BS987-7-SU-CO:
Research Project: MSc Cancer Biology
2024/25
Life Sciences (School of)
Colchester Campus
Summer
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Friday 27 June 2025
60
15 May 2024
Requisites for this module
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MSC C13312 Cancer Biology,
MSC C133JS Cancer Biology
Your Research Project is the largest piece of work that you will complete during the course and contributes 60 credits (25%) of your final marks. You should find this to be both stimulating and of particular importance for your future career, because it will provide you with the opportunity to analyse a system in some depth and perform a coherent set of experiments allowing you to further develop your skills in experimental design, problem solving and the analysis and interpretation of data.
The Project Report will enable you to demonstrate your presentation and communication skills. The heavy weighting of the project means that it is vital that you perform well in this aspect of your studies and that you are diligent in your reading, practical work and the preparation of your report. An alternative work-based learning project may also be available. This would include an 8-10 week placement. Work-based projects will be shared with students if available. These are not guaranteed and will vary according to the research needs of the placement provider. Students interested in these projects will need to participate in a selection process. Students are also able to identify their own work-based projects. These would need to be approved by the Academic Supervisor/Course Director and Faculty Placements Team before the placement can start.
The aim of this module is:
- To equip you with research skills and research methods that are fundamental for cancer research.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Demonstrate training and experience in the formulation of research ideas and in designing a research project.
- Demonstrate practical expertise in laboratory, field work and/or bioinformatic techniques relevant to research area.
- Demonstrate skills in the critical evaluation and interpretation of data.
- Demonstrate the ability to write a report in scientific paper format and development of a range of skills including information acquisition and self-learning.
No additional information available.
10 Week Laboratory Project & preparation for a Conference.
An alternative Work-based Learning Project may also be available. This would include a 12-20 Week Placement.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Student performance in project at 2.5% |
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| Coursework |
Research Project Report Including Literature Review |
09/09/2025 |
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Additional coursework information
The Role of the Workplace Supervisor for Work-based Projects
Work-based supervisors will have no role in the marking or assessment of projects. Their role is to give practical and scientific guidance during the research project, facilitate access to laboratory equipment and other resources and supervise working practices within the workplace. The Academic Supervisor at the University of Essex is the Course Director, who however can nominate another academic staff member with more suitable expertise. The dissertation will be marked by the Academic Supervisor and a second independent assessor from the University of Essex, School of Biological Science in the same way as standard dissertations are treated and assessed.
Feedback will be sought from placement providers and shared with students on their performance in the workplace. This will allow students to reflect on the placement experience and will have no bearing on the academic assessment of the project.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Reassessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Andrea Mohr, email: amohr@essex.ac.uk.
Supervisors
School Graduate Office, email: bsgradtaught (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create a full email address)
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Prof Helmout Modjtahedi
Kingston University London
Professor of cancer Biology
Available via Moodle
Of 3 hours, 2 (66.7%) hours available to students:
1 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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