- Course Code
- PA 3003
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Professor G Hawksworth
Pre-requisites
BM 3006. BI 20M1, BI 25M1, CM 2008 and CM 2512 are highly recommended.
Notes
The practical work required in this course may pose difficulties to some students with disabilities. If this arises alternative arrangements will be made available. Any student wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.
Overview
This course covers an introduction to bioanalytical techniques used in pharmacology and toxicology, ADME, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, an introduction to toxicology, carcinogenesis, mutagenesis and biochemical mechanisms of drug action.
Structure
12 week course - 3 one-hour lectures per week, 1 one-hour seminar, 1 one-hour tutorial and 1 eight hour laboratory session every other week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 three-hour written examination paper (70%) and in-course assessment - essays, problem solving, laboratory reports, MCQ's (30%).