Aims: To provide students with the experience and skills for researching key contemporary areas of scientific investigation in regenerative medicine followed by the preparation of a research proposal based on this knowledge.
Learning Outcomes:
After taking this course the student should be able to:
* Plan, prepare and write an extended scholarly essay at the leading edge of research in regenerative medicine
* Complete a research proposal suitable for a 3-year PhD programme in one of the areas covered by the essay.
Skills:
Investigation of the contemporary literature. Extended essay writing. Writing a research proposal.
Content:
The minimum requirement to achieve the credits for this module is that a student will be able to (i) write three scholarly essays on key topics in regenerative medicine drawing on a diverse range of relevant literature, (ii) attend tutorials to discuss the topics, and (iii) prepare a research proposal by developing a novel research idea from this literature and converting it into an outline of a research proposal suitable for a 3-year PhD programme that will include objectives, methods and materials, and techniques.
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