Forensic Medicine
Forensic Medicine
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This course is one semester long, started in winter semester of 5th year, and ended with a final exam (with a grade in our transcipts). The course itself was very pleasant to follow along, highly interesting, although the topics were nothing for the faint of heart.
Lectures were held independent to the classes, in person, with no attendance (but this may change).
Classes usually started with a seminar, and some days (usually every second day), also with an autopsy. Meeting point for classes was always the seminar room in the department (on the first floor). Everyone could see well during autopsies. Touching the bodies/specimens was allowed (sometimes even encouraged) with one teacher, but participating in cutting and slicing was not. The instructors were really cool in that they never forced anyone to do, touch, or see anything that they didn't want to – but they encouraged to engage with the subject matter, which we also would highly recommend as a matter of fact. The instructors have superior anatomical knowledge, and such a broad knowledge about the human body, its organs and physiology. And they gave off a good vibe while responding to our questions!
In the last class, a simple 10 MCQ quiz with one correct answer was held. Getting 60% on it was the requirement to pass.
In our opinion, no preparation other than attentive listening during seminars and autopsies was necessary in order to pass. Most of the questions were straightforward and also with a quite interesting background. We don't know any students that have failed this quiz, so don't worry going into it.
The final exam contained 25 multiple choice questions with one correct answer. The requirement to pass was 60%.
In our opinion, preparing with lecture slides, flashcards and other older material, and having paid attention during classes, you should have no worries about passing.
Exemption
No exemption was possible.Credit received after passing the final exam.
The grade which enters your transcript is taken from the exam.
For the grading scale, consider the department's website.
This page is edited by
Matthias Koch
Class of 2025