Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Skill 1: Have acquired highly specialised and integrated knowledge and broad skills inbiological sciences, adding to those covered in the Bachelor's programme in biological sciences.
• Skill 2: Have acquired professional skills relating to the degree.
• Apply, mobilise, articulate and promote the knowledge and skills acquired in order to contribute to the achievement of research project in biology.
• Master the complexity of such work and take into account the objectives and constraints which characterise it.
• Skill 3: Conduct extensive research and development projects related to biological sciences.
• Work alone or in teams to understand unprecedented problems in biological sciences and their applications.
• Skill 4: Master communication techniques.
• Communicate, in English both orally and in writing, their findings, original proposals, knowledge and underlying principles, in a clear, structured and justified manner.
• Skill 5: Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy.
• Develop and integrate a high degree of autonomy to evolve in new contexts.
• Skill 6: Apply scientific methodology.
• Demonstrate thoroughness, independence, creativity, intellectual honesty, and ethical values.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of the course, students will know the basic principles that link the dose and the effect of a drug. In particular, they will master the principles of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and the therapeutic use of drugs. In addition, they will be able to understand and put into practice pharmacokinetic equations and quantitative analysis of drug-receptor interactions.

Content of UE

Pharmacokinetics: Absorption; Distribution; Metabolism; Excretion; non-, one- or multi-compartmental kinetics
Pharmacodynamics: drug classification; stereospecificity; dose - response relationship; agonism - antagonism; selectivity; receptor; receptor sparing and reserve
Other: response variability; drug interaction; placebo; tolerance, dependence; drug development

Prior Experience

Biochemistry of the cell, membrane structure and transmembrane passage, physiology (including liver and kidney), handling of mathematical equations,

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Written examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

NA

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

NA

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable