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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Ophthalmology

Postgraduate Course: Applied Basic Sciences, Examination and Surgical Strategies (OPTH12003)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryOphthalmic science and health service management, addressing all aspects of the medicine, therapeutics and surgery of the eye, adnexae and visual pathways, including interactions with systemic disease.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 18/09/2017
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 55, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 38 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Discussion Boards 25%, Written Exam 75%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course successfully will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of:

anatomy, physiology, optics and ultrasound, pathology, clinical science and health service management, addressing all aspects of the medicine, therapeutics and surgery of the eye, adnexae and visual pathways, and including interactions with systemic disease and its management and in the context of relevant general aspects of surgery and medicine.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsOphthalmology, Eye Disease, Anatomy, Physiology, Optics and Ultrasonics, Pathology, Clinical Science
Contacts
Course organiserProf Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk
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