Master in Medicine and Surgery

Tuition costs 2,350 EUR per year.

This programme in Medicine and Surgery is delivered in English at Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro in Bari, Italy, and follows the integrated six-year structure used for medical education in Italy, combining undergraduate and clinical training into a single continuous course of study. Medicine is the science and practice of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease, and medical education accordingly combines foundational scientific study with progressively more clinical training. Students typically begin with basic sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology before moving into pathology, clinical medicine, and supervised practice across the major medical and surgical specialties. Coursework in a programme of this length and structure covers internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and public health, alongside clinical rotations that give students direct exposure to patient care under supervision. The long duration of the degree reflects both the breadth of scientific knowledge required and the extended clinical training needed before graduates can practice medicine. Graduates of medicine and surgery programmes go on to postgraduate specialization training in a chosen medical or surgical field, working eventually as physicians, surgeons, or specialists within hospitals, clinics, and public health systems, and some pursue research careers within academic medicine. Admission to medical programmes of this kind is limited to a fixed number of places, reflecting the resource-intensive nature of clinical training and the regulated nature of the medical profession. Bari, in the Puglia region of southern Italy, hosts the university offering this English-taught programme, which is structured to give international students a full medical qualification while studying in Italy.