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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biomedical Sciences : Medical Biology (Biomedical Sciences)

Undergraduate Course: Medical Biology Core (MBBM10009)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe core course addresses the theme of the Medical Biology Hons BSc Programme:

The scientific basis of human medicine: diseases important nationally and internationally; their identification; the role of biological science in advancing understanding and laying the foundation for rational management; implementation of drug design and discovery; integration of new technologies, including genomics and stem cell techniques.

Issues discussed will include: Disease and medicine in society; how biology impacts on medicine; how advances can be used to prevent and treat disease; databases; international health; resources; ethical and socio-economic factors. The core aims to provide familiarity with statistical techniques used in analysis of large data sets in the literature, the principles of designing and conducting clinical trials.

Development of communication skills will be through student-led sessions discussing and critically evaluating recent papers.

Teaching methods: Lectures and seminars, and student-led presentations.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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
KeywordsMEDBIOCore
Contacts
Course organiserDr Martin Simmen
Tel: (0131 6)51 1773
Email: M.Simmen@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: Lisa.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk
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