7H010E - Short Specialties (Psychiatry, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and ENT) 01 Mar 2027 - 28 Feb 2033 | Version 0

Associated Module Information

Module Code: 7H010E
Module Title: Short Specialties (Psychiatry, Dermatology, Ophthalmology and ENT)
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: FLSE Faculty
Faculty Sub Group:
Module Leader: Karl New
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: MAR 2027 Final Year of Intake: 2032
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 15 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100258 - clinical physiology
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 0
Valid From 01 Mar 2027
Valid To 28 Feb 2033

Module Aims

  • To develop working knowledge of psychiatry, dermatology, ophthalmology, and ENT as they relate to general and acute internal medicine practice. 

  • To critically evaluate evidence-based approaches to the recognition, initial investigation, and management of psychiatric, cutaneous, and sensory presentations. 

  • To apply clinical reasoning skills to the appropriate management, referral, and interdisciplinary care of patients presenting with systemic and specialty-specific manifestations of disease. 

Content Summary

This module develops a working knowledge of psychiatry, dermatology, ophthalmology, and ENT as they present within general and acute internal medicine. These specialties are frequently encountered in the undifferentiated and multimorbid presentations characteristic of internal medicine practice, and this module equips students to recognise, investigate, and appropriately manage or refer patients with psychiatric, cutaneous, and sensory manifestations of disease. 

The module develops students’ ability to synthesise clinical findings and current evidence to support interdisciplinary decision-making - a skill that connects across the full programme and reflects the collaborative, patient-centred practice the course aims to foster. The breadth of specialties covered, and the emphasis on cross-specialty interface enrich the integrative clinical reasoning that underpins the Applied Clinical Inquiry Capstone Project. 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Formative Guided Academic Writing 12
Formative Critical Analysis 12
Formative self-test questions 10
Application of learning in context 21
Other elements 15
Summative Assessment 40
Summative Critical Analysis 40
Total Hours Selected 150

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Critically analyse and apply evidence-based knowledge in the recognition, investigation, and initial management of psychiatric, dermatological, ophthalmological, and ENT presentations relevant to internal medicine practice.
LO2 Synthesise clinical findings and current evidence to justify appropriate management, referral, and interdisciplinary decision-making for patients presenting with psychiatric, cutaneous, or sensory manifestations of disease.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Student Choice ONLINE. INDIVIDUAL. 0 2250 50 No 40
Synchronous Online Assessment (Exam) Online Specialist Software Computer Based Examination ONLINE. INDIVIDUAL. 90 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Student Choice
Online Specialist Software Computer Based Examination

Reading List

The module reading list is available to the students to access via electronic links on the learning platform (Moodle). 

In addition to the list below, each list is supplemented with up-to-date peer-reviewed journal articles and studies that are continually refreshed as guidelines change and new treatments and technologies emerge. 

Additional reading resources are also provided where relevant by the tutors during the running of the module in the discussion forum to keep the reading resources current and relevant. 

1.  Oxford Handbook of Psychiatry 

Semple D & Smyth R — 4th ed. (2019), OUP 

2.  Oxford Handbook of Ophthalmology 

Denniston A & Murray P — 4th ed. (2018), OUP 

3.  NICE NG222 — Depression in adults: treatment and management (2022) 

NICE — free online