Available Courses

The ICS has the following programmes in which students can obtain bachelor’s and master’s degrees:

• • Nursing – bachelor’s and licentiate’s degrees.
  • Pharmacy – Bachelor’s degree.
  • Midwifery – Bachelor’s degree.
  • Nutrition and Dietetics – Bachelor’s degree.
  • Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences – Bachelor’s degree.

The Institute will also include sports science in the near future, and other areas and specialities are also being considered.

The Nursing programme aims to provide training with high quality standards, which takes into account the dignity and physical and moral integrity of the human person, in conjunction with cultural, technical and scientific training in the prevention, provision, management and research of nursing care for individuals, families, groups and the community.

Head of Nursing Department: Carmelita Barros

The aim of the Pharmacy programme is to provide technical, scientific, human and cultural training in the essential knowledge required to carry out pharmaceutical activities.

Head of Department of the Pharmacy programme: Cipriana Gusmão

The Midwifery course aims to provide technical, scientific, human and cultural training in the knowledge essential for providing specialised nursing care in the area of maternal health and obstetrics.

Head of Department of the Midwifery Course: Merlin C. Ferreira

The Nutrition and Dietetics course aims to provide technical and scientific, human and cultural training in the field of essential knowledge related to the metabolism of nutrients that play an important role in promoting health and preventing various diseases.

Head of Department of the Nutrition and Dietetics Course: Mrs. Jenny Palulun

The Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences programme aims to provide technical, scientific, human and cultural training in the essential knowledge related to clinical and laboratory research aimed at screening, prevention, diagnosis and prognosis of disease.

Head of Department of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences: Mr. Crispin A. Afonso