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Undergraduate Course: Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 (BIME09005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryMechanisms 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 Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Genes and Gene Action 2 (BILG08003) AND Biomedical Sciences 2 (BIME08007)
Co-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Physiology 3 (BIME09004)
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Students should provide a lab coat, notebook and marker pen.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( 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 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) learning skills session
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 65 %, Coursework 35 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One item of in-course assessment plus one two hour exam.
Feedback Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Mechanisms of Brain Development 32:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Mechanisms of Brain Development 32:00
Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordsmbd
Contacts
Course organiserDr Peter Kind
Tel: (0131 6)51 1762
Email: P.Kind@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMs Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk
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