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Courses
Courses
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University Life
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
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Undergraduate Science
2nd Year Pharmacology
- Pharmacology is taught to 2nd-year science students from undenominated science as well as denominated 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 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 the body, how they are developed and how they interact at a molecular level to cure disease.
Semester I:
- Fundamentals of Pharmacology (PM208 - 5 ECTS - Available as elective)
- Applied Concepts in Pharmacology (PM209 - 5 ECTS - Available as elective)
Semester II:
- Molecular Pharmacology & Signalling (PM210 - 10 ECTS - Can only be taken by Pharmacology pathway students)
2nd Year Course Coordinator PM208
Prof. John Kelly
Email: john.kelly@nuigalway.ie
Tel: + 353 91 493268
2nd Year Course Coordinator PM209 + PM210
Prof. Eilis Dowd
Email: eilis.dowd@nuigalway.ie
3rd Year Pharmacology
- Pharmacology is taught to 3rd year science students from undenominated science as well as the denominated biomedical science degree programme.
- Two modules are taken in the first semester worth 15 ECTS in total (a 10 ECTS + a 5 ECTS module) while 15 ECTS (3 x 5 ECTS modules) 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 (PM309 - 10 ECTS)
- Introduction to Toxicology (PM311 - 5 ECTS - Available as elective)
Semester II:
- Applied Pharmacology (PM3101 - 5 ECTS)
- Neuropharmacology (PM3102 – 5 ECTS)
- Advanced Pharmacology (PM3103 – 5 ECTS)
3rd Year Course Coordinator
Prof. David Finn
Email: david.finn@nuigalway.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
Prof. Eilís Dowd
Email: eilis.dowd@nuigalway.ie
Tel: + 353 91 492776.