Postgraduate taught 

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Resistance MSc

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance: Project

Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance: Project

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: School of Biodiversity, One Health & Vet Medicine
  • Credits: 60
  • Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
  • Typically Offered: Summer
  • Available to Visiting Students: No

Short Description

This course involves an independent project the students undertake in semester 3 for which they are required to use the knowledge gained during the taught components of the programme (semesters 1 and 2). Projects will focus on a clearly delineated hypothesis, research question or topic that requires either critical evaluation and/or synthesis of information from different sources and/or laboratory work and/or quantitative and/or bioinformatic skills.

Timetable

Students will meet regularly with their supervisors throughout the project period.

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

One dissertation (max 9,000 words; ILOs 1,2 & 4; 60% of the mark), one oral presentation (9-11 mins; ILOs 2 & 4; 25% of the mark) and one practical skills assessment in the form of a supervisor’s report (ILOs 2 & 3; 15% of the mark).

Course Aims

The overall aim of this course is to enable students to undertake an independent project in the form of a research project, grant proposal, evidence synthesis, literature review, situation analysis or policy review/document relating to an aspect of the epidemiology of infectious diseases and/or antimicrobial resistance.  This course aims to specifically enhance students’ conceptual, analytical, intellectual, written and oral communication skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. Carry out independent literature searches such that they can critically review, evaluate and/or debate specific aspects relating to the epidemiology of infectious diseases and/or antimicrobial resistance.

  2. Communicate (both in written form and orally), clearly and concisely, the background, rationale and outputs of their own independent investigations.

  3. Work autonomously and take responsibility for their own work, deadlines and skills development.

  4. Critically evaluate state-of-the-art methodologies or technologies used to study the epidemiology of infectious diseases and/or antimicrobial resistance such that they can justify the use of one over another.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course’s summative assessment.