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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Biomedical Sciences

Postgraduate Course: Molecular & Cellular Mechanism of Inflammation (BIME11071)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits80 ECTS Credits40
SummaryThe cellular and molecular events that underlie the development, progression and resolution of inflammation will be studied. The cells involved in inflammation and control of their function by inflammatory mediators, chemokines and cytokines will be considered in the context of processes such as cell recruitment, cell activation and cell death. The course will have a combination of seminar-based teaching and student-led moderated discussion sessions to develop the main teaching themes.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 800 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 19, External Visit Hours 14, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 729 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) One 20 week project write-up (maximum 10,000 words) = 100%.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. A series of lectures and tutorials covering the academic discipline of innate immunity, complementing and providing breadth and depth to the laboratory research
  2. Full time 20 week laboratory research project in inflammation research, complemented with a lecture and tutorial programme
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/biomedical-sciences/prospective-students/biomedical-sciences/home
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsInflammation
Contacts
Course organiserDr Ian Dransfield
Tel: (0131 6)50 6948
Email:
Course secretaryMiss Sara-Louise Tait
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
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