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 Postgraduate Course: Specialist Academic Activity (UCHM12011)
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 | Online Distance Learning | Availability | Not available to visiting students |  
| SCQF Credits | 30 | ECTS Credits | 15 |  
 
| Summary | To further develop trainees critical abilities and underpin surgical knowledge in their chosen subspecialty. |  
| Course description | Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of chosen urological subspecialty; Identify, conceptualise and offer original and creative insights into novel information and/or recently published data; Produce a written critique of a defined piece of research; Demonstrate originality and creativity in the development and application of new knowledge, understanding and practices. |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1) | Quota:  None |  | Course Start | Semester 2 |  Timetable | Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | Total Hours:
300
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 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
294 ) |  
| Assessment (Further Info) | Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 % |  
 
| Additional Information (Assessment) | Coursework 100%«br /» «br /»
 A supervised research project will be undertaken in an approved topic.  The research will be assessed by submission of a project summary (15%), ePoster (25%) and final project report (60%).
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| Feedback | Not entered |  
| No Exam Information |  
Learning Outcomes 
| Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of chosen urological subspecialty; Identify, conceptualise and offer original and creative insights into novel information and/or recently published data; Produce a written critique of a defined piece of research; Demonstrate originality and creativity in the development and application of new knowledge, understanding and practices. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | Not entered |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Louise Buckley Tel: (0131 6) 51 4936
 Email: louise.buckley@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Ms Jenn Liedtke Tel: (0131 6)50 3160
 Email: Jennifer.Liedtke@ed.ac.uk
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