Postgraduate Course: Chemistry for Drug Discovery (PGBI11068)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biological Sciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | **Online Distance Learning Course**
Modern Drug Discovery is underpinned by expertise in organic chemistry either in rationale or combinatorial approaches. Students need to appreciate the chemical natures of groups that are in the organic chemist¿s toolkit, their stability and physical properties. The rationale and practical implementation of combinatorial and fragment based approaches should be appreciated. Moreover, the nature of successful medicinal compounds should be distinguished, and issues of pharmacokinetics understood. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Online Activities 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
78 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
50% = Essay
50% = Composite Portfolio (comprising of pebblepad webfolio and blog)
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students should be able to:
¿ Have an advanced understanding of the chemical and physical properties of groups commonly available to modify lead drugs;
¿ Appreciate modern methods of combinatorial and high throughput chemistry;
¿ Demonstrate common traits in successful medicinal compounds;
¿ Delineate the effect of chemical groups on the pharmacokinetics of drugs.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | ChemforDD |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Taylor
Tel: (0131 6)50 7058
Email: p.taylor@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Vicky Mactaggart
Tel: (0131 6)51 7052
Email: Vicky.Mactaggart@ed.ac.uk |
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