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Postgraduate Course: MSc Dissertation in Chemistry (180 credits) (CHEM11011)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Chemistry CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits180
Home subject areaChemistry Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionA research and professional skills training tailored to the student's area of interest which will develop conceptual and analytical skills specific to that area, leading to a dissertation describing original research. The programme will also develop a range of professional skills which will contribute to the student's intellectual development and career aims and aspirations through attendance at taught courses and workshops.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Available to suitably qualified postgraduate students only.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2014/15 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 15/09/2014
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge & understanding
- The degree is essentially a training exercise for research and professional skills development but students will be required to demonstrate a depth of comprehension and critique in the core elements of the subject area.
Intellectual skills
- critical analysis and management of data
- judging the relationship between theory and methodology, and the influence of one upon the other
- assessment of the appropriate methods of data collection/analysis to address the research question
- assessment of relevance of previous studies
- critical thinking.
Professional/subject-specific/practical skills
- research design and management
- methods of achieving research and project funding
- written, numerical, and analytical skills
- production of scientific reports.
Transferable skills
- written, visual and oral delivery and dissemination of research findings
- interpersonal and communication skills
- computing proficiency
- organisation skills.
Assessment Information
Assessment by dissertation and oral according to the University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Assessment Regulations.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Anita Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 6449
Email: A.C.Jones@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Denise Wilson
Tel: (0131 6)50 4724
Email: denise.wilson@ed.ac.uk
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