Undergraduate Course: Medical Biology Core (MBBM10009)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Medical Biology (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.
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Assessment Information
| December Exam 100% Written Examination Duration 2 hrs |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | MEDBIOCore |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Martin Simmen
Tel: (0131 6)51 1773
Email: M.Simmen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: Lisa.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk |
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