Postgraduate Course: Research Proposal (Neuroscience) (NEBM11007)

Course Outline
School	Edinburgh Medical School	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This is a compulsory course for the MSc by Research in Integrative Neuroscience as part of Research Project 1.
Course description	This comprises a research proposal for a 3 year plan of work that would be suitable for a PhD project, that builds on or is related to the research you are conducting in your first research project (Jan-April). You work on the research proposal during your research project 1 and submit at the end of this period normally in April. General guidance is provided on how to formulate and prepare a research proposal.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Research Training (Neuroscience) (NEBM11016)
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2025/26, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Research Proposal («2500 words): 100%
Feedback	Formative feedback: oral and/or written feedback from your supervisor on a draft version of the research proposal Summative feedback: written feedback on your research proposal
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 formulating a research hypothesis and experimental aims. Display skills in design of experiments and contemporary methods and techniques in neuroscience research Display skills in writing a persuasive research proposal for future research.