FRM5710 – Pharmacology, graduate level
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
Selected topics of pharmacology and pharmacodynamics are teached. Among these are deepening basic pharmacology, drugs of current interest, and research areas where there are resent discoveries and/or a rapid development.
Learning outcome
To update the students with the latest pharmacological research and development of important areas.
Admission to the course
The course is primarily open to students who have been admitted to the Department of Pharmacy at the University of Oslo. If there is space available then others may also apply to take the course as long as their academic background is adequate.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
The course is only available to students who have passed their pharmacy apprenticeship and have passed all previous pharmacy courses of the 5-year masterprogramme in pharmacy or have the equivalent academic background.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with FRM9710 – Pharmacology, graduate level (discontinued).
- 5 credits overlap with FARM5170 – Drugs for treatment of degenerative and life style diseases.
Teaching
Self-tuition/study groups. Background lectures in the different topics.
Access to teaching
A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity. The course can be canceled if the number of students enrolled is low.
Examination
A four hour written exam/oral exam after the number of students.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take the exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt. It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses:
Examination support material
No examination support material is allowed.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.