General Introduction
By applying an innovative program, the foundation program equips USTH students with the fundamental science knowledge and skills to be successful in any university setting.
The knowledge provided in the first year will help students make a smooth transition into any particular training field of the second and third year.
The Department of General Education is in charge of organizing 50 credits of fundamental scientific courses out of total 60 credits of the Foundation Year for students from all majors of the university.
Courses Information
Common Courses: These courses are mandatory for all students to study.
| Teaching Unit | Courses | ECTS |
| ICT | Basic programming | 4 |
| Introduction to informatics | 3 | |
| MATHS | Linear Algebra | 4 |
| Calculus I | 4 | |
| PHYSICS | Fundamental Physics I | 4 |
| Fundamental Physics II | 4 | |
| BIOLOGY | Cellular biology | 4 |
| Genetics | 3 | |
| CHEMISTRY | General Chemistry I | 4 |
| General Chemistry II | 4 | |
| TOTAL | 38 |
Oriented Courses: Students study 12 credits in accordance with their major to study.
| Teaching Unit | Courses | ECTS |
| ICT | Introduction to Algorithms | 3 |
| Computer Architecture | 3 | |
| MATHS | Calculus II | 3 |
| Discrete Mathematics | 3 | |
| PHYSICS | Electromagnetism | 4 |
| Practical Physics | 2 | |
| BIOLOGY | Biochemistry | 3 |
| General Microbiology | 3 | |
| CHEMISTRY | Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| Practical Chemistry | 2 |
Click here to see the full program of each major.
Supporting services
Several fast accesses to facilitate student’s study could be found in the following links:
- Calendar: https://usth.edu.vn/en/timetable-of-foundation-year-5951/
- Moodle: https://moodle.usth.edu.vn/course/index.php?categoryid=30