? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : BIO-P-PROPDD

Preparation of the MSc 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

Biochemistry, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

To review the relevant literature of a particular area of science and propose and prepare a research project.

Assessed paper/proposal

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 7062
Email : L.Sawyer@ed.ac.uk

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

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