University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 180

ECTS credits : 90

Level : SCQF level 8

Semester: Full Year

Availability restrictions: Only available to students enrolled on the Medicine (Graduate Entry) programme.

Planned timetable: Lectures: To be arranged; Practicals: To be arranged to include one full day per week in clinical practice.

This module draws on the science of medicine, introducing clinical cases to illustrate the scientific principles via integrated teaching within the framework of the major body systems. It aims to support students make the link between theory and practise, through weekly placements that will also help them identify relevant experience from previous learning and identify their generic competences which they can build on throughout the programme. There will be an initial week of induction, designed to introduce students to the programme and identify relevant experience from previous learning and their generic competencies which they can build on throughout the programme. The module will then be split into blocks of learning: An Introduction To The Science of Medicine block and three Systems In Practise blocks

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 25 hours, including one day a week work-placed learning with Generalist Clinical Mentor

Scheduled learning hours: 750

Guided independent study hours: 1050

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 20%, Practical Examination = 40%, Written Examination = 40%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 40%
Practical examinations : 40%
Coursework: 20%

Re-assessment: Coursework = 20%, Practical Examination = 40%, Written Examination = 40%

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr A S O'Malley
Module coordinator email aso2@st-andrews.ac.uk