Undergraduate Course: Child Life and Health (MBCH11001)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	30	ECTS Credits	15
Summary	The course will promote the students' understanding of how a child differs from an adult, and the factors that impact on children's health and quality of life.
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	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 300 ( Lecture Hours 18, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Revision Session Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Placement Study Abroad Hours 210, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 35 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 75 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	In-course assessment will count for 10% of the Year 5 marks. The in-course assessment has been designed to make it as certain as possible that students are competent in this part of the curriculum, with multiple opportunities for re-testing during the course. Elements of assessment in will also occur in the end-of-year examination - the portfolio viva, the Clinical Practice examination, and the Safety in Practice examination.
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			1:45
Resit Exam Diet (August)			1:45
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)			1:45
Outwith Standard Exam Diets March			1:45
Outwith Standard Exam Diets October			1:45

Learning Outcomes
By the end of their attachment students should understand normal childhood growth and development, be able to recognise the sick child, and appreciate the importance of the family, psychological and social environment on the child.