BL5599 Biology Research Project

Academic year

2025 to 2026 Full Year

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

60

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 11

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Students must be enrolled in one of the Biology MSc degree programmes

Planned timetable

To be arranged

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr M M Webster

Dr M M Webster
This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Team-taught/ academic staff

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

The research project forms an important part of the MSc degree. It involves the study of a defined problem within the field of the relevant MSc degree programme. Students will be required to collate and analyse data and discuss their results in the light of existing literature. In some cases, projects might also involve the design of experiments, the gathering of data and/or collaboration with external data providers. Each student will be paired with designated member(s) of staff who will supervise and provide guidance for the duration of the research project. Students will be tasked with developing a research proposal on their project topic early on during their degree programme. Each project will then be written up in the form of a thesis for submission during the summer and presented as a poster during the end of year MSc student conference.

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

No Re-Assessment Available

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

To be arranged.

Scheduled learning hours

28

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

552

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.