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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences : Public Health Research

Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (Public Health) (PUHR11049)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryTo undertake a library-based or empirical research project.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 10, Other Study Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 577 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Present a comprehensive write up of the research and its findings (Max. 12,000 words including bibliography, excluding appendices).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
&·Select a research question/ area of study.
&·Develop an appropriate methodology to investigate their research question.
&·Prepare and analyse secondary data, or undertake a philosophical/ critical analysis of library materials.
&·Apply critical skills to evaluating the research they have carried out
&·Present a comprehensive write up of the research and its findings (Max. 12,000 words excluding bibliography, appendices and data presentation).
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Niall Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3212
Email: Niall.Anderson@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
Email: Stuart.Mallen@ed.ac.uk
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