The Year 1 Russian language programme (&#039;Comprehension of Russian&#039; and &#039;Use of Russian&#039;) is aimed at students with A level Russian or...

Comprehension of Russian (Year 1) (SERS0003)

The Year 1 Russian language programme ('Comprehension of Russian' and 'Use of Russian') is aimed at students with A level Russian or equivalent. The module will build your skills in Russian in all four skill areas (writing, speaking, reading and listening), and consolidate and further develop your knowledge of Russian grammar, lexis, register and style. You will develop your skills in working with a wide range of authentic language materials.

Module aims:

To develop skills of reading and translating.

To consolidate and further develop a knowledge of grammar and syntax, lexis, register and style, as well as language awareness and language learning skills.

To acquaint students with a wide range of authentic language materials, to develop skills of working with texts.

Biofluids and Medical Devices A (MECH0037)

This description relates to the full year version of the module. Only the topics and content that is taught in Term 1 will be covered in this module.

Overview:

The aim of this module is to apply the basic principles of fluid mechanics to the scientific understanding and modelling of fluid flow in physiological systems.

Most of the module is devoted to the study of the blood flow in the cardiovascular system, but other fluid flow systems in the body may be analysed.

The first part of the module provides an introduction to fluid mechanics and its application to physiological models, to the rheological properties of blood, and an insight of the cardiovascular system and its modelling.

The second part of the module aims at analysing the interaction between physiological flows and artificial systems, identifying the most important parameters to control in the design of medical devices.

Applications to cardiovascular implantable devices such as artificial heart valves are examined.

Emphasis is placed on a physical rather than mathematical understanding of the relevant phenomena, to allow a realistic appraisal of flow dynamics in the body. By the end of the module students will have a sound knowledge and understanding of fluid dynamics in physiological systems, and the interaction between physiological flows and medical devices.

Topics covered:

Cardiovascular physiology and disease
	Fundamentals of fluid mechanics
	Modelling
	Cardiac fluid mechanics
	Flow measurement techniques
	Rheology
	Medical devices