1. On completion of this module you will be able to communicate research informed knowledge of toxicants, the problems they cause and the techniques needed to assess and measure their impact.
Knowledge and
Understanding
Communication

2. On completion of this module you will be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse data then evaluate and apply the findings of the analysis in a scientifically appropriate manner.
Analysis
Enquiry
Problem Solving

1. On completion of this module you will be able to communicate research informed knowledge of toxicants, the problems they cause and the techniques needed to assess and measure their impact.
Knowledge and Understanding
Communication

2. On completion of this module you will be able to demonstrate the ability to analyse data then evaluate and apply the findings of the analysis in a scientifically appropriate manner.
Analysis
Enquiry
Problem Solving

1. Data based toxicological analysis 40% 1000 words
2. Examination: Negotiated seen and unseen elements 60% 2 hours

1. Examination 2 hrs with negotiated seen and unseen elements (100%). [L.O. 2].

A "seen examination question plan" exercise within the module will allow direct formative input from the tutor/peers to the specific question being asked upon the examination.

2. Students will be provided with data and highlight some of the problems associated with its interpretation. [L.O. 1]

A digitally based self-study tutorial programme and in class workshop will support this activity.

"A toxicologist is a person involved in the study of the actual or potential danger presented by the harmful effects of chemicals and other agents on living organisms and ecosystems, of the relationship of such harmful effects to exposure and of the mechanisms of action, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of intoxications."
The British Toxicological Society

This module is designed to underpin this definition by providing you with a thorough grounding in the essential principles of modern toxicology. These principles will be extended and explored through a series of specific studies designed to appeal to a varied range of scientists. It is envisaged these will include areas such as behaviour altering drugs, agrochemicals, food additives, various air pollutants, organ specific toxins, endocrine disrupting substances, weaponised toxins, poisons/poisoning and post-mortem toxicology.

Techniques for assessing toxicity within the laboratory and field will be critically evaluated including some of the standard analytical approaches. In addition, the module will include data-handling techniques used in the analysis and statistical treatment of toxicological data.

You will develop your scientific underpinning of the subject, throughout the module, due attention will be paid to a development of an appreciation of the nature of evidence that is scientifically acceptable and common problems that can occur by the inappropriate interpretation of data.

Lectures/workshops will occur weekly during the s4emester. These sessions will involve guidance of a formative nature to aid the student in demonstrating their abilities during the examination.

Independent Study Hours
Preparation to support the material delivered in the lectures/workshops.
Reading, self-assessment and preparation/execution of the summative assessment.
On-line ToxTutor Tutorial activities.

Support includes reading (guiding and self-directed), Blackboard activity, self-assessment and preparation/execution of the summative assessments.

Casarett & Doull's Essential Toxicology 3rd ed (2015) Klassen, C., Watkins, J. McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0071847087

This module is designed to provide you with a thorough grounding in the essential principles of modern toxicology. These principles will be extended and explored through a series of specific studies designed to appeal to a varied range of scientists. It is envisaged these will include areas such as behaviour altering drugs, agrochemicals, food additives, various air pollutants, organ specific toxins, endocrine disrupting substances, weaponised toxins, poisons/poisoning and post-mortem toxicology.
Techniques for assessing toxicity within the laboratory and field will be critically evaluated including some of the standard analytical approaches. In addition, the module will include data-handling techniques used in the analysis and statistical treatment of toxicological data.