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MAFAR4300 Development and Manufacturing of Medicinal Products Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Utvikling og produksjon av legemidler
Study programme
Master´s Programme in Pharmacy
Weight
15.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
SPRING 2026
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The work and teaching methods include lectures, self-study, lab exercises and seminars combined with theoretical assignments carried out in groups and individually. The lab exercises may consist of materials testing.

Required preliminary courses

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam: 

  • a minimum attendance of 90 % at demonstration lectures and lab exercises
  • a minimum attendance of 80 % in skills training, seminars and compulsory supervision

Learning outcomes

Supervised individual written exam, combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, up to 4 hours

Teaching and learning methods

Calculator handed out by the university

Course requirements

Grade scale A-F

Assessment

An external examiner contributes to the preparation and quality assurance of the exam questions. Two internal examiners will assess all exams.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

10 credits overlap with the course TANN1200 Dental Materials 

Grading scale

Grade scale A-F.

Examiners

All answers are assessed by two examiners. 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.

Overlapping courses

None.