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Welcome to the Department of Basic Studies (DBS)

The department offers some pragmatic basic dental and public health short courses and programmes that are specifically designed to bequeath rare in-demand knowledge and skills and tailored to helping learners launch and sustain an enduring business/career.

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Basic Short Courses

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PC1

Specialisations:

1. Dental Facility Management (CDFM)

View CDFM Catalogue

PC2

Specialisations:

1. Public Health (mMPH)

View mMPH Catalogue

PC3

Specialisations:

1. Dental Public Health (mMDPH)

View mMDPH Catalogue

PC7

View CCG Catalogue

PC8

View mMSW Catalogue

Programme duration

Three months (12-weeks) intensive

Structure of a programme

Each programme is structured into weekly lectures (using the Flipped Classroom Model of Instruction) and activity components. Weekly academic webinars supplement learning.

Each programme has a practicum component, which is the capstone that summarizes the overall achievement in the programme.

Teaching resources

The programmes are offered entirely online. Students have access to the PDF versions of lecture slides, audio and video recordings of lectures, video lessons, memory aids, and links to other important learning materials.

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Curriculum Activities

Each curriculum is deployed through weekly lectures, reading, interactive activities, formative activities, and summative activities.

Requirements for progression and graduation

A student must:

a) pass each course before progressing to the next. The pass mark for each course is 50%.

b) take and pass all courses in order to be deemed to have completed the programme.

Assessment Criteria

Each course is assessed through formative and summative assessments. Formative assessments are not graded. Summative assessment for each assignment is graded over 100%. The pass mark for each course is 50%.