? Credit Points : 60  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : BIO-P-PROJDD

Conduct a superviswed, independent research project

? Pre-requisites : Entry to the course will be for students already holding (or expecting to hold) an Honours degree or equivalent in a biological subject such as biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, pharmacology. Students with a background in chemistry, physics, computer science or informatics will also be considered and those with other scientific or medical backgrounds should contact the Course Director.

Home subject area

Postgraduate, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : To be arranged/Unknown

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 35 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

Research skills, experiment planning and design, practical experimentation, data analysis, data recording, data interpretation

MSc Thesis

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST November 1 -

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Ellen Glendinning
Tel : (0131 6)50 7366
Email : ellen.glendinning@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Lindsay Sawyer
Tel : (0131 6)50 7045/7062
Email : L.Sawyer@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/