Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• 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 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.)
• 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 and of English (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
• Respect the diversity of gender, culture and opinion
• 5. Quality: Assess themself, expand their knowledge and adapt their attitude.
• Manage time
• Prioritise
• Locate scientific information efficiently
• Research, read, interpret, and critique a scientific paper with sufficient knowledge of scientific English
• Compare different sources of information

Learning Outcomes of UE

The UE is addressing the issue of natural materials with the aim of providing the future Pharmacist with general conceptual skills that will enable him/her : to analyze the structure of new complex molecules to place them in a context of known biosynthetic structures or pathways; to relate the structures, the pharmacological activities and the traditional use of medicinal plants to understand the methods of analysis described in the Pharmacopoeia monographs. Seminars in herbal medicine will enable the student to identify the place of medicinal plants in modern therapeutics, by specifying the benefit-risk balance.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

This UE is the continuation of the EU "Pharmacognosy I - Introduction to Pharmacognosy - UM-B2-PHARMA-010-M" The UE develops strong foundations of phytochemistry, supported by the study of active components biosyntheses; the analytical and pharmacological aspects are also deepened for the natural compounds which do not have an equivalent in traditional drugs. It aims at understanding the position of medicinal plants in modern therapy, taking into account the ratio benefits-risks.

Prior Experience

Organic and analytical chemistry
Pharmacognosie I