Postgraduate Course: Cardiovascular Biology (LISC11026)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	The aim of the cardiovascular Biology Course is to provide broadly based training in biomedical research with a focus on cardiovascular science. The major themes will include an introduction to cardiovascular development and the programming of cardiovascular disease, organ function and dysfunction, the cardiovascular system in reproduction and inflammation. The intention is to provide an integrated view of the cardiovascular system in terms of physiology and pathology with input from basic and clinical scientists.
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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	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 18, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 300, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1, Formative Assessment Hours 1, Summative Assessment Hours 35, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 17 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	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 miniproject report should be prepared to high standard. 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.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

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.