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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Clinical Ophthalmology

Postgraduate Course: Applied Basic Sciences, Examination and Surgical Strategies (COPH12003)

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 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.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Course Start Date 20/09/2021
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 60 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 60%, Coursework 40%
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
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Heather Ellis
Tel: (0131)536 2033
Email: Heather.Ellis@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karen Muir
Tel: (0131) 536 2041
Email: Karen.Muir@ed.ac.uk
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