Entry requirements

Admitted to the speech therapist programme. As the speech therapist programme follows a carefully planned progression the courses should be taken in order.

Learning outcomes

After the course, the student should:

General anatomy and physiology Be able to account for:

• basic anatomical and physiological concepts, including the meaning of the concepts cell and tissue and the normal functioning of these structures.
• anatomy and physiology of mimic musculature, mouth, tongue, throat, larynx, upper airways and lungs.

The nervous system Be able to account at a general level for:

• the basic structure and function of the neurons and the glial cells.
• the macroscopic anatomy of the nervous system including the large blood vessels and the cerebrospinal fluid.
• how sensory information is led from periphery to the brain.
• motor neurons and reflectors.
• how motor functions are controlled from the brain.
• the structure and functions of the autonomous nervous system.
• the principles of treating mental diseases and Parkinson disease with drugs.

Pathophysiology Be able to define at a general level: basic pathological concepts and conditions: cell lesion, circulatory disorder, inflammation, autoimmunity, tumour development, disorder in the metabolism.

Instruction

The teaching is given as lectures, group assignments and and teacher-led review of the anatomy of the brain.

Assessment

The students show results of their learning through examined components. The assessment is based on the course goals; the course contents regarding cells, tissue, oral cavity, throat, facial muscle, airways and breathing organs are assessed at a seminar. The course contents regarding the nervous system are assessed through a written examination. Specific regulations concerning the examination and compulsory elements will be announced at the start of the course. If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator. The content of a teaching occasion may be the basis for assessment even though the element isn't compulsory.

A passing grade on the course requires:

- satisfactory participation in all compulsory teaching elements

- passed grade on written examination

A student who has failed a written examination is entitled to a maximum of four retakes (five written examinations in total). If there are special reasons for doing so, the Programme Committee can allow additional examination opportunities. An examination opportunity is defined by the student's presence. A written examination that has no answers given by the student still counts.

The student is entitled to request a new examiner after failing two examinations.

Other directives

Entry requirements: According to general rules established by the Committee of Undergraduate Medical Education.