Undergraduate Course: Physiology Core (PYBM10030)
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 aims of the course are to illustrate broadly the essence of physiological science ¿the study of how genes & their products integrate into the function of cells, whole tissues and intact organisms¿ and will consider:
Physiological function: WHY does a physiological system exist?
Physiological mechanism: HOW does a physiological process work?
It will consider underpinning physiological concepts and approaches to study, interrogate & quantify physiology and include practice in analytical and data handling skills.
In particular, the Honours year offers you the opportunity to develop your own interests expects you to be self-motivated and take personal responsibility for pursuing goals. You will be supported to develop as an independent researcher who can reflect and think critically about a topic and present your ideas effectively as a skilled communicator.
The module will comprise:
- A series of ¿Physiology in Action¿ seminars
- Skills sessions with student exercises on oral presentations, writing of essays and press releases, statistical analysis, scientific paper analysis.
- A Grant Review Panel class activity, in which students will review and discuss mock grant applications |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 0 |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Develop an understanding of physiological concepts and appreciation of the research approaches used to study, interrogate & quantify physiology. This will help you to understand research papers, and will aid in all parts of the programme.
- Develop critical and reflective research skills through learning how to interpret, analyse and evaluate scientific papers and the physiological data in them.
- Develop independent research and enquiry skills: including critical evaluation of physiological research to identify and generate testable hypotheses with relevant research approaches through the research dissertation and grant proposal.
- Develop diverse communication skills through presenting data effectively in written and oral presentations; communicating research in lay terms through, for example, the press release; demonstrating knowledge and critical evaluation of physiological research through, for example, the synoptic essay, research dissertation and grant proposal.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Wednesday |
| Keywords | PHYS_4 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Carole Torsney
Tel: (0131 6)51 9881
Email: Carole.Torsney@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stewart Smith
Tel:
Email: stewart3.smith@ed.ac.uk |
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