Postgraduate Course: Science Communication and Public Engagement Placement 2 (BIME11075)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | An eight week (one day per week) placement within a science communication/public engagement setting which will involve the completion and evaluation of a science communication/public engagement task. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Other Study Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Placement Study Abroad Hours 60,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
8 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
placement
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
Feedback will be ongoing during seminar and practical session with summative, written feedback delivered together with summative mark. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate the successful application of guiding principles in science communication and public engagement
- Reflect on and improve one's own practice
- Demonstrate successful completion of workplace tasks
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://www.sciencecommunication.mvm.ed.ac.uk/ |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
SCQF
1. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
2. Practice: applied knowledge skills and understanding
3. Generic Cognitive Skills
4. Communication, ICT
5. Autonomy, Accountability and Working with others |
| Keywords | SCPE,PLACEMENT |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: |
Course secretary | Mr Andrew Le Tissier
Tel: (0131 6)51 4075
Email: |
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