Program Overview

Dissertation/ Research Project (SURG0049)

Key Information

• Faculty: Faculty of Medical Sciences
• Teaching department: Division of Surgery and Interventional Science
• Credit value: 60
• Restrictions: This module is restricted to Perioperative Medicine MSc students

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

This module provides the opportunity to undertake original research or a quality improvement project; or a systematic review or meta-analysis of published literature on a specified topic with secondary supervision by a UCL academic. Guided by your own local supervisor, you will develop skills in searching literature databases, reading and critically evaluating published work and presenting a written and oral report of the work. To help you find a suitable project you may propose your own topic or can be provided with a list of potential subject areas following discussion with our dissertation co-ordinator. Self-organised dissertations must be formally approved by the dissertation co-ordinator.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

• Intended teaching term: Academic year (terms 1, 2, and 3)
• Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and Assessment

• Mode of study: Online
• Methods of assessment:
  • 100% Dissertations, extended projects, and reports
• Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other Information

• Number of students on module in previous year: 7
• Module leader: Professor Sohail Bampoe

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.