LSC-10070 - Module Specification
School of Life Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

You will be introduced to the subject disciplines identified by the Institute of Biomedical Science: Haematology, Biochemistry, Cellular Pathology, Microbiology, Virology and Immunology. Within this module, there is a particular focus on Cellular Pathology and Medical Microbiology.
This module blends a combination of digital content, tutorials, seminars and case-based learning (CBL) to help you fully engage with the subject matter. This is supported by bespoke practical sessions delivered in LSC-10087 to explore the principles of anatomy, histology and medical microbiology. The core content is provided by a combination of research-active lecturers and practitioner Healthcare Professions Council (HCPC) registered Biomedical Scientists. They will introduce you to the function and organisation of a typical hospital pathology laboratory and the investigation of human disease.
Tutorials and workshops will allow you to discuss the course content with your tutor and peers, ask questions and develop your understanding of the disciplines of Cellular pathology and Medical Microbiology.
Small group, case-based learning tutorials will provide you with an opportunity to properly contextualise core material by exploring patient cases. You will see how theory relates to practice and set your own learning objectives based on clinical scenarios such as cancer, alcoholic liver disease, HIV and sepsis. CBL also provides a safe environment for you to gain confidence in your communication skills as you discuss the case, and personal findings, with the group.
The range of assessments in this module allows you to: demonstrate your knowledge and timely recall of the material in the audio-visual class tests; develop your independent study skills and ability to synthesise and contextualise biomedical literature in the clinical report and case-based report. Finally, a class participation element provides evidence of your engagement with the CBL material and your peers as required for professional accreditation.

To appreciate human disorders and disease from a scientific and an NHS pathology practitioner¿s perspective.
To introduce students to the environment of the hospital pathology laboratory.
To present the organisation and broad function of a typical large hospital pathology laboratory.
To understand and be able to apply some basic techniques employed in cellular pathology and medical microbiology laboratories.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Describe the role of biomedical scientists in the provision of patient-focused healthcare and the contribution made to the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease with a specific focus on the role of Cellular Pathology, Medical Microbiology and Virology: 1,2,3,4,5
Describe a range of tests available from Pathology, particularly Cellular Pathology, Medical Microbiology and Virology, and explain the clinical relevance of these tests
: 1,2,3,4,5
Discuss the pathophysiology of human disease and investigate that using basic laboratory skills typically employed in a pathology laboratory
: 1,2,3,4,5
Evaluate, interpret and communicate laboratory-specific scientific data and clinical information from familiar and unfamiliar biomedical problems: 1,2,3,4,5
Explain the bioscience underpinning diagnostic techniques and clinical scenarios
: 1,2,3,4,5
Acquire, analyse, appraise, summarise and present information from a wide range of sources: 1,2,3
Take responsibility for their own learning and reflect upon that learning: 1,2,3
Identify and discuss relevant ethical issues arising from clinical scenarios: 1,2,3

Study hours

IN-SITU LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
4 x 1 hour tutorials
6 x 1 hour workshops
6 x 1 hour seminar
12x 1 hour CBL tutorialS
17x 1 hour discipline-specific tutorials
ASYNCHRONOUS DIRECTED LEARNING:
17 x 5 hours engagement with discipline-specific content (including preparation for in-situ tutorials, wider reading and note-taking)
6 x 4 hours preparation for case-based learning
INDEPENDENT STUDY & ASSESSMENT:
30 hours completing the clinical report
30 hours completing the case based report
2 x 2 hours completing the audio visual class tests
82 hours independent study

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment