Postgraduate Course: Ageing Research: Concepts & Methods II (LISC11071)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Life Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.gradlife.ed.ac.uk/post_opp/mscbyres.htm |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim of the Ageing Research Concepts & Methods Course is to provide broadly based training in biomedical research with a focus on ageing research. The major themes will include early life influences on ageing processes, ageing of the cardiovascular system, endocrinology and ageing: glucose homeostasis and glucocorticoids, ageing of the musculoskeletal system, ageing and inflammation, the ageing brain, cognition and ageing: animal and human studies, looking to the future: potential interventions, the interface between normal ageing and disease, multidisciplinary ageing research: new ways of working. The intention is to provide an integrated view of non-pathological ageing in terms of concepts and questions and methods that facilitate its study in humans and in animal models. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Evidence (LAWS08086)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Additional study costs £4000 for year 1. |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The purpose of this mini project is to ascertain that students:
- have a thorough knowledge of the relevant literature, can make a critical appraisal of the key material in it and can place their own proposed project in its context,
- can accurately report the work already done and its significance.
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Assessment Information
Students will produce a report at the end of the mini-project for assessment in the form of a scientific paper (no more than 5,000 words) to provide practice in accurate and concise writing. The mini-project report should be prepared to high standard (published paper in a peer-reviewed journal). Student will also be asked to include in this report a brief critique, spelling out the strengths and weaknesses of the project design or experimental approach.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Joyce Yau
Tel: (0131 6)51 1032
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Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
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