Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	History of Medicine Research Project
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Birmingham Medical School
Module Code	02 22969
Module Lead	Dr Jonathan Reinarz
Level	Honours Level
Credits	50
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	Year 2, 3 or 4 MBChB or BDS students or equivalent from UoB or other institutions.
Exclusions
Description	The module involves the organisation, research and writing up of an original piece of research in the form of a 10,000 word dissertation. The teaching involves students attending seminars on identifying research questions, researching in archives, conducting interviews and writing up the research in a scholarly and even publishable form. Group meetings will be used to introduce students to issues that will be applicable to all of research projects, regardless of subject matter. These include a session on doing research, introduction to archives and referencing in academic writing. Students will also meet with their supervisors at least 5 times to discuss research findings, identify gaps in the research and discuss alternative ways in which the research may be written up and presented. A seminar will also address the practical issues of writing up research findings, but students will also meet with supervisors, who will be prepared to comment on individual students' written work.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: organise and write up an original piece of research identify secondary literature, and use it to provide context for your question and set the scene for your answer locate, read and analyse the original historical documents needed to answer your research question Reflect on the signifcance, strengths and weaknesses of your research Present research in a publishable format
Assessment	22969-01 : module mark : Dissertation (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	100% - 10,000 word dissertation
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