Postgraduate Course: Embryology (BIME11132)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will be a series of lectures, covering: Gametogenesis, Development from fertilization to the blastocyst stage, Implantation and placental development and Embryogenesis, followed by a series of workshops covering the prenatal development of the Cardiovascular system, alimentary system, urogenital system, nervous system, limbs and head and neck. |
| Course description |
The course will comprise of 12 lectures during semester 1 and semester 2. The aim of the course is to cover all aspects of human development from ovulation, to fertilisation, pre- and post- implantation events and fetal development of all body systems.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
1. Essay (40%)
2. Exam (60%)
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| Feedback |
Students will receive written feedback from their essay assignments |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the process of embryology from fertilisation to implantation
- Describe the embryological development of the main body systems
- Describe how the gross anatomy of the body systems relate to their development
- Explain how developmental defects can lead to congenital abnormalities
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
In this course the students will also learn to apply their anatomical knowledge which they have gained in BHA1 and BHA2. This will require them to think critically, and consider the implications of the information that they have gained elsewhere. |
| Keywords | Embryology,prenatal development |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Abduelmenem Alashkham
Tel: (0131 6)50 2924
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Fraser
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: |
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