School of Medicine and Dentistry - University of Aberdeen courses

...Following the Easter vacation, the first of nine to five-week clinical blocks will be undertaken (the rotation through the remaining eight blocks to...

...part of your introduction to the clinical environment. Patient contact begins in Semester 2, with observation and simple preventive advice. You start...

...interlocking taught courses specifically tailored to medical students, providing structured teaching and building up to a detailed self-directed learning project...

...be made of the relevance of formal and informal health care to patterns of national morbidity. Suitable for: People with an interest in health and health...

...Programme Structure & Content First & Second Year Students study core courses in Health Studies , Biology , Psychology , Sociology and Elementary Statistics...

...In third year and Honours the contact hours are less and more time is allocated for self-study. Mature entrants are welcome - especially those with prior healthcare experience...

...conduct and analyse a small-scale project on a health-related topic and write a dissertation on this work. Teaching & Assessment The typical workload...

...first and second year is four hours class time a day. In third year and Honours the contact hours are less and more time is allocated for self-study...

...especially those with prior healthcare experience. In third year and Honours all sessions start at 9.30 to assist mature students with school-aged children...

...Disciplines include social influences on health and illness, health promotion, research methods, epidemiology, and medical statistics. During third...

...During third year students are attached to a health or social care agency in the community to gain personal experience of community health issues and...

...4. Health Services Research The aim of this course is to equip students with the skills and information needed to appraise and undertake health services research...

...After completion of the MSc , students will be able to: Design and conduct health service and public health research projects. Select different research...

...original scientific material to scientific audience. Suitable for: Students with many different backgrounds from the European Community as well as from overseas...

...with the skills and information needed to appraise and undertake health services research. Students will learn how to formulate a research question...

...students to major public health issues such as communicable disease control and environmental health, diet and heart-disease. An important thread is...

...These vary from set essays to short notes type questions and multiple-choice exams. Dedication 12 months, full-time...

...laboratory practicals and individual and group presentations) and by written examinations. The MSc project is assessed by thesis and oral presentations of the project findings...

...and international agencies. Graduates in biological sciences which seek future careers in nutrition in private and academic institutions, hospitals...

...Suitable for: Health professionals who are employed in the health service. Health professionals who are employed in the health service. This modular programme...