3 ECTS credits
75 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 2019797ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester
1st semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Taught in
Dutch
Partnership Agreement
Under bilateral Erasmus agreement
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy
Department
Gerontologie
Educational team
Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Tony Mets (course titular)
Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

The course is devided in two parts:

Part 1 of the course is about the Neurophysiological aspect of aging.

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

Part 2 deals with Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology

This part provides an overview of the most important health problems which occur during normal and pathological aging. The various body systems are discussed. The course is intended for non-medical professionals. Emphasis is placed on those aspects that are not strictly in the realm of medical treatment, such as prevention by diet and exercise.

Additional info

Texts are provided.

Part 1: Neurophysiological aspects of ageing;

- Syllabus VUB

- complementary study material: Atlas of neuroanatomy (library) / The Clinical Neurology of Old Age, Ed. R. Tallis, edited by Wiley, ISBN 0 471 91108 9

Part 2: Geriatrics and clinical gerontology;

- complementary study material: selected references from international literature

- references to clinical handbooks, such as "Leerboek Geriatrie" (Ed. J. Schouten et al.; Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema)

- Handboek geriatrie, available as pdf via http://www.geriatrie.be

Learning Outcomes

General learning outcomes

For part 1; Neurophysiological aspects of ageing, have knowledge on:

- the basics of neurosciences

- the effects of aging on the nervous system and neuromuscular system

- main neurological diseases (dementia, Parkinson's disease)

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Written exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Evaluation by means of a written exam.

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 course offer isn't part of a fixed set of graduation requirements. Hence, it is a free elective.