Curriculum Internationalization:

The Case of an Iranian University

Enayat A. Shabani

Director of International Affairs & Development

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

March 1, 2019
Why Adapting Current Curriculums?
Steps
• 1. Committee at department/RC
• Minute; completed form
• 2. Committee (s) at School
• Proposed curriculum
• 3. Committee at university
• Curriculum approval
• 4. Curriculum Adaptation Committee at Ministery
• 5. Announcing and Running the Program
 The List of Approved Programs
School of Dentistry School of Rehabilitation
1
Endodontics M.Sc. 12
Clinical & Experimental Neurolinguistics M.Sc.
2
Community Oral Health M.Sc.
3
Restorative Dentistry M.Sc. School of Nutritional Sciences & Dietetics
4
Periodontics M.Sc.
13
Nutritional Medicine M.Sc.
5
Orthodontics M.Sc.
School of Allied Medical Sciences
6
Pediatric Dentistry M.Sc.
14
Anesthesia Technology M.Sc.
7
Prosthodontics M.Sc.
15
Radiology Technology M.Sc.
8
Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine M.Sc.
16
Infection Control & Prevention M.Sc.
9
Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology M.Sc.
10
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology M.Sc. School of Pharmacy
11
B.D.S. 17
Mpharm/PharmD

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

18 New Route
Programs under Process for adaptation

Level & Major

M.B.B.S.

B.Sc. in Life Sciences

M.Sc. in Child & Adolescent Mental Health

M.Sc. in Nursing Informatics

M.Sc. in Health Policy, Management, and Economics

Ph.D. in Health Policy, Management, and Economics

Ph.D. in Laboratory Hematology and Transfusion

Ph.D. in Intensive Care Techniques

Ph.D. in Persian Medicine

Specialty in Urology

Specialty in Radiology
The only person who is educated
is the one who has learned how to
learn and change.

Carl Rogers

eshabani@tums.ac.ir