Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE CPH2911

 
TITLE Pharmacology Placements

 
UM LEVEL 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

 
DESCRIPTION This study-unit provides students with the opportunity to research and present topics in pharmacology to their peers, within a structured and moderated environment. The students will be exposed to on-site pharmacology related work scenarios including industry, health care systems, clinical settings and research and development. During these placements they will be guided by experts in the respective areas.

Study-unit Aims:

The study-unit aims to help students develop skills of scientific application and discussion, as well as to incentivise them to carry out background reading beyond what is normally taught during a lecture. This will be carried out through on site visits and placements which will contextualise knowledge learnt in the other study units.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Discuss various pharmacology topics within a broader and real-life context;
- Recognise and assimilate the most important parts of a topic by accessing different views and data interpretations from different hands on sources;
- Extend the knowledge gained through selected ongoing lecture topics, through their further exploitation during these placements.

2. Skills
By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- Apply research principles through the integration of multiple scientific principles obtained from real-life scenarios;
- Actively participate in discussions and teamwork in the real world setting;
- Apply theoretical scientific concepts to practical scenarios;
- Integrate learning with workplace experiences.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Main text:

- Ritter JM, Flower RJ, Henderson G, Loke YK, MacEwan D, Rang HP. Rang & Dale's Pharmacology. 9th Ed. 2019. Elsevier.

Supplementary readings:

- Brunton L, Knollmann B, Hilal-Dandan R.Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 13th Ed. 2017. McGraw-Hill Education.
- Scientific papers relating to the specific seminar topic.

Journals:

- Molecular pharmacology. Published by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
- British Journal of Pharmacology. Published by the British Pharmacological Society.
- British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. Published by the British Pharmacological Society.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Placement

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Portfolio SEM2 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S

 

 
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