Postgraduate Course: Masters Dissertation (Neuroscience) (NEBM11002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical 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 | 80 |
| Home subject area | Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
http://www.mscneuro.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students carry out original research in an approved laboratory and prepare a scientific report presented in the form of a thesis. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
To acquire skills in design of experiments and contemporary methods and techniques in neuroscience research; To obtain and analyse quantitative neuroscience data; To write coherent and scholarly scientific reports; To acquire skills in oral presentation of research findings.
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Assessment Information
Oral presentation: 30%
Written report (<10,000 words): 70%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Neuroscience, Dissertation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Thomas Becker
Tel: 0131 242 7983
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Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
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