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 2022/23, 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 15,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Other Study Hours 5,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
145 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
learning skills session
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
45 %,
Coursework
55 %,
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 | 1:45 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Pharmacology 3 | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understanding of how drugs produce their effects at the molecular, cellular and systems level
- Knowledge of the uses and side-effects of drugs
- Understanding of quantitative pharmacology including drug-receptor interactions and factors controlling the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs by the body
- The opportunity to develop practical skills in a pharmacological laboratory and to obtain accurate results which can be analysed and interpreted in a meaningful manner
- Training in written scientific communication, including reporting results, working with scientific literature and citing relevant findings
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Reading List
Recommended -
Pharmacology (8th 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.
Alternative -
Pharmacology Condensed by M.M. Dale and D.G. Haylett published by Churchill Livingstone (ISBN 0443070490)
Medical Pharmacology (2nd Edition) by Peter Winstanley and Tom Walley published by Churchill Livingstone (ISBN 0-443-070555).
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Pharm3 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dawn Livingstone
Tel:
Email: Dawn.Livingstone@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Elizabeth Martin
Tel: (0131 6)513011
Email: elizabeth.martin@ed.ac.uk |
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