(Award available for year: Bachelor of Science)
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- Evaluate and critique the specialist research areas which underpin the biomedical sciences.
- Using published studies of recent research, appraise how these concepts are crucially integrated and are modified or adapt in different environments or disease.
- Apply research, experimental and/or technical competencies to create a graduating level enquiry-based capstone output or solution to a problem relevant to the biomedical sciences.
- Demonstrate the ability to collaborate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary team environments, contributing positively and flexibly to the team’s outputs.
- Communicate scientific and other information to a wide range of audiences and in a variety of formats.
- Demonstrate the competencies and professional behaviours and digital literacies required for graduate employment within or beyond the biomedical sciences.
- Demonstrate ethical and cultural awareness and competencies, demonstrate awareness and adherence to relevant health and safety requirements and/or regulatory standards.
- Demonstrate an entrepreneurial mind-set by creating innovative solutions to real-world problems relevant to biomedical sciences.
1. Critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise developments and hypotheses within Biomedical Sciences, making use of a variety of sources.
2. Effectively apply theoretical and practical knowledge to solve problems in Biomedical Sciences.
3. Effectively communicate to a variety of audiences through, for example, written and oral approaches, scientific, technical and mathematical concepts, and theoretical principles making use of equations, illustrations, figures and references as appropriate to Biomedical Sciences.
4. Demonstrate a range of skills in Biomedical Sciences relevant to fundamental and applied research in academia, industry and the patient/public environment with support as appropriate.
5. Collect, process, analyse, interpret and effectively communicate data numerical, non-numerical and visual, using appropriate techniques and tools, and form logical, reasonable conclusions and recommendations, using appropriate support where necessary.
6. Effectively follow practical experimental protocols and use a range of techniques and apparatus in the laboratory and/or field environment, as appropriate in Biomedical Sciences, competently and safely, using appropriate support where necessary.
7. Design, plan and carry out a research project with appropriate support as necessary.
8. Work within health and safety, environmental, and ethical frameworks.
9 .Effectively collaborate as a member of a team working on shared tasks relevant to Biomedical Sciences with appropriate support where required.
If the chosen pathway includes an industrial placement –
10. Demonstrate ability to direct, monitor and evaluate work, by seeking/accepting feedback, within a workplace context, using appropriate support as necessary.
11. Demonstrate an awareness of own strengths and development needs and the need for ongoing learning and proactive continuing professional development.
If the chosen pathway includes an international placement -
12. Collaborate effectively with other people in a new environment and successfully completes a period of work or study in another country.
13. Demonstrate self-awareness relating to personal and academic/professional development through successfully completing a period of work or study in another country.
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and modules specified for the year/programme and will include:
Demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects of biomedical sciences;
Work that draws on a wide variety of material;
The ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;
Evidence of an ability to conduct independent, in-depth enquiry within biomedical sciences;
Work that is typically both evaluative and creative;
Assessing the integration of knowledge and understanding across the discipline
It will encompass a range of both formative and summative assessment at both module and programme level.
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