Postgraduate Course: Masters Research Project (OPTH11013)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | A Masters research project will be undertaken to further develop students' critical abilities and underpin ophthalmic knowledge in their chosen subspecialty topic. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | 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 |
Full Year |
| Course Start Date |
20/09/2021 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Online Activities 61,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
523 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Outline Project Approval (Phase 1) 10%; Detailed Summary Submission (Phase 2) 20%; Formal ePoster Presentation (Phase 3) 20%; Masters Project Report (Phase 4) 50%. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students who complete this course successfully will be able to:
1) Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of chosen ophthalmic subspecialty.
- 2) Identify, conceptualise and offer original and creative insights into novel information and/or recently published data.
- 3) Produce a written critique of a defined piece of research.
- 4) Demonstrate originality and creativity in the development and application of new knowledge, understanding and practices.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Optometry, Optometrist, Ophthalmology, Eye Disease |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Baljean Dhillon
Tel: (0131 6)50 9240
Email: Baljean.Dhillon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Jones
Tel: (0131) 651 4932
Email: sarah.jones@ed.ac.uk |
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