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Degree Programme Table: Precision Medicine (PhD with Integrated Study) (UoE lead with Glasgow) - Full-time 4 Years (PRPHDISPME2F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
During the first three years of this programme students must complete 180 credits worth of courses, this includes mandatory courses. The courses listed in Group A have been sorted into three specialisms:

*Quantitative Skills
*Data
*Life Sciences

Students joining the programme with Recognised Prior Learning, must complete 90 credits worth of courses, this includes mandatory courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Precision Medicine Introduction
MCLM11085 20 credits
Precision Medicine Project Proposal
MCLM11086 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 140 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) V - Quantitative Skills

Select between 0 and 140 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Quantitative Skills specialism.
Reinforcement Learning
INFR11010 10 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR11182 20 credits
Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH11203 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Clinical Trials : Principles and Methods MED5336
MCLM11030 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Medical Statistics MED5356
MCLM11039 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Statistics 2 MED5366
MCLM11042 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction To Statistical Methods MED5029
MCLM11060 20 credits
Statistics and Data Analysis
PGBI11003 20 credits
Bioinformatics Algorithms
PGBI11057 10 credits
Linkage and Association in Genome Analysis
PGBI11086 20 credits
Probability, Estimation Theory and Random Signals (PETARS) (MSc)
PGEE11164 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) V - Data

Select between 0 and 140 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Data specialism.
Global Health: Fundamentals
EMND11031 20 credits
Introduction to Biomedical Data Science
MCLM11087 10 credits
Practical Systems Biology
PGBI11089 20 credits
Global Health Epidemiology
PUHR11093 10 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) V - Life Sciences

Select between 0 and 140 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Life Sciences specialism.
Next Generation Genomics
BILG11004 10 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Clinical Genomics MED5425
MCLM11031 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Omics and Systems Approaches in Biology BIOL5174
MCLM11050 15 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] RNA-seq and Next Generation Transcriptomics BIOL5177
MCLM11051 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology MED5027
MCLM11059 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Pharmaceutical Medicine MED5165
MCLM11062 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 2
NEME11037 10 credits
Practical Image Analysis 1
NEME11054 10 credits
Practical Image Analysis 2
NEME11055 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
OR

Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship
CMSE11202 10 credits
OR

Student-Led Individually Created Course for Precision Medicine

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For any students completing 180 credits in total, we would recommend you undertake one SLICC per academic year for the first 3 years
Student-Led Individually Created Course for Precision Medicine
MCLM11081 20 credits
OR

Group B

Select between 0 and 140 credits in this group.

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 140 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
You can select up to 140 credits worth of courses across the University. If the course is not listed in Group A you will have to seek permission from the Course Organiser prior to enrolment

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
During the first three years of this programme students must complete 180 credits worth of courses, this includes mandatory courses. The courses listed in Group A have been sorted into three specialisms:

*Quantitative Skills
*Data
*Life Sciences

Students joining the programme with Recognised Prior Learning, must complete 90 credits worth of courses, this includes mandatory courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Public Engagement and Communication of Precision Medicine
MCLM11088 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 140 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) V - Quantitative Skills

Select between 0 and 130 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Quantitative Skills specialism.
Reinforcement Learning
INFR11010 10 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR11182 20 credits
Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH11203 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Clinical Trials : Principles and Methods MED5336
MCLM11030 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Medical Statistics MED5356
MCLM11039 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Statistics 2 MED5366
MCLM11042 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction To Statistical Methods MED5029
MCLM11060 20 credits
Statistics and Data Analysis
PGBI11003 20 credits
Bioinformatics Algorithms
PGBI11057 10 credits
Linkage and Association in Genome Analysis
PGBI11086 20 credits
Probability, Estimation Theory and Random Signals (PETARS) (MSc)
PGEE11164 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) V - Data

Select between 0 and 130 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Data specialism.
Global Health: Fundamentals
EMND11031 20 credits
Introduction to Biomedical Data Science
MCLM11087 10 credits
Practical Systems Biology
PGBI11089 20 credits
Global Health Epidemiology
PUHR11093 10 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) V - Life Sciences

Select between 0 and 130 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Life Sciences specialism.
Next Generation Genomics
BILG11004 10 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Clinical Genomics MED5425
MCLM11031 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Omics and Systems Approaches in Biology BIOL5174
MCLM11050 15 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] RNA-seq and Next Generation Transcriptomics BIOL5177
MCLM11051 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology MED5027
MCLM11059 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Pharmaceutical Medicine MED5165
MCLM11062 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 2
NEME11037 10 credits
Practical Image Analysis 1
NEME11054 10 credits
Practical Image Analysis 2
NEME11055 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
AND

Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship
CMSE11202 10 credits
AND

Student-Led Individually Created Course for Precision Medicine

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Student-Led Individually Created Course (SLICC) for Precision Medicine is aimed at students completing the 4 year programme
Student-Led Individually Created Course for Precision Medicine
MCLM11081 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 130 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
During the first three years of this programme students must complete 120 credits worth of courses and take at least one course from each of the specialisms:

*Quantitative Skills
*Data
*Life Sciences

Students joining the programme with Recognised Prior Learning, must complete 30 credits worth of courses and take a course from at least two of the specialisms.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 120 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) V - Quantitative Skills

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Quantitative Skills specialism. Students must take at least one course from this specialism during the first three years of the programme.
Reinforcement Learning
INFR11010 10 credits
Introductory Applied Machine Learning
INFR11182 20 credits
Introductory Probability and Statistics
MATH11203 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Clinical Trials : Principles and Methods MED5336
MCLM11030 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Medical Statistics MED5356
MCLM11039 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Statistics 2 MED5366
MCLM11042 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction To Statistical Methods MED5029
MCLM11060 20 credits
Statistics and Data Analysis
PGBI11003 20 credits
Bioinformatics Algorithms
PGBI11057 10 credits
Linkage and Association in Genome Analysis
PGBI11086 20 credits
Probability, Estimation Theory and Random Signals (PETARS) (MSc)
PGEE11164 20 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) V - Data

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Data specialism. Students must take at least one course from this specialism during the first three years of the programme.
Global Health: Fundamentals
EMND11031 20 credits
Introduction to Biomedical Data Science
MCLM11087 10 credits
Practical Systems Biology
PGBI11089 20 credits
Global Health Epidemiology
PUHR11093 10 credits
OR

Courses from School(s) V - Life Sciences

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses from the Life Sciences specialism. Students must take at least one course from this specialism during the first three years of the programme.
Next Generation Genomics
BILG11004 10 credits
Bioinformatics 1
INFR11160 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Clinical Genomics MED5425
MCLM11031 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Omics and Systems Approaches in Biology BIOL5174
MCLM11050 15 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] RNA-seq and Next Generation Transcriptomics BIOL5177
MCLM11051 10 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Introduction to Epidemiology MED5027
MCLM11059 20 credits
Credits Awarded for Taught Courses [University of Glasgow] Pharmaceutical Medicine MED5165
MCLM11062 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 2
NEME11037 10 credits
Practical Image Analysis 1
NEME11054 10 credits
Practical Image Analysis 2
NEME11055 10 credits
Functional Genomic Technologies
PGBI11040 10 credits
OR

Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship
CMSE11202 10 credits
OR

Student-Led Individually Created Course for Precision Medicine

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Student-Led Individually Created Course (SLICC) for Precision Medicine is aimed at students completing the 4 year programme
Student-Led Individually Created Course for Precision Medicine
MCLM11081 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Notes:
By Year 4 students must have achieved 120 credits as detailed in Years 1 - 3 of the DPT. There are no taught elements in Year 4.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

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