Undergraduate Course: The Animal Body (2) (BVMS08053)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | BVMS |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Animal Body 2: Pathobiology of the Animal Body
basic mechanisms of molecular & cellular pathology, immunology, inflammation and repair; general biology of pathogens including bacteria, viruses and parasites. Host response to infection is covered. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 95,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 104,
Summative Assessment Hours 7,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
175 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Outwith Standard Exam Diets May | Short question Paper | 1:30 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets May | Analysis and interpretation paper | 1:30 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets May | MCQ paper (online spot) | 1:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Short question paper | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Analysis and interpretation paper | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | MCQ paper (online spot) | 1:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Relating to AB2, students should be able to:
Describe and comprehend the important features and mechanisms of pathological processes and understand how these produce disease and clinical signs.
Define and use specailist terminology applied to infectious diseases and their control.
Comprehend the environmental, pathogen and host factors involved in the transmission, persistence, consequences and control of infection.
Describe teh pathogenic processes at cellular and molecular levels of viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic diseases of animals, including zoonoses.
Correlate causal organisms and mechanisms with resultant pathological alterations, lesions and clinical disease. |
Assessment Information
| tbc |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Jonathan Fitzgerald
Tel: (0131 6)51 9235
Email: Ross.Fitzgerald@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Julie Gifford
Tel:
Email: Julie.Gifford@ed.ac.uk |
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