Postgraduate Course: Family Medicine Project (GLHE11094)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Online Distance Learning	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	The project gives the student an opportunity to pursue a topic in-depth and to develop skills in independent enquiry related to the improvement of family medicine.
Course description	The project builds on the knowledge and skills attained in the previous 140 credits of the programme. Students will identify a problem relevant to family medicine, construct a research question or aim and choose and apply appropriate research methods to answer this question or achieve this aim. The family medicine project will be completed to ethical standards set by the University of Edinburgh and within the designated time frame. Students will be expected to work autonomously with regular supervision and guidance provided. The family medicine project will contribute to the practice of family medicine.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Course Start Date	06/01/2025
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Lecture Hours 14, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 4, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6, Online Activities 140, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 20, Formative Assessment Hours 20, Revision Session Hours 4, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 184 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework 100% Completion and writing up of a project relevant to family medicine
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in the approach to family medicine. Apply a range of standard and specialized instruments and techniques of enquiry in relation to the practice of family medicine. Work autonomously and reflectively.