Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine Research Project (GLHE11085)

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	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	The project gives the student an opportunity to pursue a topic in-depth and to develop research and independent enquiry skills.
Course description	The project builds on the knowledge and skills attained in the previous 140 credits of the programme. Students will identify a problem relevant to family medicine, construct a research question and choose and apply appropriate research methods to answer this question. The research project will be completed to ethical standards set by the University of Edinburgh and within the designated time frame. Students will be expected to work autonomously with regular supervision and guidance provided. The research project will contribute to the practice of family medicine.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed:	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	09/01/2023
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 8, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 376 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Completion and writing up of a research project relevant to family medicine (100%)
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in the approach to family medicine. Demonstrate and work with a critical understanding of a range of research methods. Work autonomously and reflectively.