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Changes to my study program


Hi everyone!

This is our last blog session, so I want to take this opportunity to say goodbye. It has been a pleasure to read your posts and comments.

The career of Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals in this university has had many changes, principally with study program changes. Like all change, there are modifications that mean important advances in the professional development of the students, while another changes, I think, are a setback.

One of the things I didn’t like about study program changes is the omission of teacher Hernan Vergara’s subjects.  Teacher Vergara’s subjects (who’s actually retired), promoted the basic knowledge of our profession in the first career years. Matters as concepts of medicines, their classification and effects, therapies and related laws are basic knowledge that all students must to know. And, of course, I think all the students must to know about the History of Pharmacy, with the most important landmarks.

Among the good study program changes is, for example, learning in conversational English. Before, there was only one option: Scientific English, focused on Chemistry and laboratory equipment, but this kind of learning is useless for speaking. However, I think this university must to educate bilingual professionals, who can speak English language fluently.

About facilities, I think there still are few study areas and other common areas too, considering all the people who every day studies in this faculty. Also, some laboratories have little equipment, so there are some activities that must to develop in large groups of students, obstructing learning.

In spite of everything, things progress in the right direction I think.

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