FINAL MASTER'S PROJECT CourseCode: 3823Degree: Master's in Translational NeuropsychopharmacologyFaculty of PharmacyYear: Year 1 of Master's in Translational NeuropsychopharmacologySemester: SpringType: Final Master's Proj.Language: SpanishECTS credits: 12Lecture: 12Laboratory: 0Hours: 300Directed: 5Shared: 30Autonomous: 265Subject matter: Final Master's ProjectModule: Final Master's ProjectDepartment: Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.DescriptionThe Final Master's Project involves the preparation of work that includes and applies all the competencies acquired throughout the program. Two modalities of the Final Master's Project are acceptable: 1) Bibliographical research work concerning the field of translational neuropsychopharmacology. 2) Experimental clinical or research work concerning the field of translational neuropsychopharmacology.FacultyNameCoordinatorLectureLaboratoryMANZANARES ROBLES, JORGE■■■GARCÍA GUTIERREZ, MARIA SALUD■■NAVARRETE RUEDA, FRANCISCO■■Professional interestCompetencies and learning outcomesGeneral competenciesUnderstand the need for translational research as a bridge between the discovery of new therapeutic targets in preclinical research and the development of new drugs and their application in neuropsychopharmacology.Understand the relevance of the results obtained from animal experimentation in advancing therapeutic management of patients with psychiatric and neurological diseases.Possess and understand theoretical-practical and computer knowledge that permits designing studies in the area of translational neuropsychopharmacology.Learn how to express the results obtained in multidisciplinary contexts in the area of translational neuropsychopharmacology orally and in writing.Acquire the necessary skills to develop academic, professional, and research activities in the area of translational neuropsychopharmacology.Specific competenciesRelate neurochemical brain alterations with changes in the patterns of animal and human behavior.Know the most important brain circuits involved in the main neurological and psychiatric diseases.Learn the most relevant properties of drug-receptor molecular interaction and their involvement in translational neuropsychopharmacology.Identify the therapeutic groups and targets on which drugs used in the treatment of the main neurological and psychiatric diseases act.Be capable of discussing clinical findings and the use of diagnostic techniques in representative clinical cases of the main psychiatric and neurological diseases.Learn to use computer and documentation tools for updating research knowledge in translational neuropsychopharmacology.Learn to discriminate and compare scientific information for reviewing studies or developing research that helps to improve scientific knowledge of translational neuropsychopharmacology and make decisions based on scientific evidence.Understand the general principles of translational research in neuropsychopharmacology.Know and correctly apply the computer tools of scientific documentation and literature to develop research projects and scientific articles in the area of neuropsychopharmacology.Know the basic aspects of computerized statistical analysis applied to studies in the area of translational neuropsychopharmacology.Be able to integrate the knowledge obtained throughout the master's program to present a reasoned and original study in the area of translational neuropsychopharmacology.Objectives (Learning outcomes)To integrate the knowlegment adquired through the Master in the field of Translational NeuropsychopharmacologyTo acquire the abilities needed to discuss the results obtained in basic and / or clinical researchTo know how to manage several data bases used in bibliographic references searchTo know how to use bibliographic references management programsContentsLecture topicsTeaching unitsPractical guide for the development, production and presentation of Master's degree final project: oral and written part.Course contentsBasic bibliographyComplementary bibliographyLinksSoftwareMethodology and gradingGradingEvaluation by the academic mentor of the written memory submited by the student (40%). Evaluation by the evaluation committee of the written memory and public defense of the Master's degree final project