Advanced Topics in Biomedical Science 2

A detailed examination of a selection of currently developing areas of major importance in biomedical science.

Course overview

Points

15

Fees

$1113 NZD

International fees

$4361.7 NZD

Course offered in

  • Trimester 2

Duration

1 trimester

Prerequisites

45 points from an approved combination of 300-level BMSC, BIOL, CHEM, PSYC courses or permission of Head of School

Co-requisites

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Taught by

The School of Biological Sciences

Wellington Faculty of Science

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Course content

This course is in modular format. Each student will complete 1 compulsory biostatistics module and 2 of the 3 elective modules offered. The module topics may vary each year, depending on new advances being made in a given year, and the list  of modules offered this year and schedule for the sessions follows.

Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course will be able to:

  1. Provide detailed descriptions of current clinical developments in 3 selected subject areas or topics.

  2. Obtain material pertinent to a given topic from primary and secondary literature sources.

  3. Assess and analyze information/results from a clinical setting pertinent to the selected topics.

  4. Be able to synthesise information from diverse, and sometimes contradictory, sources into a reasoned discussion.

  5. Formulate hypotheses on the basis of experimental evidence in the topics studied.

  6. Give informative oral presentations.

  7. Use the skills and knowledge obtained in a range of new situations.

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The class representative provides a useful way to communicate feedback to the teaching staff during the course. They also work with the VUWSA Education Office on any academic issues that arise in their course. Reps are elected by students by the third week of classes every trimester. Being a rep requires a weekly commitment.

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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

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