The programme is designed to appeal to recent, graduates and other health professionals in biomedical sciences (and medicine) seeking career advancement in biomedical science, reproduction research or clinical embryology. It will also appeal to recently qualified (or possibly intercalating) medical students and to other health professionals who want an alternative to the normal route for progression in their chosen specialty by undertaking advanced study relevant to reproductive medicine which includes a strong research element. The programme will enhance the students’ depth of knowledge and understanding of: the fundamental scientific theory of cell and molecular biology in relation to human reproduction, fertility, andrology and embryology; the practices and genetic and epigenetic concepts and consequences of micromanipulation techniques and genetic screening eg through pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) and screening; advances in cryobiology and its application to gamete, embryo and fertility preservation; as well as the ethical and legal issues related to clinical embryology and assisted reproduction technology in humans. The programme places a strong emphasis on the acquisition of laboratory-based practical skills such that students will be trained in standard research methods and will receive tuition in the specialist laboratory techniques associated with the practices of clinical embryology and the new and emerging technologies of assisted reproduction that are used to treat human infertility. The mixture of formal lectures, research led teaching, tutorials, interactive learning from the extensive array of on line resources, combined with problem based learning via case studies and the hand-on practical elements of the programme will provide students with a unique opportunity to integrate the many and varied subject areas which are fast advancing within and around the field of assisted human reproduction. In addition the programme will provide students with:
(i) The opportunity to engage with the ethical issues of the discipline and to demonstrate how, more generally, to behave responsibly (professionally), and be ethically aware, self-aware and to make informed decisions.
(ii) Global and cultural insights and enable students to acknowledge and appreciate diversity and to engage with social, political, economic, legal, environmental, and technological perspectives.
(iii) An awareness of – and experience with the technical skills they need to be employable in the fields of clinical embryology, reproductive medicine and reproductive science. This will be achieved by provision of evidence of demonstrable transferable generic skills, specialist laboratory technical skills as well as academic achievement and in so doing, graduating students will be able to develop and demonstrate the attributes that will make them employable.
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
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Candidates will be required to study 180 credits.
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| Code | Title | Credits | Semester | Pass for Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPR5160M | Research in Reproduction, Embryology & Assisted Reproduction Technology | 60 | 1 Sep to 30 Sept (13mth) | PFP |
| REPR5210M | Fundamentals of Clinical Embryology | 45 | 1 Sep to 30 Sept (13mth), 1 Sep to 31 Jan | PFP |
| REPR5220M | IVF and Embryo Culture | 35 | 1 Mar to 31 May (15mth), 1 Sep to 28 Feb | PFP |
| REPR5230M | Micromanipulation | 15 | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 Sep to 31 Jul | PFP |
| REPR5240M | Cryobiology and Cryopreservation | 15 | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 Sep to 31 Jul | PFP |
| REPR5250M | Ethics and Law for Embryologists | 10 | 1 Mar to 31 May, 1 Nov to 31 Mar | PFP |
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