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Module code:HMED3002(Add to my personalised list)
Title:Research Project in the History of Medicine
Credit value:1.5
Division:Division of Biosciences
Module organiser:Dr Carole Reeves
Organiser's location:History of Medicine
Organiser's email:c.reeves@ucl.ac.uk
Available for students in Year(s):3,
Module prerequisites:This module is only for students taking the iBSc History of Medicine. It is a compulsory research-based dissertation. 
Module outline:Research projects will be original research, 10,000 – 15,000 words in length, developed from a topic of personal interest or a special area of expertise, and supervised by an appropriate tutor.  
Module aims:To develop the student’s interest in and knowledge and understanding of independent research, based on an original idea. To develop critical reading, writing and thinking skills, and enhanced intellectual independence.  
Module objectives:To undertake independent reading to supplement and consolidate what is being taught / learned, and to broaden individual knowledge and understanding of the subject; Retrieve, select and organise information from a variety of sources; Plan and undertake a bibliographically-based piece of research; Apply key methods and concepts of historical analysis; Present coherent and logical argument based on an analysis of different factual sources; Structure and communicate ideas effectively, both orally and in writing; Manage time and work to deadlines; Work independently; Find information, use information technology, and be aware of the appropriate use of information technology; Be self-reliant; Assess the relevance and importance of the ideas of others  
Key skills provided by module:Reason critically; Apply historical methods and concepts; Identify and solve problems; Analyse and interpret; Demonstrate and exercise independence of thought  
Module timetable:https://cmis.adcom.ucl.ac.uk:4443/timetabling/moduleTimet.do?firstReq=Y&moduleId=HMED3002 
Module assessment:Essay 100.00%.
 
Notes: 
Taking this module as an option?:This is a compulsory module for iBSc History of Me 
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