Postgraduate Course: Specialist Academic Activity (OPTH12009)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 30 |
ECTS Credits | 15 |
| Summary | To further develop trainees' critical abilities and underpin ophthalmic medical and surgical knowledge in their chosen subspecialty. To promote independent decision making in both medical and surgical management of patient and understanding of latest treatment developments.
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| 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 |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
17/01/2022 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
300
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 70,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
219 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
A supervised research project will be undertaken in an approved topic. The research study will be assessed by submission of a project summary (15%), ePoster (25%) and final project report (60%). |
| 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 | ophthalmology,eye disease,subspecialty interest |
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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