Module code: BIS5015-B
Pathology is a Biomedical Science specialist laboratory discipline that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of tissue specimens. Human diseases have a wide impact at the cellular level and tissue level. Understanding the mechanisms by which diseases occur is essential in the development of novel therapeutic interventions. This module supports the Biomedical Science programme by developing learners' knowledge and critical understanding of the well-established principles of Biomedical Science (PLO6). It also enables learners to evaluate and discuss the laboratory specialities of cellular pathology (PLO7). This will be done by promoting learners' appreciation of: the pathogenic mechanisms (endogenous and exogenous) associated with the development, progress, manifestation and complications of disease in human beings; the range of diseases which affect particular organs/tissues and the accompanying changes in morphology both locally and systemically. Learners will also understand the importance of digital pathology in diagnostic medicine in order to achieve even better, faster and cheaper diagnosis, prognosis and prediction of cancer and other important diseases. This module will support those students seeking knowledge to support their employment in medicine and medical research. It emphasises the control and integration of cells and systems in the healthy body and the mechanisms involved in the development of specific diseases Download the PDF for BIS5015-B_2024_5.pdf