Dear Susan Shelmerdine

I acknowledge receipt of your email received by this office on 12 May 2022.

Your request will now be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and has been allocated reference FOI22-169 which should be quoted in all correspondence. We will respond to your request within 20 working days starting the next working day after receipt, therefore you can expect to receive a response no later than 10 June 2022.

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Yours sincerely

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol
Prifysgol Caerdydd
Ebost : [email address]

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University Secretary’s Office
Cardiff University
Email: [email address]

The University welcomes correspondence in Welsh or English. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.

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Dear Susan Shelmerdine,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request dated 12
May 2022.

For ease of reference, I have reproduced your question(s) below and set
out our corresponding response(s).

1)          In your undergraduate medical degree course, is it compulsory
or optional for students to undertake an intercalated BSc degree during
their medical studies? 

Optional

2)      Do you offer intercalated BSc modules on any/all of the following
topics (or related topics)? If so, please could you list which ones you
provide options to study:

a.      Anatomy/ anatomical sciences/ dissection YES

b.      Radiology/ medical imaging NO

c.      Medical physics NO

3)      In the last 5 academic years of students (Sept 2016 to 2021) could
you tell me how many students in total have completed an intercalated BSc
(per year), and of these how many chose to undertake the above modules
(relating to anatomy, radiology, medical physics).

Please provide numbers of students per year, per subject module and
whether you have information on the average mark and range of ranks
achieved (e.g. % score or grade)

2016/17 BSc Anatomy n=4, Total intercalation within Cardiff University n
=78

2017/18 BSc Anatomy n=4, Total intercalation within Cardiff University n
=86

2018/19 BSc Anatomy n=3, Total intercalation within Cardiff University n
=78

2019/20 BSc Anatomy n=4, Total intercalation within Cardiff University n
=80

2021/21 BSc Anatomy n=4, Total intercalation within Cardiff University n
=76

Under section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 we are unable
to provide a greater level of detail as the disclosure of information from
which the individuals concerned may be identified would be unfair and a
breach of the data protection principles. 

4)      Is there a requirement for students to also conduct original
research and produce a dissertation/thesis as part of any of these study
modules/topics; or are they just examined by a written test? 

Yes

5)      If there is a need to produce a dissertation/thesis as part of the
module selected, would it be possible to provide the titles of the
dissertations submitted over the last 5 years for these modules? Please
provide the dissertation titles per year and per subject module. 

Please see attached spreadsheet. Please note that the University does not
hold the information for academic year 2016/17.

I trust this information satisfies your enquiry. Should you feel
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handled you can request an Internal Review. This should be made in writing
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unique reference number of your request, information on why you are
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Compliance and Risk who will be responsible for overseeing the review.

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have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for
consideration. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at the
following address: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House,
Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in
Cardiff University. If you require further assistance please feel free to
contact me.

Kind regards

Swyddfa Ysgrifenydd y Brifysgol University Secretary’s Office

Prifysgol Caerdydd Cardiff University

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gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg neu'n Saesneg.  Corresponding in Welsh will not lead
Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu to any delay.
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