Postgraduate Course: Biomechanics Dissertation - cancelled (GMED11025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 60 |
| Home subject area | General Courses (Medicine) |
Other subject area | School (School of Engineering) |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The aim is for the student to undertake a research project of a sufficient depth to allow them to write a thesis whose length is typically 8000-10000 words, not exceeding 15000 words.
The project will build on the taught content of the MSc. A range of project titles will be available for the student to choose from. As many of these as possible will involve joint supervision by an engineer/physicist and a biologist/clinician. It is anticipated in most instances that the biologist/clinician will act as second supervisor, informing the direction of the project and interpreting results from a biology/clinical perspective.
Typically the project might involve: real-world data from cells, tissues or organs; computational modelling; or some combination of the two.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
&· Systematic acquisition of and insight into the relevant literature
&· Understanding of the design of the project
&· Ability to modify the project methodology in order to address the aims of the project
&· Ability to collect and analyse data in a manner which enables statistically valid conclusions to be drawn from the data
&· Ability to relate the theory and concepts in order to draw appropriate conclusions from the data
&· Understanding of the place of their research project in the wider context
&· Ability to recognise limitations of the study
&· Ability to write clearly and effectively and to meet approved criteria for formal presentation of a written thesis
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Assessment Information
| Dissertation 100% |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Supervised hands-on project |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Reading will be provided by individual supervisors |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Supervised work under the direction of the supervisor(s). |
| Keywords | Biomechanics, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, tissue engineering, mechanotransduction, cells, tissu |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Peter Hoskins
Tel: 0131 242 6305
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