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 CB66, CV69 and CB86: BMSC11005 Foundations of Biochemistry Pre-requisite for CB66: BMSC11007 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 1 AND BMSC11008 Medical Anatomy and Physiology 2 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 - 2027
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
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- 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; Student comments; Unit coordinator
Students would benefit from assessment tasks that more clearly communicate expectations and better demonstrate the relevance of pharmacological knowledge to professional practice.
Continue refining assessment design, assessment support resources and formative learning opportunities to improve assessment clarity while maintaining academic rigour.
Feedback from SUTE; Unit coordinator
Students value the learning resources and lecture delivery but reported challenges associated with content volume and lecture length.
Review learning materials to improve conciseness, relevance and alignment with Australian healthcare practice.
Feedback from SUTE; Student comments
Students would benefit from additional opportunities to apply pharmacological knowledge through authentic clinical scenarios and assessment-aligned tutorial activities.
Develop interactive, case-based tutorial activities that strengthen links between lectures, assessments and professional practice.