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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PA10290: Pharmaceutical analysis

Click here for further information Credits: 6
Click here for further information Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 2
Click here for further information Assessment: EX100
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
To will give the student practical experience of using a variety of analytical instruments to explore selected pharmaceutical applications; to develop data handling and interpretation skills; to introduce the student to the use of spectroscopic data in organic chemical structure elucidation.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the unit the student should be able to:
(a) follow written and verbal instructions to use simple analytical instruments,
(b) demonstrate a familiarity with the forms in which data are presented, the relevant units and constants,
(c) perform necessary calculations and data manipulations to interpret results,
(d) draw appropriate conclusions on the basis of experimental data,
(e) present results and conclusions of a practical experiment in written and oral form, (f) interpret spectroscopic data to identify chemical structure.

Skills:
Handling information (T/F/A)
Working with others (F)
Problem solving (T/F/A)
Scientific & practical skills (T/F/A)
Written communication (T/F/A).

Content:
Introduction to nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry - how these techniques, along with infra-red spectra, can give access to molecular structure of organic compounds. Practical aspects of thin layer, gas and high performance liquid chromatography, UV-, IR-, fluorescence- and atomic absorption spectroscopy.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

PA10290 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology

PA10290 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology
  • USPA-AFB02 : BSc (hons) Pharmacology (Full-time) - Year 1
  • USPA-AKB02 : BSc (hons) Pharmacology (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 1
  • USPA-AKM02 : MPharmacology (hons) (Full-time with Thick Sandwich Placement) - Year 1

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.