Advanced Clinical Investigations

SHE level 11
SCQF credit points 20
ECTS credit points 10
Module code MMB530316
Module Leader Abeeda Khatoon
School School of Health and Life Sciences
Subject Vision Sciences
Trimester B (January start)

Summary of content

This module builds upon existing foundation knowledge of diagnostic techniques and clinical investigations and explores more advanced clinical techniques used by eye care practitioners in greater depth.


Students will be introduced to interpreting results from a variety of clinical investigations in a holistic manner that will inform comprehensive clinical decision making.

Module details

Module structure

Activity Total hours
Lectures 15
Tutorials 0
Practicals 20
Seminars 0
Independent Learning 159
Assessment 6
Placement 0

Assessment methods

Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description
Course Work001 50 45 Clinical Case Report
Course Work002 50 45 Clinical OSCE and Case Interpretation