A higher proportion of female NST undergraduates select second year NST Pathology, which compares favourably with total NST admissions to the University (Figure 3; Table 3). All second year medics and vets take Biology of Disease, so the gender breakdown reflects admissions data in Table 5 (p12). 3. Second Year Student Intake Numbers in the Department of Pathology by Course and Gender Year Second Year Course Male Female Total % Female 2012-13 MVST Biology of Disease Vet 15 57 72 79.2 Medic 157 138 295 46.8 NST Pathology 38 54 92 58.7 459 2013-14 MVST Biology of Disease Vet 17 46 63 73.0 159 132 291 45.4 NST Pathology 38 45 83 54.2 437 2014-15 MVST Biology of Disease Vet 18 57 75 76.0 Medic 148 140 288 48.6 NST Pathology 37 53 90 58.9 453 On entering third year, students can choose Pathology from the 19 Natural Sciences courses offered. Competition for places is intense, with a maximum of 50 places for NST Pathology and 30-40 students for BBS Major Subject Pathology. Entry is determined by ranking of second year exam results. A higher percentage of females (~55%) are accepted onto the third year courses (Table 4), in line with the national average of 58% female biological science undergraduates (national benchmark data for 2013/14 from HESA). Table 4. Third Year Student Numbers in the Department of Pathology by Course and Gender Year Third Year Course Intake NST Vet Medic % Female 2012-2013 NST Pathology 50 17 6 27 44.0 BBS Subject Pathology 70 13 15 42 62.9 TOTAL 120 55.0 2013-2014 NST Pathology 50 19 4 27 52.0 BBS Major Subject Pathology 37 6 9 22 40.5 TOTAL 87 55.2 2014-2015 NST Pathology 51 8 5 38 47.1 BBS Major Subject Pathology 31 13 7 11 64.5 82 53.7 Annually, we will continue to monitor student intake onto undergraduate Pathology courses and, if any gender imbalance develops, we will refer concerns back to the Department Teaching Committee and develop strategies for correction (action 3.1).
A higher proportion of female NST undergraduates select second year NST Pathology, which compares favourably with total NST admissions to the University (Figure 3; Table 3). All second year medics and vets take Biology of Disease, so the gender breakdown reflects admissions data in Table 5 (p12). 3. Second Year Student Intake Numbers in the Department of Pathology by Course and Gender Year Second Year Course Male Female Total % Female 2012-13 MVST Biology of Disease NST Pathology Vet Medic 15 157 38 57 138 54 72 295 92 459 79.2 46.8 58.7 2013-14 MVST Biology of Disease NST Pathology Vet 17 159 38 46 132 45 63 291 83 437 73.0 45.4 54.2 2014-15 MVST Biology of Disease NST Pathology Vet Medic 18 148 37 57 140 53 75 288 90 453 76.0 48.6 58.9 On entering third year, students can choose Pathology from the 19 Natural Sciences courses offered. Competition for places is intense, with a maximum of 50 places for NST Pathology and 30-40 students for BBS Major Subject Pathology. Entry is determined by ranking of second year exam results. A higher percentage of females (~55%) are accepted onto the third year courses (Table 4), in line with the national average of 58% female biological science undergraduates (national benchmark data for 2013/14 from HESA). Table 4. Third Year Student Numbers in the Department of Pathology by Course and Gender Year Third Year Course Intake NST Vet Medic % Female 2012-2013 NST Pathology BBS Subject Pathology TOTAL 50 70 120 17 13 6 15 27 42 44.0 62.9 55.0 2013-2014 NST Pathology BBS Major Subject Pathology TOTAL 50 37 87 19 6 4 9 27 22 52.0 40.5 55.2 2014-2015 NST Pathology BBS Major Subject Pathology 51 31 82 8 13 5 7 38 11 47.1 64.5 53.7 Annually, we will continue to monitor student intake onto undergraduate Pathology courses and, if any gender imbalance develops, we will refer concerns back to the Department Teaching Committee and develop strategies for correction (action 3.1).
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