Diploma in Health Science
Mosta, Malta
Diploma
DURATION
15 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jul 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
The Diploma in Health Sciences aims to prepare individuals for more advanced health-related careers and higher qualifications, which allows them to progress to bachelor's and later master's level.
Students of this programme are going to focus on advancing their knowledge, skills and competences that will help them to deal with people with health issues as well as with challenges presented in working with multidisciplinary teams in healthcare settings. The content covers developmental, physical, psychological, spiritual and mental aspects of human health as well as tools to deal with illness and challenging behaviour.
This programme focuses on the Maltese legislation related to the sector and promotes the ‘Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct for Nurses and Midwives, Council for Nurses and Midwives, Malta, January 2020’.
- 2nd level nurses who hold an MQF Level 4 certificate in Nursing.
- Candidates who are employed within the healthcare sector and possess an MQF Level 4 Diploma qualification (or equivalent) in healthcare/health science or other relevant and related sectors, examples include but are not limited to: Carers, Medical Assistants, Home Health Aides, Orderlies, Administrators, etc.
- Candidates seeking a career in the healthcare sector.
- This Level 5 Diploma provides an opportunity for candidates to progress in their studies and create a study route for further studies in Higher and Further Education while broadening the spectrum of advancement in their own career path.
- Introduction to Elderly Care*
- Medical and Surgical Care*
- Introduction to Computer Applications in Healthcare
- Mental Health Disorders*
- Introduction to Ethical Issues in Healthcare
- Introduction to Mental Health
- Community Care*
- Nutritional Health
- Mother and Child Care*
Learning Outcomes for Communication Skills:
The learner will be able to:
- Convey ideas in a well-structured and coherent way to peers, supervisors and clients using qualitative and quantitative information.
- Formulate practical and theoretical responses to abstract and concrete problems and make judgements on social and ethical issues.
Learning Outcomes to Learn Skills:
- Evaluate own learning and identify learning needs necessary to undertake further learning.
- Engage with fellow students in a peer learning process to share own learning and development, and assess and comment on the progress of others in the context of the material being taught.
- Enhance their career by developing advanced knowledge and understanding to systematically and creatively upgrade their healthcare-related practices.
The course comprises:
- Evening classes for part-time courses.
- Classes are held throughout the day for full-time courses.
- Guided learning, presentations, comprising synchronous online discussions, tutorials and/or videos.
- Self-study hours comprising research, reading and assignment work.
Assessment
Assessment is carried out via mandatory components:
- Modular Assessment
- Summative Assessment
The programme includes different forms of assessment which allow for and promote students’ critical engagement. The formative and summative assessment tasks may include an in-class assignment and/or a home-based written assignment using diverse assessment tools, which may take the form of online and in-class discussions, examinations, case studies, reports, proposals, essays, and presentations, etc., as applicable to the diverse modules.