Table of Contents:

Deans introduction ................................................................................. 5

A brief history of the faculty of medicine ............................................................ 6

Faculty structure .................................................................................................. 8

I. Academic leadership structure ..................................................................... 8

II. Educational offer ........................................................................................10

III. Medicine Facultys Departments .............................................................12

The structure of academic year 2014-2015 .......................................................14

Faculty of medicine student registration procedures .....................................20

Curriculum ..........................................................................................................29

Organizing academic activities. Examinations. Completing the requirements of

a study year ........................................................................................................31

Regulation regarding the equivalence of studies ...............................................34

Allocation of students to state subsidized fee-paying places .........................36

Curriculum ..........................................................................................................38

Syllabus subjects description ..........................................................................45

A. Compulsory courses ..................................................................................45

YEAR I .........................................................................................................45

YEAR II ........................................................................................................85

YEAR III .....................................................................................................113

YEAR IV ....................................................................................................146

YEAR V .....................................................................................................189

YEAR VI ....................................................................................................229

B. Elective courses .......................................................................................263

Methodology regarding the elective courses ..........................................263

Elective courses free of charge ................................................................265

Elective courses with fees .......................................................................273

Optional courses ......................................................................................274

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DEANS INTRODUCTION

For more than 140 years, the Medicine Faculty from Cluj-Napoca has been contributing to the improvement of healthcare system, by training several generations of valuable doctors who are committed to their profession. The facultys name represents a brand for our city, and the way in which the name is perceived by the community is the result of years of endeavour and commitment from our teachers, graduates and students alike. Our core values, the excellence and the increased care for our patients, created since the establishment of the Faculty by its founders, have endured throughout history and the passage of time, being impregnated in our daily efforts and meanwhile in Facultys development strategy. A modern and dynamic faculty, the medical school from Cluj is differentiating from other medical schools by an attractive educational offer: four undergraduate study programmes, eleven masters programmes, a remarkable doctoral school and all the specializations for residency; the mission of the management team being the continuous improvement of teaching quality and implicitly of the healthcare system. As an additional advantage of our school, we can mention the fact that medical school from Cluj is between the fewer institutions throughout the world which can provide an educational programme in medicine taught in three languages: Romanian, English and French.

Based on our graduates professional mobility, the adjustment of medical education to the modern requirements of healthcare services becomes a fundamental goal. In a globalized society, where fierce competition demands very high standards, physicians training must follow two major coordinates: obtaining professional expertise and necessary practical skills and in parallel, obtaining higher communication skills, based on a flawless professional ethics. We all believe in the necessity of a continuous progress, as well as in actual competition between similar faculties on the modern education market. Competitive awareness will make the difference. This will represent a fundamental difference that will allow us to maintain a national leading position and to aim to the most significant position in Eastern and Central Europe. Being proud both for our tradition and our present and also being confident in the future, we kindly invite you to discover us.

Dean,

Professor Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD, PhD

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Inaugurated 140 years ago in Cluj within Franz Josef University, medical higher education in Transylvania has acquired a long and valuable tradition. The Faculty of Medicine in Cluj, with Romanian as teaching language, was founded in 1919, being part of Upper Dacia University.

Its first dean was Iuliu Haieganu, the founder of the school of internal medicine in Transylvania, whose contribution was crucial for the fast development of the young academic institution as a whole. The school quickly achieved large international recognition and became famous due to the activity of highly prestigious professors such as Victor Babe, Constantin Levaditi, Iacob Iacobovici, Iuliu Moldovan, Victor Papilian, who were remembered as Golden Generation. The second decade of the period between World Wars saw important advances made by remarkable personalities in the field of medicine such as Valeriu Bologa, Leon Daniello, Ion Manta and Grigore Benetato. The departments of Medical Symptomatology (1930), chaired by Ion Goia, and Balneology (1930) chaired by Marius Sturza were created for the first time in Romania. During 1930-1940, Emil Racovi who was in that time professor at Science Faculty from King Ferdinand University in Cluj, taught the Biology-Genetics courses to medical students.

The Faculty passed through a time of great difficulty during the Second World War when the University was relocated in Sibiu (1940-1945). Despite these hardships, thanks to the dedication and competence of Iuliu Haieganu, Universitys Rector (1941-1945), as well as of Victor Papilian, who was Dean of Medicine (1940-1944), and the enthusiastic support of the academic staff, the activity continued at high quality standards.

After its return to Cluj and following the education reform in 1948, the Faculty of Medicine was separated from the University and became the Medical Pharmaceutical Institute. During the post-war years, despite hardships that affected the entire Romanian higher education system, the Faculty of Medicine continued to give society valuable people such as Octavian Fodor, Aurel Moga, Aurel Chiu, Aurel Nana, Ion Chiricu, Constantin Velluda, Victor Preda, Ion Baciu, personalities who influenced the Romanian medical education as a whole.

In its first years, the Faculty assimilated all innovative aspects that characterized prestigious European medical schools. During the long communist period, the faculty gained from the opportunity of having leaders and teachers who knew how to preserve medical schools original values, so that the traditions of professional and humanistic performance were not lost.

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In 1990, the Medical-Pharmaceutical Institute was transformed into Medicine and Pharmacy University, which had three Faculties: Medicine, Stomatology and Pharmacy. Since 1992, the university has boasted the name of the distinguished founder of the Romanian medical school in Cluj, Iuliu Haieganu. It was during these years of enthusiastic activity that the difficult process of modernizing the University and the Faculty of Medicine was initiated, a process that has lately led to European integration and recognition of medical education from Cluj.

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FACULTY STRUCTURE

I. ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE

The Senate

The highest governing body of Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy is the Senate. The Chairman of the Senate is the Rector of the University, elected as a representative and a leader of the entire institution. The principles that rule the organization and functioning of the university, as well, as the norms that regulate the activity of the academic community are established by the University Charter, which is adopted by the Senate. The Senate, the Administration Council and the Rector take decisions regarding the main problems of the instructional process. Decisions are based on university autonomy, on the respect for the academic freedom and on Education Ministrys regulations. The Senate consists of academic staff members and 25% student representatives.

Medicine Facultys Council

The Council is the highest governing body from the Faculty of Medicine and consists of 30 academic members and 10 students. The representatives of international students and resident physicians are invited mandatory to participate in the Board meetings. The Dean of the Faculty chairs the Council.

The Board of the Council

The Board of the Council is in charge for the implementation of Councils decisions. As a rule, the Council meetings are held weekly. The Board of the Council consists of the Dean, the vice-Deans, the Scientific Secretary, the Head of Faculty Administration and the student representatives. The Dean is responsible for the entire activity in the Faculty, and represents the Faculty at University level and outside it, coordinates its activity and supervises the implementation of Faculty Councils decisions.

The activity of the academic management team of the Faculty is supported by an administrative team of technicians chaired by the Faculty Head Secretary.

The academic governing body of the Iuliu Haieganu University and of the Faculty of Medicine was elected in January 2011 for a 4-year period of time and consists of the following academics:

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The Board of the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Prof. Alexandru Irimie, MD, PhD - Rector

Prof. tefan Ioan Florian, MD, PhD - President

Prof. Grigore Bciu, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, postgraduate students

Prof. Ioan Coman, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Teaching and Educational

Evaluation

Assoc. Prof. Valentin Cernea, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Management and Academic

Development

Prof. Felicia Loghin, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Research and Scientific

Evaluation

Prof. Dan Dumitracu, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Quality Management and

International Relations

The Board of the Faculty of Medicine

Prof. Anca Dana Buzoianu, MD, PhD - Dean of the Medical Faculty

Assoc. Prof. Daniel Murean, MD, PhD - Vice-Dean, Scientific Research Evaluation

Assoc. Prof. Sorin Man, MD, PhD - Vice-Dean, Educational and Students

Issues

Prof. Carmen Mihu, MD, PhD - Vice-Dean, Nursing and Midwifery,

Balneo-Physio-Kinetotherapy, Clinical

Laboratory, Radiology and Medical Imaging

Assoc. Prof. oimia Suciu, MD, PhD - Vice-Dean, Teaching activities

Address: FACULTY OF MEDICINE Deans Office No. 4 Pasteur Street, 1

st floor

Cluj-Napoca, Romania Tel: +40-264-406831 Fax: +40264-597267 Email: decanat_mg@umfcluj.ro

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II. EDUCATIONAL OFFER

A) UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES:

- Romanian Study Programme (courses taught in Romanian) - French Study Programme (courses taught in French) only Medical

Studies - English Study Programme (courses taught in Englsih) only Medical

Studies

o Field of study: HEALTH o Study Programme: MEDICINE 360 ECTS

Graduate degree in Medicine (medical-doctor), 6-year university studies.

o Study Programme: MIDWIFERY 240 ECTS Graduate degree in Midwifery, 4-year university studies.

o Study Programme: NURSING 240 ECTS Graduate degree in Nursing (university degree nurse), 4-year university studies.

o Study Programme: RADIOLOGY AND MEDICAL IMAGING 180 ECTS Graduate degree in Radiology and Medical Imaging (radiology and imaging assistant), 3-year university studies

o Study Programme: BALNEO-PHYSIO-KINESIOTHERAPY -180 ECTS Balneo-physio-kinetotherapy and rehabilitation diploma (balneo-physio-kinetotherapy and rehabilitation assistant), 3-year university studies.

B) POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

Masters Degree

There are eleven Masters Degree Programmes within the Faculty of Medicine. Some of them have one-year study programmes and others have two-year study programmes.

Doctoral Studies

As Masters Degree programmes for medical studies are considered to be included within six years of studies, graduates from Medicine Faculty may enrol directly to doctoral study programmes.

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C) TRAINING SPECIALISTS IN MEDICAL FIELDS, THROUGH RESIDENCY PROGRAMMES (3-7 YEARS)

D) CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION, THROUGH NUMEROUS POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES, COVERING ALL MEDICAL SPECIALTIES

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III. THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

Departments Disciplines

1. Morphological Sciences Anatomic Pathology Anatomy and embryology Histology

2. Functional Sciences Pharmacology, toxicology and clinical pharmacology

Physiology Physiopathology

3. Molecular Sciences Medical Biochemistry Medical Biophysics Cell and Molecular Biology Medical Genetics Microbiology

4. Community Medicine Epidemiology Hygiene Occupational Medicine Family Medicine Forensic Medicine Public Health and Management

5. Internal Medicine Medical Clinic I Medical Clinic II

Medical Clinic III Medical Clinic IV Medical Clinic V Cardiology Heart Institute Cardiology - Rehabilitation

6. Medical Specialties Balneo-physio-therapy Dermatology Diabetes and nutrition-related diseases Endocrinology Pneumology Rheumatology Nephrology Geriatrics - Gerontology Infectious Diseases

7. Surgery Anaesthesia and Intensive Care I Anaesthesia and Intensive Care II

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Surgical Clinic I Surgical Clinic II Surgical Clinic III Surgical Clinic IV Surgical Clinic V Emergency Medicine

8. Surgical Specialties Orthopaedics and Traumatology Urology Otolaryngology Ophthalmology Radiology Medical Imaging

9. Mother and child Obstetrics and Gynaecology I Obstetrics and Gynaecology II Neonatology Paediatrics I Paediatrics II Paediatrics III Paediatric Surgery Nursing

10. Neurosciences Neurology and paediatric neurology Psychiatry and paediatric psychiatry Neurosurgery

11. Oncology Oncology Radiotherapy Immunology Haematology Oncologic gynaecology and surgery

12. Medical Education Physical Education and sport Medical Informatics and Biostatistics Clinical Psychology Modern Languages Socio-humanistic Sciences History of

Medicine

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THE STRUCTURE OF 2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR

CONVENTIONAL (CONTINUOUS) STUDIES

MEDICINE YEARS I III

1st SEMESTER

29th

of September 2014 19th

of December 2014

classes (12 weeks)

22nd

of December 2014 02nd

of January 2015

Christmas holiday (2 weeks)

05th

of January 2015 16th

of January 2015

classes (2 weeks)

19th

of January 2015 13th

of February 2015

examination session (4 weeks)

16th

of February 2015 20th

of February 2015

winter holiday (1 week)

2nd SEMESTER

23rd

of February 2015 05th

of June 2015

classes (14 weeks +1 week Easter holiday; 13 17 April 2015)

08th

of June 2015 03rd

of July 2015 examination session (4 weeks)

07th

of July 2015 11th

of July 2015 re-examination session 1

20th

of July 2015 25th

of July 2015 re-examination session 2

06th

of July 2015 31st

of July 2015 Summer practice (4 weeks)

03rd

of August 2015 25th

of September 2015

summer holiday

28th

of September 2015 beginning of academic year 2015-2016

MODULAR STUDIES

MEDICINE YEARS IV-V

(Modular structure: 36 weeks, representing 30 weeks of courses and 6 weeks of examination sessions)

Ist Semester

Ist

Module 29

th of September 2014 21

st of

November 2014 classes (8 weeks)

24th

of November 2014 28th

of November 2014

examination session (1 week)

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IInd

Module 02

nd of December 2014 19

th of

December 2014 classes (3 weeks)

22nd

of December 2014 02nd

of January 2015

Christmas holiday (2 week)

05th

of January 2015 30th

of January 2015

Classes (4 weeks)

02nd

of February 2015 13th

of February 2015

examination session (2 weeks)

16th

of February 2015 20th

of February 2015

winter holiday (1 week)

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IInd Semester

IIIrd

Module 23

rd of February 2015 10

th of April

2015 classes (7 weeks)

13th

of April 2015 17th

of April 2015 Easter holiday (1 week)

20th

of April 2015 30th

of April 2015 examination session (2 weeks)

IVth

Module 04

th of May 2015 26

th of June 2015 classes (8 weeks)

29th

of June 2015 03rd

of July 2015 examination session (1 week)

06th

of July 2015 24th

of July 2015 Summer practice (3 weeks)

07th

of July 2015 11th

of July 2015 re-examination session 1

20th

of July 2015 25th

of July 2015 re-examination session 2

MEDICINE YEAR VI

(Modular structure 36 weeks, representing 28 weeks of courses and 8 weeks of examination sessions)

Ist

Module 29

th of September 2014 14

th of

November 2014 classes (7 weeks)

17th

of November 2014 28th

of November 2014

examination session (2 weeks)

IInd

Module 02

nd of December 2014 19

th of

December 2014 classes (3 weeks)

22nd

of December 2014 02nd

of January 2015

Christmas holiday (2 weeks)

05th

of January 2015 30th

of January 2015

Classes (4 weeks)

02nd

of February 2015 13th

of February 2015

examination session (2 weeks)

16th

of February 2015 20th

of February 2015

winter holiday (1 week)

IIIrd

Module 23

rd of February 2015 10

th of April 2015 classes (7 weeks)

13th

of April 2015 17th

of April 2015 Easter holiday (1 week)

20th

of April 2015 30th

of April 2015 Classes (1 weeks)

IVth

Module 04

th of May 2015 19

th of June 2015

Classes (7 weeks)

22nd

of June 2015 26th

of July 2015 examination session (1 week)

06th

of July 2015 31st

of August 2015 Summer holiday

06th

of July 2015 10th

of July 2015 re-examination session 1

24th

of July 2014 30th

of July 2014 re-examination session 2

14th

of July 2015 16th

of July 2015 taking the graduation degree

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examination for English and French study programme

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DOCTORAL SCHOOL

THE STRUCTURE OF ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015

Principles:

Classes: 28 weeks

Research methodology is studied in a conventional (continuous) manner

The other subjects are studied in modules

Admission to the doctoral school:

08-12 September 2014 enrolment of candidates 22-26 September 2014 admission exam 1st of October 2014 registration of candidates

The Foreign Language Test taken at the Foreign Languages Department, no. 6 Pasteur Street, scheduled as follows: English: 9th of September 2014, starting from 10:30, room 8, second floor French: 9th of September 2014, starting from 10:30, room 6, second floor German: 9th of September 2014, starting from 10:30, room 7, second floor

1st of October 2014 29th of May 2015 teaching acvies organized for the year of advanced academic training, including:

Christmas holiday: 15.12.2014 - 09.01.2015 Easter holiday: 30.03.2015 17.04.2015

2-13 June 2014 re-examination session (one session only)

The schedule of the research projects presentations for the doctoral studies candidates who completed the advanced university training year:

08.06 12.06.2015 submission of project tles and appoinng the admission panel

15.06 26.06.2015 presentaon of research projects

EXAMINATIONS AND CONTESTS

29th of September 5th of October 2014 enrolment on Masters Degree programme admission examination 02nd of February 2015 06th of February 2015 enrolment for the 2nd session of graduate degree examination 09th of February 2015 13th of February 2015 taking the graduate degree examination July 2015 enrolment and University admission examinaon September 2015 enrolment and University admission examinaon 2nd session (free places)

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OTHER EVENTS

02 05 December 2014 University Days 04th of July 2015 The Ceremony for the students graduating in 2015

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FACULTY OF MEDICINE STUDENT REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

1. The procedure for 1st year students registration is the following:

Students registration after passing admission examination is based on the matriculation decision issued by the Rector. Tuition fee-paying students will be registered after the payment of tuition fee and after signing the study agreement.

In the case of international students admitted on Romanian state scholarship or on fee paying places (Romanian currency payment), registration is based on the decision of the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports, following the approval granted by the university management and the signing of Study Agreement.

In the case of international students on fee paying places (foreign currency payment), registration is carried out on the basis of the provisional registration decision issued by the Vice-Rectors Office, the International Students Office and the final decision of registration issued by the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports, after the payment of tuition fee and after signing the Agreement of Study.

The complete application file, endorsed by International Students Office, will be sent to Deans Office only after the approval of Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports, no later than the 1st of December for the current academic year.

The candidates admitted in the first year and not registered within the period established by the decision of the Administration Council will lose their right to be enrolled.

According to Ministrys decision, a student may be allowed to study at only one specialty financed by state budget. The student will pay a tuition fee to attend a second specialty.

2. Each student is enrolled in matriculation register under a unique number, which is valid for the entire duration of undergraduate studies.

3. in the moment of registration, a personal record is created for each student, consisting of:

The original Baccalaureate diploma. Students who pay tuition fees to attend a second faculty must provide a copy of the Baccalaureate diploma authenticated by the public notary and a document that proves the fact

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that the student has the original Baccalaureate diploma in other university where the student benefit from a budgeted place.

an authenticated copy of MD or BSc diploma in the case of students who graduated from a faculty where they had a state subsidized place and who have to pay the tuition fee in order to attend a second faculty,

the enrolment form,

an authenticated copy of the birth certificate,

the medical tests required by the university,

the written agreement proving the fact that the student knows and agrees to respect universitys regulations concerning academic activity and examinations and of those of the Study Contract,

Four passport-size photographs.

4. The personal record of international students consists of:

The original Baccalaureate diploma and its translation in an international language authenticated and validated by the issuing countrys embassy in Romania.

the language test (Romanian, French, English), according to the teaching language of the section that the student applies for,

a photocopy of their passport,

an authenticated copy of their birth certificate,

the decision of the Ministry of Education mentioning status: scholarship holder, tuition-fee paying student Romanian currency, foreign currency

the enrolment form,

the medical tests required by the university,

the written agreement proving the fact that the student knows and agrees to respect universitys regulations concerning academic activity and examinations and of those of the Study Contract,

Four passport-size photographs. The registration of international students takes place within maximum 15 days from the beginning of the academic year.

5. in the moment of students enrolment at a faculty, the Deans Office issues a "Student Report card" for each student. The student report card will contain all the marks obtained by the student at examinations or other assessment forms. It will also include the marks for the failed exams. The examiner has the responsibility for filling in the marks and signing them. In the following cases - transfer, studies interruption or expulsion, the Deans Office withdraws the student report card and the travel pass, where applicable.

6. Enrolment in the second year and in the following years as well as the signing of the Study Contract implies filling in an application form, within the first 15 days from the beginning of academic year. Enrolment is based upon

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academic results from the previous year and entails the achievement of the minimum number of credits (45 credits minimum) required to complete the requirement for a year of study. Students in the supplementary year will be enrolled in the academic study year that they must repeat after paying all the financial dues for the supplementary year.

International students

International students are welcomed by both the academic and civic communities. Apart from medical education taught in Romanian language, our faculty has been offering, for more than ten years, medical education in English and French, which attracts more and more students from over 25 countries. Currently, about 30% from the students enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine are international students who study in English, in French or in Romanian language. International students are enrolled following a selection procedure based on their record, according to criteria established by the Faculty Council Board. They do not have an entrance examination. The candidates must hold a baccalaureate or equivalent diploma and must obtain confirmation from the Ministry of Education. All the documents presented must be authenticated.

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ECTS STUDENTS

The European credit transfer and accumulation system (ECTS) was created to facilitate student mobility among universities. The European Union encourages study periods at partner universities and the Bologna and Berlin Declarations stipulate the need to eliminate obstacles in the way of academic mobility.

Student mobility within Socrates-Erasmus programmes offers students the possibility to study at another European university for a semester or a whole academic year. Then, they go back to home university, complete their studies and obtain a graduation diploma there. In this way, students benefit from continuity of studies and, at the same time, they have access to other educational perspective and to a new academic, cultural, social and linguistic environment.

The main purpose of developing this system was to support student mobility in enhancing their formation, in gathering the experience of other European universities in order to obtain full academic recognition for the period they have spent away from home university.

Full academic recognition means that the study period abroad replaces a similar period of study at home university without lengthening the duration of initial studies.

ECTS credits

ECTS credits represents values allocated to course units and practical activities in order to describe students workload required to complete them. They reflect the quantity of work each course requires in relation to the total quantity of work necessary to complete a full academic year of study at the university, which includes: courses, seminars, practical work and individual work in the laboratory, in the library or at home, examinations and other assessment activities.

In the ECTS system, 60 credits represent one year of study (in terms of workload); on average, 30 credits are allocated for each semester.

The ECTS credits are also allocated to practical training and to graduate thesis preparation when these activities are part of the regular curriculum at both home and host institutions.

ECTS credits are allocated to each course and are awarded only to the students who had completed successfully the courses by passing the examinations or other types of assessment.

For the acknowledgment of the Socrates-Erasmus mobility, the student must earn minimum 25 ECTS credits for a period of 4-5 months and minimum 50

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ECTS credits for a period of 9 months spent in the host institution abroad. The credits obtained abroad must be obtained for disciplines that the student would have to study at UMF Iuliu Haieganu Cluj-Napoca during the academic year that he is enrolled in when he takes the mobility. It is allowed to acknowledge no more than two exams from higher years (maximum 15 credits in advance).

The ECTS grading scale

Examination and assessment results are generally expressed in marks. There are various grading systems in Europe. Therefore, an ECTS grading system was developed in order to help institutions translate the marks awarded by host institutions to ECTS students. This procedure also offers other information regarding the activity of the student, but it does not replace the mark that the student will get at the home university.

How does it work?

The main ECTS instruments meant to facilitate academic recognition are: - Information Package - Learning Agreement - Transcript of Records

The Information Package is offered by all institutions which use ECTS system and describes the courses available at the university. It also provides general information about the institution, its location, student accommodation, administrative procedures necessary for registration and the academic calendar. The Package is updated annually.

The Learning Agreement describes the abroad study programme and is completed by the individual student together with the two academic institutions involved, before the student arrives at the host institution.

The Transcript of Records details the students academic achievements prior to and after the period of study abroad. It contains the ECTS credits, the mark awarded according to the local marking scale and the ECTS grading scale. The combination of local marks and ECTS credits represents quantitatively and qualitatively the students performance at the host institution.

These tools are then used by the institutional and departmental coordinators appointed by each institution to deal with the administrative and academic aspects of ECTS. The grade obtained by the student for a certain discipline, write in the transcript of records, is given by the Faculty academic coordinator for ECTS, considering the grade obtained by the student in the host institution, according to the ECTS grading scale.

The use of ECTS ensures the transparency of curricula and students academic achievements, which leads to academic recognition throughout Europe.

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How can ECTS students obtain mobility?

They should contact their home departmental coordinator and they must study the Information Package of other institutions in order to choose the best destination and plan their programme of study abroad.

How is academic recognition ensured?

An ECTS study programme must be approved by both home and host institutions before the student leaves for the study period abroad. If the programme of study described in the Learning Agreement is completed satisfactorily by the student, it is fully recognized by the home university. This means that the volume of study, measured in terms of numbers of achieved ECTS credits, will be the equivalent of the same volume of study which would otherwise have been undertaken at the home university.

How are ECTS credits transferred?

Institutions prepare and transfer transcripts of records for all students who benefit from ECTS mobilities. A copy of the transcript is given to the student and checked by both home and host universities, before and after the period of study abroad.

Are further studies abroad for ECTS students possible?

A student who had benefited from ECTS mobility may choose to remain at the host university to get a degree there or to move to a third institution. This is possible only if both institutions involved agree and that the student accepts the conditions to be fulfilled in order to get a diploma or transfer registration.

By providing a history of the students academic achievements, the transcript of records is the document which helps partner institutions make decisions regarding the continuation of studies abroad, thus further opening up Europe to academic mobility in general.

Student evaluation criteria and ECTS grading scale

Courses and study modules are evaluated through oral and written examinations, practical assignments, demonstrations and other applicable methods. Students receive information on the evaluation criteria at the beginning of the study module.

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ECTS Grade in Romania

Definition

A B C

D E

FX

F

10 9

7-8

6 5 4

1-3

Excellent = outstanding achievement with only minor errors Very Good = above the average standard with some errors Good = generally sound work with a number of notable errors Satisfactory = average, with significant shortcomings Sufficient = performance meets the minimum criteria Fail = some more work required before credit can be awarded Fail = considerable further work is required

ECTS grading scales for different countries

Romania 1 - 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

ECTS scale FX, F Fail

E Sufficient

D Satisfactory

Good

Good

Very Good

A Excellent

Austria 5 - 4 - 3 2 1

Albania 1 - 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Bulgaria 2

5

- - 4

5

6

Belgium 7, 8, 9 10 11 12 13, 14 15, 16, 17 18, 19, 20

China 0 - 59.99 60 - 69.99 70 - 74.99 75 - 79.99 80 - 84.99 85 - 89.99 90 - 100

Denmark 0, 3, 5 6 7 8 9 10 11, 13

Switzerland < 3,5 3,5 - 3,99 4,0 - 4,49 4,5 - 4,99 5,0 - 5,49 5,5 5,51 - 6,0

Finland

1 1 - 2 2 3

France Insuffisant (< 10)

Passable (10 - 10,49)

Passable (10,5-10,99)

Assez bien (11,0 - 11,49)

Assez bien (11,5 - 12,49)

Bien (12,5 - 14,49)

Trs bien (14,5-20,0)

Germany > 4,01 4,00 - 3,51 3,5 - 3,01 3,00 - 2,51 2,50 - 2,01 2,00 - 1,51 1,50 - 1,00

Greece 2, 3, 4 5 6 - 7 8,9 10

Jordan 0 - 49.99 50 - 50.99 51 - 59.99 60 - 69.99 70 - 79.99 80 - 89.99 90 - 100

Ireland < 25% Fail

25% - 39% Pass

40% - 44% 3rd pass

45% - 54% -

55% - 69% 2nd/II

70% - 84% 2nd/I

85% - 100% I

Iceland Fail 5 - 6 7 8 9, 10

Italy 17 18, 19 20 - 22 23 - 24 25 - 26 27, 28 29, 30, 30+

Great Britain 0 - 39% (Fail)

40 - 49% (3

rd)

50 - 54% (2ii)

55 - 59% (2ii)

60 - 64% (2i)

65 - 69% (Upper 2i)

70 - 100% (First)

Norway 6 - 4.1 4 - 3.5 3.5 - 3 2.9 - 2.4 2.3 - 2 1.9 - 1.2 1.1 - 1.0

The Netherlands 1 - 4 5 6 - 7 8 9, 10

Polland < 3,00 3,00 3,01 - 3,49 - 3,50 - 3,99 4,00 - 4,49 4,50 - 5,00

Portugal 1 - 9 10 11, 12 13 14, 15 16, 17 18, 19, 20

Slovakia 5 - 4 - 3 2 1

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Slovenia 1 - 5.9 6 6.1 - 6.9 7 - 7.5 7.6 - 7.9 8 - 9.9 10

Spain < 5 Suspenso

5,0 - 5,49 Aprobado

5,5 - 6,49 Aprobado

6,5 - 7,49 Notable

7,5 - 8,49 Notable

8,5 - 9,49 Sobresaliente Excellent

9,5 - 10 Matricula de Honor

United States of America

E - F/0 - 59 D/60 - 65 - /66 - 72 C/73 - 79 B/80 - 86 A - /87 - 93 A/94 - 100

Hungary 1,00 - 1,99 elegtelen

- 2,00 - 2,50 elegseges

- 2,51 - 3,50 kzepes

3,51 - 4,50 jo

4,51 - 5,00 jelcs, kivalo

Turkey 1 - 4 Noksan/ Noksan

4,5 - 4,99 5,00 - 6,49 Orta

6,5 - 6,99 Orta

7,00 - 7,99 Lyi

8,00 - 8,99 Lyi

9,0 - 10,0 k iyi

For further information on the ECTS system of credits and how it is applied in Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, please access the regulations concerning the application of the European credit transfer and accumulation system (ECTS) on the university site: http://www.umfcluj.ro.

ECTS Coordinators

University ECTS Coordinator: Prof. Ioan Coman, MD, PhD - Vice-Rector, Teaching and Educational Evaluation Faculty of Medicine: Assoc. Prof. oimia Suciu, MD, PhD - Vice-Dean, Teaching and Educational Evaluation Director of the International Relations Department: Prof. Dan L. Dumitracu, MD, PhD

Language of instruction

The language of instruction at the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy is Romanian. The Faculty of Medicine at the University offers degree programmes in English and French within the English and French sections.

Foreign language learning opportunities

All students from our University have the possibility to learn a European language. The purpose of these courses is to provide our students with practical skills reading, writing, listening and speaking. All the facilities at the Department of Modern Languages are available to all the students and academic staff of our University.

Scholarships

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Over 40% of our students benefit from study or social scholarships, which are offered by the Ministry of Education.

These scholarships are granted to students with outstanding achievements and, under certain circumstances, to students with a special social situation.

During the mobility period, students keep their right to scholarship, given in the national scholarship system. Students who have benefited from mobility, but could not earn the maximum number of credits to validate the year, are eligible for the scholarship criteria, and for accommodation in the university campus, according to Senate Councils decision from 16.10.2007, and they are exonerated from paying remaining unvalidated credits.

Food and Accommodation

Our University owns a campus which includes 9 hostels where approximately 2700 students are accommodated. Most Romanian students who come from outside Cluj live in the University hostels. However, international students prefer rented accommodation.

The University Restaurant, situated in the close proximity of the university campus, on no. 13 Victor Babe Street, offers diversified menus and accommodates 150 students.

There are also many restaurants and fast food places in the city centre and close to the university premises.

For students who do not live in hostels, the supermarkets and restaurants located in every district offer convenient food supply as prices are lower than in most European countries. The cost of food could range between 200-300 EUR a month.

Health

Student Health Centre is located in the centre of the city, close to the administrative building of the University, offering a wide range of free-of-charge medical services to the students. The Student Pharmacy offers free medication on prescription issued by the Students Health Centre.

Sports

The University Sports Club, founded in 1966, has a sports area and a gym where students can practice sports such as basketball, volleyball, aerobics, tennis, etc.

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CURRICULUM

STUDIES STRUCTURE

The structure of all Universitys educational programmes is based on the academic year system. One academic year consists of two semesters.

The unfolding of education implies:

- Conventional (continuous) studies, with 2 examination sessions, one at the end of each semester (winter and summer examinations)

- Modular studies, having modules organized in discipline blocks, with four examination sessions, two for each semester.

The studies include theoretical courses, practical training, seminars and practical assignments, optional courses, complementary courses and the graduate degree examination.

The undergraduate studies in medicine aim to familiarize students with the main applications of the medical field and with their theoretical basis. After graduation, students need to be able to work independently as experts in the medical field, as practitioners or as researchers.

Language studies are very important for Romanian students because achieving a good level of proficiency in a foreign language is essential for students professional development, due to the increased mobility of EU citizens and non EU citizens. International students are required to study Romanian as a foreign language because starting with the fourth year of studies; practical training in clinics is conducted in Romanian.

Optional courses

Each year of study has a package of optional courses. Students may choose one of the optional courses offered; the chosen course then becomes compulsory. According to the university curriculum, 14 hours/ semester and 2 credits are assigned for each optional course.

Complementary courses

For each year of study there are several complementary courses beside the compulsory ones. Their role is to help students enhance the knowledge they acquired during the compulsory study programme.

Choosing such courses, attending them and taking examinations in these subjects are not compulsory. No credits are allotted to complementary courses

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The final examination

The final examination at the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy is the graduate degree examination. For undergraduate studies, it includes two tests:

1. The specialty test having two components:

- Written test it is part of the national graduation examination to be taken at the same time and based on the same bibliography at all medical universities. - Practical test it is specific to each university.

2. The presentation of graduation thesis:

The minimum average required to pass the graduate degree examination is 6 (six). Graduate degree examination sessions: autumn (September) and winter (January-February).

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ORGANIZING ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES. EXAMINATIONS. COMPLETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF A STUDY YEAR

1. Undergraduates knowledge is tested through examinations. Students are assessed with marks from 1 to 10. The minimum mark to pass an exam is 5 and the highest mark is 10. The final forms of testing are theoretical written examinations as well as practical examinations. In case students knowledge cannot be tested through practical examinations due to the specific features of a particular subject matter, an oral final evaluation will be organized. The examination can be passed only if students obtain a pass mark (minimum 5) for both the written and the practical examination. If the students are present to only one form of examinations, their final mark will be 4. On re-examination, these students would only take the examination which they had failed.

2. Students are allowed to participate to an examination only if they are listed in the official students record issued by the Deans Office. This official record certifies the students status, including the fulfilment of their financial dues.

3. At the beginning of each academic year, the departments have the duty to display the requirements for completing the study subject in order to pass the examinations and the percentage each exam component holds within the students final mark. It is mandatory that the marks obtained at both theoretical and practical examinations are part of the students final mark.

4. In order to complete the requirements for a study year, must be obtained at least 45 credit units out of the 60 credits allotted for a year. A total of 15 credits can be transferred to the following year of study. In order to fulfil the requirements of a study year, the credits transferred from the previous year must not exceed 15 ECTS. Within the respective year, the credit units transferred from a previous year will not be taken into account. At the same time, students have to pay a fee for the transferred credits see Tuition Fees Chapter in Regulations Concerning Student Academic Activity.

5. All missing credits must be obtained within maximum two years; otherwise, students will be enrolled in a supplementary year.

6. For Medicine study programme, at the end of the third year of study students have to obtain all 180 credits allocated for the first three years of study.

7. In an academic year, students can be present to an examination maximum three times. The curriculum includes four examination sessions (the winter session, the summer session and two autumn

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sessions in the continual system). The third time a student is presented to the examination must be paid according to Tuition Fees Chapter. Exams are organized only during examination sessions for the conventional system or at the end of modules for the modular system. Students must respect the examination dates as scheduled by departments, in agreement with students representatives. The absence to one scheduled exam is considered to be a failure of the exam.

8. Within the modular system, examinations must be taken at the end of each module, in the weeks allotted for organizing exams. During an academic year, a student has the possibility to be present to an exam only three times. Students are allowed be present to an exam only twice during the October July period (with their own series or another series that is doing the respective module), whereas the third examination can only be organized during the autumn sessions.

9. In case of departments that are required to organize complex examinations resulting in one mark, the number of questions included in the written examination will be proportional to the number of hours allotted to each subject matter, there will be only one practical examination scheduled at the end of all teaching activities, and the final mark will reflect the proportional ratio according to the different subject matters and will consider an algorithm accepted by all the departments involved. Students should be informed of this algorithm in due time.

10. The dates for written examinations will be scheduled in agreement with the students representatives. Each department must schedule an examination on at least two different days for a series of students. If the theoretical examination takes place on the same day for the entire series of students, the practical examination should not take longer than three successive days.

11. Re-examination for a higher mark is allowed only following the approval of the Faculty Council Board as follows: a maximum of 6 times during the university studies and not more than twice in one academic year. The mark obtained after re-examination is final. A three-member board will re-examine the student applying for re-examination. The new mark obtained is taken into account in the calculation of the average mark that ensures social rights to the student. The due fee for this type of examination is mentioned in the Tuition Fees Appendix. A student can only apply for re-examination for a higher score if the respective student has passed all examinations.

12. Fraud within examinations will be punished. The penalties that the Faculty Council Board may propose are included in Chapter VIII of the Regulations concerning student academic activity.

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* All foreign language programme students, excepting Romanian citizens, must sit a Romanian language test at the end of the third year. The test is organized at the Foreign Languages Department of the Faculty of Medicine within our university. Foreign students may be enrolled in IVth year only if they pass this test. The ones that do not pass this test are enrolled in a supplementary year.

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REGULATION REGARDING THE EQUIVALENCE OF STUDIES

These concern courses undertaken at other higher education medical institutions by students applying to be enrolled in an academic year other than the 1st or 6th year.

These provisions apply both to international students who request enrolment and also to Romanian students who apply for transfer or equivalence and who have partially completed studies at similar institutions in Romania.

Equivalence is not granted for courses taught in the academic year that the student is enrolling on.

Equivalence is not granted for courses of studies completed more than 6 years before the application date.

Requirements necessary for the studies to be eligible for equivalence:

The content of the courses (certified by the syllabus) and their duration (certified by the curriculum) should be at least 70% similar to the equivalent curriculum of the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca.

The sum of the transferable credits corresponding to the subjects not studied but required by the syllabus of the Iuliu Haieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy faculties (compensatory examinations) may not exceed 15 credits (excluding Physical Education and Romanian as a Foreign Language).

In the case of students who have completed studies at accredited universities in the EU, equivalence may be also granted to courses taught in the academic year that the student enrols in, provided that the difference between the missing credits and the recognized extra credits does not exceed 15.

Students must have an official certificate stating the marking system used by the institution where they studied and its equivalence to the ECTS system.

Only those subjects in whom the students passed the examination required by the corresponding institution are eligible for equivalence.

Practical training in a clinic that was not followed by the passing of the corresponding exam will not be eligible for equivalence.

Applicants seeking equivalence of studies will submit a file folder containing the following documents:

- a certificate of studies mentioning the marks obtained in examinations - a curriculum - a syllabus for each subject proposed for equivalence,

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- an official statement explaining the marking system used by the institution where the applicant studied as well as its correspondence to the ECTS system - an empty folder - a written application mentioning the subjects for which the applicant is seeking equivalence - a request for the equivalence of studies submitted by the Vice-Rectors Office for Teaching Activities. All documents required for equivalence will be submitted at the same time. Further additions to the application pack will not be accepted. Only studies completed at higher education medical institutions leading to the awarding of a physicians diploma will be eligible for equivalence. Subjects studied at faculties of biology, veterinary medicine as well as nursing, medical college or master studies are not eligible.

These Regulations are appended to the Learning Agreement.

The applications files for equivalence and recognition will be submitted to the Deans Office until the 21st of September for the current academic year or, pending on the approval of the Administration Council, until the deadline for enrolment of international students as set by the Administration Council according to the instructions of the Ministry of Education.

The review of the equivalence applications is carried out by a member assigned by the Faculty Council Board and is approved in the minutes signed by all the members of the Faculty Council Board.

Applications are reviewed within 15 working days from their receipt by the Deans Office.

The Faculty Council Board has the right to seek and take into consideration the opinion of the taught course leaders regarding those subjects for which the duration of the studies and / or the syllabus content do not coincide with those of the faculties that the applicant wants to enrol in.

The decision of the Faculty Council Board may be contested within 48 hours after the applicant has been informed on it.

The contested decision is discussed by the contestant and an assessor designated by the Board.

The decision adopted by the Board following this discussion is final and non-opposable.

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ALLOCATION OF STUDENTS TO STATE SUBSIDIZED FEE-PAYING PLACES

Starting with the 2009-2010 academic year, students are allocated state subsidized places yearly according to their academic achievements.

The allocation is based on regulations available on the university website.

Main criterion: academic achievements.

The following are extracts from the regulations regarding the allocation of students to state subsidized fee-paying places.

This methodology applies to all students who enrolled following a written entrance examination beginning with the 2005-2006 academic year. Students enrolled on special subsidized places, tuition fee-paying students (foreign or Romanian currency), students who pay a fee for the equivalence of studies and students who were enrolled by order of or acceptance letter from the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports are not subject to this decision and do not benefit from its provisions 1. Students school performances at the end of the first autumn session of

the previous academic year represent the standard used for the allocation of students to state-subsidized places.

2. The average grade taken into account for the allocation of students to state-subsidized places is the arithmetic mean between the weighted mean of a students marks and their arithmetic mean, calculated for the closing academic year.

3. Failed examinations, regardless of the non-passing marks received, will be awarded a 0 (zero) for the calculation of both types of means (weighted mean and arithmetic mean of marks).

4. Summer medical practice is not taken into account for the allocation of state subsidized places. The total number of credits allotted to the summer practice is correspondingly subtracted when calculating the weighted mean.

5. Places are allotted in descending order of students average grades. 6. In case more students have the same average grade, the following criteria

are applied in this order: a. weighted mean of marks b. in case there are still students with the same grade, the course with

the most credits will take precedence c. in case there are still students with the same grade, the course with

the next most credits will count (if this course is divided over two semesters, the arithmetic mean is calculated). This criterion will be applied until there are no more same average grades. If there are more

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courses with the same number of credits, they will be taken into consideration alphabetically.

7. Students results are considered unitary, according to year of study and faculty, without any differences among student series.

8. Students who have all the required credits before the autumn examination session (students who passed all examinations in the summer session) may be re-examined for a higher mark in the first autumn examination session.

9. A student may apply for retesting for a higher mark only twice in an academic year.

10. Students ranking for the allocation of state-subsidized places is carried out by the staff of each Deans office, checked by the designated representatives of the student unions of each faculty and approved, by signature, by the dean of each faculty.

11. The ranking is announced and posted at the Deans office of each faculty in 15 working days after the end of the first autumn examination session.

12. Students may contest the ranking within 2 calendar days after its announcement.

For further details, please visit the current regulations available on the university website: www.umfcluj.ro

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CURRICULUM

YEAR I (2014-2015)

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MED1 1 01EN General Anatomy and Embryology

56 140 14

(6+8) I/II E1, E2

MED1 2 02EN Biophysics 28 28 6 I E1

MED1 1 03EN Cell and Molecular Biology 28 28 6 I E1

MED1 1 04EN Medical Informatics and Biostatistics

14 28 4 I E1

MED1 1 05EN Medical Psychology 14 14 2 I E1

MED1 2 06EN Medical Bioethics and History of Medicine

14 7 2 I V

MED1 2 07EN Bases of Medical Communication 7 14 2 I C

MED1 2 08EN Descriptive Biochemistry 28 28 6 II E2

MED1 2 09EN Physiology 28 28 6 II E2

MED1 1 10EN First Aid 7 14 2 II V2

MED1 1 11EN Behavioural Sciences. Medical Sociology

14 14 2 II E2

MED1 12 12EN Problem Based Learning - 28 2 II C

MED1 12 13EN Romanian Language - 56 2 II C

MED1 12 14EN Sport* - 28 2* II V

Elective Course 14 - 2 I V

Medical Practice - 90 2 - C

- Romanian Language is compulsory for foreign students. Modern languages are compulsory for Romanian students and optional for foreign students.

- Medical Biophysics, Cell and Molecular Biology and Medical Informatics and Biostatistics are studied fully in the I

st semester.

- Medical Psychology alternate with Behavioural Sciences

- First Aid alternate with Basic Medical Communication.

Credits for Physical Education are supplementary allocated.

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YEAR II (2014-2015)

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MED2 1 01EN Topographic and Sectional Applied Anatomy

28 56 6 I E1

MED2 1 02EN Metabolic Biochemistry 42 42 6 I E1

MED2 12 03EN Histology 56 56 8

(4+4) I/II E1, E2

MED2 12 05EN General Microbiology 56 56 8

(4+4) I/II E1, E2

MED2 12 06EN Medical Genetics 42 56 7

(3+4) I/II V1, E2

MED2 1 07EN Medical Psychology 14 14 2 I V1

MED2 2 08EN Medical Research Methodology 21 21 4 II E2

MED2 2 09EN Primary Healthcare 14 14 2 II V2

MED2 12 10EN Modern Languages (Romanian as a foreign language)

- 56 2 I/II V2

MED2 12 11EN Physical Education* - 28 2* I/II V2

Elective Course 14 - 2 II V2

Medical Practice - 100 2 - V

- Romanian Language is compulsory for foreign students. Modern languages are compulsory for Romanian students and optional for foreign student.

Credits for Physical Education are supplementary allocated.

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YEAR III (2014-2015)

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MED31201EN Medical Semiology 84

7 168

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MED3102 EN Surgery-Semiology 42 56 6 I E1

MED31203EN Physiopathology 56 56

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I/II E1, E2

MED31204EN Pathology 70 70

9 (4+5)

I/II E1, E2

MED31205EN Pharmacology 42 28

6 (4+2)

I/II E1, E2

MED31206EN Hygiene 42 42

6 (2+4)

I/II V1/E2

MED3107EN Basic Practical Skills 7 14 2 I V1

MED3208EN Clinical Microbiology 14 14 2 II V2

MED3209EN Immunopathology 21 21 3 II V2

Elective Course 14 - 2 I V1

Medical Practice - 100 2 - V

Romanian Language - 84 - I/II C

- Romanian Language is compulsory for foreign students. At the end of the III

rd year, students from the study programmes in English and French

are going to have a Romanian language test.

- There are 7 course hours at: - Cardiology Heart Institute (Romanian and French series) - Cardiology Rehabilitation English series - Romanian series 1 and 2, will study Surgery in the I

st semester and Clinical

Microbiology and Immunopathology in the IInd

semester. - Romanian series 3 and 4, will study Surgery in the II

nd semester and Clinical

Microbiology and Immunopathology in the Ist

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YEAR IV (2014-2015)

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MED4 1 01EN Internal medicine. Gastroenterology 56 120 10 I E1

MED4 1 02EN Clinical Pharmacology 21 14 3 I E1

MED4 1 03EN Nephrology 21 28 4 I E1

MED4 1 04EN

Radiology. Locomotor system, excretory system and emergency

21 21 5 I E1

Medical Imaging 14 14

MED4 1 05EN Haematology 21 28 4 I E1

MED4 1 06EN Clinical Biochemistry 14 7 2 I E1

MED4 2 07EN Urology 14 28 2 II E2

MED4 2 08EN Occupational Medicine 14 28 2 II E2

MED4 2 09EN

General Surgery 56 140

13 II E2 Oncologic Surgery 7 14

Cardiovascular Surgery 14 14

Plastic Surgery 7 7

MED4 2 10EN Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 14 14 2 II E2

MED4 2 11EN Orthopaedics Traumatology 14 28 2 II E2

MED4 2 12EN Ophthalmology 14 28 2 II E2

MED4 2 13EN

Endocrinology 14 28 3 II

E2 Diabetes, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

14 14 2 I

Elective Course 14 - 2 II V2

Medical Practice - 100 2 - C

- Modules are organized in 8 week blocks + 1 week of examination session

- Modules are organized in blocks of 7 weeks + 2 weeks of examination session

- Internal Medicine has the clinical internship of 3 hours /day

- Surgery clinical internship takes place 3 hours /day (2,5 hours clinical internship/week - 20 hours/block compulsory in emergency)

The exams for the following subjects : Radiology, Locomotor system, Excretory system, Emergency and also Imaging, General surgery, Oncological surgery, Cardiovascular surgery, Plastic surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and metabolic and nutrition diseases are complex exams and are conducted according to the methodology provided by Deans office

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YEAR V (2014-2015)

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Internal Medicine 63 120 12

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I E1 Interventional Cardiology. Heart Institute

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Pneumology 14 14

MED5 1 02EN Clinical Pharmacology 21 21 4 I E1

MED5 1 03EN

Neurosciences - -

10 I E1 Adult Neurology 56 56

Paediatric Neurology 14 14

Neurosurgery 14 14

MED5 2 04EN Radiology. Respiratory, cardiovascular systems and neurology

14 14 2 II E2

MED5 2 05EN Paediatrics Puericulture

70 14

168 14

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MED5 2 06EN Paediatric Surgery and Orthopaedics

14 28 3 II E2

MED5 2 07EN ENT Otolaryngology 28 28 4 II E2

MED5 2 08EN Oncology and Radiotherapy 14 21 3 II E2

MED5 1 09EN Rheumatology Medical Rehabilitation

14 14 2 II E2

14 14 2 I -

Elective Course 14 - 2 II V2

Medical Practice - 100 2 - C

Graduate Thesis Preparation* - 60 2* II C

- Modules are organized in 8 week blocks + 1 week of examination session.

- Modules are organized in 7 week blocks + 2 weeks of examination session.

- Each group has, on turns, Cardiology clinical internship at the Heart Institute 1 week during the Internal Medicine clinical internship.

- For the neurosciences module, there is only one exam (complex)

- Paediatrics clinical internship imply 4 hours/day; 8 hours of standby cover in the emergency room are compulsory

Credits for the Graduate Thesis Preparation are supplementary allocated The exams for the following subjects: Neurosciences, Neurology, Pediatric neurology, Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Pneumology, Rheumatology, Medical rehabilitation are complex exams and are conducted according to the methodology provided by Deans office

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YEAR VI (2014-2015)

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MED6 1 01EN Family Medicine 42 63 6 I E1

MED6 1 02EN Epidemiology 14 14 2 I E1

MED6 1 03EN Dermatology 28 28 4 I E1

MED6 1 04EN Obstetrics-Gynaecology 70 168

12 I E1 Neonatology 7 14

MED6 1 05EN Forensic Medicine 28 21 4 I E1

MED6 1 06EN Geriatrics 14 21 2 I E1

MED6 2 07EN Psychiatry Paediatric Psychiatry

42 49 8 II E2

14 14

MED6 2 08EN Infectious Diseases 42 84 9 II E2

MED6 2 09EN Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 21 21 3 II E2

MED6 2 10EN Emergency Medicine 21 21 3 II E2

MED6 2 11EN Training in the Practical Skills Centre - 28 2 II V2

MED6 2 12EN Public Health and Management 28 14 3 II E2

Elective Course 14 - 2 II V2

Graduate Thesis Preparation* - 60 2* II C

- Modules are organized in 7 week blocks + 2 weeks of examination session.

- 12 hours, on turns, compulsory in Family Medicine cabinets - Gynaecology clinical internships are 4h/day, 4h clinical internship/week of

standby cover in the emergency room are compulsory - Credits for the Graduate Thesis Preparation are supplementary allocated

The exams for the following subjects: Obstetric and gynaecology, Neonatology, Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry are complex exams and are conducted according to the methodology provided by Deans office

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SYLLABUS SUBJECTS DESCRIPTION A. COMPULSORY COURSES

YEAR I

ANATOMY AND EMBRIOLOGY

Field of Study Medicine Study programme Medicine Course title General Anatomy and Embryology Course coordinator Assoc. Prof. Bianca Szabo, MD. PhD Department Morphological Sciences Discipline Anatomy and Embryology Course code MED 1 1 01 EN

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L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: -

General objectives

Achievement of a tridimensional representation of the human body as a whole and by regions.

Learning of superficial landmarks for the content of the great cavities of the body.

Development of dynamic ontogenetic representations, of use in prenatal diagnosis.

Assimilation of certain skills and manoeuvres.

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Specific objectives

Knowledge of fundamental head, neck, trunk and limb morphology notions.

Course content

1. Object of anatomy. 2. Age stages and their characteristic features. 3. Human body types. Gametogenesis. Fertilisation. Anomalies. 4. Weeks I-IV of development. Anomalies. 5. Organogenesyis: morphogenesis and histogenesis, integration. 6. Embrionary appendages. 7. Generalities of the bone system, articular system and skeletal muscle system. 8. Development of the locomotor system. 9. Anatomy and ontogeny of the limbs. 10. General organisation of the trunk: walls, cavity. 11. Development of the trunk and diaphragm. Anomalies. 12. General features of the respiratory system. 13. Phonatory apparatus. 14. Development of the respiratory system. Anomalies. 15. Generalities of the cardiovascular system. 16. Development of the cardiovascular system. Anomalies. 17. General description of the thorax: walls, content. 18. General features of the digestive system. 19. Development of the digestive system. Anomalies. 20. General description of the abdomen: walls, content. 21. General description of the urinary system. 22. Development of the urinary system. Anomalies. 23. Pelvis: walls, pelvic portion of the peritoneal cavity, gender differences. 24. General organisation of the reproductive system. 25. Development of the reproductive system. Anomalies. 26. Generalities of the perineum, gender differences. 27. General description of the head and neck. 28. Development of head and neck. Anomalies. 29. Generalities of the endocrine system.

References

1. PAPILIAN, V. : Anatomia omului, vol. I Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2003. 2. PAPILIAN, V. :Anatomia omului, vol. II Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2003 3. ANA NADIA SCHMIDT: Embriologie general, Editura Medicala Universitara

Iuliu Hatieganu, 2005. 4. ANA NADIA SCHMIDT : Embriologie special, Editura Intelcredo, 2002.

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5. GRIGORESCU-SIDO, FR :Embriologie general i special, Editura Casa Crii de tiint, 2006.

6. GIORGIA, R., ANA NADIA SCHMIDT: Anatomia omului. Sistemul nervos central, Editura UMF Cluj Napoca, 1993.

7. GRIGORESCU- SIDO.FR, : Anatomia omului. Generaliti.Editura Casa Crii de tiint, 2009.

8. GRIGORESCU-SIDO, FR., BLIDARU, M., BLIDARU, D.: Neuroanatomie n scheme, Editura Casa Casa Crii de tiint, 2004.

9. GRIGORESCU- SIDO.FR, ANDREEA SECELEANU : Anatomie Humaine. Gnralits.Editura Medicala Universitara Iuliu Hatieganu, 2009.

10. BIANCA SZABO Upper and lower limbs.Topographic Anatomy. Clinical Data., Editura Medicala Universitara, 2006, Cluj Napoca.

11. BIANCA SZABO, FR. GRIGORESCU SIDO Anatomy of the human being. Generalities. Editura Casa Cartii de Stiinta, 2003, Cluj Napoca.

12. ALBU, I., GIORGIA, R.: Anatomie Clinica, Editura ALL, Bucuresti, 2004.

Evaluation

Written exam 60% Practical exam 25% Activity portfolio 15%

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BIOPHYSICS

Field of Study Medicine Study programme Medicine Course title Biophysics Course coordinator Prof. Mihai Lucaciu, MD, PhD Department Molecular Sciences Discipline Medical Biophysics Course code MED 1 1 02 EN

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Written exam +

Practical exam

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites -

General objectives

Acquiring knowledge about the physical mechanisms and phenomena in biological systems.

Using applications of physical methods in the qualitative, quantitative and functional analysis of biological systems.

Understanding the biophysical aspects in different functions and structures of the human body, at different levels of organization, in normal and pathological situations; assimilating general concepts concerning the physical processes involved in the functioning of our body

Understanding the functioning principles of the methods, devices and appliances used in medical research and practice.

Acquiring certain abilities and minimum skills in the usage of appliances or in the execution of experiments.

Specific objectives

Acquiring knowledge about the superficial tension of fluids, viscosity, and capillarity, thermal and electric phenomena in the human body.

Acquiring the ability to explain how the human body works as a thermodynamic system and to apply the principle of energy conservation to the calculation of the bodys energetic balance.

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Being able to explain, in physical terms, the creation of the potential differences in the cellular membranes and the electric properties of the membranes.

Acquiring knowledge about the physico-chemical phenomena on which the cellular transport mechanisms are based.

The critical evaluation of results and the correct usage of the International System of Units and Measurements in medicine.

Being able to apply modern biophysical methods to the study of the membrane and the cellular processes. Response to medication.

Acquiring knowledge about the principles of physical methods used for the micro-and macroscopic study of biosystems; the impact of physical factors on the functioning of biosystems.

Being able to use radiations for diagnosis and therapy, as well as knowing all about their side effects. Radiation dosimetry.

Acquiring scientific knowledge about the influence that physical factors have on the human body, especially ionizing radiations. The cellular mechanisms of the live tissue interaction with electromagnetic radiations. Radioprotection.

Being able to apply related physical principles to some methods of investigation. Being able to explain the relative advantages and disadvantages of these investigation methods. The biophysical basic features of a few non-invasive methods of diagnosis and treatment: - Clinical scintigraphy: radioactive and radiopharmaceutical tracers,

static and dynamic examination. - Ultrasounds: production and reception, the Doppler effect,

applications in medicine. - X-rays in medicine: radioscopy, radiography, CT scan, radiotherapy. - Physical principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and

applications. - LASER- principles and applications in medicine. - Light polarization and its applications in medicine.

Understanding the basic physical features of the biological phenomena involved in medical disciplines: cellular biology, physiology, pathophysiology, cardiology, neurophysiology, ophthalmology, radiodiagnostic and medical imaging, nuclear medicine, oncologic radiotherapy, physiotherapy etc.

Developing the ability to assimilate and define the necessary methodology for structuring a biological or clinical study, based on data provided by an experiment; processing and analyzing experimental results that will allow the elaboration of a scientific paper (report, article).

Getting familiarized with the physical principles that grant the functioning of modern medical appliances, with the purpose of offering our graduates

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the possibility to activate in domains where high-tech devices for non-destructive medical investigations and therapy are used.

Course content

Bioenergetics (6 hours) Thermodynamic systems, states and processes Equilibrium states and steady states. State functions. Gas law. Energy, the internal energy. The first law of thermodynamics. Enthalpy. The laws of thermochemistry. Hess' law. Standard enthalpy of combustion of foodstuffs. Entropy. The second law of thermodynamics.Statistic interpretation of the third law of thermodynamics. Entropy and disorder. Entropy and biology. Termodynamic potentials Free energy.Helmholtz free energy, Gibbs free energy. The direction of spontaneity and the criteria for equilibrium. The chemical potential. The standard free energy and the free energy of reactions occurring in metabolic pathways. The equilibrium constant. Factors deciding in spontaneity of reactions in living systems. Free energy of sequential (tandem) reactions. High-energy phosphate bonds. Standard free energy of hydrolysis of ATP, conditions affecting free energy of hydrolysis of ATP. Oxidation-reduction reactions. Electrode reduction potentials, standard half cell potentials. Electrochemical conversion of energy. First type half cells and concentration cells. The pH. Oxidative phosphorylation and electron transport. Photophosphorylation. The chemiosmotic-coupling hypothesis. Molecular phenomena in liquid state (4 hours) Liquid state Vaporisation and condensation. The phase diagram Colligative properties of solutions. Osmosis; osmotic pressure; cells as osmometers; Starling effect. Edema formation. Dialysis and ultra filtration. Fluid mechanics hydrostatic pressure, Bernoullis law. Law of Poiseuille. Application to blood flow. Viscosity, blood viscosity. Surface tension surface tension at interfaces. Surfactants. Laplace law. Medival applications Molecular biophysics (6hours) Atom models. Rutherford-Bohr atom. Spectral series. Bohr-Sommerfeld atom. Quantum numbers. Elementary approach to quantum mechanics: wave function, uncertainty principle,. Atomic orbitals. The periodic table. Chemical binding.

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Electronegativity. Hybridisation of molecular orbitals. Covalent binding; molecular orbitals; molecular energy levels. The dipolar moment. Metallic binding. Ionic binding. Physical binding Hydrogen bonding and water structure; hydrophobic interactions; ionic interactions; dipolar (van der Waals) interactions. Biological macromolecules. Levels of structure of biological macromolecules.. Properties of water. Physical properties of polypeptides. Proteins Techniques for the study of biological molecules Optical techniques, hydrodynamic techniques, X-ray crystallography Transport processes (4 hours) Biomembranes Structure and functions of biomembranes. Membrane models. Composition. Lipids . Properties of lipids. Passive transport. Diffusion. Free-diffusion equations; diffusion coefficient. Diffusion through membranes; permeability coefficients of cell membranes. Overtons rule Facilitated diffusion. Transport through channels. Channel types. Active transport in living systems. Na-K-ATP and other active transport systems. Basic physics of membrane potentials (4 hours) The Nernst potential. The Donnan equilibrium and potential. The diffusion potential. Goldman equation. The sodium-potassium pump. Action potential The resting membrane potential. Events that cause the action potentials. Pases of the action potential. The Na and K channels. Propagation of the action potentials. Synaptic transmission of nervous impulse. Radiation biophysics (4 hours) The primary interactions of ionizing radiation with substance. The nature of radiations. Chemical and biological effects of non-ionizing radiation Effects of ionizing radiation on molecules: direct action; indirect action. Application of radiations in medicine: X ray radiography. Computed tomography Radioisotopes as tracers. Scinthigraphy. Positron emission tomography (PET) Actions of ionizing radiation on living cells. Survival curves and target theory. Radiation hazard and protection.

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References

1. Yeargers : Basic Biophysics for Biology 2. Tarjan : Introduction to Biophysics with Medical Orientation

Additional Reading : 1. Weiss : Cellular Biophysics 2 vols 2. Bialek : Princeton Lectures on Biophysics

Evaluation

Practical assessment The practical assessment takes place during the last practical class of the semester. The practical assessment consists of practical and spoken tests. The resulting marks are part (25%) of the final marks obtained. Marks are attributed from 1 to 10. The minimal mark required to pass the practical assessment is 5. Failure to pass or absence from the practical examination prohibits participation in the theoretical examination. Theoretical assessment The theoretical examination takes place during the winter assessment session and consists of a written test. Marks are attributed from 1 to 10. The minimal mark required to pass the theoretical assessment is 5.

In the event of failure or absence from the theoretical examination in the summer session, students are allowed to be present in the 1s and in the 2nd reexamination sessions.

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CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Field of Study Medicine Study programme Medicine Course title Cell and Molecular Biology Course coordinator Assoc. Professor Adrian Florea, MD. PhD Department Molecular Sciences Discipline Cell and Molecular Biology Course code MED 1 1 03 EN

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L PA CI L PA CI

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Written Ex. +Practical Ex.

+Practical Application

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: -

General objectives:

teaching of the fundamental teoretical notions of Cell and Molecular Biology necessary for a physician;

laboratory practical skills training necessary in the following years as well as in the medical practice.

Specific objectives:

gaining the skills necessary to understand the medical applications of the concepts taught, taking into account that we are in the age of cell and molecular medicine;

teaching the technique of light microscope use; microscopes images interpretation emphasizing medical applications; basic notions of the techniques of cell and molecular biology such as the

cell fractionation by differential centrifugation and chromatography of membrane lipids.

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Course content:

1. Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology. 2. General Notions About Cells. 3. Molecular Basis of the Chemical Organization of the Cell. 4. Cytoplasmic Matrix. 5. Molecular Basis of the Cell Motility. 6. Molecular Biology of the Cell Membranes. 7. Nucleus. 8. Eukaryotic Chromosomes: Aspects of Cell and Molecular Biology with

Medical Applications. 9. Cell Division. 10. Endoplasmic Reticulum. 11. Golgi Apparatus. 12. Cell Secretion. 13. Lysosomes. 14. Peroxysomes. 15. Mitochondria. 16. Extracellular Matrix and Cell Adhesion. 17. Cell Recognition. 18. Cell Aging and Cell Death. 19. Central Dogma of Molecular Biology and Medical Applications. 20. Cancer Cell and Oncogenes.

References:

1. Gheorghe Benga, Introducere n Biologie Celular i Molecular, Ed. Medical Universitar, Cluj-Napoca, 2005.

2. Alberts, B., Bray, D., Hopkin, K., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. and Walter, P., Essential Cell Biology, 3rd edition, Garland Publishing, Inc., New York, 2005.

3. Gheorghe Benga (sub redacia), ndrumtor pentru lucrrile practice de biologie celular i molecular, Editura Carpatica, Cluj-Napoca, 1997.

Evaluation:

Written exam 75% Practical exam 12.5% Practical application 12.5%

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MEDICAL INFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS

Field of Study Medicine Study programme Medicine Course title Medical Informatics and Biostatistics Course coordinator Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tudor Ctlin Drugan, PhD Department Community Medicine Discipline Medical Informatics and Biostatistics Course code MED 1 1 04 EN

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Lectures Practical activities

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L PA CI L PA CI

I compulsory 1 2 - 14 28 - 42 84 4

Written Ex. +Practical

Ex.

L = lectures; PA = practical activities; CI = clinical internship

Pre-requisites: -

General objectives:

The aim of the course is to help students to gain basic information about information technologies with applications in dentistry and medicine (birotics, databases, working in networks, storing data, searching information) as well as basic methods of statistics. In addition, students will learn about current technologies and methods in computer science and biostatistics and their impacts on health care practice and research.

Specific objectives:

A. Theoretical knowledge (What is need to know):

Elements of information theory.

Data structures. Models and systems for information management.

Software applications for dentistry/medical birotics.

Probabilities and their dentistry/medical applications.

Statistical methods and their applications. B. Skills (What they know to do?):

Microsoft Work processing.

Dentistry/Medical data. Collecting data; data management with Microsoft Excel.

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Descriptive statistics with Microsoft Excel.

Data communication using Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word.

Searching and accessing information using Internet.

Course content:

Course 1.

Introduction in Medical Informatics and Biostatistics.

Course objectives.

About Medical Informatics & Statistics. Course 2.

Information Theory.

Quantity of Information. Coding information.

Information vs. Medical Data.

Basic elements of information theory

Informations quantity. Coding pieces of information

Pieces of information and medical data Course 3.

Introduction in statistics. o Definitions o Stages of Scientific Knowledge o Quantification and Accuracy o Data Types o Notations o Population, sample and randomization

Course 4.

Descriptive statistics: o Measures of centrality o Measures of dispersion o Measures of localization o Measures of symmetry

Course 5.

Probabilities o Introduction o Odds and ratio o Properties

Conditional probabilities Course 6.

Random variables

Frequency distributions Course 7.

Summary statistics: o Numerical summaries: one & two variables.

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o Ordinal summaries: one & two variables. o Good Graphical Practices

Course 8.

Estimation of statistical parameters: o Confidence intervals for means o Confidence inter