Undergraduate - UnitPSC6111 - Advanced medicinal chemistry and drug action

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 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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12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Offered	Parkville First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Associate Professor Phillip Thompson

Synopsis

Students will attend advanced compulsory course work sessions including non-assessable introductory programs, and assessable coursework components relevant to medicinal chemistry and drug action. The coursework will be taught within the research theme. Students will undertake coursework study equivalent to a minimum 40 hours of contact which directly supports the research project they are conducting. The coursework program will be overseen by the Faculty research training committee.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit the participant will;

Have gained insight into the breadth and diversity of medicinal chemistry and drug action research field
Be proficient in safe work practices for a chemical laboratory
Be able to critically review the scientific literature in their discipline
Have a detailed understanding of the processes involved in the design, development and implementation of a research project
Be able to execute and analyse a set of laboratory-based studies
Be able to present scientific results in a style suitable for publication
Have the capability to pursue higher studies and learning in the pharmaceutical sciences discipline

Assessment

Course work activities will generally be confined to first semester and include a combination of tutorials, research specific lectures, non-assessable and assessable written work, (or examinations) relevant to the coursework material within their research area.

The assessment for coursework is worth 25% of the overall final mark.

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Phillip Thompson

Prerequisites

The prerequisite for entry to the Honours Degree of the Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Science is a bachelor degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Science, Medicinal Chemistry, Formulation Science or other related field. An average overall credit grade or higher in the final year of the course, or equivalent qualifications and experience deemed by the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Training Committee to be suitable preparation for the candidate's proposed field of study is required.