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 course will introduce the discipline of modern Physiology and emphasise the multidisciplinary nature of the subject. Students will be introduced to current concepts in human and mammalian physiology starting from gene expression, through protein and cell physiology, culminating in organ and systems physiology. Modern approaches and techniques for the study of physiology will also be discussed. Teaching will take the form of lectures, demonstrations, and self-directed group tasks.
Course description	Not entered

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: 200 ( Lecture Hours 27, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3, Formative Assessment Hours 4, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 160 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	25% ICA 75% written exam
Feedback	Feedback session will be held for assessments these include: Feedback Session for essay Feedback on Semester 1 exams Feedback session on practice Synoptic exam Feedback session on practice Paper Analysis Exam Feedback Session ż for grant proposal Feedback ż on project presentation
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			3:00

Learning Outcomes
Key Skills will be reinforced in the course, including: 1. How to interpret and analyse scientific papers and the physiological data in them. 2. How to statistically analyse and present data effectively in written and oral presentations. This is considered essential preparation for your Physiology Honours Paper Analysis exam. This exam will test your analytical skills by giving you a current scientific paper in which the students will have to, for example, handle data, interpret experiments and develop experimental plan. During Semester 2, an opportunity is given to practice using a past paper, and feedback will be given. In addition, there will be an ICA component summarising a current research topic in physiology.