Under the supervision of an academic staff member(s) and at a high level of independence, students undertaking this course will:

• develop the ability to synthesize relevant background literature and demonstrate detailed knowledge of the context of their research project, and hypothesize scientific concepts and formulate methods to verify them
• learn to manage a substantial piece of individual laboratory-based research project, and a literature-based investigation
• develop skills in problem-solving and in scientific communication in the form of written and verbal presentation of information