PE4S212 - Hair Disorders 01 Aug 2019 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: PE4S212
Module Title: Hair Disorders
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Allied Health and Chiropractic
Faculty Sub Group: Clinical Services
Module Leader: Karl New
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2019 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100260 - healthcare science
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Aug 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

The aims of the module are to understand hair growth and hair loss and relate that to medical treatments for hair removal and hair replacement.

Content Summary

Normal hair growth cycles. Hair colour and variations. Hair follicle anatomy, physiology and pathology, and how is this related to hair follicle pharmacological treatment. What medical conditions are related to unwanted hair (polycystic ovary syndrome, folliculitis barbae, hormonal conditions, etc.)

Hair aesthetics – hair removal with laser and IPL systems, specifically excluding mechanical hair removal (shaving, plucking, de-epilation, waxing, electrolysis, etc.). How does laser hair removal produce a reduction in hair growth, which lasers can be used, what is the difference between each type of laser, what is the difference between laser hair removal and IPL hair removal. Is there a difference between hair reduction using “pain free” hair removal systems and using more traditional methods that have greater pain associated with them.

What is hair loss – how does it manifest itself, what are the different types of male hair loss patterns, and how can they be treated. What are the non-surgical methods of treatment (light therapy, hair stimulation non-surgical therapy) and what evidence is there to suggest their efficacy. What drug treatments are available for hair loss, how do they work, how effective are they, what are their side effects, what are their pharmacological properties. What surgical methods are available for hair loss.

This module includes mandatory formative assessment activities, to support students learning and development prior to summative assessment tasks.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Independent Study 100
Directed Study 97
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 3
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically apply knowledge of normal hair growth, hair follicle anatomy, physiology to a variety of hair pathologies
LO2 Evaluate and appropriately recommend treatments used in hair removal.
LO3 Evaluate and appropriately recommend non-surgical methods used for the treatment of hair stimulation.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Online Assessment Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1 End of Module examination 60 N/A 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 Reflective Journal 0 600 10 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Project 1 Completion of an individual or group project 0 N/A 20 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 Case based scenarios and discussion Forum 0 N/A 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Time-constrained assessment (Online) 1
Self Reflective Assessment 1
Project 1
Case study 1

Reading List

Goldberg, D.J., 2002. Laser hair removal. Dermatologic clinics, 20(3), pp.561-567.