BSc Hons (Full Time)
Year:14/15
UCAS Code:B990
Minimum Length:3 Year(s)
Credit Points:360
Part II Weight:8
Part II Year 2 Weight:3
Part II Year 3 Weight:5
Part II Year 4 Weight:0
Director of Studies:Dr FE Benson
Compulsory Modules
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PartI
The student must take the following modules:
PartII (Year 2)
The student must take the following modules:
PartII (Year 3)
The student must take the following modules:
The student must take 1 modules from the following group:
The student must take 1 modules from the following group:
Educational Aims: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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- To provide a structured, progressive and thematic training in areas of Biomedical Science and associated Biological Sciences which will provide students with a knowledge and understanding appropriate for subject-specific graduate employment.
- To prepare graduates for careers with a wide variety of employers such as pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries and government agencies.
- To develop key transferable skills to prepare students for specific and general graduate employment.
- To develop the intellectual and practical skills necessary for progression to postgraduate research and training.
- To encourage academic curiosity which will prepare students for lifelong learning
- To offer all students the opportunity to conduct a substantial research project
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge, Understanding and Skills
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Students will acquire detailed knowledge and understanding of:
* Human biology
* Biology of health and human disease
* Biochemistry
* Biomedical Science
To include:
* Cell biology, genetics, molecular biology and immunology
* Fundamental chemistry
* Human physiology and anatomy
* Cell pathology/cytology, clinical chemistry, haematology, transfusion science, medical microbiology
* Chronic disease biology.
* Knowledge of clinical laboratory techniques and practice
Skills
Intellectual skills able to:
* Plan, conduct and report a substantial individual investigation
* Synthesise and critically evaluate information from a variety of sources
* Formulate and test concepts and hypotheses
* Reason critically
* Interpret numerical data
* Demonstrate awareness of issues of risk, quality and ethics.
Practical skills able to:
* Use appropriate equipment effectively
* Prepare accurately solutions of a given concentration
* Understand the need for risk assessments and list appropriate safety precautions associated with practical or project work
* Collect and present experimental data
Transferable skills able to
* Work independently or as part of a team
* Use relevant Information Technology
* Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
* Design and prepare project proposals
* Consider quality and risk issues in laboratory work.
