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Division of Foreign Languages and Communication – Faculty of Health
Sciences
1046 Budapest, Erkel Gyula u. 26.
: +(36-1) 486-4960 Fax: +(36-1) 486-4962
Head of the Division: Katalin Zöldi Kovács Ph.D.
Tutor: Alexandra Bakó
Central Library
1085 Budapest, VIII. Mikszáth Kálmán tér 5.
: 317-5030
General Director: Dr. Lívia Vasas Ph.D.
Science secretary: Zsuzsa Margittai
Head of the computer-system: Péter Szluka
Information on language courses
SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY
Hungarian is a compulsory subject. Students of Medicine and Pharmacy study Hungarian
(Hungarian Medical Terminology) for 5 semesters, whereas for students of Dentistry the subject is
compulsory for 6 semesters (Hungarian Medical terminology in semesters 1-4 and Hungarian
Dental Terminology in semesters 5-6).
Students who are in their 1 st year:
At the end of the first semester students are required to take an exam (written and oral). Students
have 4 classes a week, are expected to write minimum 2 tests during the semester and are
granted 4 credits for the successful completion of the exam.
In semester 2 students take 4 classes a week, are required to write minimum 2 tests and are
granted 2 credits for the successful completion of the semester.
Students who are in their 2 nd year:
In semesters 3-4 students take 4 classes a week, are required to write minimum 2 tests and are
granted 2 credits for the successful completion of the semester.
Students in their 3rd year:
At the end of semester 5 (semester 6 for Dentistry students) students are required to take the
final exam and are granted 2 credits for the successful completion of the exam. The final exam is a
prerequisite for starting the fourth year.
For students of Medicine and Pharmacy, in semester 5 Hungarian (Hungarian Medical terminology)
is compulsory with 4 classes per week, students are required to take the final exam at the end of
the semester and will be granted 2 credits for the successful completion of the exam. The final
exam is a prerequisite for starting the fourth year.
For Dentistry students, Hungarian (Hungarian Dental Terminology) is compulsory in semesters 5-6
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