Undergraduate Course: Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 (BIME09005)
Course Outline
School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | Mechanisms of Development of the Nervous System from neural tube formation to adulthood. Genetic regulation of neuronal differentiation: cell proliferation, cell death, cell migration, neurite extension, synaptogenesis. Activity-dependent regulation of gene expression, neural anatomy, physiology and behaviour. Conservation of mechanisms from invertebrates to mammals: techniques employed for studying neural development. |
Course description |
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Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 26,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
158 )
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Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
learning skills session
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
65 %,
Coursework
35 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
One item of in-course assessment plus one two hour exam. |
Feedback |
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Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 | 2:00 | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | mbd |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Peter Kind
Tel: (0131 6)51 1762
Email: P.Kind@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk |
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