Undergraduate Course: Medical Sciences 1. (MSBM08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is an introduction to the different disciplines that make up the Medical Sciences. The course is structured around a central lecture theme of anaesthesia plus an additional thread focussed on infectious diseases. Project themes related to ¿hot-topic¿ issues in the Medical Sciences completes the course. These themes aim to illustrate the contribution of different disciplines to advances in the understanding and application of healthcare-related science. The course incorporates an historical perspective, basic scientific principles (biochemistry, neuroscience, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, physiology), therapeutic developments, clinical applications, and consideration of the social and ethical issues surrounding the development and use of anaesthetic agents and other medical practices including immunization and disease control programmes. |
| 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 | Students must be enrolled on B.Sc. Medical Sciences degree programme |
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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 29,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Online Activities 1,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Other Study Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
146 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
peerwise participation
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Poster Presentation Work 20% (multiple components)
Report 10%
Degree examination 70% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Medical Sciences 1. | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Medical Sciences 1 | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| To give Medical Sciences students an introduction to the different disciplines that make up the medical sciences.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | MedSci1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Deborah Shaw
Tel:
Email: deborah.shaw@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: Lisa.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk |
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