Objectives of general skills

• 1. Pharmaceutical expertise: Use a foundation of concepts and knowledge in health sciences and pharmaceutical sciences.
• Understand and integrate the fundamental sciences (chemistry, physics, biology, botany) involved in the specific fields of pharmaceutical sciences
• Understand the chronology of a phenomenon and master the time scales and their representations
• Understand compounds for pharmaceutical application regarding their chemical structures, their structure-activity relationships, their physicochemical properties, their origins (synthetic, semi-synthetic, natural), their analytical control methods and their areas of use from a therapeutic point of view.
• 2. Scientific method: Solve pharmaceutical problems using their knowledge and critical mind.
• Understand and apply the basic principles of reasoning (obtaining data, analysis, synthesis, comparison, the rule of three, syllogism, analogy, Boolean logic, etc.)
• Use a hypothesis in inductive, deductive or abductive reasoning
• Develop a critical, practical and analytical mind
• Manage doubt and uncertainty
• 3. Communication: Communicate in an appropriate, efficient, rigorous and respectful way in a professional perspective.
• Understand the basic rules of French (grammar, punctuation, connectors, etc.)
• Use a rich vocabulary linking concepts and words accurately
• Adapt lexical and syntactic choices in communication register (everyday language, medical language or scientific terminology)
• Summarise, explain, and argue
• Listen and empathise
• Work in a team
• Implement ICT in an appropriate manner
• Share knowledge and information
• 4. Sense of responsibility: Act ethically and professionally.
• Base their reasoning on the data from the scientific literature
• Understand and respect the limits of their field of activity
• Respect the diversity of gender, culture and opinion
• Show loyalty and scientific honesty (in teamwork and in respecting the results and the work of others)
• 5. Quality: Assess themself, expand their knowledge and adapt their attitude.
• Manage time
• Prioritise

UE's Learning outcomes

The lecture of « Plant Systematics » aims to teach students to (i) the main methodologies for plant classification; (ii) the main morphological features defining the major clade of plants; (iii) the evolution of flowering plants; (iv) the determination of the plant families of pharmaceutical interest. Students will be also teach to particular vocabulary and the evolutionary theories associated to plant systematics.

UE Content

Systematics ; Taxonomy ; Phylogeny ; Botany ; APG ; Linné ; Darwin ; Mayr ; Plant families ; Pharmacognosy ; Evolution ; Classification ; Biodiversity ; Angiosperm ; Monocotyledon ; Eudicotyledon ; Amygdalaceae; Apiaceae; Asteraceae; Betulaceae; Boraginaceae; Brassicaceae; Campanulaceae; Caryophyllaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cyperaceae; Dipsacaceae; Ericaceae; Fabaceae; Fagaceae; Geraniaceae; Hypericaceae; Juncaceae; Lamiaceae; Liliaceae; Malaceae; Papaveraceae; Poaceae; Primulaceae; Ranunculaceae; Rosaceae; Rubiaceae; Salicaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Solanaceae; Violaceae.

Prior experience

Biodiversity ; Kingdoms ; Biochemistry ; Plant cell ; Plant Tissue ; Plant anatomy ; Reproductive cycle; Bryophyta ; Pteridophyta ; Spermatophyta ; Gymnosperms ; Angiosperms ; Stem ; Leaf ; Root ; Flower morphology ; Ovule ; Fruit ; Seed ; Pollination ; Dissemination ; Flore ; Herbarium ; Dicotyledones ; Monocotyledones.

Term 1 for Integrated Assessment - type

• Written examination

Term 2 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Term 3 for Integrated Assessment - type

• N/A

Resit Assessment for IT - Term 1 (B1BA1) - type

• N/A