3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4022287FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
For this course you have to meet certain enrolment requirements. For an overview of the enrolment requirements check https://www.vub.be/en/studying-vub/practical-info-for-students/study-guidance/study-path/individual-study-path#paragraph--id--71647 
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy
Department
Kinesitherapie, Menselijke Fysiologie en Anatomie
Educational team
Erik Cattrysse (course titular)
Aldo Scafoglieri
Activities and contact hours
18 contact hours Lecture
6 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
36 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

This course requests a good knowledge of the musculoskeletal anatomy in order to be able to study the anatomy with a perspective of more details, inclusive of variations and anomalies of muscular insertions, bony connections and neural plexi. Using interactive co-studying and pear-teaching the link between anatomical localisations and clinical situations will be studied based on mechanistic reasoning.

Additional info

Based on a good basic knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy this course intends to deepen this knowledge and to link this knowledge to clinical situations within the musculoskeletal field; blended learning techniques, including pear-teaching and interactive for a will be applied in this course to stimulate active and participating learning.

Learning Outcomes

Clinician

- The master student has a profound knowledge en understanding of the clincial relevance of the anatomy of the uper quadrant and TMJ

- The student has a profound knowledge of the 3-D human musculoskeletal anatomy, understanding anatomical variation, variants and anomalies with specific relevance for manual therapy techniques

- de student is able to critically reflect about the impact of specific manual therapy techniques based on a profound knwoledge and understanding van human MSK anatomy

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 25% 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 75% of the final mark.

    Note: Met schriftelijke voorbereiding

Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • group work with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

written examination with open questions;

the students is also evaluated on the level of his itneractivity and accuracy during exercises and preparation tasks (interactive college, fora etc...)

The subscore(s) of group or individual tasks and exercises organised during the academic year, which for content or organisational reasons cannot be reorganized, will continue to be part of the overall final score for this course.

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 Musculoskeletal Disorders - Option Manual Therapy (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy: verkort traject revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie bij musculoskeletale aandoeningen met optie manuele therapie (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Manual Therapy: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)