Postgraduate Course: Masters Dissertation (Neuroscience) (NEBM11002)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh Medical School |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 80 |
ECTS Credits | 40 |
| Summary | This is a compulsory course for the MSc by Research in Integrative Neuroscience related to Research Project 2 |
| Course description |
Original research is undertaken in an approved neuroscience research group as part of your Research Project 2 (April-August). It is permissible for this to be an extension of the same project and/or in the same research group as project 1. During this time you develop awareness of a new research field or develop your awareness of a research field related to that in project 1. You develop and apply research skills to address a particular research question and aims. At the end of your research project 2 you prepare a scientific report presented in the form of a dissertation. General guidance is provided on writing your dissertation.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
800
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 40,
Summative Assessment Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 16,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
743 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Not online distance learning
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written report (up to 8000 words): 100% |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback: oral and/or written feedback from your supervisor on a draft version of the research dissertation
Summative feedback: written feedback on your research dissertation
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display knowledge, understanding and awareness of the current state of research in a particular neuroscience research field.
- Display skills in design of experiments and contemporary methods and techniques in neuroscience research
- Display skills in qualitative/quantitative analysis of neuroscience data
- Display skills in the presentation of research findings in the form of a dissertation
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emma Wood
Tel: (0131 6)50 3531
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Debbie Grahames
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: |
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