Course Selection

As students on this programme, you will complete compulsory courses and be asked to select courses to meet the required number of credits to satisfy the taught element of the programme.  The elective courses are made up to three specialisms (with the course selection supported by your supervisors): Quantitative Skills, Data, and Life Sciences. The courses that comprise specialisms have a mix of on-campus and online delivery.  The courses available to you are across both institutions, University of Edinburgh and University of Glasgow. 

The duration of your programme will be confirmed at the start of your programme based on the completion of your Training Needs Analysis form where you will also select your courses ahead of each year.  The form will be provided ahead of the start of the academic year. 

Degree Programme Tables

The Degree Programme Tables (DPTs) show the progression through the taught element of the programme and lists the courses available. 

University of Edinburgh Lead Students:

http://www.drps.ed.ac.uk/23-24/dpt/prphdispme2f.htm

The degree programme structure for taught courses differs.  University of Glasgow lead students should visit the University of Glasgow webpage for further information:  University of Glasgow Lead Students

Please bear in mind that the courses offered may differ from year to year depending on the number of students who choose each course. This means that you need to be strategic about which courses you take, and when.

As illustrated below, if you are a student on the 4-year programme, you will take 180 credits of taught courses over 3 years of study. If you are a student on the 3.5-year programme, you will take 90 credits addition to the 90 RPL credits given at time of entry.

Number of Credits

3.5 Year Programme

• Students should complete the 60 credits worth of compulsory courses as well as 30 credits worth of elective courses

4 Year Programme

• Students should complete the 60 credits worth of compulsory courses as well as 120 credits worth of elective courses.  It is recommended that you take a 20 credit SLICC each year for the first three years of the programme.

Choosing a course not listed in the Degree Programme Table

If you and your supervisor identify any courses that are not listed in the Degree Programme table that would be relevant, please contact the Course Organiser directly to request permission to take the class for credit.  If approved, please send this approval along with your course registration request to the Precision Medicine Administrative Officer.  Permission will then be sought from the Precision Medicine DTP Director, once approved the Precision Medicine Administrative Officer will then process your course registration in EUCLID.

You can search through all courses offered at the University of Edinburgh here.  

Course Selection - Sources of further information and help

(1) Degree programme table

• Lists the courses available to you.
• Clicking on the course code will take you to the course catalogue entry for that particular course.  We recommend that you read the course catalogue for each of the courses you are considering to gain an understanding of what the course will cover.  The course catalogue entry includes a course description, course type [ODL or on campus] assessment information, learning outcomes and contact information.  
• You can contact the Course Organiser for further details on course content or if you have any specific queries.

(3) Course Timetable Browser

• This tool allows you to select courses and then generate a timetable to check for clashes etc.  N.B. This is only for University of Edinburgh courses.