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MBI-2005 General pharmacology and toxicology - 10 stp
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Type of course
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Course contents
Application deadline
Applicants from Nordic countries: 1st of June
Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15th of April.
Admission requirements
Applicants from Nordic countries: Generell studiekompetanse + Matematikk R1 eller (S1+S2) og enten Matematikk (R1+R2) eller Fysikk (1+2) eller Kjemi (1+2) eller Biologi (1+2) eller Informasjonsteknologi( 1+2) eller Geologi (1+2) eller Teknologi og forskningslære (1+2).
International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English. It is a requirement that students have some prior knowledge of biology and ecology, chemistry and mathematics (Participants must have taken introductory level university courses, and achieved pass grades, in these subjects).
A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no
Recommended pre-requisites: biochemistry, cell biology, and microbiology.
Application code: 9336 (Nordic applicants).
Objective of the course
The main aim of the course is to give the students a general introduction into human pharmacology and toxicology.
After the course, the students should be able to:
- Explain how drugs and toxic substances reach their site of action and give an effect (pharmacodynamics and toxicodynamics).
- Explain how drugs and toxic substances are handled by the human organism and excreted from the organisms (pharmacokinetics and toxicokinetics).
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Assessment
Written exam (4 hours). Alphabetical grades (A-F).
A re-sit exam/postponed exam will be arranged early in the following semester, for candidates who failed the exam, or who, for valid reasons, were unable to attend.
Course work requirements: semester thesis, and presentation of the semesterproject for the the other students on the course.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.