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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Applied Pharmacology | |||
| Reference | AS3904 | Version | 4 |
| Created | August 2021 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | August 2014 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2021 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| To develop an understanding of pharmacological principles which underpin clinical biochemical and toxicological screening. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Recognise and discuss the pharmacological targets that may modulate biomarkers used in biochemical and toxicological screening. |
| 2 | Utilise knowledge and understanding acquired from Learning Outcome 1 to underpin the integration of pharmacological principles in the context of drug absorption, drug distribution, drug metabolism and excretion. |
| 3 | Manipulate, present, interpret and discuss experimental data based on knowledge from Learning Outcomes 1 & 2. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs of abuse using selected examples (including recreational drug use and performance enhancing drugs). Drug-receptor interactions outlining the roles of biotransformation and genetic polymorphisms in ADME. Biomarkers and drug metabolism, in clinical/toxicological screening. |
| Module Delivery |
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| Lectures, coursework sessions (which include problem solving exercises, data collection and analysis), tutorial sessions and directed study (including use of pharmacological computer packages, directed reading and self-assessment exercises). |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 40 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 110 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 60% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3 |
| Description: | Requires the completion of an appropriate case study. | ||||
| Component 2 | |||||
| Type: | Examination | Weighting: | 40% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2 |
| Description: | Unseen, closed book examination. | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The first grade represents Component 1 (CW1) weighted as major and the second, Component 2 (EX1), weighted as minor. A minimum of Module Grade D is required to pass the module, with compensation of grade E in C1 or C2 permitted. Non-submission of either component will result in an NS grade. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | AA, AB |
| B | AC, AD, BA, BB, BC, CA |
| C | AE, BD, BE, CB, CC, CD, DA, DB, EA |
| D | CE, DC, DD, DE, EB, EC |
| E | AF, BF, CF, DF, ED, EE, EF, FA, FB, FC, FD |
| F | FE, FF |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | Successful completion of Stage 2 of the course, or equivalent. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | BORON, W.F. and BOULPAEP, E.L. 2004. Medical Physiology. Oxford: Saunders-Elsevier Science. |
| 2 | GOLAN,D.E et al. 2012. Principles of Pharmacology (3rd Ed.). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. |