Postgraduate Course: Science and Society B (BIME11088)
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 | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The course will examine the nature of scientific knowledge. It will explore the scientific method, reflect on established and contested aspects of scientific knowledge and their application in technological advances. Students will examine the communication of science within and beyond the academic community and develop an awareness of how perceptions and (mis) understandings arise. Using contemporary examples and contexts, students will discuss potential stakeholders for issues involving science and identify sources of information, misinformation available to the stakeholders. The course will explore the role of the media in science communication and the alignment and tensions between the objectives of the scientist and the media. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- An understanding of the nature of science and how it is communicated.
- An understanding of the differing motivations and perceptions in non-specialist engagement with science.
- An understanding of the scientist/media relationship.
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Reading List
| Reading material will be released on a week-by-week basis throughout the duration of the course. |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sciencecommunication.mvm.ed.ac.uk/online/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Special Arrangements |
This course will be taught entirely by distance learning, using the virtual learning environment Learn as the delivery platform. Course materials are protected by secure username and password access, of which will be made available to registered users. |
| Keywords | SCPE-OLDL-SSb |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
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Course secretary | Mr Stephen Graham
Tel: (0131 6)51 6132
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