Current GE Courses & Credit Hours
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | Details |
| English Academic Reading and Writing |
(GER02) | 2 CH | This course is designed to help undergraduate students at Dubai Medical University enhance the academic reading and writing skills essential for success in their university studies. The course focuses on developing abilities in reading comprehension, summarization, paraphrasing, essay structure, and research-oriented writing. Students will engage with both general and academic texts and learn how to produce various genres of academic writing, including expository essays. Students will gain skills in critical reading, constructing well-organized paragraphs and essays, and using appropriate academic language in their written work. |
| Emirati Studies | (GER04) | 3 CH | The course covers a wide range of topics related to the United Arab Emirates in the contemporary era, focusing on introducing the student to the theoretical and empirical aspects that define political life in the country. It also sheds light on the country’s position in the international arena and its performance in global competitiveness. The course also delves into Emirati society's values, essential heritage, and efforts to develop the Emirati people and foster their contributions to the betterment of the society, emphasizing their crucial role in shaping the country's future. The course also highlights significant achievements in vital national fields, showcasing the UAE’s efforts in furthering human competencies and striving towards the future, the goals of empowering women and achieving development, and the unique features of the UAE’s cultural and literary richness. The course also addresses issues of priority for prudent leadership, including meeting food security requirements and ensuring community safety and prosperity through efforts to enhance community health, improve wellbeing practices, the country’s pioneering pursuits in environmental sustainability, and efforts to achieve technical development and employ its achievements in various fields. |
| Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability |
(GER05) | 3 CH | The course “Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability” has been allotted 3 credit hours which are to be covered over 15 weeks. This course focuses on the concepts and the interconnection between entrepreneurial thinking, innovation and sustainable development. The course is designed in 3 parts to explain the main principles of entrepreneurial process; to link them with concept of innovation and to engage in sustainable development to affect positive societal change. This course will teach students how to think like an entrepreneur and provide the models, tools and frameworks to further develop business or ideas. For future healthcare professionals, this course ensures the ability of decision making to be balanced between professional, ethical approaches on one side, and finance and business on the other side. |
| Technology in Health | (GER06) | 2 CH | The course Technology in Health has been allotted 2 credit hours which will be covered over 15 weeks. Before commencing the course, the students should have basic computer skills and English proficiency. This course is designed to provide students with basic information about digital learning and health informatics, and to equip them with the essential skills required as healthcare professionals. The course covers digital innovations and the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare education and training. It also explores the evolution of digital learning education and the web and debates their role in contemporary healthcare education and training. It explores the breadth of technology application, current and emerging trends and showcases both local and international e-health practice and research. The course will stimulate the students to evaluate how e-health can improve the coordination and efficiency of healthcare, and what the barriers might be. |
| Principles of Psychology | (GER07) | 2 CH | Principles of Psychology is a foundational course designed for first-year undergraduate students across disciplines. Spanning 14 weeks, the course introduces the scientific study of behavior and mental processes through core areas such as biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, learning and memory, cognition, intelligence, motivation, and emotion. Students will explore developmental milestones, personality theories, stress and health psychology, and gain an understanding of psychological disorders through the DSM-5 framework. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based treatment approaches, including psychotherapy and biomedical interventions. The course also integrates elements of social psychology, including group dynamics and clinician-patient interactions. Through lectures, discussions, and applied case studies, students will develop foundational psychological literacy and learn to apply psychological principles to health, wellbeing, and everyday life. |
| Communication Skills for Interprofessional Practice |
(GER09) | 2 CH (1+1) | This course develops the foundational knowledge and practical communication skills required for effective interprofessional collaboration in healthcare and academic settings. Students explore the principles and processes of human communication while developing competencies in verbal, non-verbal, written, digital, interpersonal, and group communication. Emphasis is placed on communication competence, active listening, self-awareness, intercultural communication, teamwork, conflict management, ethical communication, and professional presentations. Through interactive learning activities, students develop effective communication skills to support collaborative and professional practice across health professions. |
| Humanities in Medicine | (GER10) | 2 CH | Humanities in Medicine explores the human dimensions of healthcare through interdisciplinary perspectives drawn from literature, narrative medicine, ethics, culture, visual arts, film, and reflective practice. The course examines the lived experiences of health, illness, suffering, healing, and caregiving, encouraging students to understand patients as individuals with unique stories, values, and cultural contexts rather than as clinical cases alone. Through the exploration of patient narratives, memoirs, visual arts, films, and guided reflection, students develop empathy, ethical reasoning, communication skills, and cultural awareness while strengthening their professional identity as future healthcare practitioners. By integrating scientific knowledge with humanistic understanding, the course promotes patient-centered care and prepares students to practice medicine with compassion, professionalism, integrity, and respect for human dignity. |
| Learning in the Modern World | (GER11) | 2 CH | Learning in the Modern World is a two-credit general education course that introduces BPharm/PharmD students to the skills, habits, and mindsets that will support them throughout their academic and professional journey. Rather than aiming for mastery of any single discipline, the course gives students a broad, practical orientation to topics they are unlikely to encounter explicitly elsewhere in the curriculum: understanding themselves as learners, using evidence-based study strategies, evaluating information critically, engaging responsibly with AI tools, collaborating and communicating with peers and faculty, and learning through experience and community engagement. By the end of the course, students will have a foundational map of the learning, collaboration, and professional-growth skills they will continue developing throughout their pharmacy education and beyond. |
| Total | 18 CH |