General provisions

The degree project can be carried out within or outside the university or as a collaborative project. The subject should be established by the examiner at the Faculty of Pharmacy after having consulted student and supervisor. Before course introduction, choices of supervisors and the planning of the work should be accepted by the Faculty of Pharmacy's examiner. The student should be registered at the Faculty of Pharmacy. In addition to the compulsory written and oral presentation of the degree project the work with the project can also be presented in a popular scientific manner through participation with a poster or a talk in a symposium that is organised at the end of the term. This course replaces and corresponds to the courses 3FB018 and 3FB002. 1.5 credits (hp) correspond to 1 credit point (p) according to previous study regulation.

Entry requirements

For students on the Master of Science Programme in Pharmacy applies that at least 180 credits (120 credit points) within the programme including the courses Physiology 12 credits (8 credit points), Pharmacology 16.5 credits (11 credit points), Pharmacokinetics 7.5 credits (5 credit points) and Pharmacotherapy 7.5 credits (5 credit points), should be approved at the beginning of the course. Eligibility to be accepted to single subject course is the one that has 180 credits/120 credit points of which at least 90 credits/60 credit points within pharmacy, including at least 15 credits/10 credit points at level C, which should include at least 7.5 credits/5 credit points pharmacokinetics and 7.5 credits/5 credit points pharmacotherapy and basic course in pharmacology and physiology or the equivalent knowledge. Equivalent knowledge is tested individually. Knowledge in Swedish and English equivalent what that is required for basic eligibility to Swedish higher education on basic level.

Learning outcomes

Student should independently be able to solve a for degree project formulated problem by work after an experimental design jointly developed by the student and the supervisor. The student shall after a completed course able to present the scientific work including the achieved results in both oral and written form. The student should after completed project work be able to search and evaluate critically and assess information and knowledge on a scientific level and have ability to solve problem independently. The student should understand current scientific issues within the subject area of the project and have a scientific attitude to these issues.

Content

The course is comprised by an individual assignment that is based on a scientific basis and that is carried out guided by a supervisor in close connection with ongoing research or development project. In connection with the work the student specialises in science theory and research methodology. Under the degree project, the student gets opportunity to apply knowledge that has been acquired under earlier studies. The work should light up the connections that prevail between undergraduate programme, research and development work and connect to the future work and methods that are used in the area.

Instruction

Teaching be announced in the form of individual supervision literature studies and seminars. Compulsory parts of the course: Written presentation of the degree project and oral presentation of the work through participation in a general seminar announced by the department and a popular compilation of the project work in the form of e g a poster or a talk.

Assessment

The degree project is presented orally in front of an audience and written in a report that has the form of a scientific essay. For a passing grade the student must pass oral presentation (examination code), written report (examination code) and all portions of the course that are obligatory (examination code).