Postgraduate Course: Research Project in MSc Drug Discovery and Translational Biology (PGBI11027)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| 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 | Conduct a supervised, independent research project |
| Course description |
Students may complete a project based on experimental work or extensive literature work.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students must be on the MSc Drug Discovery & Translational Biology and have successfully completed the 120 taught credits of the programme |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, 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:
600
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
588 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
MSc Dissertation 90%
Supervisor assessment 10% |
| Feedback |
The student will be given continuous feedback on their performance by the project supervisor. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Plan over the short term the approaches and methodology necessary to reach a short term project goal.
- Describe the nature of the approaches you have used.
- Criticise the quality of approaches taken and conclusions reached.
- Produce a high quality scientific report of the work you have done in a manner suitable for publication, and discuss the quality and significance of your approaches and conclusions.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
35 hour(s) per week for 12 week(s). |
| Keywords | DDTB Project |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 7058
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Claire Black
Tel: (0131 6)50 8637
Email: |
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