Clinical Pharmacology

Syllabus

The taught part of the course extends over two terms, consisting of 100 hours of lectures and 15 days of practical classes in addition to tutorials and seminars. There are also practical laboratory sessions.

First Half-Session:

• Induction Course
• Molecular Pharmacology
• Drug Metabolism & Toxicology
• Therapeutics
• Computing
• Statistics
• Generic skills

Second Half-Session:

• Pharmacovigilance
• Pharmacokinetics
• Drug Development to Evidence Based Medicine
• 'Omics' and research methods (Option)
• Gene nutrient interaction (Option)

A project involving original research is carried out over the last four months of the MSc programme. The research undertaken is linked to the areas of interest of the staff in the Department but special interests may be accommodated. The project is written up in the form of a thesis.

Diploma students undertake a dissertation rather than a research project.

Assessment

Each course has its own assessment based on continuous assessment of practical and course work, and a written degree examination. Progression to a research project is dependent on performance in the individual courses. If a student just fails to reach a satisfactory level in these, he/she may proceed to a library based dissertation towards a Postgraduate Diploma.

The MSc project is assessed with the submission of a thesis and viva examination.

Teaching

Teaching is lecture based with directed self learning and tutorials to support the lecture material.

Dedication

12 months, full-time.