Postgraduate Course: Ageing Research: Concepts & Methods II (LISC11071)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Life Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.gradlife.ed.ac.uk/post_opp/mscbyres.htm |
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| Course description |
The aim of the Ageing Research Concepts & Methods Course is to provide broadly based training in biomedical research with a focus on ageing research. The major themes will include early life influences on ageing processes, ageing of the cardiovascular system, endocrinology and ageing: glucose homeostasis and glucocorticoids, ageing of the musculoskeletal system, ageing and inflammation, the ageing brain, cognition and ageing: animal and human studies, looking to the future: potential interventions, the interface between normal ageing and disease, multidisciplinary ageing research: new ways of working. The intention is to provide an integrated view of non-pathological ageing in terms of concepts and questions and methods that facilitate its study in humans and in animal models. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed
Evidence (LAWS08086)
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Additional study costs £4000 for year 1. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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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 |
| Additional information |
1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 12 week(s). |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The purpose of this mini project is to ascertain that students:
- have a thorough knowledge of the relevant literature, can make a critical appraisal of the key material in it and can place their own proposed project in its context,
- can accurately report the work already done and its significance.
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Assessment Information
Students will produce a report at the end of the mini-project for assessment in the form of a scientific paper (no more than 5,000 words) to provide practice in accurate and concise writing. The mini-project report should be prepared to high standard (published paper in a peer-reviewed journal). Student will also be asked to include in this report a brief critique, spelling out the strengths and weaknesses of the project design or experimental approach.
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Joyce Yau
Tel: (0131 6)51 1032
Email: Joyce.Yau@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3723
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk |
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