Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,500 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Tuition fees are considerably lower for your placement year. Please see the
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for full details.
Additional expenses
Tuition fees are considerably lower for your placement year. Please see the
fees pages
for full details.
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
As part of your Zoology BSc course, you will go on an optional field course
in the UK or abroad. This is subsidised by the University but you still need to contribute to the cost of the field course if you choose to go. Costs vary depending on the destination. A deposit is required at the start of the academic year, with the balance to be paid later. You will receive more information when you start at Manchester.
Students participating in placements outside the UK may be able to apply for funding from the UK's Turing scheme
depending on eligibility. Priority will be given to students from low income households.
Course unit details:
Human Anatomy & Histology
Course unit fact file
| Unit code |
BIOL21291 |
| Credit rating |
10 |
| Unit level |
Level 2 |
| Teaching period(s) |
Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? |
No |
Overview
In Human Anatomy and Histology you will focus on the alimentary system and supporting bony structures, learning about the macro and micro structure and the pathologies that may occur in this system.
Pre/co-requisites
| Unit title |
Unit code |
Requirement type |
Description |
| Body Systems |
BIOL10811 |
Pre-Requisite |
Recommended |
Aims
The aims are to integrate anatomy and histology of the human alimentary system and supporting bony structures with clinical topics.
Learning outcomes
• Understand the anatomy of the alimentary system and supporting bony structures • Understand the structural arrangement of the abdomen and its contents • Understand the structural arrangement of the pelvis • Understand the histological arrangement of all of the above structures • Relate the structural anatomy to pathological processes that may occur
Syllabus
Anatomy and histology of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, the musculature of the anterior and posterior abdominal walls, composition of the pelvis as well as study of the skull, vertebral column and bony pelvis are covered in detail. e-Learning Activity Students will be encouraged to use Complete Anatomy and Acland’s Video Atlas of Anatomy to supplement the lecture series.
Employability skills
- Analytical skills
- Interactive sessions require the use of analytical skills.
- Group/team working
- Students will work in groups to produce a podcast on their chosen topic. Interactive sessions invite students to work together to solve anatomical problems.
- Leadership
- Interactive sessions involve group work which will need to be managed by a leader.
- Project management
- The production of the group podcast will require these skills to enable on time delivery of this.
- Oral communication
- Production of a podcast on student’s topic of choice. Students are encouraged to ask and answer questions during lectures.
- Problem solving
- Interactive sessions will require students to apply knowledge learnt to clinical problems.
- Research
- Students are strongly encouraged to read up on current anatomical research to supplement their studies.
- Written communication
- Groups assessed on the production of a podcast which includes power point slides.
- Other
- Develops organisational skills.
Assessment methods
| Method |
Weight |
| Other |
20% |
| Written exam |
50% |
| Set exercise |
30% |
50% of the unit mark will be derived from answering 1 essay question out of a choice of 4 in the January exam. 30% of the unit mark will be derived from undertaking 30 multiple answer questions towards the end of the unit. 20% of the unit mark will be derived from completing & submitting the group podcast.
Feedback methods
Students will be given an opportunity to receive written and verbal feedback provided on practice essay exam question. The interactive sessions provide feedback to enable students to gauge understanding and depth of their current knowledge. Students will have access to an example MAQ paper which they are encouraged to undertake and engage in discussion with staff if needed.
Recommended reading
Snell, RS (2019) Clinical Anatomy by Regions (10th edition). Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins • Ross MH, Pawlina W (2019) Histology a text and atlas (8th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Young, B (2014) Wheater’s Functional Histology (6th edition). Churchill Livingstone Moore, Dalley & Agur (2017) Clinically Orientated Anatomy (14th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Gosling J A (2017) Human Anatomy (6th edition). Elsevier Sadler, TW (2018) Langman’s Medical Embryology (14th edition). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours |
| Assessment written exam |
2 |
| Lectures |
22 |
| Independent study hours |
| Independent study |
76 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member |
Role |
| Bipasha Choudhury |
Unit coordinator |
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Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: C303 / Institution code: M20
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