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This Research Skills Module is designed to develop your experimental design, report writing and practical skills. Working under the supervision of Anatomy staff you will develop a range of skills by studying dissection, histology, the comparative method, bioarchaeology, surface anatomy and the use of imaging modalities. Working as part of a group you will design and carry out a research project to perform an in-depth study of an area of anatomy.

BIOL20912 Pre & Co-requisites are BIOL10811 & BIOL21291

BIOL20912 Pre & Co-requisites are BIOL10811 & BIOL21291

• To give students the opportunity to make an ‘in depth’ investigation of an area of anatomy after gaining appropriate skills. 
• To gain skills in experimental design; data collection and interpretation; and presenting anatomical findings. 
• To gain experience of scientific collaboration by working as a member of a team.
 

To be able to:
• Use a diverse range of anatomical references and the primary literature
• Appreciate anatomical variation and know how to evaluate it
• Conceive and execute a study on a given aspect of human or comparative anatomy
• Collect, analyse and present data in the format used for publication
• Have an 'in depth' understanding of an aspect of human or comparative anatomy

• Anatomy through virtual reality
• Histology 
• Interpreting transverse sections 
• Interpreting radiographs 
• Interpreting CT scans 
• Use of ultrasound including doppler venograms 
• Bioarchaeology 
• Surface anatomy – landmarks for heart and lung sounds
• How anatomical knowledge informs clothes design  
• Gross anatomy of the head, heart and respiratory tract 
• Mini-project planning

• Anatomy through virtual reality (13%) 
• Histology 1 (17%) 
• Histology 2 (7%) 
• Sectional Anatomy (13%) 
• Individual Mini-Project Report (50%)  

Mini-project 

Students work in groups of 5 to produce a research study using either histology; bioarchaeological human remains; or dissection of material from pigs, deer and cattle.

RSM Attendance guidelines

Students are expected to attend all scheduled RSM sessions on time (N.B. Health and safety information will be delivered at the start of practical sessions, and students who are not present at the start may be asked to leave the lab). Students who arrive late will be marked as absent for that session.Failure to attend a session (an unauthorised absence) will result in a 10% (i.e. 10 mark) penalty being applied to the overall RSM mark (i.e. a student obtaining a mark of 65% overall will instead receive a mark of 55%). Further absences will result in further penalties (i.e. 2 absences = a penalty of 20% (as described above)).

For the short practicals feedback will be provided during or after the sessions. Feedback on the mini-project report will be given during the latter part of semester 4.

• Detton, AJ & Grant JCB (2020) Grant's Dissector (17th edition). Wolters Kluwer Health
• Gosling, JA (2008) Atlas of Human Anatomy (5th edition). Mosby
• Kardong, KV (2019) Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution (8th edition). McGraw-Hill
• Moore KL, Dalley AF & Agur AMR (2018) Clinically Oriented Anatomy (8th edition). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
• White, TD, Black, MT & Folkens PA (2011) Human Osteology. Elsevier.

The year studying abroad is an integral part of the course and must be completed. Some costs, such as tuition fees, are substantially lower. Other costs can vary and are not included in the tuition fee. For example, living costs may be higher or lower than the UK, and there are travel-related costs to consider, such as paying for a passport, visa fees, health insurance, and (if needed) vaccinations.

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's (PDF document, 91KB).

Students participating in placements outside the UK may be able to apply for funding from the depending on eligibility. Priority will be given to students from low income households.