To facilitate the integration of students from different countries and cultural backgrounds in the course the consortium has decided English will be the official teaching language for all theoretical and practical modules; considering the linguistic diversity of the consortium, it was assessed that mandatory, additional language training for all students could constitute an added academic burden to many candidates, without adding substantial benefit to their employability chances.
Spanish and Portuguese languages will be sporadically used during practice courses, as they will involve contact with potentially non-English-speaking patients. In order to interact with those patients and to better understand their ethnic idiosyncrasy, a specific cultural programme will be planned with students during the first semester, tailored to the chosen study track. That plan will include an elective course in local culture and language training, offered by each participating institution during the first two months of any mandatory or elective mobility.
Cultural/language courses will be offered free of charge by the host institution. Additionally, the University of Oviedo will offer assistance to any enrolled student interested in studies of Spanish language and culture through the Cervantes Institute eLearning platform. The EMJMD NURSING curriculum is structured into modules. Within each module there will be a combination of teaching methods such us lectures, tutorials, presentations, seminars and clinical practice, depending on their particular focus:
Course workload also includes self-study time for students to go through and review the course topics according to their own plans.