Undergraduate Course: Developmental and Clinical Neuroscience (BIME10026)
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 | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Knowledge of neural development and the consequences of injury and degenerative disease is important to investigate potential repair strategies in PNS and CNS. This course highlights research taking place in Developmental and Clinical Neuroscience: 'Mechanisms to Man'. A selection of diseases and techniques that are of key importance to neuroscientists will be covered.
Topics to be discussed will include diseases affecting the nervous system such as Motorneurone diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer¿s disease. For each topic there will be a selection of lectures and interactive sessions to discuss the role of models of disease in elucidating the mechanisms underlying the pathophysiology. This information can then be translated to the clinic to provide novel drug treatment strategies and improved patient care. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
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 |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 33,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Revision Session Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
148 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
ICA (40%) and exam (60%) |
| Feedback |
Formative:
Presentation - students given feedback within 15 working days
Exam - essay plan design session
Summative:
Presentation - students given feedback within 15 working days
Exam - feedback available from Course Organiser on request
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Developmental and Clinical Neuroscience | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Critically compare the various models and cells with an ability to discuss strengths and weaknesses of them
- State, illustrate and compare multiple models of neural development
- State, illustrate and compare multiple neurodegenerative diseases and their various models
- Evaluate and criticise the literature around the topics
- Review their own knowledge generated throughout this course and present their findings in a cohesive manner
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Reading List
Fundamental Neuroscience, Ed. by Squire et al (4th edition 2012, Academic Press)
From Molecules to Networks: An Introduction to Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, (J. Byrne, R. Heidelberger and M.N. Waxham, eds).pp 23-52. Elsevier, Academic Press, San Diego.
Principles of Neural Science, Ed. by Kandel et al (5th edition 2012, McGraw-Hill)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Neuroscience, Neurodegenerative diseases, animal models, stem cells, nervous system |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Peter Brophy
Tel: (0131 6)50 6107
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
Email: |
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