ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY - SELECTED TOPICS IN DRUG ACTION - 2022/3

Module Overview

The purpose of the module is to build on the second year module in pharmacology and provide more depth in selected areas

Module provider

School of Biosciences

Module Leader

TRINDER Sarah (Biosciences)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 6

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 1

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

BMS2047 Pharmacology: Introduction to Drug Action

Module content

Indicative content includes:

• Purines as neurotransmitters and mediators


• NO as a neurotransmitter and mediator


• Lipid-derived mediators


• Mediators and inflammation


• Biologics as therapeutics


• Cannabinoids


• 5-HT


• Dopamine


• Neuropeptides


• GABA


• Phase 1 & 2 Drug metabolism


• Factors affecting drug metabolism

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate

Understanding of the topic, and ability to find, evaluate and use additional material to answer the coursework questions.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

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  Three coursework essays, 1000 words each. 
  
  
  
  
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    Essays to be submitted at three separate points in semester - weeks 4, 8 & 12
    
  
  
  
  

Formative assessment and feedback

The students will have opportunity to take part in writing workshops where exemplar essays will be provided for students to discuss in small groups, given feedback and use the grade descriptors to provided a mark.

Students will be able to use feedback provided from their previous submission(s) to feed-forward into the next. 

Tutorials and discussion boards also provide the space for student engagement and lecturer feedback.

Students will have an opportunity to submit either a 200 word section of their essay or a plan (as stated by the lecturer) for each essay to Aropa, for peer feedback.

Module aims

• To provide a selective understanding of neurotransmitters and mediators in the periphery and the CNS
• To provide an understanding of the enzymology, molecular biology, regulation and chemistry of drug metabolism
• To provide a theoretical understanding of the kinetic disposition of drugs
• To focus on systems of current interest as active research areas and areas of potential drug development

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to:

Provide the basic information required to understand the mechanism of action of drugs and how they are handled by the body, and encourage the students to read more widely.

The learning and teaching methods include:

• Lectures


• Tutorials


• 2-3 lectures/week

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

https://readinglists.surrey.ac.uk
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: BMS3055

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2022/3 academic year.