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 |
| Course website |
None |
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. The area 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. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Covered by mandatory Additional Programme Costs |
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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| Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
13/01/2014 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 15,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 50,
External Visit Hours 4,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3,
Formative Assessment Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Revision Session Hours 5,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
10 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this course, the candidate should have specialised knowledge and experience in the chosen areas of animal biosciences.
The candidate should:
- be familiar with a currently relevant area of animal biosciences which will be determined each year by the course organiser;
- have experience of relevant laboratory techniques;
- understand how this knowledge might be used in industry;
- understand the ethical issues raised by the field studied.
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Assessment Information
Written assignment(s) 75%
Assessment of practical skills 25%
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kim Summers
Tel: 0131 527 4200
Email: kim.summers@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Joan Blanch
Tel:
Email: Joan.Blanch@ed.ac.uk |
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