Undergraduate - UnitPSC3221 - Biomolecule formulation & modified release technologies

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Parkville First semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Professor Colin Pouton

Synopsis

One aim of this unit is to improve student skills in information literacy and scientific writing. The second aim is for students to identify and research issues and questions to develop their knowledge of biomolecular pharmaceutical products. Students will undertake literature searches addressing the manufacture, purification and formulation of these products. The unit is compatible with Monash University's goals for research lead teaching.

Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:

Explain the steps involved in industrial-scale cell culture mediated production and purification of a recombinant protein pharmaceutical active
Describe the structure and function of excipients required for formulation of biomolecules
Design a formulated biomolecular pharmaceutical product

Assessment

Online modules (and reports) 10% each (20%); Individual assignment 20%, oral presentation 10%; Written assignment report 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Colin Pouton

Workload requirements

Contact hours for on-campus students:

Twenty-four 1-hour lectures
Six 1-hour tutorials/workshops

Prerequisites

PSC1031 Physical Chemistry I
PSC1032 Physical Chemistry II
PSC1042 Introduction to Pharmaceutical Science
PSC2041 Biopharmaceutics

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.monash.edu/pharm/current/