| Department of Veterinary Pathobiology | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | MSc. 1 year | ||||||||||||
| Duration | One block | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | MSc | ||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: 4 hour written exam with essey type questions. Pocket calculator necessary. Weight: Written exam: 100% 13-point scale, external examiner Dates of Exam: 27 January 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | The course consists of lectures, theoretical exercises and case studies. | ||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Block 2 Week Structure: C | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Mandatory Prerequisites | Bachelor in biotechnology | ||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||
| Basic Science Knowledge of pharmacological and toxicological terminology Understand basic pharmacological and toxicological principles, terms and methods Applied Science Apply basic pharmacological and toxicological principles, terms and methods Ethics & Values Be able to discuss pharmacological and toxicological issues using the correct terminology | |||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||
| To teach basic concepts of pharmacology and toxicology | |||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| The course consists of lectures, exercises and cases. Lectures cover the following areas: 1. General pharmacology 2. Drug targets 3. The drug development process 4. General toxicology 5. The drug-manufacturing process The lectures are supported by exercises and cases in the same topics. | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| The course consists of lectures and teoretical case studies. In particular the case studies will require some self study and homework. | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Mette Tingleff Skaanild, mts@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 35333175 Jens Lykkesfeldt, jopl@life.ku.dk, Department of Disease Biology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 35333163 | |||||||||||||
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