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Undergraduate Course: Applied Pharmacology 3 (BIME09011)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Biomedical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThe course will provide practical laboratory work following on from that introduced in Pharmacology 3. In addition, a series of lectures and tutorials will consider pharmacological interventions in a range of areas, including Cancer Biology, Toxicology, Reproductive Biology, GI tract, Respiration and Haemostasis.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Biomedical Sciences 2 (BIME08007)
It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Pharmacology 3 (BIME09003)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 26, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 1, Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 6, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Other Study Hours 5, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) learning skills session
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written in-course assessments:
Practical write-ups. 20%
Two pieces of student-specified work to discuss current and future drug targets and development (2 x 40%)
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
- an understanding of drug action and methods used to study drug action.
- skills in finding, reading and deriving understanding from the scientific literature
- an understanding of how biological systems can be modified by pharmacological intervention
- undertaking and reporting practical laboratory work.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPharmacology, drug action.
Contacts
Course organiserDr Paul Skehel
Tel: (0131 6)51 1961
Email: Paul.Skehel@ed.ac.uk		 Course secretaryMr Neale Summers
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: n.summers@ed.ac.uk
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