Undergraduate Course: Medical Sciences 1. (MSBM08002)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Biomedical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course is an introduction to the different disciplines that make up the Medical Sciences. The course is structured around a central lecture theme of anaesthesia plus an additional thread focussed on infectious diseases. Project themes related to żhot-topicż issues in the Medical Sciences completes the course. These themes aim to illustrate the contribution of different disciplines to advances in the understanding and application of healthcare-related science. The course incorporates an historical perspective, basic scientific principles (biochemistry, neuroscience, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, physiology), therapeutic developments, clinical applications, and consideration of the social and ethical issues surrounding the development and use of anaesthetic agents and other medical practices including immunization and disease control programmes.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students must be enrolled on B.Sc. Medical Sciences degree programme

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: 200 ( Lecture Hours 29, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Online Activities 1, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 5, Other Study Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 146 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching)	peerwise participation
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Poster Presentation Work 20% (multiple components) Report 10% Degree examination 70%
Feedback	Students will be given formative feedback on a draft group poster submission. Detailed feedback will be given on all summative in-course assessment; essay and reflective essay feedback will be delivered through GradeMark, group feedback on the poster submission and presentation will also be given and individual feedback from the peer assessment will be delivered. An exam feedback session is typically arranged for Semester 2.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Medical Sciences 1.		2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Medical Sciences 1		2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Have a solid knowledge base for further study in the Medical Sciences and be able to discuss how medical research informs clinical interventions. Be able to describe the interaction between microbes and the host immune system in health and disease and methods for controlling infection. Be able to describe the development, mechanisms of action, therapeutic application and socio-medical considerations of use of anaesthetics. Be able to critically discuss the implications of ethical issues and lay understandings of health and illness for delivering healthcare in local and global contexts. Have improved their ability to carry out a literature search and critically assess material pertaining to a research topic, Have improved their written and oral communication skills and be able to work efficiently in a group and be able to reflect on their learning for improvement in future studies.