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PHA-30019 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

PHA-30019 - Current Developments in Pharmaceutical Science
Coordinator: Pooya Davoodi Tel: +44 1782 7 33327
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

PHA-30019 cannot be taken with PHA-30017 and any other standalone modules which might be offered as option topics within this module.

Description for 2025/26

This module aims to provide you with an opportunity to study current topics at the forefront of the pharmaceutical and related sciences that are of interest to you. In this module, you choose one elective topic from a range of electives; the choice of topics available will be largely dictated by topical developments and staff interests. You will be examined on your chosen topics using various methods appropriate to the elective you are undertaking.

Aims
This module aims to provide students with an opportunity to study current topics at the forefront of the pharmaceutical and related sciences that are of interest to them. In this module, students choose one elective topic from a range of electives; the choice of topics available will be largely dictated by topical developments and staff interests. Students will then be examined on their chosen topics using a variety of means appropriate to the elective undertaken by the student.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/pha-30019/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate current research and advanced scholarship and practice in selected specialist topics within the pharmaceutical and related sciences: 1,2
Communicate complex concepts effectively, either orally or in writing, in a manner that reflects professional practice in the pharmaceutical and related sciences: 1,2

Study hours

Active learning: 40 hours
Lectures: 20 hours
Workshops and tutorials: 20 hours
Independent Study: 260 hours
Directed private study (160 hours), revision (40 hours), and assessments (60 hours)

School Rules

Modules and options will only run, in some cases, with a certain number of students. If the number selecting an option falls below this threshold (usually four or five students), then this will not run, and students will be notified and will select, or be allocated to, different options.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 50%
Coursework requirement for elective element
Students will be assessed in their chosen elective topic using appropriate assessment methods within the optional topics. These may include (but are not exclusive to) presentations, critiques, essays and tests. It is not possible to assess anonymously the majority of assessments in this section, as they will be taught and assessed on a one-to-one or small group basis. The assessment would be equivalent to a word limit of 3000.

2: Assignment weighted 50%
Coursework requirement for elective element
Students will be assessed in their chosen elective topic using appropriate assessment methods within the optional topics. These may include (but are not exclusive to) presentations, critiques, essays and tests. It is not possible to assess anonymously the majority of assessments in this section, as they will be taught and assessed on a one-to-one or small group basis. The assessment would be equivalent to a word limit of 3000.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 04 December 2025