Pharmacology Courses

PHAR 217 General and Systematic Pharmacology. 6 crs. Lectures and demonstrations dealing with the basic principles of pharmacology, with emphasis on pharmacodynamics. Prereq.: PHAR 216.

PHAR 216. Introduction to Medical Pharmacology. 2 crs. Presents the general principles of pharmacology. Prereqs.: PHSI 210, BIOC 170.

PHAR 200. Orientation I. 2 crs. The history and principles of pharmacology.

PHAR 201. Orientation II. 3 crs. Introduction to instrumentation used for data acquisition in experiments measuring physiological and biochemical/biophysical responses of animals to drugs. Students participate in the research of selected faculty.

PHAR 202. Statistical Methods. 4 crs. Elementary statistics with applications to fundamental pharmacological and toxicology evaluations.

PHAR 203. Survey of Toxicology (Toxicometrics). 4 crs. Laboratory methods in toxicology and quantitative determinations of pharmacologically active and toxic agents. Prereq.: PHAR 202

PHAR 204. Literature Seminar. 1 cr. Students review papers in pharmacology.

PHAR 205. Research Seminar. 1 cr. Seminar on contemporary research topics by outstanding scientists.

PHAR 208. Advanced Problems in Pharmacology. 4 crs. Advanced laboratory procedures in autonomic and cardiovascular pharmacology. Prereqs.: BIOC 170, BIOC 216, and PHAR 217.

PHAR 209. Drug Development and Clinical Pharmacology. 2 crs. Survey of drug development process. Prereqs.: PHAR 216, PHAR 217.

PHAR 210. Drug Metabolism. 2 crs. Study of biochemical mechanisms responsible for the biotransformation of drugs and chemicals.

PHAR 212. Cellular and Biochemical Pharmacology. 2 crs. Studies of biochemical mechanisms of action of drugs or chemicals, Drug Receptor Theory, reaction mechanisms, cellular ultrastructure considerations, methodologies, kinetics, and current topics in molecular pharmacology.

PHAR 213. Methods in Biochemical Pharmacology. 3 crs. A practical hands-on experience in laboratory technology.

PHAR PHYS 01. Introduction to Med. Informatics. 2 crs. A practical hands-on experience in the biomedically related databases on the Internet and from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

PHAR 310. Good Laboratory Practices. 2 crs. Overview of the biology of laboratory animals, emphasizing their anatomical variation, biochemistry, physiology, and common diseases..

PHAR 401. Thesis Writing for M.S. 1-5 crs.

PHAR 402. Dissertation Writing. 1-5 crs.