Undergraduate Course: Child Life and Health (MBCH11001)
Course Outline
| School | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 30 |
ECTS Credits | 15 |
| Summary | The course will promote the students' understanding of how a child differs from an adult, and the factors that impact on children's health and quality of life. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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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:
300
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Lecture Hours 18,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 10,
Revision Session Hours 7,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 210,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
35 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
In-course assessment will count for 10% of the Year 5 marks. The in-course assessment has been designed to make it as certain as possible that students are competent in this part of the curriculum, with multiple opportunities for re-testing during the course. Elements of assessment in will also occur in the end-of-year examination - the portfolio viva, the Clinical Practice examination, and the Safety in Practice examination. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets March | | 2:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets October | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| By the end of their attachment students should understand normal childhood growth and development, be able to recognise the sick child, and appreciate the importance of the family, psychological and social environment on the child.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Eight weeks full-time clinical attachment |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Chin
Tel:
Email: R.Chin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Hill
Tel: (0131 6)50 3193
Email: jennifer.hill@ed.ac.uk |
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