UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, JOHANNESBURG FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, SCHOOL OF THERAPEUTIC SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY TIMETABLE 2018 BPHARM IV GENERAL INFORMATION The course co-ordinator for BPharm IV is Prof. Lisa du Toit (8M13, 011 717 2169) and Mr. Muhammed Vally for Pharmacology (011 717 2042) The Departmental Secretary is Ms. Busi Damane (011 717 2552) The dates proposed for tests and exams are provisional and are subject to change. Please check the test/ exam noticeboard on the 8 th floor for final dates Even where not stated, all free time should be spent working on your Special Project
YEAR PLANNER 2018 Deadline for On-line Registration (All students) First Teaching Block Test Week Mid-term Break Second Teaching Block Mid-year Tests Winter Research Break Special Project Research Week Third Teaching Block Test Week Mid-term Break Fourth Teaching Block Study Break Examinations Upload of Exam Results Board of Examiners Meeting Supplementary and Deferred Examinations Upload of Supp and Deferred Exam Results Board of Examiners Meeting Friday 05 January Monday 08 January Friday 23 March Monday 26 March Friday 06 April* Saturday 07 April Sunday 15 April Monday 16 April Friday 25 May Monday 28 May Friday 08 June Saturday 09 June Sunday 24 June Monday 25 June Friday 29 June Monday 02 July Friday 24 August Monday 27 August Friday 07 September Saturday 08 September Sunday 16 September Monday 17 September Friday 12 October Saturday 13 October Tuesday 16 October Wednesday 17 October Monday 05 November Wednesday 14 November Friday 16 November Wednesday 21 November Wednesday 05 December Tuesday 11 December Friday 14 December
PUBLIC AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS/HOLY DAYS RECOGNISED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES DATE NAME OF HOLIDAY/ UNIVERSITY STATUS HOLY DAY Monday 01 January New Year s Day University closed Wednesday 21 March Human Rights Day University closed Saturday 31 March Pesach (day 1)** Sunday 01 April Pesach (day 2)* Friday 30 March Good Friday University closed Monday 02 April Family Day University closed Friday 06 April Pesach (day 7) Saturday 07 April Pesach (day 8) Friday 27 April Freedom Day University closed Tuesday 01 May Worker s Day University closed Thursday 17 May First Day of Ramadan* Sunday 20 May Shavuoth (day 1)** Monday 21 May Shavuoth (day 2)** Friday 15 June Eid-ul-Fitr* Saturday 16 June Youth Day University closed Thursday 09 August National Women s Day University closed Wednesday 22 August Eid-ul-Adha* Monday 10 September Rosh Hashanah (day 1)** Tuesday 11 September Rosh Hashanah (day 2)** Wednesday 19 September Yom Kippur** Monday 24 September Heritage Day/ Sukkot (day 1)** University closed Tuesday 25 September Sukkot (day 2)** Monday 01 October Shemini Atzeret** Tuesday 02 October Simchat Torah** Tuesday 06 November Diwali (South India) Wednesday 07 November Diwali (North India) Sunday 16 December Day of Reconciliation University closed Monday 17 December Public Holiday University closed Tuesday 25 December Christmas Day University closed Wednesday 26 December Day of Goodwill University closed *Islamic Holy Day commences the previous evening, exact date depends on the sighting of the new moon. **Jewish Holy Day commences the previous evening. Faculty Events Ethics Alive Student Symposium Wednesday 14 March 11:00 onwards BHSc Careers Day Wednesday 09 May 14:00 17:00 MSC Sports Day Wednesday 16 May 12:00 17:00 Faculty Teaching and Learning Symposium Wednesday 23 May 08:00 16:00 Faculty Research Day Thursday 06 September Full Day
ASSIGNMENTS AND PRACTICAL TESTS Special Research Project/ Elective Elective Test 22 February Pharmacotherapy August OSCE *First Aid/Clinical Skills Training will commence on Tuesday 9 January Pharmacy Practice Medicines Registration group assignment 5 March 2018 Chemistry 23 April Assignment 1 due 20 August Assignment 2 due Pharmaceutics July Micro Project due 21 August Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Pharmacology and Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Block 3 Test Week Evidence-based Medicine Test Work Based Learning (WBL) (Monday to Friday): 16 th April 20 th April 2 nd July 6 th July 17 th Sept 21 Sept Block 1: All Tuesdays and Thursdays (STEPPS on Tuesdays) Block 2 and 3 - Thursdays in the blocks: Block 2: 26 April & 3, 10, 17, 24 May Block 3: 12, 19, 26 July & 2, 16, 23 August
FIRST TEACHING BLOCK: Monday 08 January Friday 23 March 2018 Week 1 [08-12 January] Monday First Aid / Clinical Skills L First Aid / Clinical Skills Tuesday First Aid / Clinical Skills U First Aid / Clinical Skills Wednesday First Aid / Clinical Skills N First Aid / Clinical Skills Thursday First Aid / Clinical Skills C First Aid / Clinical Skills Friday First Aid / Clinical Skills H First Aid / Clinical Skills Week 2 [15 19 January] Monday First Aid / Clinical Skills L First Aid / Clinical Skills Tuesday First Aid / Clinical Skills U First Aid / Clinical Skills Wednesday First Aid / Clinical Skills N First Aid / Clinical Skills Thursday First Aid / Clinical Skills C First Aid / Clinical Skills Friday First Aid / Clinical Skills H First Aid / Clinical Skills Week 3 [22 26 January] Monday Regulatory Science Lectures L Regulatory Science Lectures Tuesday Regulatory Science Lectures U Regulatory Science Lectures Wednesday Regulatory Science Lectures N Regulatory Science Lectures Thursday Regulatory Science Lectures C Regulatory Science Lectures Friday Regulatory Science Lectures H Regulatory Science Lectures
Week 4 [29 January 02 February] Monday Pharmaceutics Pharmacology L Pharmacy Practice Special Project Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Special Project/ Pharmacology** Week 5 [05 09 February] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Pharmacology EBM** Week 6 [12 16 February] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Special Project *Pharmacology starts at 10:00 on Wednesdays **Pharmacology EBM lectures are from 14:00-16:00
Week 7 [19 February 23 February] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Special Project Test Week 8 [26 February 02 March] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Pharmacology EBM Week 9 [05 March 09 March] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Pharmacology EBM
Week 10 [12 16 March] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Special Project Week 11 [19 23 March] Tuesday STEPPS U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Wednesday HUMAN RIGHTS DAY N Thursday Pharmacotherapy C Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Friday Pharmacotherapy Chemistry Test Pharmacology H Pharmacotherapy Special Project Week 12 [26 March 30 March] Day / Time FIRST BLOCK TEST WEEK Monday L Tuesday Pharmacotherapy U Wednesday N Thursday Pharmacy Practice C Friday GOOD FRIDAY H
Week 13 [03 06 April] Day / Time FIRST BLOCK TEST WEEK Monday FAMILY DAY L Tuesday Pharmacology U Wednesday N Thursday Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology C Friday Pharmaceutics: Biopharmaceutics H Week 14-15 [Saturday 07 April Sunday 15 April] MID-TERM STUDY AND RESEARCH BREAK No Lectures
SECOND TEACHING BLOCK: Monday 16 April Friday 25 May 2018 Week 16 [16 April 20 April] Monday WBL L Tuesday WBL U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Wednesday WBL N Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Friday WBL H Week 17 [23 April 27 April] Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharmacology Pharm. Chem. U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Pharmacology EBM Friday FREEDOM DAY H Week 18 [30 April 04 May] Tuesday WORKER S DAY U Thursday WBL C Pharmacology EBM
Week 19 [07 11 May] Tuesday Pharmacotherapy Pharmacology U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Special Project/ Pharmacology** Week 20 [14 18 May] Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharm. Chem. Pharmacology U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Pharmacology EBM Week 21 [21 May 25 May] Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharm. Chem. Pharmacology U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Special Project
Week 22 [28 May 01 June) Day / Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Pharmacology Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmacy Practice SECOND BLOCK TEST WEEK Week 23 [04 June 08 June] Day / Time SECOND BLOCK TEST WEEK Monday Pharmacotherapy L Tuesday U Wednesday Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology N Thursday C Friday Pharmaceutics: Biopharmaceutics H Week 24-25 [Saturday 09 June Sunday 24 June] MID YEAR STUDY AND RESEARCH BREAK No Lectures Week 26 [Monday 25 June Friday 29 June] SPECIAL RESEARCH PROJECT WEEK Special Research Project Work
THIRD TEACHING BLOCK: Monday 02 July Friday 24 August 2017 Week 27 [02 July 06 July] Monday WBL L Tuesday WBL U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Wednesday WBL N Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Friday WBL H Week 28 [09 July 13 July] Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharmacology Pharm. Chem. U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Pharmacology EBM Week 29 [16 July 20 July] Tuesday Pharmacotherapy Pharmacology U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Pharmacology EBM
Week 30 [23 July 27 July] Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharm. Chem. Pharmacology U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Special Project Friday Pharmacotherapy Chemo Prac INVEST Pharmacology H Pharmacotherapy Chemo Prac Special Project Week 31 [30 July 03 August] Tuesday Pharmacotherapy U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Special Project Friday Pharmacotherapy Chemo Prac INVEST Pharmacology H Pharmacotherapy Chemo Prac Special Project Week 32 [06 10 August] Tuesday Special Research Project U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday NATIONAL WOMEN S DAY C
Week 33 [13 17 August] Tuesday Special Research Project U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Thursday WBL C Pharmacology EBM Week 34 [20 August 24 August] Tuesday Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Exam U Pharmaceutics: Aseptic Technology Practical Exam Wednesday Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics Pharmacology* Pharmacy Practice N Special Project Thursday WBL C Special Project/ Pharmacology Week 35 [27 August 31 August] Day / Time THIRD BLOCK TEST WEEK Monday Pharmacology L Tuesday U Wednesday Evidence Based Medicine N Thursday C Friday Pharmacotherapy H
Week 36 [03 September 07 September] Day / Time THIRD BLOCK TEST WEEK Monday Pharmacy Practice L Tuesday U Wednesday Pharmaceutics: Biopharmaceutics N Thursday C Friday Pharmaceutical Chemistry H Week 37 [Saturday 08 September Sunday 16 September] MID-TERM STUDY AND RESEARCH BREAK No Lectures
FOURTH TEACHING BLOCK: Monday 17 September Friday 12 October 2018 Week 38 [17 21 September] Monday WBL L Tuesday WBL U Wednesday WBL N Thursday WBL C Friday WBL H Week 39 [24 September 28 September] Monday HERITAGE DAY L Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharmacology Pharm. Chem. U Special Project Wednesday Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics Pharmacology* Pharmacy Practice N Special Project Thursday WBL C Special Project/ Pharmacology Week 40 [01 05 October] Tuesday Pharmacotherapy Pharmacology U Special Project Wednesday Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics Pharmacology* Pharmacy Practice N Special Project Thursday WBL C Special Project/ Pharmacology *Pharmacology starts at 10:00 on Wednesdays **Special project time/ arranged presentations
Week 41 [08 12 October] Tuesday Pharmaceutics Pharm. Chem Pharmacology U Special Project Wednesday Pharmaceutics Pharmaceutics Pharmacology* Pharmacy Practice N Special Project Thursday WBL C Special Project/ Pharmacology Week 42 [15 19 October] Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday STUDY BREAK STUDY BREAK EXAMS START PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY STUDY BREAK & FINAL EXAMS Week 44 [22 26 October] Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday PHARMACOTHERAPY PHARMACY PRACTICE FINAL EXAMS
Week 45 [29 October 02 November] Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday PHARMACEUTICS: ASEPTIC TECHNOLOGY PHARMACEUTICS: BIOPHARMACEUTICS FINAL EXAMS Week 45 [05 09 November] FINAL EXAMS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday PHARMACOLOGY SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATIONS Wednesday 21 November Wednesday 05 December GRADUATION TBC