BC5056 - Blood Science (2025/26)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2025/26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Module title | Blood Science | ||||||||||||||||
| Module level | Intermediate (05) | ||||||||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| School | School of Human Sciences | ||||||||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Running in 2025/26(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module provides experience, knowledge, and understanding of the principles and practice of clinical haematology. It explores the rationale for laboratory testing in routine and specialised investigations and examines the different elements that constitute blood in healthy and diseased states. The module also focuses on teamwork and scientific communication skills and their application to future employment.
This module provides experience, knowledge, and understanding of the principles and practices of haematology. It explores the rationale for laboratory testing in routine and specialised investigations. It examines the different elements that constitute blood in healthy and diseased states. Tutorials and one piece of coursework focus’ on teamwork, scientific communication skills and the application of these to future employment. Students’ haematology skills will be developed in the laboratory in practical sessions. Theoretical and practical problems will be employed to assist students in the development of their analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Case studies will be examined to give students practice in diagnosis.
Prior learning requirements
BC4052
Syllabus
Participate in group discussions and work with other team members to identify, distribute and undertake tasks necessary to complete an assignment, as well as reflect and evaluate the process. Produce various written materials in different formats and lengths and for various purposes (layperson, scientific).
Red cell morphology and haemopoiesis; destruction of red cells; fragility; inherited and acquired anaemias; haemoglobinopathies; primary and derived haematological indices. White cell morphology; production of white cell lines; causes and characteristics of leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma; myeloproliferative disorders. Core investigations: Routine and emerging diagnostics in Haematology. The importance of quality assurance and quality management, its purpose, SOPs and documentation and the need for training, validation and verification as well as reporting.
Development of Careers Management Skills: development of self-awareness in the context of career decision-making, knowledge of overall career opportunities, skills to make effective applications (1-3)
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
Students can acquire knowledge through lectures, problem-solving tutorial sessions, laboratory-based practical exercises and online exercises. Students’ ability to make critical evaluations will be developed by analysing source material and case studies supported by tutorial material. Students' ability to attain and critically evaluate data and scrutinise the data through problem-solving activities will be developed through laboratory-based exercises. Students will undertake exercises related to employability. Students will be expected to reflect on the material to demonstrate their understanding of the principles and practices of blood science (total: 150 hours).
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Describe the nature, functions, turnover and diagnostic value of blood cells and plasma and associated indices and demonstrate an understanding of haemostasis and thrombosis and relate haematology to the laboratory and clinical practice, including awareness of factors affecting sample integrity, risks related to the sample reagents, or method and other tests indicated by the outcome of the analysis.
2. Describe the role of biomedical scientists in maintenance of haematology laboratory services and understand the use of laboratory investigations to corroborate clinical diagnosis and treatment of disease and the role of QA/QC in determining validity of those results and the role of them in the Biomedical Laboratory
3. Participate in group discussions and work with other team members to identify, distribute and undertake tasks necessary to complete a project. Communicating effectively with other team members to ensure the effective operation of the team. Reflect on their experience, assess, evaluate and analyse that experience to plan to improve their learning and develop transferable and employability skills through accurate writing and understanding of best laboratory practice and enabling articulation of the skills, qualities and attributes developed through their higher education experience to date in the form of a portfolio