Prerequisites for Module
None, in addition to course entry requirements.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To provide the student with the ability to recognise selected developing areas in pharmaceutical science and to evaluate advances in drug development and delivery.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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identify the principles underlying selected current developments in the pharmaceutical sciences including new techniques and drug delivery methods.
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demonstrate the applications of these advances to drug development.
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select appropriate information retrieval methods and critically evaluate relevant scientific material.
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Indicative Module Content
It is envisaged that the specific topics covered in this unit will change as new developments and techniques occur. The topics listed below are those considered to be appropriate at present: drug design; QSAR and modelling; molecular mechanisms and targets; genomics; drug delivery; novel matrix systems targetting.
| Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Full Time | Lectures
| 23 | Supervised Assessment
| 3 | Coursework
| 9 |
Directed Study
| | Student Centred Learning
| 60 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 55 |
Mode of Delivery
This is a lecture based course supplemented with coursework consisting of computer based exercises.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2,3
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This module is assessed by four coursework assessments and no written examinations. Three written tests assess outcomes 1 and 2 and are weighted at 75%. One essay assesses all three outcomes and is weighted at 25%.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | The bibliography will be dependent upon the lecture content of the module in any year eg.
Krogsgaard-Larsen,P. et al. 2002. Textbook of Drug Design and Discovery, 3 ed. Taylor and Francis
| | 2. | Patrick, G. 2001. An Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry, Oxford.
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