Pharmaceutical and Biotech Policies and Practices (GBSH0023)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Population Health Sciences
Teaching department: Global Business School for Health
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: This module is only available for 果冻影院 Global Business School for Health students.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

The aim of this module is to provide you with insights into biotechnology and pharmacology practices and strategies for research and development management; business maintenance and expansion; licensing; generic versus brand-name proprietary drug business; and mergers and acquisitions as these topics relate to these industries.

You will learn specifically about pharmaceutical expenditures, pricing of drugs and the distinctive features of the pharmaceutical market due to drug funding policies. 听You will also understand the advantages and disadvantages of various models of drug price setting and regulation that are applied in various health systems.听

Patents, intellectual property and ethics will be evaluated for both industries with the aim of analysing the main economic and societal effects and perceptions.

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
Intended teaching location: 果冻影院 East
Methods of assessment: 40% Other form of assessment

60% Coursework
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 124
Module leader: Dr Radi Haloub
Who to contact for more information: educationgbsh@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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