Postgraduate Course: Foundations of Animal Science (VESC11029)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	A foundation course to ensure students are equipped for the degree with a sound understanding of basic biological processes and to develop their generic skills. The generic outcomes will be relevant to a variety of disciplines and employment opportunities.
Course description	Students will become familiar with current knowledge of biological processes, as a foundation for further studies in the biosciences. Students will develop and enhance their understanding of scientific method, research literature and communication.

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	Completed degree at Bachelor level in biological sciences or other relevant discipline.
High Demand Course?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 63, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 39, External Visit Hours 6, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Summative Assessment Hours 5, Revision Session Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 73 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework (100%) as follows: - Written assessment items (75%) - Assessment of generic skills (25%)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: library use, databases, bioinformatics, E-journals, project planning, QA, statistical tools for the biosciences; principles of statistics in experimental design; analysis of scientific articles; effective writing and PowerPoint and oral presenting; current understanding of cell biology, genetics, microbiology, immunology.