Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Public Health) (PUHR11049)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health 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	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	To undertake a library-based or empirical research project.
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: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Other Study Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 577 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Present a comprehensive write up of the research and its findings (Max. 12,000 words including bibliography, excluding appendices).
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
&·Select a research question/ area of study. &·Develop an appropriate methodology to investigate their research question. &·Prepare and analyse secondary data, or undertake a philosophical/ critical analysis of library materials. &·Apply critical skills to evaluating the research they have carried out &·Present a comprehensive write up of the research and its findings (Max. 12,000 words excluding bibliography, appendices and data presentation).