Module Specification
An online version of this specification is available to prospective students at
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/currentstudents/studentinformation/msc_module_handbook/section3_moduledescript/in
dex.html
GENERAL INFORMATION
Module name
Extended Project
Module code
3000
Module Organiser
Dr John Raynes
Contact email
John.Raynes@lshtm.ac.uk
Home Faculty
Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases
Level
This module is at Level 7 (postgraduate Masters ‘M’ level) of the QAA
Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales & Northern
Ireland (FHEQ).
Credit
LSHTM award 15 credits on successful completion of this module.
Accreditation
Not currently accredited by any other body.
Keywords
Immunity and Infection
AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND AUDIENCE
Overall aim
The extended project option is for students who have a good background in
immunology theory and who wish to gain more experience in the laboratory.
The Extended Project Theory module is meant to complement the laboratory
work.
Intended learning
outcomes
By the end of this module, students should be able to:
Target audience
This module is intended for students who wish to learn about research
methods and techniques with interest in laboratory based research. Students
will be trained in all necessary techniques.

Evaluate and analyse the relevance of several important techniques to the
study of immunology.
CONTENT
Session content
The module is expected to include sessions addressing the following topics
(though please note that these may be subject to change):

Practical and technical as well as theoretical issues surrounding major
methodologies in immunological research.
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TEACHING, LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT
Study resources
provided or required
Research papers, laboratory research project work.
Teaching and learning
methods
Guidance on appropriate techniques to be reviewed will be provided by the
Module Organiser. The student will then need to undertake database searches
on these methods and evaluate their usefulness by reference to recent cutting
edge publications.
Assessment details
The assessment task for this module will be an essay relating to the techniques
that have been most valuable in generating advances in the field of infectious
disease immunology.
For students who are required to re-sit, or granted a deferral or new attempt,
the task will be the same as the original assessment but with a different essay
topic.
Assessment dates
Assessments will take place during the time students are in the laboratory in
April to May 2016.
For students who are required to re-sit, or who are granted a deferral or new
attempt, the next assessment date will be the standard School-recommended
date in mid/late September 2016.
Language of study and
assessment
English (please see ‘English language requirements’ below regarding the
standard required for entry).
TIMING AND MODE OF STUDY
Duration
The module runs during the period that the student is in the laboratory
undertaking their extended project option.
Dates
For 2015-16, the module will start after Advanced Immunology and finish on
about 1 May 2016.
Timetable slot
The module runs in LSHTM timetable slot D/E.
Mode of Study
The module is taught face-to-face in London. Both full-time and part-time
students follow the same schedule. For full-time students, other LSHTM
modules are available in the other half of the week for the C and D slots.
Learning time
The notional learning time for the module totals 150 hours, consisting of:

Contact time ≈ 80 hours

Directed self-study ≈ 20 hours

Self-directed learning ≈ 40 hours

Assessment, review and revision ≈ 10 hours
APPLICATION, ADMISSION AND FEES
Pre-requisites
A good understanding of immunology of infection and the student will be
undertaking a research project at LSHTM.
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English language
requirements
A strong command of the English language is necessary to benefit from
studying the module. Applicants whose first language is not English or whose
prior university studies have not been conducted wholly in English must fulfil
LSHTM’s English language requirements, with an acceptable score in an
approved test taken in the two years prior to entry. Applicants may be asked to
take a test even if the standard conditions have been met.
Student numbers
Student numbers may need to be capped due to limitations in facilities or
staffing.
Student selection
This module is not open to LSHTM research degree students.
Fees
For registered LSHTM MSc students, fees for the module are included within
MSc fees (given on individual course prospectus pages).
Tuition fees must be paid in full before commencing the module, or by any fee
deadline set by the Registry.
Scholarships
Scholarships are not available for individual modules. Some potential sources
of funding are detailed on the LSHTM website.
Admission deadlines
For 2015-16:

For registered LSHTM MSc students, the module choice deadline (for Term
2 and 3 modules) is 20 November 2015.

All applications should be submitted at the latest 8 weeks prior to the start
of the module. Formal registration will take place on the morning of the
first day of the module.
ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT
This module specification applies for the academic year 2015-16
Last revised 2 August 2014 by John Raynes Minor amendments SDB 20th July 15
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT.
www.lshtm.ac.uk
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