Undergraduate Course: The Animal Body (2) (BVMS08039)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 50 |
ECTS Credits | 25 |
| Summary | 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.
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| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
500
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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 10,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
273 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Examination - 80% of marks
In-course assessment: 20% of marks |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Spot paper | 1:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | Interpretation paper. | 1:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | Essay Paper | 2:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | Shorts paper | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Essay Paper | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Shorts paper | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Spot paper | 1:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Interpretation paper | 1:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Relating to AB 2 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 specialist 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 the 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;
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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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 Amanda Huggan
Tel:
Email: Amanda.Huggan@ed.ac.uk |
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