BPS4001 · Advanced pharmaceutical science (Coursework)

Overview

Students will attend advanced compulsory coursework sessions including non-assessable introductory programs, and assessable coursework components relevant to pharmaceutical science. The coursework will be taught across the research themes. Students will undertake coursework study equivalent to a minimum 40 hours of contact which supports the research project they are conducting. The coursework program will be overseen by the Faculty Education Committee.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook publishes no assessment items for this unit yet.

This unit is 25% of the overall course mark. The assessment for this unit will generally be confined to first semester and include some of: tutorials, laboratories, research-specific lectures, non-assessable and assessable written work and oral presentations, or examinations, relevant to the coursework material. The other 75% of the course mark comes from the student's assessment in the BPS4002 unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. demonstrate advanced knowledge and technical skills in at least one area of pharmaceutical science
2. develop, apply, integrate, and generate scientific knowledge in professional contexts to analyse challenges and to develop effective solutions
3. convey ideas and results effectively to diverse audiences and in a variety of formats, and present scientific findings at a standard suitable for publication
4. critically evaluate scientific literature
5. organise, analyse, interpret and present data meaningfully and independently, using mathematical and statistical tools, as appropriate to the discipline of specialization

Workload

Lectures, workshops, laboratories, and oral presentations. The actual activities will depend on student-selected modules. The study will be staff- and self-directed. Students will undertake coursework study equivalent to a minimum 40 hours of contact which supports the research project they are conducting.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.