Unit information: Gametogenesis to Implantation in 2015/16

Unit name	Gametogenesis to Implantation
Unit code	MEDIM4001
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Professor. Whittington
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	None
Co-requisites	None
School/department	Bristol Medical School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

Unit aims:

• To describe the origin of gametes and gametogenesis in the male and female.

• To explain the process of fertilization, implantation and early embryo development.

• To introduce current laboratory and clinical research in the above areas within the University of Bristol.

• To describe routine laboratory techniques used in this field.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of this module students will be able to:

• demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the origin of gametes and the processes involved in gametogenesis in both the male and female

• describe the processes of fertilisation and implantation

• explain routine laboratory techniques used to investigate gametogenesis and early embryo development.

Teaching Information

• Lectures (10)

• On line tutorials (5)

• Seminars (1)

• Practicals (5)

• Conferencing (5)

Assessment Information

• Essay (1 x 1500 words) 20%
• Practical Log Book (5 x practical sessions)15%
• Tutorials (5 x MCQs) online 25%
• Written exam (3hrs) 40%

Reading and References

• Essential Reproduction, 5th Edition (2000), MH Johnson & BJ Everitt. Blackwell Science, UK

• Gametes - The Spermatozoon (1995), Eds: JG Grudzinskas & JL Yovich. Cambridge University Press

• Gametes - The Oocyte (1995), JG Grudzinskas & J Yovich Cambridge University Press

• The Uterus (1994), T Chard & JG Grudzinskas Cambridge University Press

• Genomes (1999), TA Brown Bios Scientific Publishers