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Degree Programme Table: Animal Biosciences (MSc) (Full-time) (PTMSCANBIO1F)

Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: In the first semester all students will be required to identify a supervisor and a research project. They will write a research proposal framed around the project and including all the elements of the Case for Support for a BBSRC research proposal including an impact statement, lay summary, background and research plan. This will form the basis for their laboratory research and will ensure that they are fully familiar with the framework of their research project before they begin work in the laboratory. This will form part of the assessment for the dissertation.

    For those who will exit with the Diploma in Animal Biosciences, either from choice or because they fail to achieve the grades to progress to the MSc will take the diploma dissertation VESC11009.Conditions for the research project and dissertation will be the same as for the MSc dissertation except that both will be shorter.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    VESC11004 Advanced techniques in animal biosciences As available 20
    VESC11005 Analytical methods in animal biosciences As available 20
    VESC11006 Basic techniques in animal biosciences As available 20
    VESC11008 Seminars in animal biosciences As available 10
    VESC11011 MSc dissertation in animal biosciences As available 90
    VESC11012 Current topics in animal biosciences 2 As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 30 credits course level 11, as available
    VESC11009     Diploma dissertation in animal biosciences     (30 credits)

     


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