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Undergraduate Course: Physiology Core (PYBM10030)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaPhysiology (Biomedical Sciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course will introduce the discipline of modern Physiology and emphasise the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. Students will be introduced to current concepts in human and mammalian physiology starting from gene expression, through protein and cell physiology, culminating in organ and systems physiology. Modern approaches and techniques for the study of physiology will also be discussed. Teaching will take the form of lectures, demonstrations, and self-directed group tasks. In addition, all students in Physiology Honours will write a Grant Proposal. This course will provide insights into the design of experiments and how hypotheses are formulated. Students will be given the task of designing experiments related to their project in the form of a mock grant proposal. Guidance will be given on the suitability of technical approaches, how to achieve aims over a limited timescale and how to cost a grant application.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class Week 1, Wednesday, 09:00 - 13:00, Zone: Central. Biomedical Seminar Room 3, BMTO, Doorway 3, Old Medical School, Teviot Place
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)1:30
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
All students in Physiology Honours will automatically participate in this course. This course will provide insights into the design of experiments and how hypotheses are formulated. Students will be given the task of designing experiments related to their project in the form of a mock grant proposal. Guidance will be given on the suitability of technical approaches, how to achieve aims over a limited timescale and how to cost a grant application.
Assessment Information
50% exam (to be held in the summer Exam Block) and 50% continuous assessment (in the form of a grant proposal).
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsPHYScore
Contacts
Course organiserDr Mike Ludwig
Tel: (0131 6)50 3275
Email: Mike.Ludwig@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Victoria Farrar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3717
Email: v.farrar@ed.ac.uk
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