6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1022153BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Om een inschrijving te kunnen nemen voor 'Instrumentele Farmaceutische analyse' moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor alle opleidingsonderdelen van het eerste jaar van de bachelor FW EN moet men ingeschreven of geslaagd zijn voor 'Farmaceutische analyse', Farmaceutische analyse practicum', 'Instrumentele Farmaceutische analyse Practicum'. Voor studenten ingeschreven in het verkort bachelorprogramma Farmacie geldt 'Farmaceutische analyse', Farmaceutische analyse practicum' en 'Instrumentele Farmaceutische analyse Practicum' als COREQUISITE.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Geneeskunde en Farmacie
Department
Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences
Educational team
Yvan Vander Heyden (course titular)
Ann Van Eeckhaut
Activities and contact hours
50 contact hours Lecture
Course Content

Part 1 - General concepts, method validation

Part 2 - Spectroscopy. UV and visible, infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, near infrared

Part 3 - Separation techniques: gravimetry, extraction, distillation, theory of chromatography, liquid- and gas chromatography, electrophoresis

Part 4 - Radiochemical methods, immunological methods

The application of the different analytical methods for the quality control of organic raw materials is discussed on basis of their monograph in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Additional info

Complementary study material: - Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Daniel C. Harris, W.H. Freeman and Company, New York, 9781319154141, 2015

Learning Outcomes

General Competences

- survey of analytical-chemical instrumental techniques, directed towards the pharmaceutical sciences, and following the course Pharmaceutical analysis.

- acquire insight/knowledge in the different discussed analytical methods used for quality control of organic raw materials.

- to be familiar with the use of the European Pharmacopoeia and the applied principles (see also practicals).

- to know the specific meaning of the terminology of the European Pharmacopoeia (see also practicals).

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Oral exam, written preparation with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

The final result is based on the score obtained for the exam on the contents of the lectures.

The exam consists of 2 or 3 questions and is organized as an oral exam with a written preparation.

The written preparation is an integral part of the exam and determines partly the final score. Therefore, the student is asked to write the answers in a well-structured way (no loose words) and to use full sentences. All items considered relevant and being a potential point of discussion should be written down. The written text forms the basis for a discussion and the formulation of some additional questions

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences: default (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences: Verkort traject (only offered in Dutch)