Drug & Medicinal Product Analysis - Higher Certificate

What modules will I study?

• Year 1

  Title: Biology

  Credits: 15

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  This module is designed to introduce the student to the fundamental principles and concepts underlying how biological systems function.

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  Title: Chemistry

  Credits: 15

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  Basic Introductory Inorganic, Physical and Organic Chemistry and laboratory practical skills through a fusion of theory and practice.

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  Title: Introduction to Drug and Medicinal Products

  Credits: 10

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  This module introduces students to how scientists work and communicate. It provides a broad introduction to the drug and medicinal products industry, with an overview of manufacturing practises and environmental considerations. Students also learn about health and disease and study various methods of formulating medicines.

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  Title: Introductory Physics Concepts

  Credits: 10

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  This physics module is designed to introduce students to the concepts in fundamental physics that are necessary to support other core modules and to provide a comprehensive grounding in physics that is relevant to biological and chemical analysis, as well as environmental science and forensic science.

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  Title: Mathematics for Scientists

  Credits: 10

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  This module will provide the learner with the necessary mathematical skills, problem solving skills and computer application proficiency required by the analytical scientist.

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• Year 2

  Title: Analytical Techniques

  Credits: 15

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  This module introduces students to the the hardware and techniques used to carry out chemcial analysis. A variety of chromatographic, spectrophotometric andelectrochemical instruments are covered. Students are also given an appreciation of the performance characteristic required in chemcial analysis.

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  Title: Drug and Medicinal Product Technology

  Credits: 15

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  This module develops the students' knowledge of the drug and medicinal product industries, discussing areas like production and waste disposal processes. It also introduces topics including formulation, drug delivery systems, materials and packaging relevant to those industries. It includes a weekly laboratory practical in the organic chemistry area of drug extractions, synthesis, purification and analysis.

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  Title: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

  Credits: 10

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  This module will build upon the fundamentals of general chemistry already covered to allow the learner to form a deeper understanding of the basic princicples of inorganic and physcial chemistry of particular relevance to analytical chemistry.

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  Title: Introduction to Molecules in Medicine

  Credits: 5

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  A study of simple organic compounds, their structure and reactions in relation to drug & medicinal product development. Although there is no practical element in this module there is one lab-lecture each week in order to facilitate the demonstration of some chemical tests and reactions.

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  Title: Pharmaceutical Bioscience

  Credits: 10

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  This module will provide a biochemical, microbiological and basic foundation to students wishing to progress their learning in areas encompassing medicinal product synthesis, formulation, analysis and/or activity. The module provides experimental grounding in basic biochemical and microbiological techniques, data processing and formulation preparation.

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  Title: Statistical Process Control

  Credits: 5

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  The aim of this module is to provide learners with the necessary skills required to create and analyse statistical process control charts and to apply basic statistical analysis using statistical software (excel, minitab)in a scientific context.

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