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Postgraduate Course: Genetics, Nature and Society (BIME11055)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe course provides an exploration, through case-study analysis, of genetic knowledge and technologies from a broad social scientific perspective. The course considers the social and cultural contexts in which the knowledge and technologies have developed, and how they have in turn helped to shape society and culture.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) Not on line distance learning
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) An essay (2500 words) demonstrating the application of key conceptual tools in the study of human genetics from a sociological perspective. (100%)
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No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, you will be able to demonstrate:
* An understand the key terms, definitions and concepts underpinning our current understanding of the social aspects of genomics and genetics
* An awareness and understanding of case studies and examples where genomics and genetics raise social issues
* Integration of empirical knowledge into theoretical frameworks to generate sustained analysis of social aspects of genomics and genetics
* An understanding of the intersection of scientific, sociological and political issues in the context of human genomics and genetics.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSCPE,GN&S
Contacts
Course organiserDr Elizabeth Stevenson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3258
Email: E.Stevenson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: Marie.Manson@ed.ac.uk
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