Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology
General Description
Uludag University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Graduate Curriculum
The department offers third cycles of higher education in terms of ECTS credits (180-240 credits awarding a Doctoral degree). After the successful completion of the program and fulfillment of requirements, a doctoral degree in Pharmacology and toxicology is awarded.
Third Cycle
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Specific Admission Requirements
To apply for a doctoral program;
- Candidates must hold a Master´s degree, or a degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, or, for those with degrees in pharmacy and faculty of arts and sciences, an expert certificate in a department of laboratory as approved by Ministry of Health. A direct admission to the doctoral program with a Bachelor´s degree depends on specific requirements of the doctoral program.
- For health sciences, holders of Bachelor´s and Master´s degrees must possess ALES with the minimum acceptable score on sciences determined by the Senate.
- Among foreign languages such as English, German, French, Italian, Russian and Arabic, and for foreign nationals, among languages such as English, German, and French, candidates must demonstrate proficiency in a language by satisfying one of the following exams; ÜDS, KPDS, TOEFL or equivalent approved by YÖK, and provide the minimum acceptable score as approved by the Senate. Recognition of any other foreign language qualifications is dependent on the Senate.
- For foreign nationals, admission requirement shall be any of the following; Turkish Proficiency Exam by TÖMER and corresponding ALES score, or scores in exams such as GRE or GMAT, accepted as internationally equivalent by YÖK.
- Candidates for doctoral programs must possess a minimum score of 55 points in ALES; and 55 language points in ÜDS/KPDS or equivalent for doctoral programs. For foreign nationals, a Document by TÖMER certifying the knowledge of Turkish (except for those studying in Turkey) is accepted equivalent to the score of the exams approved by YÖK as an equivalent language proficiency exam. Those who score below 60 points in overall performance are not admitted. In evaluation, the listed exams are responsible for the following percentages: TUS/ALES score 50%, Foreign Language 15%, GPA of Bachelor´s/Master´s degree 15%, interview 20%.
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Specific arrangements for the recognition of prior learning
The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.
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Qualification Requirements and Regulations
To apply to Doctorate Program of Pharmacology and Toxicology, candidates have to graduate from a faculty of veterinary medicine. PhD students must complete all of the compulsory courses required for the program and take score of at least 75 points out of 100 for each course. Institute compulsory courses are Biostatistics, Development and Learning and Planning and Evaluation in Education. Compulsory General Science Courses are Basic Concepts and Principles of the Actions of Drugs and Poisons, The Instruments and Basic Methods used in Pharmacology and Toxicology Laboratory, Neuropharmacology, Clinical Toxicology, Chemotherapy of Bacterial Infections and Anthelmintic and Antiprotozoer Drugs. General science and out of general science elective courses should be taken and accomplished.
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Profile of The Programme
Students are expected to gain knowledge about principles of drug use in animals, drug residues in food producing animals and the impact of residues on public health, food and environmental pollution, diagnosis of poisonings, bioequivalence and quality control of drugs, pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial resistance and mycotoxins in foods and feeds.
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Key Learning Outcomes & Classified & Comparative
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To have a deep knowledge about pharmacology and toxicology and related disciplines.
To be able to solve problems in the area of pharmacology and toxicology.
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To gain high level of skill for designing studies in the area of pharmacology, analytic and environmental toxicology, choosing research methods, and interpretation of scientific results.
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To be able to improve on a new idea and method bringing to a novelty in the field of pharmacology and toxicology, or be able to perform an independent research by applying that knowledge to a different field.
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To share knowledge related to the training area attending congress, panels, symposiums, workshops, seminars and journal clubs in the area of pharmacology and toxicology and different disciplines, and to contribute to the solution as a member of team establishing a relationship with experts in the different disciplines.
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To be able to write papers related to pharmacology and toxicology and gain skill to publish in national and international journals.
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To create new ideas and methods that contribute to technologic, social and cultural development or to the information society using theoretical and practical knowledge, conceptual and practical skills, independent thinking and leadership qualities gained from PhD.
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To supervise activities of commissions which are interested in defining and solving of problems about drug use for public and animal health, residues in food stuffs, and environmental toxicology using acquired knowledge in the area of pharmacology and toxicology.
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To take responsibility in commissions and institutions in the area of pharmacology and toxicology.
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To be able to master a foreign language in order to keep track of literature and communicate.
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To evaluate and compose all kind of data (poisonings, pollution, drug use etc.) in the area of pharmacology and toxicology.
To conceptualize cases in the area of pharmacology and toxicology, analyze scientific methods, interpret results, construct analyse or methods for problems, and present solutions based on the provided data.
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To be able to follow, use and change updated knowledge (scientific knowledge, regulations etc.) in the area of pharmacology and toxicology.
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To be aware that knowledge provided from investigations is the most important acquisition and to intend lifelong learning.
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Persons who have earned PhD degrees in Pharmacology and Toxicology work in Central Research Institute of Food and Feed, Veterinary Control and Research Institutes, pharmaceutical industry and universities.
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Access to Further Studies
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Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
The exams of the courses can be done written, written-oral or applied. In order to take the tests of the postgraduate programs, the attendance of the courses is required to be at least 70% or 80%. The exams are evaluated by over 100points awarded. To be successful, at doctorate and proficiency in art programs it is required to get at least 75 points out of 100 points.
Within the frame of the principals mentioned above, to evaluate the points as letter grades; getting AA, BA, BB, CB and CC at master degree and scientific preparation programs, and AA,BA, BB and CB at doctorate programs are considered successful at the courses.
At postgraduate programs, a student failed at any course can take the exams at the end of the semester even if the course is not opened up the following semester. The student failed at this exam on the ground of absence or not carrying out the preconditions of the lesson repeats the lesson when it is opened up. If the lesson is subtracted or not opened up, an equivalent lesson to it is determined by the suggestion of the concerned head of department and by the decision of the board. Under these circumstances, the student is responsible of the equivalent lesson instead of the lesson that s/he needs to repeat.
The adjustment of the grades of the students who practice upon the national or international student Exchange programs like Erasmus and Farabi are executed by the decision of the board and the decision by the institution directory. These grades are recorded to the academic transcript.
The academic standing of the student is determined at the end of every semester on the term grade point averages and general grade point averages that is calculated on the coefficients given as the letter grades according to the concerned regulations.
Term grade point averages and general grade point averages are calculated by the grade point averages. Grade point average (GPA) is calculated by the division of the total credits to the total out of the multiplication of the course credits and letter grades’s equivalents. GPA is calculated as two digits after the comma.
Both term grade point average and general grade point average are determined by the grades of the courses from AA to FF.
All of the grades are recorded to the academic transcript.
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Graduation Requirements
Doctorate program is formed by at least eight courses providing that they are not less than 24 credits and more than 30 credits, one seminar at course and dissertation stage, proficiency test, thesis suggestion, thesis study, thesis exam and the publications stated at the regulation’s 44th article’s second subsection.
For the students accepted with bachelor degrees, the program is formed by fourteen courses providing that they are not less than 42 credits and more than 50 credits, one seminar at course and dissertation stage, proficiency test, thesis suggestion, thesis study, thesis exam and the publications stated at the regulation’s 44th article’s second subsection.
The thesis should have one of the following features: novelty to science, developing a new scientific method or applying a known method to a new branch. It should be published as the full text at an international index magazine. The name of the doctorate student may not be the first one. The publication of the candidate who is going to take the argument of the doctorate should be about the doctorate thesis or the branch s/he is doing doctorate.
Full-Time
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Address and Contact Details
Prof.Dr. Hasan Hüseyin ORUÇ
Uludağ Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi
Farmakoloji ve Toksikoloji Anabilim Dalı
16059, Nilufer, Bursa
There are six instructors in the department of pharmacology and toxicology.
Basic laboratory equipment and instruments in the department of pharmacology and toxicology are kymograph and isolated organ bath, high performance liquid chromatography/fluorescence and diode array detector, spectrophotometer, thin layer chromatography, vacuum manifold, nitrogen evaporator, ultrapure water system, ultrasonic bath, cooling centrifuge, microplate reader, dry air sterilizer, incubator, cooling incubator, dry block heater, micro centrifuge, spin down centrifuge, densitometer, spiral shaker, vortex, thermal cycler, colony counter/gel documentation system, gel-electrophoresis, Class II Laminar Flow and spiral plater.
1. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
SAB6003 |
TRANSFERABLE SKILLS |
Compulsory |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
SEB6001 |
VET-BIOSTATISTICS |
Compulsory |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6191 |
THESIS CONSULTING I |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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19 |
Total |
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30 |
2. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
SEB6002 |
VET-BIOSTATISTICS |
Compulsory |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6022 |
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS IN PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY |
Compulsory |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
VFR6172 |
SEMINAR |
Compulsory |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6192 |
THESIS CONSULTING II |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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Click to choose optional courses.
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16 |
Total |
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30 |
3. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
VFR6183 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS III |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6193 |
THESIS CONSULTING III |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
YET6177 |
PROFICIENCY EXAM |
Compulsory |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
Total |
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30 |
4. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
VFR6184 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS IV |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6194 |
THESIS CONSULTANTS IV |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
Total |
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30 |
5. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
VFR6185 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS V |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6195 |
THESIS CONSULTING V |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
Total |
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30 |
6. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
VFR6186 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS VI |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6196 |
THESIS CONSULTING VI |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
Total |
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30 |
7. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
VFR6187 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VII |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6197 |
THESIS CONSULTING VII |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
Total |
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30 |
8. Semester |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
VFR6188 |
PHD SPECIALISED FIELD COURSE VIII |
Compulsory |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6198 |
THESIS CONSULTING VIII |
Compulsory |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
Total |
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30 |
1. Semester Optional Courses |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
SAB6005 |
SPOKEN ENGLISH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
SAB6007 |
RESEARCH PROJECT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
SAB6009 |
BIOSAFETY PRINCIPLES IN LABORATORY APPLICATIONS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
SAB6011 |
COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
SEB6001 |
NONPARAMETRIC TESTS |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6001 |
BASIC CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ACTIONS OF DRUGS AND POISONS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6003 |
THE INSTRUMENTS AND BASIC METHODS USED IN PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY |
Optional |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6005 |
NEUROPHARMACOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6009 |
IN VIVO PHARMACOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS |
Optional |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
VFR6011 |
PHARMACOLOGY OF ANESTHETICS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
VFR6013 |
DIGESTIVE, RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM PHARMACOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
VFR6015 |
MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF THE CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
VFR6017 |
DRUG EFFECTING EXTERNAL PARASITES |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
VFR6019 |
ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF POISONS IN THE BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL |
Optional |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6021 |
DRUGS USE OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
VFR6181 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS I |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2. Semester Optional Courses |
Course Code |
Course Title |
Type of Course |
T1 |
U2 |
L3 |
ECTS |
SAB6004 |
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH LAW |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
SAB6006 |
SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE WRITING AND PUBLISHING PROCESS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
SAB6008 |
FROM IDEA TO PATENT |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
SEB6002 |
ADVANCED BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS |
Optional |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6002 |
CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6004 |
CHEMOTHERAPY OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6006 |
ANTHELMINTIC AND ANTIPROTOZOER DRUGS |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
VFR6008 |
DETERMINATION OF DRUG TOXICITY |
Optional |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
VFR6010 |
MECHANISMS OF DRUG INTERACTION AND TOXIC EFFECTS CREDIT |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
VFR6012 |
PHARMACOLOGY OF ENDOCRINE SYSTEM |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
VFR6014 |
RESIDUE ANALYSIS |
Optional |
1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
VFR6016 |
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
VFR6018 |
DERMATOPHARMACOLOGY |
Optional |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
VFR6020 |
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY AND RATIONAL THERAPY |
Optional |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
VFR6182 |
ADVANCED TOPICS IN PHD THESIS II |
Optional |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 |