| Semester 1, 2022 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Health and Medical Sciences |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: BIO1203
Co-requisite: STA2300 or STA1003
Overview
Physiology and pharmacology are two core disciplines of biomedical science and this course is the first of five courses in the Biomedical Sciences program that will extend students鈥� knowledge of physiology gained from BIO1203, BIO1204 and BIO1206 and present them with the major concepts of pharmacology. Systems Physiology and Pharmacology will focus on the cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and central nervous systems. These systems are crucial to the normal functioning of the human body and there are many drugs that are used in the treatment of disease and dysfunction in these systems.
In some disciplines, students need to demonstrate competency before they can progress further in their studies. Competency involves the application skills and knowledge to a particular standard performance. Students need to pass all competency assessments in a course and reach a total passing of 50% to be awarded a passing grade. Competency Assessment Items are identified in the course specification.
This course builds on the first year foundational knowledge obtained in BIO1203, BIO1204 and BIO1206 by providing further learning in the physiology and pharmacology of the cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and central nervous systems. This will prepare students to undertake further advanced studies in subsequent courses.
This course contains a highly recommended residential school for both external and on-campus students (non-attendance will mean the student misses an element for assessment preparation).
Course learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should be able to:
- Explain the fundamentals of pharmacology and the core principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics;
- Explain the function of the cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and central nervous systems;
- Apply an understanding of the mechanisms of action, therapeutic uses and major adverse effects of traditional and contemporary drugs used in the treatment of relevant disease states in these systems;
- Employ literature review and quantitative skills to analyse and interpret laboratory-generated data.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Principles of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics | 15.00 |
| 2. | Cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary, and central nervous systems | 65.00 |
| 3. | Quantitative skills | 10.00 |
| 4. | Literature retrieval and written communication skills | 10.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
(<> This textbook is freely available online through the library for students with their USQ Connect username and password.)
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 10 | 1 |
| Annotated bibliography | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Report | No | 20 | 1,2,3,4 |
| Time limited online examinatn | No | 50 | 1,2,3 |