BPS3112 Professional experience in drug discovery biology
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
BPS3112 Professional experience in drug discovery biology is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Parkville. It needs BPS2042, BPS2012 and BPS2032.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Parkville
The 2027 handbook has no page for BPS3112. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before BPS3112
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After BPS3112
No unit lists BPS3112 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
In preparation for this unit, in the first semester of the third year of the course, students will participate in activities to develop their job seeking and career planning skills, for example, writing resumes, job applications and cover letters, and practising interview techniques.
Students will participate in a hands-on project at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Science (MIPS) and/or an industry site under the supervision of an academic staff member and research or industry mentor.
The research/industry project will give students the opportunity to expand their scientific understanding and laboratory skills and to practice their ability to work in a professional environment.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Parkville | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify areas of interest for their future career;
- 2
Participate effectively in interviews and write a professional resume;
- 3
Work safely and effectively in a professional environment;
- 4
Design an evidence-based experimental approach to solving a problem or research question;
- 5
Conduct an experimental investigation including data documentation, analysis and interpretation;
- 6
Communicate the project outcomes in written and oral form;
- 7
Reflect on their professional experience.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories140 hours
This unit is a combination of employability skills development workshops and interviews, and a four-week (research and/or industry) placement. Additional placement blocks are also available.
Placements can be undertaken in the third year - during the winter, second semester or summer (summer placements only available for students continuing into Honours).
- Students will participate in placement training activities and undergo a placement selection process in semester one, third year (ten hours of workshops and interviews).
- A minimum of 140 hours of professional experiential placements (full time - 5 days each week, 7 hours per day).
- 10 hours of independent study (preparation of the written report and the oral presentation).
Learning resources
Technology resources
For more information on Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) specifications and the technology systems and services available to students, review the Student Technology Essentials Handbook https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/1041220/student-it-brochure.pdf
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Erica Sloan
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Erica Sloan
Common questions
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 2
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020