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FARM3901

Thesis in Pharmacy

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Credits 52.5
Level Second degree level
Course start Autumn 2024 / Spring 2025
Duration 2 semesters
Language of instruction English and norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Master thesis

About

About the course

Course content

The master's thesis is a project of 52,5 credits. It is to be an independent research exercise within a relevant research area conducted under supervision. More information about the thesis is given in the Guidelines for the Master's Thesis at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Learning outcome

After completion of the master's thesis the candidate has the following knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

  • The candidate has comprehensive knowledge within a pharmaceutical topic and the scientific methodology required to perform a research project or development project.
  • The candidate has comprehensive knowledge on central principles and legislation related to the ethics of research

Skills

  • The candidate can perform a limited research/development project within the field of pharmacy.
  • The candidate can use the statistical and epidemiological methods that are relevant for a given research project.
  • The candidate can use scientific knowledge to generate solutions to advanced theoretical and practical pharmaceutical problems.
  • The candidate can analyze and relate critically to various sources of information, and use these to structure and formulate scientific arguments.

General competence

  • The candidate can communicate the importance of scientific documentation and the difference between documented and undocumented claims.
  • The candidate can contribute to quality development and innovation within the field
  • The candidate can communicate evidence-based knowledge to health professionals, patients and the general public.
  • The candidate can discuss the implications of research ethics on their research project.

Learning methods and activities

Independent project work with supervision.

Mandatory assignment on research ethics

Compulsory assignments

  • Participation in seminar

Further on evaluation

In addition to the written work, there will be an oral exam. The exam consists of a student presentation (approx. 20 minutes), followed by an oral examination lasting around 60 minutes. The examiners will set a preliminary grade on the written work before the oral exam. The grade given on the written work may be adjusted up to one grade after the oral exam. If the written work is given the grade F, no oral examination will be held.

Compulsory activity: In order to take the final exam, the student must have passed a mandatory assignment on research ethics (participation in seminar).

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Pharmacy (MFARMASI)

Required previous knowledge

Admission to the Master of Science in Pharmacy. The student must have passed all exams (totalling 67.5 credits) before the thesis is submitted.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
FARM3100 30 sp Autumn 2017
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Pharmacy

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine