3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4023710ENR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
This elective course contains 11 topics that are considered current in pharmaceutical sciences with a focus on both the community pharmacy and pharmaceutical care as well as scientific research. Following subjects are included:
(1) Mouth hygiene products (Prof. Bottenberg)
(2) Veterinary medicines (N.N.)
(3) Nutrition in the first two years of life (Prof. Tommelein)
(4) Advanced scientific research methodologies: a theoretical and hands-on course (Prof. Tabernilla Garcia)
(5) Interaction between fytotherapeutics, food supplements and cancer therapies (Prof. Demeyer)
(6) European safety dossier for cosmetics (Dr. Renner / Prof. Em. Rogiers)
(7) Clinical Biology (Prof. Lanckmans)
(8) Neurovirology (Prof. Massie)
(9) Critical view on alternative treatments (Prof. Smolders)
(10) Alcohol: mechanisms behind its effects on the body (Prof. Marcelino Rodrigues)
(11) From patient to molecule: precision medicine for neurodegenerative disorders (Prof. Bjerke)
The student chooses 2 topics out of this list.
The following 11 courses are also possible to be taken up as an optional subject. They each comprise 3 ECTS credits. The student therefore chooses only 1 topic:
(1) Writing a scientific article (Prof. Tommelein)
(2) Medical devices and home healthcare (Prof. De Paepe)
(3) Dermato-cosmetics in the community pharmacy (Prof. Rogiers) (without the practical sessions)
(4) ehealth (Prof. Cornu)
(5) Nutrition and food supplements (Prof. Mangelings) (without the practical sessions)
(6) Drug R&D in industry (Prof. Van den Broeck)
(7) Management of a pharmacy (Prof. Adriaenssens)
(8) Micro- and Nanobiotechnology (Prof. Desmet)
(9) Laboratory Animal Science 1 (Prof. Hernot)
(10) Laboratory Animal Science 2 (Prof. Hernot) (not possible without LAS1)
(11) Laboratory Animal Science 3 (Prof. Boehm) (not possible without LAS1&2)
In addition, the student can also propose another elective course (internal / external) or an additional internship in a research lab, government agency, care institution or industry. For this, the student must submit a motivated proposal to the course instructor and the chair of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Education Council.
- Slides of the lectures and the practical courses are made available on the digital platform Canvas. Complementary study material (also provided by ICT) can be used, related to the topics. All information regarding content, learning outcomes and grading of each topic is summarized in detail in a ppt presentation, presented to the students and accessible on Canvas.
- Presence during some lectures, practical training sessions and lab visits is obligatory. When an absence cannot be justified, the student will be excluded from participation in the presentation and discussion round and the elective course has to be retaken the following year.
Acquiring knowledge in a number of current topics and subject areas related to Pharmaceutical Sciences.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Written exam. No possibility to retake via oral examination. When applicable, also assessments of presentations, reports and question rounds/defenses. End mark is on /20 and is composed out of equal parts of the elective course sections. A final score of at least 10/20 should be obtained. If one of these parts is lower than or equals 7/20, the lowest score becomes the final mark that is communicated to the student and a re-exam is necessary.
For electives with a multiple-choice exam (with the exception of when there are only a maximum of 10 MC questions), the following quotation applies: “The multiple-choice exam will be graded by positive scoring with Higher Pass Mark. No points will be deducted for a wrong answer. On the other hand, getting points by guessing is calculated in the end point by increasing the pass limit (= cut-off score). The cut-off score for the exam and the exact conversion table will be communicated in a timely manner on Canvas and in the exam instructions. The exam strategy is simple because of this method: Do your best on the entire exam, answer questions you don't know or partially know to the best of your ability, without worrying about possible deduction of points.”
When organized by the lecturer (open book exam), only a printed version of the allowed course notes and/or handbook(s) may be used, unless decided otherwise by the lecturer.
If the teacher indicates that it is allowed to use generative AI for a specific evaluation task, correct reference must be made to any use of AI, including the prompts used.
A partial exemption for the 2nd term, or the next academic year, can only be obtained for each of the parts for which at least a score of 10/20 was obtained.
On a specified day of the academic year, an info session is given to the students about the content and mode of assessment of each topic. This information can also be found on Canvas. When questions arise, the course titular Prof. Kristien De Paepe can be contacted.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Drug Development: Pharmacist (only offered in Dutch)