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Programme code | 8ANAT002U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Michelle Spear
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Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
School/department | School of Anatomy |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Biomedical science (2023) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 3 years (full time) |
Anatomy is the scientific study of the structure of the mammalian body in relation to its function. Anatomy is one of our most ancient sciences, but modern anatomy brings a wide variety of contemporary techniques to the study of the body in health and disease. The Applied Anatomy Honours Programme provides a broadly based delivery of (i) the principles, applications and challenges of Applied anatomy and (ii) advanced anatomical concepts from the cellular level to the whole body level of investigation by dissection and imaging.
Particular strengths of the Programme are:
This programme aims to develop the student’s interest in and knowledge and understanding of:
As educators we aim to:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition is through a combination of traditional didactic teaching, such as lectures and small group teaching, including problem solving/case based workshops and tutorials, laboratory based practicals and course-work. Less traditional teaching methods, such as CAL (University of Bristol eBiolabs), are also used. Students, throughout the three year programme, are required to undertake independent reading, through library and internet use, both to supplement and consolidate what is being taught/ learnt and to broaden their individual knowledge and understanding of the subject. |
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Testing of knowledge and understanding is through a combination of formative and summative assessment, such as unseen written examinations, assessed coursework, MCQ’s, essays, oral presentations, poster presentations and portfolios. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lectures, seminars, discussion groups, practicals, research projects and fieldwork will encourage the:
Station-based practicals/small group teaching provides opportunities for:
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Methods of Assessment | |
Written examinations, assessed coursework, MCQ’s, essays, oral presentations, poster presentations and portfolios. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Acquisition of practical, professional and transferable skills will be embedded in teaching delivery on mandatory units. The Bristol Futures Curriculum will also be embedded into these units. The vertical enrichment strand in Personal and Professional Development will reinforce themes such as ethics, sustainability and innovation. Actively using a range of feedback will support students in taking responsibility for evaluating, judging and improving their own performance. |
Methods of Assessment | |
PPD attainment will be evaluated through tutor-led discussion of a personal progress log/portfolio. Self-assessment is at the heart of being a reflective practitioner and both self- and peer assessment are essential attributes of any graduate in the biosciences Research skills will be assessed through assessed coursework, essays, oral presentations, poster presentations and the dissertation. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Students are expected to develop a broad knowledge base of fundamental anatomical principles and concepts. They will be expected to understand form and function relationships and by the end of the Level C year will be able to make evidence based predictions about unction based on form. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
Level I students will use the anatomical principles learnt in the first year to explore detailed human and/or animal anatomy. They will be able to identify and communicate about complex anatomical relationships and organisational structure. By the end of the second year, tudies will be able to use their anatomical knowledge to discuss theories and ideas that relate to anatomical science. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Honours studies will involve extensive use of scientific literature. The seminar programme that the final year is based upon is thought provoking and individual contributions are widely encouraged. On completion of the research project, regardless of topic, students will be making quantitative and qualitative judgements about ‘materials and methods’, evaluating the accuracy of communication, able to plan and design experiments, hypothesise, and present and discuss results in orally and in a variety of written forms. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
The undergraduate population in the Faculty of Health Sciences is in the majority made up of students following the professional programmes of:
For professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. The professional programmes are designed so that students in the early years are given a solid grounding in the scientific basis of their chosen profession and provides the foundations for knowledge and skills in the subject. The teaching will comprise of lectures, practical work, tutorials, seminars and required coursework. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curriculum activities. This may not be available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through the curricula there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on professional programmes in the Faculty often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example, because of the requirement for students of veterinary subjects to complete Extramural Studies or the timings of placements in Medicine and Dentistry) and further information on this will be found in individual programme regulations. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside of the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent meaning that students will more oftentimes be engaged in revision activities and self-directed learning.
The remaining undergraduate population in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be following either a more standard BSc workload or will be intercalating students who are taking time out from their professional programme (BDS, MB ChB or BVSc) and joining the third-year equivalent of a BSc to gain a BSc in one year. In these courses, the more standard credit framework will apply whereby 20 credits normally equates to some 200 hours of student input. This time will be divided between lectures, practical work, tutorials, seminars and required coursework and self-directed learning. A BSc student can expect an average workload of 40 hours per week over the 30-week academic year. The workload will shift from more directed and structured learning in the early years towards more research led and independent study in the final years of a BSc where significant time will be spent on a research project, dissertation or portfolio of work. Students with examinations in the standard examination periods will be expected to use the Christmas/ Easter vacation to revise and complete work which reflects their interest in, and commitment to their programmes of study. (Students with resit examinations will need to revise during the summer vacation).
Assessment Statement
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The Vesalius Clinical Training Centre (VCTC), the CPD unit for CCCA attracts a wide range of clinicians and allied health professionals who engage in both teaching and research. There is wide scope for them to provide applied anatomy teaching, offer final year research projects or even career talks/mentoring. Furthermore, our continuing delivery of comparative anatomy (cross-professional programme and cross-species anatomy) teaching ensures that CCCA has expertise that is unique within the UK. Dissection, as undertaken by CCCA, is an increasingly sought after element of anatomy programmes. Other programmes offer human dissection but none offer opportunities to select either human or animal dissection or both.
The Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/anatomy/
Key CCCA contacts include Head of School Dr Cathy Fuller, Director of Teaching/Programme Lead Dr Michelle Spear and Science Group Chair/Admissions Tutor for Applied Anatomy Dr Jenny McNamara.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Anatomical Science 1A | ANAT10008 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Anatomical Science 1B | ANAT10009 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Functional Neuroanatomy | PHPH10013 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Introduction to Neuroscience | PHPH10012 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Physiology 1A | PHPH10017 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Physiology 1B | PHPH10018 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Anatomy by Dissection | ANAT20005 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Human Anatomy: Thorax, Head and Neck | ANAT20003 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Human Anatomy: Abdomen, Pelvis and Limbs | ANAT20002 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Veterinary Anatomy 1 | ANAT20001 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Veterinary Anatomy 2 | ANAT20007 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Visualising Anatomy through Imaging | ANAT20006 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
All units in this year are must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Advanced Topics in Applied Anatomy | ANAT30008 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Facets of Anatomy | ANAT30009 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Research Concepts | ANAT30010 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Anatomy Capstone Project | ANAT30012 | 40 | Mandatory | TB-4 |
Applied Anatomy (BSc) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
The alternative classified honours degree of Health Sciences (Anatomy) (BSc) may be awarded on this programme. For further details please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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