Undergraduate Course: Veterinary Pathology (BVMS09006)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	30	ECTS Credits	15
Summary	This course uses lectures, practicals and tutorials to focus on the principles and patterns of pathology using, where appropriate, examples of specific diseases for illustrative purposes. Along with the Clinical Foundation Module and earlier Body Systems courses, this course provides a foundation for the subsequent species based integrated clinical modules.
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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	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 300 ( Lecture Hours 48, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 21, Summative Assessment Hours 4, Revision Session Hours 4, Other Study Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 212 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 85 %, Coursework 15 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Veterinary Pathology (written/slides)		1:00
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Veterinary Pathology (MCQ)		1:30
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Veterinary Pathology (MCQ)		2:00
Outwith Standard Exam Diets August	Veterinary Pathology (written/slides)		1:00

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should: Understand and be able to describe the principles of lesion development and differential diagnosis at a gross and histopathological level. Be able to describe the basic procedure for post mortem examination. Understand the principles of post mortem change and incidental findings. Demonstrate an understanding of the pathogenesis of disease as it relates to the body systems at a macroscopic and basic microscopic level. Understand the principles of cytology and tissue sampling for histopathology