FARB2500 Drug Analysis Course description

This course provides a detailed introduction to relevant chemical analysis methods and how they are used to perform chemical quality control of pharmaceutical ingredients and preparations, as well as shelf-life.

The student may lack a maximum of one passed course from the first year of study. The partial exam in drug calculations in the course FARB1400 is exempt from the progression requirement.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can describe key pharmaceutical analysis methods, including sample preparation
• can explain the possibilities and limitations of different analysis techniques used to analyse natural products and pharmaceuticals

Skills

The student

• can select and apply methods of pharmaceutical analysis under supervision, based on knowledge of the substance’s structure and chemical properties
• can use these methods in quantitative and qualitative analysis, as well as in the chemical quality control and shelf-life control of pharmaceutical ingredients and pharmaceutical preparations
• can analyse selected pharmaceuticals in biological trials

General competence

The student

• has insight into and can select suitable equipment for analyses and handle the equipment based on specifications given

Subjects covered by the course, with credits specified:

• Drug analysis 10 credits

The work and teaching methods consist of lectures, seminars, group work and laboratory work. Digital learning resources, such as video lectures, are an important part of the teaching activities. Practical skills are acquired through laboratory work.

The following coursework must have been approved in order for a student to be permitted to take the exam:

• Minimum of 80% attendance at the laboratory course
• Minimum of 80% attendance in other compulsory activities
• Laboratory reports in accordance with specified criteria

Supervised individual written exam, 4 hours

I dette emnet skal du anvende kunnskap du har tilegnet deg gjennom studiet ved å utforske en problemstilling på et tema som enten er knyttet til offentlig virksomhet, har generell relevans for norsk arbeids- eller samfunnsliv, eller som har et relevant internasjonalt perspektiv. Bacheloroppgaven skal tematisk, teoretisk og metodisk være forankret i en eller flere av de sentrale fagdisiplinene som er bærende for studiet, dvs. statsvitenskap, økonomi, jus og ledelsesfag. Studentene kan velge tema og problemstilling for oppgaven.

Emnet vil gi studenten kompetanse i skrivearbeid, innhenting og bearbeidelse av data, og bruk av Universitetsbiblioteket. Veiledning i arbeidet med bacheloroppgaven gis gjennom felles seminarer og direkte tilbakemelding fra veileder.

Før bacheloroppgaven kan leveres, må studenten ha bestått kurs i samfunnsvitenskapelig metode.

All answers are assessed by one examiner. An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

• Bacheloroppgaven skal normalt skrives i gruppe på to studenter, eventuelt alene eller i gruppe på tre studenter. Oppgaveskrivingen er et selvstendig arbeid

• Det gis også undervisning (forelesninger, seminarer) i oppgaveskriving, samt individuell veiledning

• Studentene tilbys inntil 4 timer veiledning per oppgave

• Tildeling av veileder skjer av emneansvarlig på bakgrunn av en skriftlig prosjektskisse som redegjør for oppgavens tema, utkast til problemstilling, forslag til teori- og datagrunnlag

Nærmere informasjon om retningslinjer for bacheloroppgaven blir lagt ut på canvas.