Postgraduate Course: Current topics in animal biosciences (VESC11010)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Veterinary Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course aims to provide knowledge and laboratory skills in areas of animal sciences with current and immediate relevance. Areas to be covered will be chosen from fields of expertise and international eminence at the Roslin Institute, which include developmental biology, embryology and reproduction, stem cells and transgenesis, infection and immunity, neurodegenerative disease, avian model systems. In each year the areas to be covered in Current Topics in Animal Biosciences will be different from those covered in Seminars in Animal Biosciences. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Completed degree at Bachelor level in biological sciences or other relevant discipline |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the candidate should have specialised knowledge and experience in their chosen areas of animal biosciences.
The candidate should:
&· be familiar with currently relevant areas of animal biosciences which will include two of:
o the principles of animal development, embryology and reproduction and have experience of relevant laboratory techniques;
o the concepts and possibilities of stem cells and transgenesis and have experience of relevant laboratory techniques;
o interactions between infection and immunity and the role in health and disease and have experience of relevant techniques;
o the biology of neurodegenerative disease;
o avian biology in health and disease;
&· understand how this knowledge might be used in industry;
&· understand the ethical issues raised by each of the fields studies.
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Assessment Information
Written assignment(s) 75%
Assessment of practical skills 25%
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kim Summers
Tel: 0131 527 4200
Email: kim.summers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Kim Summers
Tel: 0131 527 4200
Email: kim.summers@ed.ac.uk |
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