Undergraduate Course: Implantation to Parturition (REBI10002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | An optional module suitable for Reproductive Biology Honours dealing with the following: Preparation of the endometrium and implantation; Maternal Recognition of pregnancy; Risks to mother during pregnancy; assessment of fetal growth and wellbeing; Initiation of labour. |
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 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: 37 |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Class Delivery Information |
Little France |
| Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 18,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Implantation to Parturition | 2:00 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course is made up of a series of lectures to allow the student to gain an understanding of the physiological processes of pregnancy and birth, with insight into the clinical issues and experimental models. By the end of the course you will be able to:
¿ Discuss the physiological processes of implantation, establishment and maintenance of pregnancy, and the control of labour;
¿ Explain the control of fetal development and growth, programming of the fetus within the uterus to influence wellbeing in later life, and the adaptations the fetus undergoes from the intra- to the extra-uterine environment;
¿ Describe the main clinical problems that can arise during pregnancy and labour, and to discuss the underlying pathophysiology, and
¿ Critically analyse some of the main animal and in vitro models used in pregnancy and parturition research
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Assessment Information
| Exam 100% |
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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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | RBIMP |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Simon Riley
Tel: (0131) 242 6423
Email: Simon.C.Riley@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Patricia Law
Tel: (0131 6)50 3161
Email: Anne.Law@ed.ac.uk |
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