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Introduction to History of Pharmacy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:15.06.2022 16:43:00
Study Course Information | |||||||||
Course Code: | ZFTK_005 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
Branch of Science: | Pharmacy; Social Pharmacy | Target Audience: | Pharmacy | ||||||
Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
Course Supervisor: | Baiba Mauriņa | ||||||||
Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
Structural Unit: | Department of Applied Pharmacy | ||||||||
The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
Contacts: | Riga, 16 Dzirciema Street, zftkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061547 | ||||||||
Study Course Planning | |||||||||
Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
Lectures (count) | 16 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 32 | ||||
Classes (count) | 0 | Class Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 0 | ||||
Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
Study course description | |||||||||
Preliminary Knowledge: | Ancient history. | ||||||||
Objective: | To get acquainted with the oldest history of Riga, the emergence of the first pharmacies in Riga, the connection of the location of pharmacies with the growth and development of the city, the personalities of Riga pharmacists and their contribution to the cultural life of Riga. | ||||||||
Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
1 | History as the basis of the cognitive process, reliability and use of historical sources | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
2 | Ancient Riga | Lectures | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
3 | Riga Town Hall Square, Town Hall Pharmacy. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
4 | School of Pharmacy in Riga. University of Tartu. Pharmacy at the University of Tartu. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
5 | Pharmacy at the University of Latvia. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
6 | Pharmacy at Riga Medical Institute. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
7 | Pharmacy at Riga Stradins University. | Lectures | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
Assessment | |||||||||
Unaided Work: | Students must independently visit the Latvian History Museum, Museum of Pharmacy, Pauls Stradiņš Medicine history museum. | ||||||||
Assessment Criteria: | 1. Participation in discussions on the most interesting and current topics. 2. Successfully written 2 electronic tests. 3. The evaluation of the examination consists of the average evaluation of 2 marks of the tests. | ||||||||
Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
Knowledge: | As a result of the study course acquisition, the student will be able to describe the origins of pharmacy in Ancient Riga. | ||||||||
Skills: | As a result of the study course acquisition the student will be able to guide himself in sources of information on the history of pharmacy. | ||||||||
Competencies: | As a result of the study course acquisition, students will be able to understand and evaluate the formation of pharmacy in Riga. | ||||||||
Bibliography | |||||||||
No. | Reference | ||||||||
Required Reading | |||||||||
1 | Šidlovska, V., Mauriņa, B., Smiltena, I. un Pirsko, V. Senās Rīgas aptiekas. Rīga: Nordik, 2005. – 192 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
2 | Vīksna, A. Vecās aptiekas. Rīga: Zinātne, 1993., 160 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
3 | Remington: an introduction to pharmacy / edited by Loyd V. Allen Jr. 2013 | ||||||||
4 | Ārvalstu studentiem/For international students | ||||||||
5 | Remington: an introduction to pharmacy / edited by Loyd V. Allen Jr. 2013 | ||||||||
Other Information Sources | |||||||||
1 | Zinātniski praktisks un informatīvs farmācijas žurnāls „Materia Medica” |