1ère candidature

English translation: first year of study

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French term or phrase:1ère candidature
English translation:first year of study
Entered by: Jana Cole (X)

01:51 Dec 20, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / grade sheet
French term or phrase: 1ère candidature
This is from a medical program in Brussels.

1ère candidature en sciences médicales
Jana Cole (X)
Local time: 22:48
first year of (undergraduate) study
Explanation:
at a Belgian university

There is a considerable increase in the number of female students at university in Belgium and their pass rate is around 9% higher than that of male students. Some 38.8% of male students passed their
1ère candidature (first year of study) in the academic year 1998-1999, compared with 47.7% of female students.

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Note added at 15 hrs 27 mins (2005-12-20 17:18:30 GMT)
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Here is another ref. in the context of medical studies where "1ère candidature" is the first year of study.

http://www.academiewb.be/docs/13_ULB.pdf

Structure du premier cycle d’études médicales à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles.

1ère année (première « candidature ») (env. 350 étudiants) :
Sciences de base pré-médicales : mathématique, physique, chimie, introduction à l’anatomie, épistémologie.
325 heures de cours, 245 heures de travaux pratiques, 6 intitulés.

2ème année (deuxième « candidature ») (env. 120 étudiants) :
Sciences médicales de base relatives à l’homme « normal » : anatomie, biochimie, histologie,biologie cellulaire, embryologie, physiologie, statistique, épidémiologie, psychologie, etc.
375 heures de cours, 295 heures de travaux pratiques, 15 intitulés dont 12 examens.

3ème année (troisième « candidature ») (env. 90 étudiants) :
Sciences médicales de base, 2ème partie : anatomie, physiologie, immunologie, microbiologie, etc. Introduction à la pathologie : physiopathologie, pharmacologie, sémiologie, anatomie pathologique.
435 heures de cours, 154 heures de travaux pratiques, 15 intitulés.
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 07:48
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4 +2first year of (undergraduate) study
Dr Sue Levy (X)
4 +1first registration/ application
murieldean


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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
1ère candidature
first registration/ application


Explanation:
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murieldean
United States
Local time: 01:48
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Besmir (X): registration rather
6 hrs

neutral  writeaway: here too, there's a specific 'Belgian meaning'.
14 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
1ère candidature
first year of (undergraduate) study


Explanation:
at a Belgian university

There is a considerable increase in the number of female students at university in Belgium and their pass rate is around 9% higher than that of male students. Some 38.8% of male students passed their
1ère candidature (first year of study) in the academic year 1998-1999, compared with 47.7% of female students.

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Note added at 15 hrs 27 mins (2005-12-20 17:18:30 GMT)
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Here is another ref. in the context of medical studies where "1ère candidature" is the first year of study.

http://www.academiewb.be/docs/13_ULB.pdf

Structure du premier cycle d’études médicales à l’Université Libre de Bruxelles.

1ère année (première « candidature ») (env. 350 étudiants) :
Sciences de base pré-médicales : mathématique, physique, chimie, introduction à l’anatomie, épistémologie.
325 heures de cours, 245 heures de travaux pratiques, 6 intitulés.

2ème année (deuxième « candidature ») (env. 120 étudiants) :
Sciences médicales de base relatives à l’homme « normal » : anatomie, biochimie, histologie,biologie cellulaire, embryologie, physiologie, statistique, épidémiologie, psychologie, etc.
375 heures de cours, 295 heures de travaux pratiques, 15 intitulés dont 12 examens.

3ème année (troisième « candidature ») (env. 90 étudiants) :
Sciences médicales de base, 2ème partie : anatomie, physiologie, immunologie, microbiologie, etc. Introduction à la pathologie : physiopathologie, pharmacologie, sémiologie, anatomie pathologique.
435 heures de cours, 154 heures de travaux pratiques, 15 intitulés.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/science-society/pdf/women...
Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 07:48
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  roneill
34 mins
  -> thanks Rónat :-)

agree  writeaway: first 2 years of study are 'candidature and also the name of the exams they take at the end of each of those first 2 years, better use Belgian docs than EU: http://www.isiph.be/isiph/typelong/candi/candidature.html
1 hr
  -> yes you're right - especially here where it's referring to the exam. Thanks :-)
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