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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Biomedical Sciences : Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences)

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.cnr.ed.ac.uk/postgrad.htm	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.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Review of Neuroscience (NEBM11001) AND Research Training I (Neuroscience) (NEBM11004) AND Presenting Neuroscience Research Data (NEBM11005) AND Research Proposal (Neuroscience) (NEBM11007)	Co-requisites	Students MUST also take: Neuroscience (LISC11038)
Prohibited Combinations	Students MUST NOT also be taking Diploma Dissertation (Neuroscience) (NEBM11003)	Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?	Yes

Course Delivery Information

Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond, Available to all students (SV1)						WebCT enabled: No		Quota: None
Location	Activity	Description	Weeks	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
No Classes have been defined for this Course
First Class	First class information not currently available
No Exam Information

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.

Assessment Information
Oral presentation: 30% Written report (<10,000 words): 70%

Special Arrangements
None

Additional Information
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Syllabus	Not entered
Transferable skills	Not entered
Reading list	Not entered
Study Abroad	Not entered
Study Pattern	Not entered
Keywords	Neuroscience, Dissertation

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Paul Skehel Tel: (0131 6)51 1961 Email: Paul.Skehel@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Anne Aitken Tel: (0131 6)50 3520 Email: Anne.Aitken@ed.ac.uk

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