Teaching method

The syllabus offers different option courses which cover the main stages from discovery to dispensing drugs and pharmaceutical monitoring, in addition to quality control and formulation. Students can therefore acquire more advanced training in the area of their choice, having done basic studies in all these areas which are necessary for a university level training in pharmacy. The research focus also gives them an introduction to pharmaceutical research whilst retaining the unique quality of the degree and the professional status that it leads to.

The programme contains a series of interdisciplinary studies which are designed to enable students to combine what they have learnt in different basic subjects (joint seminars, linked practical work) and apply them to real problems (pharmaceutical monitoring in thedispensary). The optional subjects may be chosen from a list of courses available in different schools of the Faculty : this also promotes interdisciplinarity in the study programme.

There are different teaching and learning strategies : alongside theoretical courses, there are practical assignments, work placement and different kinds of seminars requiring active participation from students, particularly when presenting individual or group work or producing written reports as a result of bibliographic research. The use of computer technology is also necessary to produce reports on practical work and many courses are available on iCampus. Placements may be undertaken in different professional environments e.g. industry, laboratories, hospitals. This introduces students to the different contexts in which pharmacists work. Certain courses or parts of courses in the research focus (e.g. research seminar on pharmacy and training for scientific work) include individual assigments enabling students to become familiar with the specialized literature in the area they have chosen.

Depending on the course and the learning activities, assessments are either written or oral (individual or in groups) or are done continuously.