HUBS2203
10 units
2000 level
Course handbook
Description
This course provides students with knowledge of the basic mechanisms underlying the action of drugs on the body systems and with specialist knowledge of applied pharmacology and the rational use of medicines.
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Online
- Semester 1 - 2024
- Semester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understand the basic concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understand the pharmacology and therapeutic use of drugs that act on the body systems
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understand the pharmacology and therapeutic use of chemotherapeutic and antimicrobial agents
Content
The course will cover three major areas:
1. Introduction to the basic concepts of pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
2. The pharmacology of drugs that act on the body systems (e.g. cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal, autonomic and central nervous systems).
3. The pharmacology of chemotherapeutic and antimicrobial agents.
Requisite
Students enrolled in B Biomedical Science (10986) are NOT permitted to enrol in HUBS2203
Assumed knowledge
HUBS1401, or HUBS1403, HUBS1404, or HUBS1406 and HUBS1416, or equivalent is beneficial
Assessment items
In Term Test: Online Test (x4)
In Term Test: Mid Semester Exam
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Online Open Book Formal Examination: End of Semester Exam
Compulsory Requirement: Submit assessment item - Must submit this assessment to pass the course.
Contact hours
Semester 1 - 2024 - Online
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 10 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Semester 2 - 2024 - Online
Self-Directed Learning-1
- Online 10 hour(s) per week(s) for 13 week(s) starting in week 1
Course outline
- HUBS2203 - Semester 2, 2023 (Online) (PDF, 237.8 KB)
- HUBS2203 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 245.2 KB)
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