Master in Medicine and Surgery

At Università degli Studi di Messina, tuition comes to 331 EUR per year.

Medicine and Surgery is a single-cycle master's degree offered in English at the Università degli Studi di Messina, in Messina, Italy, with a duration of six years. Unlike many master's programs that follow a separate bachelor's degree, medicine and surgery in the Italian system is typically structured as a long single program that takes students from secondary school directly through to a medical qualification. The curriculum generally begins with foundational sciences such as anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and histology, building the biological knowledge needed to understand how the human body functions and how disease develops. As the program progresses, students move into clinical subjects including pathology, pharmacology, internal medicine, surgery, and specialized clinical rotations across different areas of medicine, gaining direct exposure to patient care under supervision. Later years of the program are generally dominated by clinical training in hospital settings, where students apply theoretical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment across various medical specialties. Communication skills, medical ethics, and public health are also commonly included, reflecting the broader responsibilities of practicing physicians beyond clinical knowledge alone. Graduates of medicine and surgery programs typically go on to postgraduate specialization training in a chosen medical or surgical field before practicing independently, as is standard in most healthcare systems. The long duration of the program reflects the depth of scientific and clinical training required to prepare students for the responsibilities of medical practice. Taught in English at an Italian university, the program is designed to be accessible to international students pursuing a medical qualification in Italy, based in Messina, a city in Sicily with an established medical faculty.