Unit information: Gametogenesis to Implantation in 2022/23

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
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
School/department	Bristol Medical School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Unit Information

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.

Your learning on this unit

On completion of this unit 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.

How you will learn

• Lectures/Seminars
• Synchronous discussion sessions
• Self-directed study
• Peer-to-peer learning (group work/presentations)
• Asynchronous discussion forums

How you will be assessed

Coursework (contributing a total of 60% to the unit)

Summative

• Essay 30%
• Poster 30%

Formative

• Formative MCQs not marked to support synchronous and asynchronous learning

End of Unit assessment (contributing a total of 40% to the Unit)

• A timed, open book end of unit written assessment.

Resources

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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. MEDIM4001).

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.