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.

Entry requirements

All assignments submitted, participation in all compulsory teaching and at all examinations, implemented practice and that the student has followed all earlier courses within the Master's programme in clinical pharmacy.

Learning outcomes

After completion of the course, the student should be able to:

- Show knowledge of current research and development in the subject area as well as knowledge of what a scientific approach implies

- Show good knowledge of methods in the subject area of the project

- Be able to identify an appropriate, delimited and feasible project that brings new knowledge

- After discussion with the supervisor be able to formulate a research question and independently, during given time frames, be able to plan and carry out the project

- Be able to search, evaluate and analyse information critically as well as integrate and compile this at a scientific level

- Be able to present the work both orally and in writing in good Swedish or English

- Be able to discuss results and conclusions, including in relation to research in the pharmaceutical field

- Be able to identify ethical aspects on own research and development work

- Demonstrate the ability to identify the need of additional research in the subject area

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 connection with the work the student specilaizes in science theory and research methodology. During the degree project, the student gets an occasion to apply knowledge that has been acquired under earlier studies. The work should shed light on the connections that prevail between education, research and development work and connect to the coming work and to methods that are used in the field.

Instruction

Teaching is given in the form of individual supervision, literature studies, seminars and workshops. Some parts may be given in English. The project can be located to different parts of the country. Compulsory parts of the course: Written presentation of the degree project and oral presentation of the work through participation in one of the announced publically divison seminars. Other compulsory parts are course introduction, workshops and seminars.

Assessment

The degree project is presented orally in front of an before audience and written in a report that has the form of a scientific essay. For a passing grade the student must pass the oral presentation (1 hp), oral opposition (0,5 hp), pass the written report (12 hp) and all portions of the course that are obligatory (1,5 hp).

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.

Other regulations

In order to start the implementatin of the project all assignments need to be submitted, the student should have participated in all compulsory teaching, including work experience and at all examinations, and followed all earlier courses within the Master's programme in clinical pharmacy.

This course replaces and correspond to the sub-course Research project within the course 3FB005 Master's programme with breadth in clinical pharmacy.