Skills for Research Bioscientists (869C2)
15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)
Autumn teaching
This module will help develop your transferable skills, preparing you for later parts of your course as well as your future career.
It will cover:
- lab-related skills, such as data analysis and statistics
- important academic skills, including scientific writing, figure production and communication
- career-orientated skills, such as writing personal statements, producing CVs and online profiles.
Teaching
24%: Practical (Workshop)
76%: Seminar
Assessment
100%: Coursework (Essay, Media production, Problem set)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 17 hours of contact time and about 133 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.