Biomedical and Analytical Science MSc

University of Huddersfield

Teaching will occur predominantly via lectures, academic-led group workshops, tutorials and directed student-centred learning. The development of students as independent learners is a particularly important aspect of the knowledge and understanding learning strategy at postgraduate level and this will be supported by the provision of resource material in the form of required and recommended additional reading during lectures. This will support the development of open learning strategies, where students are able to source the most relevant content themselves and apply their knowledge and understanding of this material to the learning outcomes. During group workshops and personal tutorials, students will be encouraged to reflect upon their learning, performance, and achievement on the course and to plan for their personal, educational and career development, being signposted to university-level support structures, where appropriate. Typically, modules are assessed by a combination of a piece of course work and an end of module test. A diverse assessment diet is employed that includes innovative assessments that that in addition to classic written content provides students with the opportunity to meet learning outcomes via the provision of online material, including podcasts, video presentations and collaborative work. The Research Project module enables comprehensive assessment of all learning outcomes via several means, including oral presentations, viva voce, written report, maintenance of research notes and personal conduct.