Information Package / Course Catalogue
Antiparasitic Drugs
Course Code: VPR548
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 1
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course, to be able to tell about classification of drugs used against parasites, mechanisms, types of effects

Course Content

A variety of anti-parasitic drugs

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows the classification of antiparasitic drugs
2.Have the knowledge about the mechanisms of antiparasitic drugs
3.Knows how to use drugs to prevent parasitic diseases.
4.Knows the mechanisms of drug resistance.
5.Have the knowledge about new technologies in drug development
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Wall R, Shearer D. Veterinary Ectoparasites. Blackwell Science, 2001
2.Mullen G, Durden L. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press, 2002
3.Taylor MA, Coop RL, Wall RL. Veterinary Parasitology. 3rd Ed, Blackwell Publishing, 2008
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The classification categories of antiparasitic drugs
Week 2 - Theoretical
The classification used by the parasite group of antiparasitic drugs
Week 3 - Theoretical
Anthelmintics (drugs that used against helminth)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Insecticides (drugs that used against arthropods)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Antiprotozoal (drugs that used against protozoan parasites)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Quiz
Week 7 - Theoretical
Ways to use of antiparasitic drugs
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Review (Mid term exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of antiparasitic drugs
Week 10 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of anthelmentics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of insecticides
Week 12 - Theoretical
Mechanisms of antiprotozoal
Week 13 - Theoretical
Associated with drugs of which programs in the fight against parasites
Week 14 - Theoretical
The properties of a good antiparasitic drug
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment1202
Quiz1202
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)27
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-5
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
OÇ-4
5
2
4
5
4
3
5
1
5
3
OÇ-5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
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2026