Unit name | Spinal and Demyelinating Disorders |
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Unit code | BRMSM0044 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. Wong |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Medical School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The aim of this unit is to introduce the range of spinal, peripheral nerve and demyelinating disorders, discuss the range of pathogenetic processes and review regenerative therapies for these diseases. The main disorders that will be covered include multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury and motor neuron disease. The unit will discuss the contributing factors to the development of these pathologies and emphasise the potential role for stem cell therapies. .
This unit will describe: 1) The pathology of peripheral nerve disorders; 2) Pathology of multiple sclerosis and current research in regenerative therapies; 3) Spinal cord injury and current research; 4) Pathology of motor neuron disease and current research; 5) Streamed video of in vitro models of nerve growth and in vitro/in vivo histological techniques to assess models of these disorders.
Students successfully completing this module will:
Summative Assessment will comprise a number of tasks during the Unit and a final end of Unit timed assessment:
Sets of multiple choice questions will help to support student engagement with the asynchronous material.
Online synchronous sessions will provide support through the Unit including for coursework tasks. Students will be given formative feedback on all written assessments to aid their learning.
The pass mark for the unit is 50%
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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.