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Courses
Courses
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University Life
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
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Colleges & Schools
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
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Undergraduate
2nd Year Pharmacology
- Pharmacology is taught to 2nd year science students from undenominated science as well dominated programs such as biomedical science, biotechnology and biopharmaceutical chemistry.
- Two 5 ECTS modules are available to students as elective modules in the first semester.
- Students can also take a 10 ECTS module also in the second semester which contains laboratory practicals.
- 2nd year modules introduce students to the fundamental concepts of what drugs are, how they work, how they interact within body, how they are developed and they interact at a molecular level to cure disease.
Semester I:
- Fundamentals of Pharmacology I (PM208 - 5 ECTS)
- Applied Concept in Pharmacology (PM209 - 5 ECTS)
Semester II:
- Molecular Pharmacology & Signalling (PM210 - 10 ECTS)
2nd Year Course Coordinator
Dr. Maura Grealy
Email: maura.grealy@nuigalway.ie
Tel: + 353 91 493012
3rd Year Pharmacology
- Pharmacology is taught to 3rdyear science students from undenominated science as well as biomedical science.
- Two modules are taken in the first semester worth 15 ECTS in total (a 10 ECTS + a 5 ECTS module) while 15 ECTS (a 10 ECTS + a 5 ECTS module) are also taken in the second semester to give a total of 30 ECTS.
- The 3rd year modules focus on specific diseases and the drugs used to treat them as well as an introduction to toxicology and some applied aspects of pharmacology.
Semester I:
- Drugs & Disease I (PM309 - 10 ECTS): PM309 Information Sheet 1718
- Introduction to Toxicology (PM311 - 5 ECTS):
Semester II:
- Drugs & Disease II (PM310 - 10 ECTS)
- Applied Pharmacology (PM312 - 5 ECTS) Sem II 3rd Year PM310 & PM312
3rd Year Course Coordinator
Prof. David Finn
Email: david.finnnuigalway.ie
Tel: + 353 91 495280 (outside); Ext. 5280 (inside)
4th Year Pharmacology
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To provide the students with a sound theoretical knowledge of advanced aspects of pharmacology.
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To encourage the students to approach scientific reading and writing in a critical and unbiased manner.
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To develop their written, verbal and visual scientific presentation skills.
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To expose the students to a “real” research environment through a 12-week independent research project.
Additional information on modules is available here: 4th Year Pharmacology Course Overview
Course Coordinator
Dr. Eilís Dowd
Email: eilis.dowdnuigalway.ie
Tel: + 353 91 492776.