Postgraduate Course: Genes and Disease (BIME11069)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 80 |
ECTS Credits | 40 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to introduce and exemplify the concept that susceptibility to disease, particularly polygenic disease, is influenced by both genes and environment. The rapid expansion of knowledge in molecular biology has been crucial to our understanding of the basis of monogenetic disorders and now underlies advances in our understanding of the genetic contribution to common 'multifactorial' conditions which have a hereditary component, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes. New insights into pathogenesis are rapidly being translated into novel therapeutic approaches, including stem cell technologies, that will profoundly affect treatment in the coming decades. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
800
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 19,
External Visit Hours 14,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Formative Assessment Hours 6,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
714 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 20 week maxi project write-up (maximum 10,000 words) = 100% |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- The aim of this course is to act as an elective research theme for the MSc/Diploma by Research in the Biomedical Sciences Programme and to provide students with the opportunity to acquire relevant research skills and associated generic/transferable skills
- To provide students with thorough and specific preparation for 3 year PhD training in biomedical science
- To award an MSc by Research en route to the PhD
- To provide an opportunity, if necessary or desirable, to exit from research training at the end of Year 1 with an Edinburgh Masters or Diploma by Research Degree in the Biomedical Sciences
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Le Tissier
Tel: (0131 6)50 3107
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Course secretary | Miss Sara-Louise Tait
Tel: (0131 6)51 5997
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