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Academic year 2014/2015
Master's Degree (MSc) on PHARMACY

Coordinator Prof. Patrizia Diana
Class of Master's Degree (MSc) on Pharmacy and industrial pharmacy (LM-13)
5 years
PALERMO
Number of seats in local planning: 200
Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies
Course Code
2018

Course info
In accordance with the EEC Directive 85/432, the 2nd cycle degree course in Pharmacy provides the theoretical and practical training needed to carry out the profession of Pharmacist, after the relevant professional qualification. The pharmacist should be prepared to perform the duties of a health professional with multi-disciplinary scientific competences (chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, pharmacological, toxicological and technological) within the framework of the national health service. Graduates in Pharmacy are authorized to carry out the following professional activities: professional expert of drugs and health products (including medical devices, diagnostic products and health products, dietary products, herbal products and cosmetics); expert in quality control, storage, preservation and distribution of drugs in the wholesale and pharmacies open to the public and hospital pharmacies, information and advice in the field of drug and over-the-counter products, in direct relationship with the public. Mandatory professional training, in a public pharmacy or in a hospital under the supervision of pharmaceutical services for not less than six months is awarded with 30 credits (equivalent to 750 hours). Course outline. The first four course years of the course provide core, class specific and integrative educational activities, as well as "other educational activities" among the activities suggested by the Degree Course and the ones offered by the University. The fifth course year is mostly devoted to practical professional training and to the preparation of the final dissertation. The structure of the course provides students with a gradual and constant progression of their competence level. The specific learning outcomes of the degree course will be achieved through: a) Core activities (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and medicine) useful for a sound scientific background introductory to the understanding and advancement in class specific subjects; b) Class specific activities (chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, pharmacological and technological competences), needed to acquire command of the chemical and structural features of active ingredients, pharmaceutical forms and raw materials used for the formulation of therapeutical preparations, as well as of the pharmacological bases of their action, including pharmacotherapeutic, toxicological aspects, etc.; c) Educational activities aiming at the knowledge of laws and deontological norms useful for the various aspects of professional activity; d) Class related and integrative activities with respect to biology and food chemistry, completing their professional education. Elective activities for 12 credits in total will be also provided, integrating the above mentioned activities. The degree course aims at providing graduates with a good knowledge of English language. All scientific sectors are covered by and adequate number of credits, both at theoretical and experimental level, divided in more course years, thus providing graduates with advanced knowledge and competences in the pharmaceutical sector.
Pharmacist Director of Pharmacy Pharmacist assistant Hospital pharmacist (after obtaining the specific title) Sales representative of the drug Researcher and technician in the field of design, synthesis and manufacture of drugs, in industry or at the university. Responsible for quality control in the Pharmaceutical Industry Operator in the laboratories of chemical and biological analysis Teaching in secondary schools
The final test consists of the preparation of a written dissertation concerning the gathering and critical processing of bibliographic materials or other data related to the course cultural and professional content (compilatory dissertation), or an experimental activity about an original (mono- or multidisciplinary) topic, carried out in a research laboratory in which a member of the Faculty works, or in other public or private facilities, with which specific agreements have been established (experimental dissertation). The original dissertation, prepared by the student under the guidance of a supervising professor is publicly discussed in front of a Board of Professors, and final mark will be awarded out of 110.

course outline
Teachings first year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
04677 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE 4.0 1 G E
07802 - ANIMAL AND PLANT BIOLOGY GRIMAUDO (PA)GRIMAUDO STEFANIA 12.0 1 V
ANIMAL BIOLOGY GRIMAUDO (PA) 6.0 C BIO/13
PLANT BIOLOGY GENTILE (PA) 6.0 B BIO/15
13167 - MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS - INTEGRATED COURSE D'OCA (PA)D'OCA MARIA CRISTINA 16.0 1 V
PHYSICS D'OCA (PA) 8.0 A FIS/07
MATHEMATICS D'OCA (PA) 8.0 A FIS/07
15173 - GENERAL AND INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY OF CHEMISTRY RUBINO (RU)RUBINO SIMONA 12.0 1 V A CHIM/03
01115 - COMPUTING SKILLS 3.0 2 G F
01286 - HUMAN ANATOMY CAMPANELLA (PO)CAMPANELLA CLAUDIA 6.0 2 V A BIO/16
01799 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY INDELICATO (RD)INDELICATO SERENA 6.0 2 V A CHIM/01
Teachings second year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
01542 - BIOCHEMISTRY LIVREA (PO)LIVREA MARIA ANTONIA 10.0 1 V B BIO/10
01933 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY BUSCEMI (PO)BUSCEMI SILVESTRE 10.0 1 V A CHIM/06
09065 - PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF DRUGS I MONTALBANO (PA)MONTALBANO ALESSANDRA MONTALBANO (PA)MONTALBANO ALESSANDRA 10.0 1 V B CHIM/08
01549 - APPLIED (MEDICAL) BIOCHEMISTRY TESORIERE (PO)TESORIERE LUISA 10.0 2 V B BIO/10
01703 - PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY AND PHARMACOGNOSIS - INTEGRATED COURSE VENTURELLA (RU)VENTURELLA FABIO 16.0 2 V
PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY SPADARO (PA) 8.0 B BIO/15
PHARMACOGNOSIS VENTURELLA (RU) (*) in english 8.0 B BIO/14
03795 - HYGIENE CASUCCIO (PO)CASUCCIO ALESSANDRA 6.0 2 V A MED/42
16134 - GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY SCHILLACI (PO)SCHILLACI DOMENICO 6.0 2 V A BIO/19
Teachings third year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
01215 - PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF DRUGS 2 RAFFA (PA)RAFFA DEMETRIO RAIMONDI (PA)RAIMONDI MARIA VALERIA 10.0 1 V B CHIM/08
01873 - PHARMACEUTICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 1 DAIDONE (PQ)DAIDONE GIUSEPPE 8.0 1 V B CHIM/08
13288 - PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, SOCIOECONOMICS AND REGULATIONS I GIAMMONA (PO)GIAMMONA GAETANO 10.0 1 V B CHIM/09
01216 - PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS OF DRUGS 3 DI STEFANO (PA)DI STEFANO VITA MAGGIO (RU)MAGGIO BENEDETTA 10.0 2 V B CHIM/08
15171 - GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY - INTEGRATED COURSE GIAMMANCO (PA)GIAMMANCO MARCO 14.0 2 V
PATHOLOGY VASTO (PA) 6.0 A MED/04
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY GIAMMANCO (PA) 8.0 A BIO/09
Teachings fourth year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
01870 - MEDICINAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 2 DIANA (PO)DIANA PATRIZIA 8.0 1 V B CHIM/08
03153 - PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOTHERAPY CANNIZZARO (PO)CANNIZZARO CARLA 10.0 1 V B BIO/14
13289 - FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD CHEMISTRY - INTEGRATED COURSE DI MAJO (RU)DI MAJO DANILA 14.0 1 V
FOOD SCIENCE DI MAJO (RU) 8.0 A BIO/09
FOOD CHEMISTRY DI STEFANO (PA) 6.0 C CHIM/10
01871 - PHARMACEUTICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 3 PARRINO (PA)PARRINO BARBARA 6.0 2 V B CHIM/08
07333 - PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, SOCIOECONOMICS AND REGULATIONS 2/CHEMISTRY OF COSMETIC PRODUCTS - INTEGRATED COURSE PITARRESI (PO)PITARRESI GIOVANNA 18.0 2 V
PHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY, SOCIOECONOMICS AND REGULATIONS II PITARRESI (PO) 10.0 B CHIM/09
CHEMISTRY OF COSMETIC PRODUCTS DE CARO (PA) 8.0 B CHIM/09
07645 - TOXICOLOGY VENTURELLA (RU) 8.0 2 V B BIO/14
Teachings fifth year
credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
07553 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 30.0 1 G S
05917 - FINAL EXAMINATION 15.0 2 G E
Free subjects (suggested) 12.0 D
Elective activities
Free subjects (suggested) credits Term Val. Area Scientific sector
05174 - ADVANCED METHODOLOGIES IN PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY ALMERICO (PO)ALMERICO ANNA MARIA 6.0 2 V D CHIM/08
07711 - DRUG VEHICULATION AND TARGETING PALUMBO (PO) 6.0 2 V D CHIM/09
13266 - ADVANCED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FONTANA (RU) 6.0 2 V D CHIM/06
13350 - DRUG SURVEILLANCE AND PHARMACOECONOMICS CRAPARO (PA)CRAPARO EMANUELA FABIOLA 6.0 2 V D CHIM/09
16467 - BIOCHEMISTRY OF ORGANS AND SPECIALISED TISSUES PINTAUDI (RU)PINTAUDI ANNA MARIA 6.0 2 V D BIO/10
Explaination
Term Term/Semester
Val. Valutation: V = mark in 30/30, G = note
(*) Teaching attended in english
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