FARM5945 – Pharmacy. Master Thesis
Course description
Course content
The Master`s thesis is an independent scientific work, completed under supervision, within one of the pharmaceutical disciplines. The thesis corresponds to one and a half semesters of full-time study, 45 credits, and is completed during the last year of the study programme. Through the Master project, you will be affiliated with one of the research groups at the Institute or an external research group.
Regulations concerning the Master’s thesis are specified in?Rules on Courses, Course Groups and Degrees in the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences.
Learning outcome
After completing the course you can:
- contribute to knowledge development within your field of specialisation.
- make critical and reflective choices among key methods and current tools within the relevant scientific field.
- carry out an independent, defined research or development project under supervision and in line with current ethical norms in?research.
- process, analyse and interpret data as a basis for scientifically based decision making.
- communicate scientific work orally and in writing.
- apply your knowledge and skills into new areas and in collaboration with others, so that advanced work tasks and projects can be carried out.
Admission to the course
The master’s thesis is a compulsory part of the 5-year Master’s Programme in?Pharmacy and requires admission to the programme.
Formal prerequisite knowledge
- FARM1100 – Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- FARM1110 – Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology 1
- FARM1120 – Social Pharmacy
- FARM1130 – Pharmaceutically Based Organic Chemistry
- FARM1140 – Pharmacology, Physiology and Cell Biology 2
- FARM1150 – Pharmaceutical Based Biochemistry
- FARM2100 – Medicinal Chemistry
- FARM2110 – Pharmacotherapy 1
- FARM2120 – Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
- FARM2130 – Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry
- FARM2140 – Pharmaceutical Microbiology
- FARM2150 – Formulation of Drugs and Quality Assurance in Drug Production
- FARM3100 – Pharmacognosy
- FARM3110 – Pharmacotherapy 2
- FARM3120 – Medicine Use and Public Health
- FARM3130 – Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE)
- FARM4100 – Personalised Drug Therapy
- FARM4110 – Comprehensive Biopharmacy and Formulation Technology
- FARM4120 – Drug Development
- completed the general part and the electable modules relevant to the research topic of the Master`s thesis in FARM5000 – Preparation course for master in pharmacy. The modules must be completed in the same semester as the commencement of the Master`s thesis.
- approved the compulsory HMS-courses HMS0501 – Safety and Physical Environment, HMS0502 – Positive Learning Environment, HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety, HMS0506 – Patient Clinic Safety? and?HMS0507 – Fire Safety?required for students at the 5-year Master`s Program in Pharmacy.
Formal prerequisite knowledge for students admitted to Studiel?p for farmas?yter med mastergrad fra land utenfor EU/E?S:
- FARM4910K – Farmakoterapi og samfunnsfarmasi med fokus p? norske terapitradisjoner og norske forhold
- FARM4920K – Fra virkestoff til ferdig formulering med fokus p? avanserte legemiddelformer
- FARM4930K – Kvalitetssikring ved produksjon og klinisk utpr?vning av legemidler
- completed the general part and the electable modules relevant to the research topic of the Master`s thesis in FARM5000 – Preparation course for master in pharmacy. The modules must be completed in the same semester as the commencement of the Master`s thesis.
- approved the compulsory HMS-courses HMS0501 – Safety and Physical Environment, HMS0502 – Positive Learning Environment, HMS0503 – Laboratory Safety, HMS0506 – Patient Clinic Safety? and?HMS0507 – Fire Safety?required for students at the 5-year Master`s Programme in Pharmacy.
Recommended previous knowledge
FARM4130 – Applied Statistics for Pharmacists?
Overlapping courses
- 45 credits overlap with FRM5945.
- 45 credits overlap with FRM5945.
Teaching
Your work on the Master's thesis will involve an independent, time-limited research or development project under supervision. The teaching will be given in the form of:
- Information meeting / introduction to the Master's thesis (compulsory)
- Individual supervision
- Research group meetings
- Exercise in presentation / communication of the project
As?the?teaching involves laboratory and/or field work, you should consider taking out a separate travel and personal risk insurance.?Read about your insurance cover as a student.
Examination
The examination consists of a Master's thesis, with a credit value of 45?credits, to be handed in by a deadline. This will be followed by an oral presentation, 30 minutes, of the Master’s thesis and an examination.
If the Master's thesis is given the grade F, the final Master's degree examination will not be held. In these cases, you will be contacted by the Study administration before the exam day.
Master's thesis that are given a grade from A to E, cannot be reworked and submitted again.
It will also be counted as one of the three attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses: FRM5945 - Pharmacy - Master Thesis.
Language of examination
You may write your examination paper in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
Explanations and appeals: Oral justification for the grading is given by the examiners in connection with the publication of the grade after the oral examination.
It is possible to appeal the written grade of the Master's thesis. In the event of an appeal, a new committee will be appointed.?In the event of a change in grade, a new oral examination will be conducted. No new oral examination will be conducted if the grade is upheld.?
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.