| Unit name | Integrative Molecular Neuroscience |
|---|---|
| Unit code | MEDIM7006 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
| Unit director | Professor. Hans Reul |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit consists of a series of teaching sessions that bring together the material taught during MEDIM7001, MEDIM7003, MEDIM004,MEDIM0013 and MEDIM0014. Emphasis will be on highlighting the integrative aspects of molecular neuroscience with a focus on mental health and psychiatric disease. Knowledge on the crosstalk between different biological levels of organisation and the importance of molecular neuroscience for health and disease, including the role of epigenetics and genomics, will be further deepened.
The Aims of this unit are:
At the end of this unit:
Students will have a good knowledge of the connections between the different levels of biological organisation as taught during this unit and will demonstrate a good insight into the importance of such connections for and of molecular neuroscience in mental health and psychiatric disease. Students will be able to analyse, present and discuss novel integrative research and therapeutic strategies within the field of integrative molecular neuroscience.
This Unit has a blended approach to teaching and is therefore taught through a mixture of in-person taught sessions, structured online learning sessions, and self-directed learning. The sessions in this Unit include lectures, tutorials, workshops and self-directed study.
This Unit is assessed through:
The analysis, presentation and discussion of a research paper from the scientific literature. The format of this assessment is the presentation of a scientific poster (100%). This poster presentation will be marked based on the following sub-marks: poster (40%), the presentation (30%), and the discussion and answering of questions (30%).
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. MEDIM7006).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
