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Undergraduate Course: Nature of Receptors Core (PHBM10005)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaPharmacology (Biomedical Sciences) Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionAn understanding of the molecular pharmacology of receptors in relation to the action of drugs underpins many aspects of the courses within the Honours Pharmacology Programmes. A series of lectures will be given to provide an overview of topics including: action of drugs at receptors, structure-function relationships for the different classes of receptor, the signalling processes following receptor activation and receptor cloning and expression. Some rudimentary laboratory aspects will be included in the course to maintain basic laboratory skills. There will be opportunity to meet with Programme tutors in small groups. The purpose of the tutorials is to provide student access to a member of staff and to cover general aspects related to Pharmacology. Students will be encouraged to submit essays to tutors in order to practice and obtain feedback on their writing skills.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Pharmacology 3 (BIME09003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Optional purchase of a recommended textbook.
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 18, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 66 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Nature of Receptors Core2:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Increased undertanding of biological processes.
Detailed learningoutcomes will be provided later.
Assessment Information
100% Written Examination
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNOR
Contacts
Course organiserDr David Wyllie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4564
Email: David.J.A.Wyllie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMr Neale Summers
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: n.summers@ed.ac.uk
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