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Analysis and Quality Control (PHAY0031)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Life Sciences
Teaching department
School of Pharmacy
Credit value
15
Restrictions
Only available to students on MSc PFE, MSc Pharmaceutics, and MRes Drug Sciences
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The module will teach students about key aspects of pharmaceutical analysis and quality control, focusing on the major techniques which will be crucial for their future careers/studies. They will learn about high-performance liquid chromatography, UV spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, thermal analysis, microscopy (light, electron, atomic force), and hyphenated techniques. The focus of the module will be on data acquisition and interpretation, with the aim of inculcating the students taking the module with the skills needed to use these techniques to solve real pharmaceutical problems.

List of lectures:

  • Introduction to physical form and X-ray diffraction
  • Introduction to separation science
  • High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method development and validation
  • Gas chromatography
  • Practical session: HPLC
  • Workshop: HPLC data analysis
  • Microscopy
  • Thermal methods
  • Solid state Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)
  • Vibration spectroscopy
  • Dynamic vapour sorption (DVS) and hyphenated techniques
  • Light scattering for particle size analysis

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
100% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
45
Module leader
Professor Gareth Williams
Who to contact for more information
sop.pgt@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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