MPS5101 Overview of drug discovery and development
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MPS5101 Overview of drug discovery and development is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Parkville. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Parkville
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit introduces you to the principles of modern drug discovery and development.
You will be assigned with colleagues to a virtual pharmaceutical company, where you will undertake a semester-long project to discover and develop a new medicine. Working with the pipeline that underpins modern medicines development, you will undertake a range of individual and team-based enquiry activities, presenting your findings in a variety of written and oral modalities. In doing this, you will be able to articulate how the interplay between the pharmaceutical sciences – operating in a sustainable, socially-responsible and ethical framework – contributes to the discovery, development, formulation, manufacture and regulated clinical use of new drugs.
Upon completing this unit, you will have a sound foundation on which to base further advanced studies in pharmaceutical science.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Parkville | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Online quizzes10%
- Oral presentation from enquiry-based investigation 120%
- Web page from enquiry-based investigation 130%
- Written extension task from enquiry-based investigation 220%
- Learning portfolio reflection20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the fundamental components of the drug discovery and development pipeline
- 2
Investigate and report on how modern medicines are discovered in the context of the discovery and development pipeline
- 3
Critically evaluate the impact of sustainable and socially responsible practices in drug discovery and development
- 4
Use effective written and oral communication skills to present outcomes of enquiry-based research
- 5
Demonstrate effective teamwork practices in carrying out group enquiry-based research
- 6
Demonstrate the development of communication and critical thinking skills via effective reflective practice.
Workload and teaching
- Assessments2 hours
- Workshops16 hours
- Applied sessions12 hours
- Teaching approachPeer assisted learning
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- 24 hours of online modules
- Eight 2-hour workshops
- Twelve 1-hour Q&A applied sessions
- 20 hours of team-based collaborative work
- 72 hours of independent study
Learning resources
Technology resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications. Free specialist software is available via MoVE.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Tony Hughes
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Tony Hughes
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPS5101?
MPS5101 has no prerequisites.
When is MPS5101 offered?
In 2024, MPS5101 runs in Semester 1 at Parkville.
Does MPS5101 have an exam?
No. MPS5101 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.