Undergraduate Course: Chemical Pharmacology 2 (BIME08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 40 | 
 
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
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Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | This course is intended to provide an understanding of how drugs produce their effects, with some emphasis on the relationship between chemical structure and biological activity at selected sites in the body. No prior knowledge of biology is assumed. This course does not admit to Biology 3 or Pharmacology 4. | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Course is designed to allow medicinal chemists to understand and collaborate with biologists to the benefit of both disciplines. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| 1 x 3000-word essay 10% plus class examination 20% plus practical reports 10% = 40%, degree examination = 60%. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
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| Keywords | BIOMEDChemPharm2 | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Hj Olverman 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3523 
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Course secretary | Mr Neale Summers 
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094 
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