FARM5000 – Preparation Course for Master`s thesis in Pharmacy
Course description
Course content
The course consists of two main elements: A general part which include research ethics, philosophy of science, safety, research planning, keeping research records and other aspects of research in general and a module-based part consisting of?practical exercises in topics relevant for the Master`s thesis subject. The modules range from those including practical laboratory methods to other modules focusing on project based training in scientific writing and data analysis. The modules are chosen in collaboration with the supervisor. The course is compulsory for students who wish to take a Master’s degree at the Department of Pharmacy and is conducted in the same semester as the commencement of FARM5945 – Pharmacy. Master Thesis.
Learning outcome
After completing the course:
- you have acquired insight into research ethics, regulations for conducting research and basic knowledge about science philosophy.
- you can analyze and discuss ethical aspects concerning?pharmaceutical research.
- you can discuss the importance of scientific documentation and the difference between science and undocumented claims. You are also able to understand the basis for scientific authorship.
- you have knowledge about rules and regulations for scientific and personal data storage.
- you have theoretical insights and ability to plan and execute selected scientific methods central to your Master`s thesis.
- you have skills in critical reading of scientific literature within the subject?of your thesis.
- you have the skills to write a scientific essay or lab report within the subject of your thesis.
Admission to the course
The course is only available to students enrolled at the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Oslo.
To enroll in the course, you must have been assigned a Master`s thesis at the Department of Pharmacy.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
- FARM1100 – Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- FARM1110 – Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology 1
- FARM1120 – Social Pharmacy
- FARM1130 – Pharmaceutically Based Organic Chemistry
- FARM1140 – Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology 2
- FARM1150 – Pharmaceutical Based Biochemistry
- FARM2100 – Medicinal Chemistry
- FARM2110 – Pharmacotherapy 1
- FARM2120 – Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
- FARM2130 – Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry
- FARM2140 – Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- FARM2150 – Formulation of Drugs and Quality Assurance in Drug Production
- FARM3100 – Pharmacognosy
- FARM3110 – Pharmacotherapy 2
- FARM3120 – Medicine Use and Public Health
- FARM3130 – Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE)
- FARM4100 – Personalised Drug Therapy
- FARM4110 – Comprehensive Biopharmacy and Formulation Technology
- FARM4120 – Drug Development
- approved the compulsory HMS-courses HMS0501 – Safety and Physical Environment, HMS0502 – Positive Learning Environment, HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety, HMS0506 – Patient Clinic Safety? and?HMS0507 – Fire Safety?required for students at the 5-year Master`s Programme in Pharmacy.
Formal prerequisite knowledge for students admitted to Studiel?p for farmas?yter med mastergrad fra land utenfor EU/E?S (only in Norwegian):
- FARM4910K – Farmakoterapi og samfunnsfarmasi med fokus p? norske terapitradisjoner og norske forhold
- FARM4920K – Fra virkestoff til ferdig formulering med fokus p? avanserte legemiddelformer
- FARM4930K – Kvalitetssikring ved produksjon og klinisk utpr?vning av legemidler
- approved the compulsory HMS-courses HMS0501 – Safety and Physical Environment, HMS0502 – Positive Learning Environment, HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety, HMS0506 – Patient Clinic Safety? and?HMS0507 – Fire Safety?required for students at the 5-year Master`s Programme in Pharmacy.
Course exemption:?Laws and regulations describing the overall learning outcome regulate the Pharmacy programme.?Exemptions are only granted if all learning outcomes in the course are covered.
Overlapping courses
- 5 credits overlap with FRM4010 – Preparation Course for Research in Biology (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FRM4020 – Research Preparation Course in Pharmaceutical Analysis (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FRM4030 – Research Preparation course in Pharmacognosy and Medicinal Chemistry (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FRM4040 – Research Methodology for Projects in Social Pharmacy (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FRM4050 – 澳门葡京手机版app下载sforberedende kurs i klinisk farmasi (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FRM4060 – Preparatory course for research in pharmaceutics (discontinued).
Teaching
The course lasts for 3 weeks in the beginning of the fall semester with a total teaching workload of 120 hours (organized teaching and self-study). The general part constitutes 1 week (40 hours teaching load), while the module-based part constitutes 2 weeks (80 hours teaching load). Attendance in the course is compulsory.
The teaching includes lectures and student-active learning. The module-based teaching consists of laboratory exercises (sample preparation, chromatography, extraction, organic synthesis, spectroscopy etc.), project based training in scientific writing and