry I | BIOL 121 | 3 |
| 2 | Human Anatomy I | BIOL 122 | 4 |
| 3 | Embryology | BIOL 123 | 3 |
| 4 | English | ENGL 121 | 3 |
| 5 | Histology | BIOL 124 | 4 |
| 6 | Basic Microbiology & Virology | MBBS 121 | 4 |
| 7 | Medical psychology | MBBS 122 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 24 | ||
| Year 3 | Semester One | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Biochemistry II | BIOL 211 | 3 |
| 2 | Human Physiology I | BIOL 212 | 4 |
| 3 | Parasitology | MBBS 211 | 3 |
| 4 | Clinical Pathology I | MBBS 212 | 3 |
| 5 | Pharmacology I | MBBS 213 | 3 |
| 6 | Human Anatomy II | BIOL 213 | 4 |
| 7 | Health Management Information System | MBBS 214 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 23 | ||
| Year 3 | Semester Two | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Human Physiology II | BIOL 221 | 4 |
| 2 | Human Anatomy III | BIOL 222 | 4 |
| 3 | Clinical Pathology II | MBBS 221 | 3 |
| 4 | Microbiology & Virology II | MBBS 222 | 4 |
| 5 | Biochemistry III | BIOL 225 | 3 |
| 6 | Pharmacology II | MBBS 223 | 3 |
| 7 | Research Methods | MBBS 224 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 24 | ||
| Year 4 | Semester One | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Community Medicine I | MBBS 311 | 4 |
| 2 | Human Physiology III | BIOL 311 | 4 |
| 3 | Human Anatomy IV | BIOL 312 | 4 |
| 4 | Microbiology III | BIOL 313 | 3 |
| 5 | Immunology | MBBS 312 | 2 |
| 6 | Biochemistry IV | BIOL 314 | 3 |
| 7 | Clinical pathology III | MBBS 313 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 23 | ||
| Year 4 | Semester Two | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Clinical Pathology IV | MBBS 321 | 4 |
| 2 | Environmental health | MBBS 322 | 3 |
| 3 | Human Physiology IV | BIOL 321 | 4 |
| 4 | Pharmacology III | MBBS 323 | 3 |
| 5 | Clinical laboratory | MBBS 324 | 4 |
| 6 | Community Health outreach | MBBS 325 | 4 |
| 7 | Child and Mother Nutrition | MBBS 326 | 2 |
| 8 | Neuroscience | MBBS 327 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 | ||
| Year 5 | Semester One | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Clinical Methods | MBBS 411 | 4 |
| 2 | Infectious diseases | MBBS 412 | 4 |
| 3 | Community Medicine III | MBBS 413 | 4 |
| 4 | Radiology | MBBS 414 | 2 |
| 5 | Hematology & Oncology | MBBS 415 | 4 |
| 6 | Orthopedics/Rheumatology | MBBS 416 | 4 |
| 7 | Respiratory Medicine | MBBS 417 | 4 |
| Total Credits | |||
| Year 5 | Semester Two | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Pediatrics & Child-Welfare I | MBBS 421 | 8 |
| 2 | Obstetric/Gyne I | MBBS 422 | 4 |
| 3 | Epidemiology & Hygiene | MBBS 423 | 4 |
| 4 | Anesthesia & Reanimation | MBBS 424 | 2 |
| 5 | Ear, Nose, and Throat | MBBS 425 | 3 |
| 6 | Gastroenterology | MBBS 426 | 4 |
| 7 | Medical Ethics | MBBS 427 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 28 | ||
| Year 6 | Semester One | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | Obstetrics/Gynecology II | MBBS 511 | 4 |
| 2 | General Surgery I | MBBS 512 | 4 |
| 3 | Pediatrics II | MBBS 513 | 8 |
| 4 | Ophthalmology | MBBS 514 | 3 |
| 5 | Urology | MBBS 515 | 3 |
| 6 | Cardiology | MBBS 516 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 26 | ||
| Year 6 | Semester Two | ||
| No | Course title | Course Code | Cr Hours |
| 1 | General Surgery II | MBBS 521 | 4 |
| 2 | Emergency Surgery | MBBS 522 | 4 |
| 3 | Psychiatrics | MBBS 523 | 4 |
| 4 | Endocrinology | MBBS 524 | 3 |
| 5 | Nephrology | MBBS 525 | 3 |
| 6 | Dermatology | MBBS 526 | 3 |
| 7 | Emergency Medicine | MBBS 527 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 25 |
YEAR 7
| Courses | Contact hours | Credit hours | |
| Medicine | 288 Hrs | 15 Cr hrs | (2+13) |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | 288Hrs | 9 Cr hrs | (2+13) |
| Pediatrics | 288Hrs | 15 Cr hrs | (2+13) |
| General Surgery | 288Hrs | 15 Cr hrs | (2+13) |
| Psychiatry | 288Hrs | 15 Cr hrs | (2+13) |
| Research project | |||
Faculty of Nursing
Course Breakdown for Midwifery Degree Program
Year one: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| ARAB 111 | Arabic Language | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Pre-calculus | 3 |
| BIOL 111 | General Biology | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | Fresh English I | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| COMP 111 | Computer application | 3 |
| Total credits | 18 |
Year one: Semester two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| ISLS 121 | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| CHEM 121 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| PSYC 121 | Psychology and Counseling | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Fresh English II | 3 |
| SOCI 121 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| BSCM 121 | First Aid/Basic Life Saving Skills | 4 |
| SOML 121 | Somali Literature | 2 |
| Total credits | 21 |
Year two: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| CHEM 211 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOL 211 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 212 | Microbiology and Parasitology | 4 |
| BSCM 211 | Nutrition in Health and Illness | 4 |
| BSCM 212 | Nursing Theories and Ethics | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | Sophomore English I | 3 |
| Total credits | 21 | |
Year two: Semester two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BIOL 221 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BSCM 221 | Health Assessment and Physical Examination | 4 |
| BSCM 222 | Fundamentals of Nursing | 4 |
| BSCM 223 | Pathology | 4 |
| BSCM 224 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| ENGL 221 | Sophomore English II | 3 |
| Total credits | 23 | |
Year three: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCN 311 | Medical Surgical Nursing I | 4 |
| BSCN 312 | Community Health Nursing | 4 |
| BSCN 313 | Obstetric Nursing I | 4 |
| BSCN 314 | Perioperative Nursing | 4 |
| BSCN 315 | Infectious Diseases | 4 |
| BSCN 316 | Nursing Practicum I | 3* |
| Total credits | 23 | |
* I credit hour for Nursing Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Year three: Semester two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCN 321 | Medical Surgical Nursing II | 4 |
| BSCN 322 | Pediatric Nursing I | 4 |
| BSCN 323 | Obstetric Nursing II | 4 |
| BSCN 324 | Epidemiology | 3 |
| MATH 321 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| BUSI 321 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BSCN 325 | Nursing Practicum II | 3 |
| Total credits | 24 | |
* I credit hour for Nursing Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Year four: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCN 411 | Medical Surgical Nursing III | 4 |
| BSCN 412 | Health Promotion and Education | 4 |
| BSCN 413 | Pediatric Nursing II | 4 |
| BSCN 414 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| BSCN 415 | Gynecology Nursing | 4 |
| BSCN 416 | Nursing Practicum III | 3 |
| Total credits | 22 |
* I credit hour for Nursing Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Year four: Semester Two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCM 421 | Leadership and Management in Nursing | 4 |
| BSCM 422 | Learning and teaching in Nursing | 4 |
| BSCM 423 | Emergency and Critical Care Nursing | 4 |
| BSCM 424 | Research Project/Thesis | 2 |
| BSCM 425 | Perinatal Mental Health | 4 |
| BSCM 426 | Nursing Practicum IV | 3* |
| Total credits | 21 |
* I credit hour for Nursing Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Faculty of Midwifery
Course Breakdown for Midwifery Degree Program
Year one: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| ARAB 111 | Arabic Language | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Pre-calculus | 3 |
| BIOL 111 | General Biology | 3 |
| ENGL 111 | Fresh English I | 3 |
| CHEM 111 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| COMP 111 | Computer application | 3 |
| Total credits | 18 |
Year one: Semester two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| ISLS 121 | Islamic Studies | 3 |
| CHEM 121 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| PSYC 121 | Psychology and Counseling | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Fresh English II | 3 |
| SOCI 121 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| BSCM 121 | First Aid/Basic Life Saving Skills | 4 |
| SOML 121 | Somali Literature | 2 |
| Total credits | 21 |
Year two: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| CHEM 211 | Biochemistry | 3 |
| BIOL 211 | Human Anatomy & Physiology I | 4 |
| BIOL 212 | Microbiology and Parasitology | 4 |
| BSCM 211 | Nutrition in Health and Illness | 4 |
| BSCM 212 | Ethics and Professionalism in Midwifery | 3 |
| ENGL 211 | Sophomore English I | 3 |
| Total credits | 21 | |
Year two: Semester two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BIOL 221 | Human Anatomy & Physiology II | 4 |
| BSCM 221 | Health Assessment and Physical Examination | 4 |
| BSCM 222 | Fundamentals of Midwifery | 4 |
| BSCM 223 | Pathology | 4 |
| BSCM 224 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| ENGL 221 | Sophomore English II | 3 |
| Total credits | 23 | |
Year three: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCM 311 | Obstetrics I | 4 |
| BSCM 312 | Community Health Midwifery | 4 |
| BSCM 313 | Infectious Diseases | 4 |
| BUSI 311 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BSCM 314 | Neonatology | 4 |
| BSCM 315 | Midwifery Practicum I | 3* |
| Total credits | 22 | |
* I credit hour for Midwifery Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Year three: Semester two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCM 321 | Obstetrics II | 4 |
| BSCM 322 | Perioperative Midwifery | 4 |
| BSCM 323 | Pediatrics in Midwifery | 4 |
| BSCM 324 | Birth Spacing | 4 |
| BSCM 325 | Obstetric Ultrasound | 2 |
| BSCM 326 | Midwifery Practicum II | 3* |
| Total credits | 21 | |
* I credit hour for Midwifery Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Year four: Semester one
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCM 411 | Gynaecology | 4 |
| BSCM 412 | Reproductive Health | 4 |
| BSCM 413 | Health Promotion and Education | 4 |
| MATH 411 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| BSCM 414 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| BSCM 415 | Midwifery Practicum III | 3* |
| Total credits | 21 |
* I credit hour for Midwifery Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours
Year four: Semester Two
| Course code | Course title | Credit hours |
| BSCM 421 | Leadership and Management in Midwifery | 4 |
| BSCM 422 | Learning and teaching in clinical settings | 4 |
| BSCM 423 | Critical and high dependency Midwifery | 4 |
| BSCM 424 | Research Project/Thesis | 2 |
| BSCM 425 | Perinatal Mental Health | 4 |
| BSCM 426 | Midwifery Practicum IV | 3* |
| Total credits | 21 |
* I credit hour for Midwifery Practicum is equivalent to 6 contact hours