Undergraduate Course: Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 (BIME09005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences | 
Other subject area | Biology | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | Mechanisms 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. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
200
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 Lecture Hours 31,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3,
 Summative Assessment Hours 2,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
160 )
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| Additional Notes | 
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 | 2:00 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Mechanisms of Brain Development 3 | 2:00 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Increased understanding of biological processes. 
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| One item of in-course assessment plus one two hour exam. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | mbd | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Prof David Price 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3262 
Email: David.Price@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255 
Email: c.d.morris@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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