VFT513 Hormonal SystemPharmacology

6 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Unit INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY (MASTER) (WITH THESIS)
Code VFT513
Name Hormonal SystemPharmacology
Term 2025-2026 Academic Year
Term Fall and Spring
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Instructor
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Course Goal / Objective

The aim of this course is to provide information about the functions of hormones in the body, their physiology and their use in treatment.

Course Content

Includes topics on hormones, sources and characteristics of these hormones.

Course Precondition

None

Resources

Kaya S. Veteriner Hekimliğinde Farmakoloji. 2002, Medisan. ISBN: 975-7774-62-6 Kayaalp S. Oğuz. Akılcı Tedavi Yönünden Tıbbi Farmakoloji 1ve2 cilt. 2019, Pelikan Yayınları. ISBN: 978-6055270100 Katzung, Bertram G. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2018, McGraw-Hill Medical Books. ISBN: 978-1260288179

Notes

Brunton L., Knollmann, B., Dandan, R.H. Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacologi-cal Basis of Therapeutics-13 th Edition. 2018, McGraw-Hill Medical Books. ISBN: 978-1259584732


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Understands the characteristics of the hormonal system.
LO02 Learns about hypothalamus and pituitary hormones.
LO03 Learns about reproductive hormones.
LO04 Learns about adrenal gland hormones.
LO05 Knows about steroid hormone derivatives and antagonists.
LO06 Learns about insulin and glucagon
LO07 Learn about thyroid hormones and their antagonists.
LO08 Knows about the safe use of hormones as drugs.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the sources, properties, and effects of drugs, the situations in which they are used and not used, their movements in the body, their interactions with other drugs, and the conditions of use in livestock animals. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the properties of toxic substances, their sources, toxicity, movements in the body, modes of action, effects, methods of diagnosis, treatment, and protection.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the doses and forms of drugs used in treatment. 5
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the administration and exposure routes of drugs and poisons and their changes in the animal body. 5
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the mechanisms of action of drugs and poisons in the body. 5
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Prepares basic drug formulations in the laboratory.
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the analytical methods and devices used in pharmacology and toxicology.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Can report and interpret the results obtained from pharmacological and toxicological analyses
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Explains and applies the ethical rules that must be followed with experimental animals and alternative methods used in scientific researches.
PLO10 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Explains the harmful effects of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear warfare agents on human, animal, and environmental health and applies protection methods against these agents.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows and evaluates current information, methods, and practices related to Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology and can use them in the scientific works. 2
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Prepares, publishes, and presents articles using the results of scientific studies in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. 3
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Can manage and participate in scientific research projects in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology. 2
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Participates in commissions that deal with the identification and solution of problems related to human, animal, and environmental health using the knowledge gained in Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology 3
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Can carry out joint research projects with branches of science related to pharmacology and toxicology. 3
PLO16 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Plans scientific studies based on the priority areas of the Council of Higher Education and the university and sustainable development goals and adopts lifelong learning as a principle.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Course Introduction and Explanation of Application and Evaluation Information to Students. No pre-preparation Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap
2 General characteristics of the hormonal system, its functions in the body Reading sources Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
3 Hypothalamus and pituitary hormones I Literature review Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
4 Hypothalamus and pituitary hormones II Researching on the internet Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
5 Reproductive hormones I Reading sources, researching on the internet Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
6 Reproductive hormones II Reading textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
7 Reproductive hormones III Literature review, textbook reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Exam preparation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev
9 Adrenal gland hormones Reading sources, literature review Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
10 Steroid hormones and their clinical uses I Reading sources, literature review Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
11 Steroid hormones and their clinical uses II Reading sources, literature review Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
12 Steroid hormone antagonists Reading textbooks, researching on the internet Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
13 Insulin and glucagon Reading textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
14 Thyroid hormones and antagonists Researching on the internet Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
15 Parathormone Reading textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma
16 Term Exams Exam preparation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav, Sözlü Sınav, Ödev
17 Term Exams Exam preparation Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev, Sözlü Sınav, Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 15 3 45
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 17 2 34
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 48 48
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 15 15
Total Workload (Hour) 150
Total Workload / 25 (h) 6,00
ECTS 6 ECTS

Update Time: 06.05.2025 12:52