Overview
In this unit, you will develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy relevant to your health profession. You will explore the mechanism of action of major drug classes used in pharmacological interventions or procedures in patient management relevant to your profession. You will be required to demonstrate critical analysis of this content and align this with current practice in your respective professions.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: Pre-requisite for all courses except CV69 and CB86: BMSC11005 Foundations of Biochemistry Pre-requisite for CV69: ECHO11004 Biochemistry for Cardiac Pharmacology Pre-requisite for CB86: MPAT12001 Pathophysiology Co-requisite for CB86: MBIO12013 Microbiology for Health Professionals
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2026
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from SUTE; Unit coordinator
Students generally feel confident in their learning from assessments; however, the purpose of each assessment task and/or the concepts being assessed could be more clearly articulated.
Review assessment resources. Introduce additional worked examples or guided explanations to help students clearly understand what they are expected to learn from each assessment task.
Feedback from SUTE
Students commented positively on the engaging lecture delivery but noted that some lectures are long, which can make sustained attention difficult.
Maintain the current engaging style in the lectures with stories, analogies and interactive elements. Review lecture length to ensure it is manageable while acknowledging that additional explanations are included to enhance student understanding, and this naturally adds to lecture duration.
Feedback from SUTE; Student performance; Unit coordinator
Students value the detailed feedback and support provided for the written assignment but would benefit from additional guidance to further develop higher-order critical thinking skills.
Provide additional exemplars and resources for the written assignment to help students better understand how to demonstrate higher-order critical thinking skills while maintaining academic rigour.