Postgraduate Course: Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NEBM11014)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Elective 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.
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| 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.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 54,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
140 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
In-course assessment by project supervisor: 25%;
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.
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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 |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sam Booker
Tel:
Email: sbooker@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jenn Liedtke
Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
Email: Jennifer.Liedtke@ed.ac.uk |
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