EPN-V2

FARB2200 Physiology and Pharmacology 1 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Fysiologi og farmakologi 1
Study programme
Pharmacy Programme
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
FALL 2022
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

None.

Required preliminary courses

After completing the course, students will acquired the learning outcomes defined in knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has in-depth knowledge of

  • models that can be used to analyse economic policy
  • how cyclical fluctuations arise and how they can be counteracted through policy
  • how institutions can influence policies
  • financial crises
  • open economy, monetary unions

Skills

The student is capable of

  • explaining important relationships between macroeconomic variables
  • using models to analyse macroeconomic issues
  • analysing how macroeconomic policy can influence economic variables such as activity and inflation
  • assessing current economic policy

Learning outcomes

Plenary lectures.

Content

Subjects covered by the course, with credits specified:

  • Physiology 6 credits
  • Pharmacology 9 credits

Teaching and learning methods

None.

Course requirements

Written school exam (4 hours).

Assessment

Calculator (see separate regulations).

One dictionary (either first language-English/English-first language or English/English)

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Grading scale A to F.

Grading scale

An internal and an external examiner will grade the exam. A selection of at least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded to exam papers assessed by the external and internal examiner will be used to determine the level of all exam papers.

Examiners

  • Economic activity and inflation
  • Monetary policy
  • Fiscal policy
  • Open economies, exchange rates
  • Cyclical fluctuations
  • Institutions
  • Financial markets

Overlapping courses

Emnet tar for seg offentlighetsteori og historiske perspektiver og teorier om biblioteket som offentlig demokratisk institusjon. I emnet kobles dette til aktuelle problemstillinger knyttet til bibliotekenes rolle som møteplass, debatt- og integreringsarena og deres samarbeid med offentlige og private institusjoner og virksomheter. Emnet berører også sensur og ytringsfrihet, og bibliotekarens rolle som demokratisk aktør. 

Undervisningsspråk er norsk.