Undergraduate Course: Medical Sciences 4 (MSBM10011)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course provides opportunities to discuss and critically analyse high-profile contemporary issues in the Medical Sciences. It consists of a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials that aim to address key areas of the medical sciences by focussing on the scientific basis of important and recent medical advances while placing them in the context of their value for improving health and healthcare. |
| 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 |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, 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:
200
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Lecture Hours 37,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 2,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
151 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1 2 hour exam at end of semester 2 and ICA to be decided. |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be given on a formative presentation in semester 1. Further feedback will be given following the summative assessment of in-course assessment (presentation and information sheet) in semester 2. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Resit Exam Diet (August)Outwith Standard Exam Diets JanuaryOutwith Standard Exam Diets FebruaryOutwith Standard Exam Diets MarchOutwith Standard Exam Diets AprilOutwith Standard Exam Diets MayOutwith Standard Exam Diets JuneOutwith Standard Exam Diets JulyOutwith Standard Exam Diets AugustOutwith Standard Exam Diets SeptemberOutwith Standard Exam Diets OctoberOutwith Standard Exam Diets NovemberOutwith Standard Exam Diets DecemberResit Exam Diet (April/May Sem 1 resits only) | Exam | : | |
Reading List
| No specific reading list |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | MS4 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Philip Larkman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3517
Email: P.Larkman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: Lisa.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk |
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