3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 4005554EER for all students in the 1st semester
at
a (E) Master - advanced level.
- Semester
- 1st semester
- Enrollment based on exam contract
- Possible
- Grading method
- Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
- Can retake in second session
- Yes
- Enrollment Requirements
- Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor dit studiedeel moet men voor minstens 140 studiepunten geslaagd zijn in de Bachelor REVAKI, en moet men alle studiedelen van inleidend en verdiepend niveau uit de Bachelor REVAKI hebben afgewerkt.
OF men moet ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor het voorbereidingsprogramma REVAKI.
- Taught in
- Dutch
- Faculty
- Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
- Department
- Gerontology
- Educational team
- Ivan Bautmans
(course titular)
Aziz Debain
Matthias Eggermont
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
- Activities and contact hours
- 11 contact hours Lecture
4 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
- Course Content
- 1] organization of the nervous system
2] neurophysiology
3] aging-induced changes in the central and peripheral nervous system
4] aging and mental functions
5] aging and motor function
6] aging and sleep
7] aging and sensory systems (vision, smell, taste)
8] aging and urogenital system and cerebrovascular changes
- Course material
- Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoints,artikels op Canvas
Handbook (Recommended) : Alles van neuroanatomie (bibliotheek)
Handbook (Recommended) : NEURO: Het zenuwstelsel en de relatie tussen hersenen en gedrag, R. D'Hooge, Pelckmans Pro, 9789463370820, 2018
- Additional info
- 1] organization of the nervous system
2] neurophysiology
3] aging-induced changes in the central and peripheral nervous system
4] aging and mental functions
5] aging and motor function
6] aging and sleep
7] aging and sensory systems (vision, smell, taste)
8] aging and urogenital system and cerebrovascular changes
- Learning Outcomes
-
General competencies
To acquire knowledge on
1] the basics of neurosciences
2] the effects of aging on the nervous system and neuromuscular system
3] main neurological diseases (dementia, Parkinson's disease)
- Grading
-
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
- Examen
with a relative weight of 1
which comprises 100% of the final mark.
Note: Kennis van de inhoud van de Syllabus
- Additional info regarding evaluation
- 1] organization of the nervous system
2] neurophysiology
3] aging-induced changes in the central and peripheral nervous system
4] aging and mental functions
5] aging and motor function
6] aging and sleep
7] aging and sensory systems (vision, smell, taste)
8] aging and urogenital system and cerebrovascular changes
- Allowed unsatisfactory mark
- The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.
Academic context
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy in Older People (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: Verkort traject Revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie bij ouderen (only offered in Dutch)