? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 9  ? Acronym : BMS-3-PBS

The aim of the course is to is to provide students intending to enter the Medical Biology-Neuroscience-Pharmacology-Physiology cluster of Honours Courses with a general grounding in practical work. Students, working in teams, will plan experiments, carry them out, analyse their data and present their results (eg, in written reports and poster presentations). Some background material will be presented to them in lectures/seminars.

? Costs : Students should provide a lab coat, notebook and marker pen.

Home subject area

Biomedical Sciences, (School of Biomedical Sciences, Schedule T)

Other subject areas

Biology, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 10/01/2007 09:00 18:00 Biomedical Teaching Labs East andWest. BMTO 9.00 or 14.00 start depending on group allocation.

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Laboratory Wednesday 09:00 13:00 Central Laboratory Wednesday 14:00 18:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : W 0900-1300 OR 1400-1800 (Practical)
Plus on a day and time to be arranged: 1 hour (Tutorial)

Increased understanding of biological processes.
Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

Three items of in-course assessment
+ one 2 hour exam

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 Unseen 2 hour(s) 2ND August 1 Unseen 2 hour(s)

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

Course Secretary

Ms Tina Harvey
Tel : (0131 6)51 3094
Email : Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr David Ellis
Tel : (0131 6)50 3258
Email : D.Ellis@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.dbcls.med.ed.ac.uk/

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