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Programme code | 8ANAT003U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Michelle Spear
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Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
School/department | School of Anatomy |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Biomedical science (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 1 years (full time) |
This programme aims to develop the student’s interest in and knowledge and understanding of:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Learning/teaching methods and strategies:
Acquisition is through a combination of seminars, practical and small group teaching, including problem solving/case based workshops, laboratory based practicals and course-work. Less traditional teaching methods, such as CAL (University of Bristol eBiolabs), are also used. Students, are required to undertake extensive independent reading, through library and internet use to supplement and consolidate seminar and other teaching material. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Testing of knowledge and understanding is through a combination of formative and summative assessment, such as unseen written examinations, assessed coursework, MCQ’s, essays, oral presentations, poster presentations and portfolios. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Seminars, discussion groups, practicals, demonstrations, and research projects will encourage the:
Practicals/small group teaching provides opportunities for:
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Methods of Assessment | |
Written examinations, assessed coursework, OSCE, essays, oral presentations, poster presentations and portfolios. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of practical, professional and transferable skills will be embedded in teaching delivery on mandatory units. The Bristol Futures Curriculum will also be embedded into these units. Actively using a range of feedback will support students in taking responsibility for evaluating, judging and improving their own performance. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Attainment will be evaluated through tutor-led discussion of performance, supplemented by formative peer review. Self-assessment is at the heart of being a reflective practitioner and both self- and peer assessment are essential attributes of any professional graduate. Research skills will be assessed through assessed coursework, essays, poster presentations and the portfolio. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
N/A |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
N/A |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Honours studies will involve extensive use of scientific literature. The seminar programme that the final year is based upon will be thought provoking and individual contributions are widely encouraged. On completion of the research portfolio and Methods, Communication and Translation Unit, students will be making quantitative and qualitative judgements about ‘materials and methods’, evaluating the accuracy of communication, able to plan and design experiments, hypothesise, and present and discuss results orally and in a variety of written forms. Communication to specialist and non-specialist audiences will always be expected. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
Full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved.
Years 1 & 2 consist of a 30 week academic year which follows the standard University terms. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week, with the exception of Wednesday afternoons. In Year 1 a student can expect an average of 21 hours of contact teaching per week. The Faculty anticipates that a student will spend a further 20 hours a week on preparation of coursework and self-directed learning (this may vary with the ability of the student). In the second year of the programme the contact time falls to about 16 hours per week on average, as greater emphasis is placed on individual coursework (projects) and self directed learning.
In the clinical-years (Yrs 3-5) the teaching year is extended and averages 42 weeks per year. The month of August is a vacation period, free of teaching, and the standard National holidays are honoured; the final year finishes in June with graduation in July. Clinical activities take place from Monday-Friday (between 08.00-18.00), and occasionally students are expected to stay late, or overnight, to observe out-of-hours activities. Year 3 students may request permission to be absent on Wednesday afternoons, On average in the clinical-years less than 10% of the year is lecture-based teaching, but a further 35% is staff-led teaching in clinical settings. The remainder of the time is set aside for students to develop their clinical skills, to do project work and to do preparative and reflective self-directed learning.
Assessment Statement
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The Vesalius Clinical Training Centre (VCTC), the CPD unit for CCCA attracts a wide range of clinicians and allied health professionals who engage in both teaching and research. There is wide scope for them to provide clinical anatomy seminars and/or demonstrations, or even career talks/mentoring.
The Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/anatomy/
Key CCCA contacts include Head of School Dr Cathy Fuller, Director of Teaching/Programme Lead Dr Michelle Spear
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Methods, Communication and Translation | ANAT30003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Functional and Clinical Anatomy I | ANAT30004 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Functional and Clinical Anatomy II | ANAT30005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Advanced Dissection | ANAT30006 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Research Portfolio | ANAT30007 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Functional and Clinical Anatomy (BSc) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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