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Postgraduate Course: Project Proposal and Literature Review for MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology (BICH11005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biological Sciences CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryPreparation for the MSc Research Project will take to the form of a grant proposal on a topic related to, but distinct from, the research project to be undertaken in the later part of the programme.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements 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 iwth other scientific or medical backgrounds should contact the Course Organiser.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 2, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 90 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Assessed paper/proposal 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Students will have the basic knowledge necessary to prepare a grant application to one of the Research Councils. This will involve reviewing the relevant literature in a particular area of science, proposing a topic that will form the basis of a research project and then prepare a series of experimental protocols designed to investigate the topic.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information 2 lectures and 6 workshops
KeywordsDDTB RProposal
Contacts
Course organiserDr Paul Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 7058
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
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