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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Biomedical Sciences : Neuroscience (Biomedical Sciences)

Postgraduate Course: Neurodegeneration and Regeneration (NEBM11013)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryElective course for the MSc by Research in Integrative Neuroscience.
Students take part in taught Electives and then carry out original research on an approved 12-week project in a neuroscience laboratory.

Course description Electives will be introduced during the first week and students will be allocated on a first come first served basis via Learn. Thus each week will include seminars, workshops, tutorials, literature reviews and student presentations to cover the scope and foundations of contemporary neuroscience.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 54, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 140 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) In-course assessment by project supervisor: 25%;«br /»
In-course assessment (written or presentation) in Electives: 75%
Feedback Specific information about how and when feedback is given will be provided by the Elective organiser at the start of the course.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
analyse data and present findings in an oral or written context to an expert audience.
Reading List
Recommended reading or other learning resources will be discussed with the Supervisor/Elective Organiser at the time of establishing the project.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Students will develop a critical understanding of the principal theories and concepts in their chosen elective field of interest. They will learn to apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to forefront issues in their elective field of interest. They will learn to critically evaluate numerical and graphical data. Students will learn to communicate with peers, more senior colleagues and specialists.
Special Arrangements Course is restricted to MSc Integrative Neuroscience students only
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Dirk Sieger
Tel: (0131) 242 6161
Email: Dirk.Sieger@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Jenn Liedtke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Jennifer.Liedtke@ed.ac.uk
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