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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Neuroscience (Medicine)

Postgraduate Course: Imaging: Neuroanatomy (NEME11026)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis optional course will review key neuro-anatomy knowledge including how neuro-anatomy relates to function and how the effects of disease in an anatomical location impacts neurological function.
Course description Proposed Modules cover but are not be limited to:
+ Major lobes and fissures
+ Ventricles and CSF
+ Major vessels and vascular territories
+ Cranial nerve nuclei
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2020/21, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 21/09/2020
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 20, Online Activities 20, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 20, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 36 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 50 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessment will consist of continuous, in-course assessments and a final assessment. In-course assessment will be composed of a mixture of multiple choice-type questions, short essays, practical tasks, contributions to discussions and group learning activities - and will be delivered in time with individual modules making up the course. Final assessment will normally include a combination of multiple choice-type questions and short essays and it will take place at the end of the course period.

A number of bespoke technologies and the University's online assessment tool QuestionMark Perception will be used to deliver the more interactive and visually driven elements of assessment.
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
See course description
Reading List
A list of required and recommended readings will be provided through the institutional online learning environment
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements All courses are delivered online by distance learning, using the institutional learning environment and other online tools (e.g. wiki, objective testing software), accessed by using the standard university EASE login.
KeywordsCerebrum,Cerebellum,Brainstem,Midbrain,Pons,Medulla,Frontal / Parietal / Occipital / Temboral
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Farrall
Tel: (0131) 537 3910
Email: andrew.farrall@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryDr Charilaos Alexakis
Tel: 0131 537 3125
Email: C.Alexakis@ed.ac.uk
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