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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Embryology (BIME11008)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course will consist of 10, sessions (2hrs per week)., In the first 3 weeks, the basic principles of human embryology will be described in a series of lectures, covering: Gametogenesis, Development from fertilization to the blastocyst stage, Implantation and placental development and Embryogenesis.

The subsequent 6 sessions will be student-lead and will focus on the specific systematic embryology, which complements Course 1 + 5 (Gross Anatomy): Cardiovascular system, alimentary system, urogenital system, nervous system, limbs, head and neck.

In these sessions, students will present, in small groups to the whole class on one of these topics. Presentations will be open for discussion, and academic staff will ensure that sufficient material has been covered in each session. Presentations, will be made available via the internet and will form a key learning aid for the course.

In addition there will be a Lecture-Demonstration in The Human Embryology-Fetal Collection. An extensive collection of fetal material held within the department will be used to demonstrate many of the subjects covered in prior lectures.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 11, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 87 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 40 %, Practical Exam 60 %
Additional Information (Assessment) An MCQ + EMQ (60%)

An essay (40%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, students should have gained a basic knowledge of normal human development, allowing them to appreciate the organisation of the body as seen by dissection.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.anatomy.mvm.ed.ac.uk/studying/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsHA,Embryology
Contacts
Course organiserDr Gordon Findlater
Tel: (0131 6)50 2997
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email:
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