Implantology (MSc)

Learning and assessment

How will I be taught?

A diverse range of teaching and learning styles are used throughout the MSc in Implantology. You will attend lectures, and participate in seminars, tutorials, and a clinical attachment. You will also be taught by visiting experts in the field.

All taught modules are compulsory and you will also undertake a laboratory-based or clinical research project and independent study to enable you to complete your dissertation.

How will I be assessed?

The four taught modules are assessed through the following in-course assessments:

• Extended essays.
• Grant writing assignments.
• Oral presentations.
• Poster presentations.
• Statistical assignments.
• Clinical workplace-based assessments in the key clinical surgical and restorative skills necessary to practice implantology.
• Library and information skills assignments.

How will I be supported?

All modules make extensive use of Cardiff University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Learning Central, on which you will find course materials and links to related materials. You will be supervised when undertaking your dissertation, and your supervisor will schedule regular meetings to discuss progress, provide advice and guidance, and give written feedback on a draft.

Opportunities to reflect on abilities and performance are made available through the Learning Central ‘Personal Development Planning’ module and through scheduled meetings with personal tutors.

Feedback

You will receive written feedback on all assessments, in addition to oral feedback on assessed oral/poster presentations.

What skills will I practise and develop?

By fully engaging with this course, you should acquire and develop a range of valuable skills – those which are specific to implantology, as well as more generic ‘employability skills’ – including the ability to:

• Demonstrate systematic understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of implantology and the need for integration of knowledge from different fields.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the cellular/tissue alterations which occur during various disease states and ageing in humans.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the core principles of implantology and the supporting disciplines.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the physical and biochemical techniques available for the assessment and development of tissue-engineered products for clinical use.
• Critically evaluate knowledge at the forefront of a range of disciplines, such as stem cell biology, biomaterials, tissue/organ engineering and innovation.
• Utilise knowledge and scientific evidence-based methods in the assessment and solution of challenges in the field of implantology.
• Undertake and accurately perform various clinical and laboratory-based methodologies relevant to research into implantology.
• Collect, evaluate, synthesise and interpret qualitative and quantitative data in a variety of ways, and identify means to gather new data where required.