Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

  • demonstrate general knowledge and understanding of some of the basic facts, concepts and principles relating to the development of medicines
  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the science behind the development of some drugs to achieve particular tasks
  • demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how chemical bonding determines the properties of compounds and provides an explanation for the mode of action of drugs
  • apply this knowledge and understanding to address familiar and unfamiliar situations
  • express unit concepts in an objective and factually correct way.