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SL32082: Communicative skills in pharmacology

[Page last updated: 15 May 2025]

Academic Year: 2025/26
Owning Department/School: Department of Life Sciences
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Honours (FHEQ level 6)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWOI 60%, CWRI 40%
Assessment Detail:
  • Oral presentation individual (CWOI 60%)
  • Report individual (CWRI 40%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit, the student should be able to: - Demonstrate an ability to undertake literature searches. - Assimilate and evaluate scientific information. - Present a given topic as an oral communication and evaluate written communications aimed at different audiences.


Synopsis: Develop further key skills in information retrieval, organisation and communication leading to a seminar presentation and reflective evaluation of written communications aimed at a range of different audiences.

Content: Each student will prepare and present a 20-minute oral seminar on a topic selected from a list of subjects that includes a range of disease states and global health conditions. Topics will address the underpinning pathology of the disease area, genetic and environmental impacts, clinical and pharmacological therapies, ethical issues and the global impact of research in pharmacology. Students will also prepare a reflective commentary on a chosen topic to discuss the portrayasl of pharmacology/ science in the news.

Course availability:

SL32082 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Life Sciences
  • USSL-AFB13 : BSc(Hons) Pharmacology (Year 3)
  • USSL-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Pharmacology with Year long work placement (Year 4)

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