Jean Monnet Centre for European Studies
Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Study In Medicine
Locarno, Switzerland
Master degree
DURATION
6 years
LANGUAGES
English, Italian
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate Study in Medicine at the Jean Monnet Department in Locarno, Switzerland, trains students to practice medicine independently and provides a foundation for postgraduate specializations. This six-year programme integrates biomedical sciences with clinical disciplines and progressive practical placements. The curriculum covers anatomy, histology, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and psychiatry, plus epidemiology, laboratory medicine and preventive medicine. Each year includes free didactic activities and increasing clinical responsibilities, and the course culminates in a research thesis and clinical internships to develop diagnostic, procedural and patient-care competencies, professional communication skills and ethical practice.
Career Outcomes: After the integrated course and postgraduate training, graduates can pursue roles as general practitioners, hospital physicians and medical specialists (cardiology, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics–gynecology, psychiatry), emergency medicine physicians, occupational and legal medicine consultants, public health physicians, clinical researchers, laboratory medicine specialists or medical educators. Career paths also include health policy, hospital administration and clinical trials. You’ll need residency or specialist training and national licensing to practice clinically; further certification supports specialist and academic roles. Keywords: doctor, physician, clinician, specialist, researcher, medical educator, public health, occupational health, forensic medicine.
The goal of the integrated undergraduate and graduate course of Medicine is to train students, future physicians, to independently practice health care. Study course also provides the basis for acquiring additional science-oriented expertise in post-lauream specialization courses.
Duration: 6 years
ECTS Credits: 360
Posts: 120
Fees: € 20.000 / year
1° Year – 59 Credits
I° Semester
- Human Anatomy 1 (9)
- Medical Histology and Embryology (9 +1)
- Physics Applied to Medicine Biophysics (4)
- Chemistry (7)
- Scientific English (2)
II° Semester
- Human Anatomy 2 (9)
- Biology, Molecular Biology, General Genetics (12)
- Medical Biochemistry 1 (5)
- Free didactic activities (1)
2° Year – 47 Credits
I° Semester
- Medical Biochemistry 2 (5+1)
- Medical Physiology 1 (10+2)
- Immunology, Immunopathology (4)
- General Pathology, Pathophysiology 1 (4)
II° Semester
- Medical Physiology 2 (4)
- General Pathology, Pathophysiology 2 (8+1)
- Microbiology (7)
- Free Didactic Activities (1)
3° Year – 63 Credits
I° Semester
- Pathological Anatomy 1 (5)
- Methods in Medicine Surgery 1 (+ Clinical Psychology) (7)
- Methods in Epidemiology (8)
- Laboratory Medicine (7)
- Pharmacology 1 (4)
- Free didactic activities (1)
II° Semester
- Pathological Anatomy 2 (4)
- Methods in Medicine and Surgery 2 (6)
- Pharmacology 2 (7)
- Practical activities (14)
4° Year – 64 Credits
I° Semester
- Cardiovascular Diseases (8)
- Respiratory Diseases (6)
- Haematology and Oncology (8)
- Radiology and Radiotherapy (7)
- Free Activities (1)
II° Semester
- Gut Diseases (5)
- Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (4)
- Allergology And Rheumatology (7)
- Uropoietic Diseases (5)
- Practical activities (13)
5° Year – 62 Credits
I° Semester
- Dermatology, Plastic-Reconstructive Surgery (4)
- Infectious Diseases (6)
- Sensory Organ Disorders (6)
- Hygiene and Preventive Medicine (5)
- Orthopedic Diseases and Rehabilitative Medicine (4)
- Thesis (3)
- Free didactic activities (2)
II° Semester
- Neurological Diseases (7)
- Psychiatry and Child Neuropsychiatry (7)
- Practical Activities (15)
- Thesis (3)
6° Year – 65 Credits
I° Semester
- Gynaecology and Obstetrics (3 +2)
- Pediatrics (4+2)
- Medical and Surgical Emergencies (3+1)
- Legal and Occupational Medicine (6+2)
- Internal Medicine 1 (6+2)
- General Surgery 1 (3+2)
- Thesis (3)
- Free didactic activities (2)
II° Semester
- Internal Medicine 2 (+ Geriatrics) (4+2)
- General Surgery 2 (3+3)
- Free didactic activities (5)
- Thesis Application (7)
