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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Degrees (MBChB) Print Email
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ANATOMY

 

Year I & II

 

Medical training in anatomy aims to introduce students to the structure of the human body with an emphasis on the functions of the components of the human anatomy and the relations that are affected by the diseases. Tuition is offered through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

 

 

BIOCHEMISTRY

 

Year I

Tuition is Biochemistry aims to introduce students to intracellular organisations, body fluids, enzymes and metabolic interactions. This is achieved through offering tuition in cell & body fluids, carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, biological oxidation, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and trace elements and the biochemistry of the gastrointestinal. Tuition is offered through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

 

PHYSIOLOGY

 

Year I & II

The Physiology course aims to introduce students to human physiological processes and interactions with a view to equip students with a firm physiological base for clinical practice. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

 

CHEMICAL PATHOLOGY

 

Year III

Training in Chemical Pathology aims to impart skills necessary for specimen collection and receipt, data collection and interpretation, quality control and assurance and laboratory information systems. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

 

 

COMMUNITY MEDICINE

 

Year III and Year IV

 

The Community Medicine component of medical training aims to impart knowledge and skills relating to community aspects of health. Focus is on environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, research methods, disease prevention health financing and management and HIV/AIDS. Tuition is offered through lectures, tutorials and clinical attachments at community health centres.

 

HAEMATOLOGY

 

Year III

 

Haematological courses aim to produce medical practitioners well versed with haematological disorders and

investigative techniques for effective patient management. Primary focus is on haemolytic anaemia white body

disorders, blood transfusion signs and blood grouping. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

 

IMMUNOLOGY

 

Year III

 

Training in immunology is geared towards imparting the necessary immunological concepts and techniques to medical students. Primary interest is on cells of the immune system, types of immunological deficiencies and the clinical implications. Teaching is conducted through lectures, tutorials and laboratory practicals.

 

MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

 

Year III

 

Training in medical microbiology aims at producing medical personnel sufficiently knowledgeable and with skills in virology, parasitology, bacteriology and mycology. Teaching methods include high participation in the wards and in the out patients departments, lectures, integrated seminars, use of videos/case studies/small group tutorials/bedside tutorials.

 

MEDICINE

 

Year III and Year V

 

The undergraduate medical curriculum aims at producing a medical practitioner who is able to function within both the central and rural hospitals. Apart from learning clinical skills through experiential and apprentice like medical attachments in the wards and outpatient departments, the students are expected to undergo a rural field attachment to ensure that they become doctors who will practice medicine in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of the communities and as such recognize and meet the needs of their communities. This doctor will be able:

  1. To       recognize the main health problems in Zimbabwe
  2. To provide competent health care to every healthcare delivery sector
  3. To take a history, examine a patient and formulate a working diagnosis
  4. To interpret their findings and thus investigate the client appropriately
  5. To analyse and interpret data obtained as patients are being investigated
  6. To be able to suggest therapeutic options given their findings
  7. To be able to apply rational use of medicine based on the essential drug concept
  8. To communicate effectively with both the patient and their relatives including being competent at delivering bad news

 

Modes of delivery involve high participation in the wards and in the outpatients departments,

lectures, integrated seminars, use of videos, case studies, small group tutorials and bedside tutorials.

 

PAEDIATRICS

 

Year IV & V

 

 

The curriculum for pediatric training aims to produce medical practitioners with sufficient knowledge and clinical skills in general pediatrics, maternal and child health and neonatology with specific emphasis interpretation of findings, differential diagnosis and management. Modes of delivery involve high participation in the wards and in the outpatients departments, lectures, and integrated seminars, use of videos, case studies, small group tutorials and bedside tutorials.

 

OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

 

Year IV & V

 

The curriculum in Obstetrics and Gynecology aims to produce a doctor who has an in-depth understanding of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the Zimbabwean context. The doctor should also have an understanding of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the international context. Apart from learning their clinical skills through attachments in the wards and outpatients departments, the students are expected to undergo a rural field attachment to ensure that they become doctors who practice medicine in a manner that is sensitive to the needs of the communities and as such recognize and meet the needs of their communities. Teaching is highly participatory on the part of the students and is done in the wards and outpatient departments. In the operating theatres the students learn through observing and assisting in surgical procedures. The students are also taught through lectures, integrated seminars, small group and bedside tutorials.

 

PSYCHIATRY

Year II & IV

 

The educational objectives of the Core Course in Behavioural Sciences and Psychiatry encompasses imparting knowledge and skills necessary for medical practitioners to respect patients and understand their feelings, understand the psycho-socio-cultural constructions of illness, recognize the importance of good doctor-patient relationships, and recognize the importance of the family and the community of the patient. Trainees are expected to identify psychiatric symptoms and syndromes, and psychological aspects of medical disorders. They are expected to acquire information gathering and evaluation skills. Modes of delivery involve high participation in the wards and in the outpatients departments, lectures, and integrated seminars, use of videos, case studies, small group tutorials, bedside tutorials and community health project.

 

SURGERY

 

YEAR III & V

 

Medical training is the discipline of surgery, aims to produce medical practitioners with sufficient knowledge and clinical skills in the management of surgical conditions in General Surgery Urology, Neurology, Cardiothoracic, Ear Nose and Throat, and Rhinology. Teaching is highly participatory on the part of the students and is done in the wards and outpatient departments. In the operating theatres the students learn through observing and assisting in surgical procedures. The students are also taught through lectures, integrated seminars, small group and bedside tutorials.
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Veterinary Anatomy Print Email
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Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Veterinary Anatomy
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Bachelor of Science and Mathematics Education Degree Print Email
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To be admitted into the programme an applicant must have obtained a pass at 'O' level in at least 5 subjects including English, Mathematics and at least one science subject;

 

Normal entry

For normal entry, an applicant must satisfy the following conditions:

have obtained a pass at 'A' level in at least 2 (two) of the following subjects or their recognized equivalents, one of which must be in the area of specialization:

  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 

have obtained a satisfactory standard in any entrance test, which the University may deem necessary


 

Special entry

For special entry, an applicant must satisfy the following conditions:

  • have obtained a pass at 'A' level in at least 1 (one) of the following subjects or their recognized equivalents, one of which must be in the area of specialization:

Biology 

Mathematics 

Chemistry 

Physics 

  • have a teaching diploma in the relevant area of specialization;
  • have obtained a satisfactory standard in any entrance test, which the University may deem necessary.
  • exemption from 1st year level work,  (d) constitutes 120 credits.

 

Structure of the programme

 

A student may register as a full-time or part-time student.

The duration of the programme is six semesters on a full-time basis or twelve semesters on a part-time basis.

The programme is taught at three levels, Levels 1, 2 and 3.

A normal entry student shall register for all the stipulated courses at the three levels while a special entry student shall be exempted from Level 1 courses and the Attachment (Teaching Practice) course.

A special entry student shall be credited with 120 course credits from his/her Diploma studies.

A taught course shall have at least 60 contact hours of lectures, tutorials and practicals.

 

EXAMINATIONS

Examinations for a course shall normally be at the end of the semester in which the teaching of the course is completed.

A failed course shall be repeated when next offered. A student may be allowed to substitute an approved equivalent course.

Where a project or a practical or an attachment constitutes part of the examination, the student must complete and submit such project or practical or attachment reports before the end of the semester in which the project or practical or attachment is scheduled.

Three bound copies of the corrected research project report shall be submitted before conferment of the degree.

A candidate must satisfy the coursework requirements for admission to the examination.

The Examiners may require a student to attend a viva voce examination and/or write a special examination.

 

Assessment of courses

A single overall mark shall be submitted for each course on a student's profile in accordance with General Academic Regulations.

Normally, assessment of each course shall be based on continuous assessment and end of course examinations and weighting shall be as follows:

    Continuous assessment:                 30%

    Examinations:                               70%

 

A student shall be required to attain a mark of at least 45% in the examination. If the examination mark is below 45% then the overall mark shall be the raw mark or 48%, which ever is the lower mark.

The department shall determine components of course work assignments that will be considered for final assessment.

For a course that includes a practicum or a research project, continuous assessment alone shall be considered for final assessment subject to submission of individual portfolios and written reports respectively.

 

Processing of examination results

Examination results shall be processed in accordance with the General Academic Regulations.

 

Determination of examination results

The examination results of a student shall be determined in accordance with the General Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Programmes.

To be allowed to proceed to register for Level 2 courses a student must have passed Level 1 courses worth at least 90 course units.

To be allowed to proceed to register for Level 3 courses a student must have Level 2 courses worth at least 90 course units.

To be awarded the degree, a student must have passed all the prescribed courses worth 360 course units.

The degree classification shall be based on the best 16 courses for special entry and 24 courses for normal entry. (3.3(f).

 The overall result PASS: PROCEED shall apply to a student who has passed all the prescribed Level 1 OR Level 2 courses, as the case may be.

The overall result INCOMPLETE: PROCEED shall apply to a student who:has qualified to register for Level 2 courses but having failed some courses as prescribed in Regulation 8.2 above,  OR Has qualified to register   for Level 3 courses but having failed some of the prescribed Level 2 courses (as prescribed in Regulation 8.2 above).

The overall result of a student who fails to qualify to register for subsequent Level courses shall be INCOMPLETE: REPEAT FAILED COURSES.

The overall result of a student who, at the end of the academic year is expected to complete his/her studies, fails to meet the requirements for graduating shall be INCOMPLETE: REPEAT FAILED COURSES or WITHDRAW, in accordance with the General Academic Regulations.

 

Academic offences and penalties

Regulations on academic offences and penalties as described in the General Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Programmes shall apply. 

 

Posthumous and aegrotat provisions

Posthumous and aegrotat provisions in the General Academic Regulations shall apply to these regulations

 

Publication of results and award of the degree

Results shall be published and degrees awarded in accordance with the provisions of the General Regulations.

Student appeals against published results

Provisions in the General Academic Regulations on student appeals against published results shall apply to these regulations.

 

COURSES

Level 1 courses

To complete the requirements for Level 1 of the programme, a student must register for and pass courses worth 120 course units taken from the common core courses list and the specialization list, unless he/she has been exempted. 

Common core course

Course

Code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELE101

Educational Foundations1

 

15

ODELE102

Professional Studies

 

15

ODELE103

Educational Media Technology

 

15

ODELE104

Communication Skills

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialization courses

                                            Biology    

 

 

Course

Code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELB111

Chemistry and Physics for Biology

 

15

ODELB112

Cell Biology

 

15

ODELB113

Health and Diseases

 

15

ODELB114

Methods of Teaching Biology

 

15

 

Chemistry

Course

Code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELC111

Volumetric Chemical Analysis

 

15

ODELC112

Separation, Electro analytical and

Spectrometric Techniques

 

15

ODELC113

Introductory Chemistry I

 

15

ODELC114

Methods of Teaching Chemistry

 

15

Mathematics 

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELM111

Basic Mathematics

 

15

ODELM112

Linear Mathematics

 

15

ODELM113

Calculus 1

 

15

ODELM114

Methods of Teaching Mathematics

 

15

 

Physics 

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELP111

Introductory Physics

 

15

ODELP211

Mechanics

 

15

ODELP113

Basic Mathematics for Physics

 

15

ODELP114

Methods of Teaching Physics

 

15

 

       Level 2 courses

To complete the requirements for Level 2 of the programme, a student must register for and pass courses worth 120 course units taken from the common core courses list and the specialization list.  Special entry are exempted from Teaching Practice.

Common core courses

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELE201

Integration of ICT in Science and

Mathematics Curriculum

 

15

ODELE202

Educational Research & Statistics

 

15

ODELE301

Educational Foundations 2

ODELE 101

15

ODELE204

Teaching Practice Attachment

ODELB/C/M/P114

15

 

Specialization courses

Biology

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELB211

Diversity of Algae

 

15

ODELB212

Diversity of plants

 

15

ODELB213

Diversity of animals

 

15

ODELB214

Plant Physiology

 

15

 

Chemistry

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELC211

 Introductory Chemistry 2

ODELC 113

15

ODELC212

 Organic Chemistry 1

 

15

ODELC213

 Organic Chemistry 2

 

15

ODELC214

 Physical Chemistry 1

 

15

 

 

Mathematics

 

Course

Code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELM211

Linear Algebra

 

15

ODELM212

Calculus 2

ODELM114

15

ODELM213

Geometry

 

15

ODELM214

Number Theory

ODELM111

15

 

Physics

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELP215

Statistical Physics

 

 

ODELP212

Mathematical Physics

ODELP 113

15

ODELP213

Thermal Physics

 

15

ODELP214

Fluid Mechanics and Properties of Matter

 

15

Level 3 courses

To complete the requirements for Level 3 of the programme, a student must register for and pass courses worth 120 course units taken from the common core courses list and the specialization list one of which is selected from the list of optional courses.  

 

Common core courses 

Course

code

Course

description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELE360

Project

 

15

ODELE302

Educational Management

 

15

 

Specialization courses

 

Biology 

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELB311

Microbiology

 

15

ODELB312

Mycology

 

15

ODELB313

Genetics

 

15

ODELB314

Animal Physiology

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

Optional specialization courses

 

ODELB315

Ecology

 

15

ODELB316

Evolution

 

15

 

Chemistry

 

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELC311

Inorganic Chemistry 1

 

15

ODELC312

Inorganic Chemistry 2

ODELC 311

15

ODELC313

Physical Chemistry 2

 

15

ODELC314

Biological molecules

ODELC 214

15

 

 

 

 

 

Optional specialization courses

 

ODELC315

Environmental Chemistry

 

15

ODELC316

Natural Products Chemistry

 

15

 

Mathematics

 

Course

Code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELM311

Analysis

ODELM212

15

ODELM312

Numerical Methods

ODELM212

15

ODELM313

Differential Equations

ODELM212

15

ODELM314

Mechanics

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

Optional specialization courses

 

ODELM315

Numerical Methods

 

15

ODELM316

Linear Programming

ODELM111

15

 

Physics

 

Course

code

Course description

Prerequisites

Course

units

ODELP311

Electricity and Magnetism

 

15

ODELP312

Atomic and Nuclear Physics

 

15

ODELP313

Waves and Optics

 

15

ODELP314

Electronics

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

Optional specialization courses

 

ODELP315

Quantum Mechanics

 

15

ODELP316

Solid State Physics

 

15

 

Syllabuses

In accordance with the provisions of the General Academic Regulations, detailed syllabuses for courses do not form part of these regulations but shall be submitted to the Faculty Board for approval. Copies of the approved detailed syllabuses are maintained in the Faculty Office for reference

 
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