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GMD5001Global medicines development: Fundamentals of regulatory affairs

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This foundational pharmaceutical science unit will provide an overview of regulatory affairs with a focus on global pharmaceutical product development. You will learn about medical product regulation in major international markets...

Semester 1Parkville

PHR1021How medicines work 1: Physical chemistry

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit provides an introduction to how drugs become medicines and explores factors that influence the absorption of drugs following oral administration. You will study the physicochemical properties of molecules that determine...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

PHR1022How medicines work 2: Pharmacokinetics

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit builds upon PHR1021 (How Medicines Work 1) to provide an overview of the processes that affect drug concentrations at target tissues in the body, including drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion. These processes...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

PHR1122How medicines work 3: Pharmacology

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit builds upon PHR1031 How the body works to provide an overview of how drugs interact with their therapeutic targets to alter normal physiological processes in the body. The effects of drugs to reverse the pathophysiology...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

PHR1222 How medicines work 4: Medicinal chemistry

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit builds upon PHR1021 How medicines work 1 to provide an overview of the chemistry behind how drugs interact with their target once they have been absorbed into the bloodstream (studied in detail in PHR1122 How medicines work 3 and...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

PHR2021How medicines work 5: Drug delivery

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit will provide you with a detailed understanding of the specific biopharmaceutical and formulation considerations for various drug delivery routes, including intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, oral, transdermal, pulmonary,...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

PHR1031How the body works

UnitLevel 1|12 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit will provide you with the foundational understanding and knowledge of the human body, including how cells, molecules and organs ensure proper functioning of the body. This will include studies of anatomy, physiology and...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

BPS1011Human physiology 1: Cells to systems

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit lays a foundation of knowledge about mammalian systems and provides the relationship between pathophysiology and the rational design and use of drugs. You will be introduced to the physiological basis of disease, highlighting the...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

BPS1012Human physiology 2: Body systems

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit builds and extends on concepts learnt in BPS1011 Human Physiology I: Cells to systems. This unit extends on a foundation of knowledge about mammalian systems and the relationship between pathophysiology and the rational design...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

BPS3061Industrial formulation

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The objective of this unit is to provide you with the opportunity to tackle real-world formulation development in the cosmetic industry and develop your technical, teamwork, and communication skills. You will learn about cosmetic actives...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

PHR5252Inquiry and innovation communication

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The unit provides you with experience in current aspects of pharmacy research within and outside the faculty and will allow you to develop skills in the presentation of research findings. This unit will expand your skills in scientific...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

PHR5052Inquiry and innovation methods

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The unit provides you with an experience in current aspects of pharmacy research within and outside the faculty and will allow you to develop their understanding of the fundamentals of research philosophy and methodology. Content will...

WinterSemester 2MalaysiaParkvillePrato

PHR5151Inquiry and innovation projects

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The unit provides you with experience in current aspects of pharmacy research within and outside the faculty and will allow you to apply your understanding of the fundamentals of research philosophy and methodology. This unit will expand...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

PHR4042Integrated care

UnitLevel 4|12 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit challenges you to apply your knowledge and skills obtained in Comprehensive Care and Professional Practice units to address the overall medical and social needs of patients over their healthcare journey. This unit will explore...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

BPS1021Medicinal chemistry 1: Structure

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit introduces you to the principles of molecular structure that determine the chemical properties and mechanism of action of therapeutic agents. After examining how the rules of chemical bonding and molecular shape derive from the...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

BPS1022Medicinal chemistry 2: Reactivity and biomolecules

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit will investigate the principles of molecular interactions and reactions that form the basis of biochemical processes and drug action. Building on the concepts of chemical structure and reactivity introduced in Medicinal Chemistry...

Semester 2MalaysiaParkville

PGC5117Mental health

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Mental Health unit covers the aetiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, pharmacological and non -pharmacological treatment of common mental health conditions including: anxiety & obsessional disorders depression, postpartum depression &...

Semester 1Parkville

BPS3022Microbiology and immunology

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit introduces you to the fundamental principles of microbiology and immunology, with a particular focus on their relevance to pharmaceutical sciences. You will engage with topics such as epidemiology, host-pathogen interactions, and...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

BPS3071Nanotechnology and polymer science in drug delivery

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

You will be introduced to the principles behind the formulation of nanotechnology and polymer-based drug delivery systems, their characterisation and the way they behave in vitro and in vivo. Diverse organic nanoparticle systems, such as...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville

MPS5101Overview of drug discovery and development

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

This unit introduces you to the principles of modern drug discovery and development and foundational laboratory skills required for ongoing studies in pharmaceutical science. You will be assigned with colleagues to a virtual pharmaceutical...

Semester 1MalaysiaParkville