Certificate in Foundation Studies in Health Sciences (Podiatry)
University of Malta
Information last verified July 2026
Program Overview
The Certificate in Foundation Studies in Health Sciences (Podiatry) will provide you with the knowledge, personal and inter-personal skills and organisational framework, upon which to base your future undergraduate allied health studies. The primary aim of the course is to provide you with the knowledge base, transferable skills, linguistic skills and general competence to allow you to progress successfully onto the University of Malta's undergraduate Health Science Podiatry course. The course offers specific training and support in those core health science and English areas where you will require further assistance. The course will provide teaching in the subject areas of human biology, biological chemistry, human anatomy, psychology, and physics as well as Medical English and Maltese. In addition, you will be expected to attend regular tutorial sessions for each subject. Successful completion of this course may not guarantee you a place on the course of Podiatry as seats are limited. The Certificate in Foundation Studies in Health Sciences (Podiatry) will provide you with the knowledge, personal and inter-personal skills and organisational framework, upon which to base your future undergraduate allied health studies. The primary aim of the course is to provide you with the knowledge base, transferable skills, linguistic skills and general competence to allow you to progress successfully onto the University of Malta's undergraduate Health Science Podiatry course. The course offers specific training and support in those core health science and English areas where you will require further assistance. The course will provide teaching in the subject areas of human biology, biological chemistry, human anatomy, psychology, and physics as well as Medical English and Maltese. In addition, you will be expected to attend regular tutorial sessions for each subject. Successful completion of this course may not guarantee you a place on the course of Podiatry as seats are limit
Career Opportunities
As a certificate holder, you will be eligible to apply for the B.Sc. (Hons) Podiatry at the University of Malta (4 year degree).
Program Curriculum
Year 1 Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) FST0415 Physics for Allied Health Sciences 2 ECTS FST0511 Research and Reasoning 2 ECTS IFS0512 Medical and Academic English Reading 5 ECTS IFS0514 Medical and Academic English Listening 5 ECTS IFS0516 Medical and Academic English Writing 5 ECTS IFS0517 Grammar and Medical Terminology 5 ECTS MAL0015 Medical Maltese 8 ECTS Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) FST0550 Introduction to Psychology 4 ECTS FST0606 Human Biology 1 6 ECTS IFS0610 Cell Biology and Fundamentals of Genetics 4 ECTS IFS0703 Introduction to Clinical Biochemistry 1 6 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) FST0607 Human Biology 2 6 ECTS IFS0608 Introduction to Anatomy 4 ECTS This programme of study is governed by the Certificate in Foundation Studies Course Regulations, 2014 under the auspices of the International School for Foundation Studies.
Admission Requirements
General Entry Requirements Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications Special Course Requirements The Course shall be open to all applicants who: present a secondary and/or high school certificate issued abroad and who studied within an educational system that is not comparable to the Maltese educational system (in terms of curriculum, years of study, etc.) and satisfy the University's English language requirement as published on the University's official website at the time of applications and and are in possession of qualifications allowing access to an undergraduate course in the selected discipline in the country where such qualifications originate, but are deemed to require further study to be admitted to undergraduate degree courses at the University of Malta, provided that the Health Sciences programme, referred to in paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the regulations for the Course, shall be open only to qualified applicants from non-EU/EEA countries in terms of agreements signed by the University with the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and to qualified nationals from other non-EU/EEA countries. At the discretion of the Board, applicants shall be required to pass an interview and/or a written test. Applicants who are deemed ineligible to join the Course may be allowed by the Board to enrol as students in the Foundation Commencement Programme which is detailed in Appendix I to the regulations for the Course. EU, non-EU and Maltese dual citizens who previously studied abroad and then join higher secondary schools in Malta for more than one year shall not be admitted to the Course. You are viewing the entry requirements for International applicants. Switch to Local qualifications. You can submit your application online . The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses. We encourage all international applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. This is especial
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
€6,600 (Non-EU)
About University of Malta
University of Malta
Msida, Malta
TheUniversity of Malta(Maltese:L-Università ta' Malta;UM; formerlyUOM) is apublic research universityin the towns ofMsidaandValletta, Malta. It serves as theflagshipandnational universityof...
University Profile- Start Date October
- Language English
- Duration 1 year
- Credits 62
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