Undergraduate Course: Pharmacology 3 (BIME09003)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course studies the mechanisms by which drugs act at the molecular, cellular and tissue levels. The relationships between these actions and the overall pharmacological effects and clinical uses of the drugs are explained. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 26,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 3,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 7,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
153 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
learning skills session
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two items of in-course assessment plus one 2 hour exam. |
| Feedback |
For the elements of ICA, you will be provided with written (annotation of the text) and verbal feedback on your practical reports from your tutors. This will be available at the point at which the write-ups are returned. You will also be provided with formative feedback your Drug Information Document as it develops over the tutorials. Feedback on the final piece of work will be provided electronically through Learn, including peer feedback and the opportunity for self-reflection. All ICA feedback will be provided in advance of the written examination. Feedback on your performance in solving the numerical problems will be given in the work sessions.
For the written examination, feedback is provided by the Course Co-ordinator on request. Feedback covers the impact of the ICA mark upon the final total mark, and an indication of performance across the four questions of the written examination, identifying in particular strongest and weakest areas of performance. Issues relating specifically to the marks are matters for the Board of Examiners and will not be discussed. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Pharmacology 3 | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To provide an understanding of how drugs produce their effects at the systems, cellular and molecular levels; provide a knowledge of the uses and side-effects of drugs; provide an understanding of the factors controlling the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs by the body
- To provide an opportunity to develop practical skills in a pharmacological laboratory, in relation to the safe handling of drugs and of animal tissue in vitro, and to obtain accurate results which can be analysed and interpreted in a meaningful manner
- To provide, through tutorials, laboratory practical write-ups and written assignments, a training in oral and written scientific communication, including an appreciation of how to perform a search of the scientific literature and to cite relevant findings
- To develop the self-learning process through a series of problem-solving, interactive sessions
- To provide opportunities to maintain and to develop further skills in personal organisation and group activities
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Reading List
Pharmacology (7th Edition) by H.P Rang, M.M. Dale, J.M. Ritter and R.J. Flower, published by Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone (ISBN 978-0-7020-3471-8). This is available through the library and also as an electronic resource when logged in through EASE.
Pharmacology Condensed by M.M. Dale and D.G. Haylett published by Churchill Livingstone (ISBN 0443070490)
Human Pharmacology - Molecular to Clinical: International Edition (3rd Edition) by
T.M. Brody, J. Larner, K.P. Minneman and H.C. Neu published by Mosby-Year Book Inc. (ISBN 0-8151-2456-2).
Medical Pharmacology (2nd Edition) by Peter Winstanley and Tom Walley published by Churchill Livingstone (ISBN 0-443-070555).
Elsevier's Integrated Review: Pharmacology (2nd Edition), by Mark Kester,Kent E. Vrana, & Kelly D. Karpa, published by Elsevier (ISBN 978-0-323-07445-2). |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Pharm3 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Skehel
Tel: (0131 6)51 1961
Email: Paul.Skehel@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Kevin Mcarthur
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
Email: Kevin.Mcarthur@ed.ac.uk |
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