Programme And Module Handbook
 
Programme Specification


Date Specification Approved 26/09/2014
College College Medicine and Den Sci
School Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department Birmingham Medical School
Partner College and School
Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title Intercalated BMedSc Psychological Medicine Full-time
Programme Code 6335
Delivery Location Campus
Language of Study English
Length of Programme 12 Months
Accreditations This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme This programme is an added strand to existing strands of the Intercalated BMedSc (Medicine in Society) available to medical and dental undergraduates. These programmes provide the opportunity for students to acquire additional specialist training in a specific subject area (psychological medicine in this case) and in research methodologies.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
Commonly used research methods and data analysis techniques within health and medicine
Legal and ethical frameworks of medical rsearch
The neurobiological basis of mental illness
The neurobiological basis of processes of the mind and behaviour
The portrayal of psychiatry and psychopathology in the arts
The value of fictional narratives, poetry, biography, letters, and journals in medical education
Lectures, group seminars/tutorials, practices, independent study
Lectures, group seminars/tutorials, practicals, student-led oral presentations, student-led discussions, independent study
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
Critical appraisal of research
Production of a scientifically valid and practially manageable research proposal, and competently carry out, analyse and report the piece of research
Effective scientific communication (verbal and written)
Self-directed learning
Ability to seek appropriate guidance when necessary
The ability to think logically and broadly about a range of problems using a vareity of disciplines, especially types of knowledge and modes of enquirey beyond bio-medicine
Lectures, group seminars/tutorials, practicals, student-led oral presentations, student-led discussions, independent study
Written assignment and examination, oral presentation of research proposal, written research proposal, written project report