MTE-40023 - Module Specification
School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Bachelors degree (or equivalent proof of training) in an approved discipline. Basic knowledge of trigonometry and (vector) calculus.

Barred Combinations

implement the Free Body Diagram method to analyse static forces at skeletal joints for various human activities; will be achieved by assessments: 1
critique general characteristics, material properties, and constitutive models for a given tissue or organ; will be achieved by assessments: 1
analyse relationships between structure and function in tissues and evaluate the implications and importance of these relationships; will be achieved by assessments: 1
formulate and test hypotheses on the basis of both original and published experimental data. will be achieved by assessments: 2

Description for 2024/25

This module offers students an applied perspective on biomechanics at an advanced
level. To support the theoretical concepts taught within the module across a number of
different tissue types, a practical understanding is also given through an experimental
workshop. Assessment is taken through a writeup
of the practical session and a final
unseen written examination.

Lectures: 22.5 hours
Tutorials: 2
Practical 7.5
Non-contact private study:
Directed reading to support lectures: 79
Practical report writing: 20
Tutorial preparation: 5
General study revision for examination: 14
Total: 150

Intended Learning Outcomes

None

Study hours

Bachelors degree (or equivalent proof of training) in an approved discipline. Basic knowledge of trigonometry and (vector) calculus.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment