Unit name | Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
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Unit code | VETS30005 |
Credit points | 0 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Poole |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
vets10100,vets10200,vets10300,vets10400,vest20200,vets20300,vets20400 |
Co-requisites | |
School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Peripheral Nervous System, Central Nervous System, Kidney, Cardiovascular System, Inflammation; Smooth Muscle, Antibacterials, Shock and Fluid Therapy, Chemotherapy, Hormone Therapy, Toxicology; Pharmacokinetics, Drugs and the Law.
Aims:
At the end of the 2nd year course students should be able to:
At the end of the 3rd year course students should be able to:
Lectures and DSE
Second Year
The material presented in Year 2 will be examined at the beginning of the 3rd Term in Year 2 in a Written Paper that will comprise Multiple Choice Questions (30 min) and short essay questions (1 hour) Pharmacology DSE – oral presentation assessed by two members of staff. Integrated DSE - two weeks during the summer term. The overall Year 2 mark will comprise MCQ 25%, essays 55% and DSE 20% (10% for each).
Third year
Material delivered in Year 3 (Pharmacology and Therapeutics) will be examined towards the end of the 3rd Term in Year 3. The written examination will comprise MCQ questions (1 hour) and short essay questions (2 hours). The short essay paper will be divided into two sections, (i) Pharmacology and (ii) Therapeutics. Students will be required to answer questions from both sections. Pharmacology DSE (1st Term) – written report assessed by two members of staff Therapeutics DSE (2nd Term) – oral presentation assessed by two members of staff.
Marks from Years 2 & 3 will be combined into an overall Pharmacology mark as follows – Year 2, 20%; Year 3, written paper 60% (MCQ 20%; Essays paper 40%); Year 3 DSE 20%. To pass, students will be required to gain 50% overall with a mark of at least 45% in the Year 3 written paper. Students failing to pass will be required to take a resit written examination in September.
In the Resit Examination Year 2 and Year 3 material will be examined. The examination will comprise MCQ questions (60 min) and short essay questions (2 hour). The short essay paper will be divided into two sections, (i) Pharmacology (Years 2 & 3) and (ii) Therapeutics. Students will be required to answer questions from both sections. The number of questions to be done in each section will reflect the relative amount of material in each part of the course.
Marks will be combined into an overall Pharmacology mark as follows – Written paper 80% (MCQ 25%; Essay paper 55%); Year 2 & 3 DSE 20%. To pass, students will be required to gain 50% overall with a mark of at least 45% in the written paper.
A useful reference giving much therapeutic detail on all drugs used in veterinary practice in the UK. Multiple copies are available in the medical library.
More specialised texts are:
(all of these books are in the Medical Sciences Library)