 | | Course ID: | PMCY 2000E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Emergency Preparedness: Will I Survive? | Course
Description: | Emergency preparedness is a minor component in most people’s lives but when a disaster strikes the information taught in this course can save your life. Course is designed to introduce students to natural, chemical, and biological disasters through lectures, tabletop exercises, reading assignments, and documentaries with discussions and projects. | | Athena Title: | Emergency Preparedness | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 2020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pills, Potions, and Drugs in Modern Medicine | Course
Description: | Students will interpret the value of scientific information and literature while applying scientific methodology to address real-world health questions. General, natural scientific principles and contemporary issues explored within the course will include the following areas: chemistry, biochemistry, biology, cell biology, toxicology, statistics, pharmacokinetics, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and pharmacy. | | Athena Title: | Pills Potions and Drugs | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 3000. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Physiology | Course
Description: | Human physiology with an emphasis on cell membranes/transporters
and organ systems as targets and modifiers of drug action. | | Athena Title: | Human Physiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 3000E | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and BIOL 1107L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 3000E. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Human Physiology | Course
Description: | Human physiology with an emphasis on cell membranes/transporters and organ systems as targets and modifiers of drug action. | | Athena Title: | Human Physiology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 3000 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | (BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E) and BIOL 1107L | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 3200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Sciences | Course
Description: | Presentation of the basic concepts of physical pharmacy and the
pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis on drug delivery
systems. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Pharm Sciences | | Pre or Corequisite: | [(BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H) and (MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 3300L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Techniques | Course
Description: | Laboratory of major techniques used to support pharmacology and
pharmaceutical analysis in drug development. Basic knowledge of
cell culture, DNA, protein isolation, and quantitation.
Introduction to pharmaceutical analysis instrumentation and
application in product quality testing. Understand and apply
chemical and biosafety practices and Good Documentation Practices
used in the pharmaceutical industry. | | Athena Title: | Pharmaceutical Techniques | | Prerequisite: | (PMCY 3200 and CHEM 2212) or permission of department | | Pre or Corequisite: | PMCY 3500 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 3500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Analysis | Course
Description: | Major techniques applicable for the characterization and
determination of pharmaceutical agents. | | Athena Title: | Pharmaceutical Analysis | | Prerequisite: | CHEM 2212 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 3800. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Pharmacology | Course
Description: | Basic pharmacological principles and specific therapeutic
actions of major drug classes commonly used in clinically
significant disease states. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Pharmacology | | Prerequisite: | [(BCMB 3100 or BCMB 3100E or BCMB 3100H) and (PMCY 3000 or PMCY 3000E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY) 4000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The War on Cancer | Course
Description: | In-depth discussions of cancer, which include the tumor bology,
treatment options (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy),
socioeconomic challenges, and the remaining barriers that are
preventing curesin specific types of cancer. | | Athena Title: | WAR ON CANCER | | Prerequisite: | [(BIOL 1107-1107L or BIOL 2107H-2107L) and (BIOL 1108-1108L or BIOL 2108H-2108L)] or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHAR(PMCY) 4010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Drugs, Biologics, and Devices Regulated by the Food and Drug Administration | Course
Description: | Introduction to the drugs, biologics, and devices regulated by the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, and medical device industries. Organization of the
FDA, basic understanding of regulatory framework in the U.S.,
including regulations and regulatory process, overview of product
development, and new product applications process and post-
marketing/commercialization compliance expectations. | | Athena Title: | Drugs Biologics Devices FDA | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4200/6200. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | Course
Description: | Biopharmaceutical and pharmacokinetic principles with an
emphasis on evaluation of dosage formulations and drug
development. | | Athena Title: | Pharmkinetics & Pharmdynamics | | Prerequisite: | [PMCY 2020 and (MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E)] or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4300/6300. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Medicinal Chemistry | Course
Description: | Integration of the basic principles of organic chemistry,
biology, and biochemistry in order to understand how synthetic
and naturally-occurring biologically active compounds function
in living organisms. | | Athena Title: | Medicinal Chemistry | | Prerequisite: | (CHEM 2212 and BCMB(BIOL)(CHEM) 3100) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4410E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Robotic Technology in Drug Discovery and Toxicology | Course
Description: | Designed to train students on three principal objectives which
comprise the second and third stages of a drug discovery pipeline.
Beyond its own course objectives, this course also serves as the
first of a three 2-credit course series that encompass aspects of
the drug discovery pipeline. | | Athena Title: | Robotic Tech in Drug Discovery | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4430E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | Course
Description: | Designed to train students on three principal objectives, which comprise the second and third stages of a drug discovery pipeline. Beyond its own course objectives, this course is the last of three two-credit course series that encompass aspects of the drug discovery pipeline. | | Athena Title: | Biopharmaceut Pharmacokinet | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4500L/6500L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Drug Development Lab | Course
Description: | A focus on pharmaceutical drug development, including material
characterization, formulation development (excipient selection and
compatibility), manufacturing and quality control, and testing of
solid oral dosage forms. Understanding and applying good
laboratory/manufacturing practices used in the pharmaceutical
industry. | | Athena Title: | Pharm Drug Development Lab | | Prerequisite: | PMCY 3300L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4500/6500. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Drug Development | Course
Description: | Objective of the course is to understand the various phases in
drug development, including drug discovery, dosage form design
and excipients, manufacturing, and quality control testing of
solid oral dosage forms. U.S. regulatory guidances and
requirements, intellectual property, and medical devices are also
discussed. Understand and apply good manufacturing practices used
in pharmaceutical industry. | | Athena Title: | Pharm Drug Development | | Prerequisite: | (PMCY 3200 and PMCY 3300L and PMCY 3500 and PMCY 3800) or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4510/6510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Drug Delivery Systems | Course
Description: | A continuation of Pharmaceutical Drug Development. Drug
substance and drug product stability, tablet coating, and
modified release oral dosage forms. Advanced drug delivery
systems (transdermal, nanomedicines, gene delivery, protein and
peptide delivery, 3D printing) in pharmaceutical and
biopharmaceutical drug development. U.S. FDA regulatory
submission and approval process for NDA and ANDA will also be
discussed. | | Athena Title: | Adv Drug Delivery Systems | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | PMCY 4500/6500 or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | PMCY 4500/6500 or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4510L/6510L. 1 hour. 3 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Lab | Course
Description: | A continuation of the Pharmaceutical Techniques and Pharmaceutical
Drug Development Lab courses. A focus on major techniques involved
in drug characterization, including preformulation, drug product
manufacturing, tableting, and USP QC testing of solid oral dosage
forms. Understanding and applying good laboratory/manufacturing
practices used in the pharmaceutical industry. | | Athena Title: | Adv Drug Delivery Sys Lab | | Undergraduate Prerequisite: | PMCY 4500L/6500L or permission of department | | Graduate Prerequisite: | PMCY 4500L/6500L or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4600/6600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Biological Therapeutics | Course
Description: | A focus on emerging areas of medicine using proteins, antibodies,
nucleic acids, and cells as drugs. Students will learn the
principles and technologies involved for biological drug
development, production, modification, delivery, therapeutic
assessments, and clinical applications. | | Athena Title: | Biological Therapeutics | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY) 4750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical and Health Care Marketing | Course
Description: | Exploration of current health care and pharmaceutical marketing
environment to provide insights into industry operation and
career building. Application of general marketing principles to
all aspects of health care and pharmaceutical marketing. | | Athena Title: | Pharma and HC Mktg | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4950. 2-12 hours. Repeatable for maximum 20 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Sciences Internship | Course
Description: | Research experience in an appropriate industrial or government environment. | | Athena Title: | Pharmaceutical Sciences Intern | | Nontraditional Format: | Course will offer students a chance to enhance their research skills by working in different laboratory environments part time or full time for the semester in which they are enrolled in this course. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4960 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4960. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Sciences Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-directed research-intensive project in the
pharmaceutical sciences. | | Athena Title: | Pharm Sciences Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4960R | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be in lab for 3 hours per week for each credit
hour they receive. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4970. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Sciences Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-directed research-intensive project in the
pharmaceutical sciences. | | Athena Title: | Pharm Sciences Research II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4970R | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be in lab for 3 hours per week for each credit
hour they receive. | | Prerequisite: | PMCY 4960 or PMCY 4960R or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4970 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4980. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Pharmaceutical Sciences Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-directed research-intensive project in the
pharmaceutical sciences. | | Athena Title: | Pharm Sciences Research III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4980R | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will be in the lab for 3 hours per week for each credit
hour they receive. | | Prerequisite: | PMCY 4970 or PMCY 4970R | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PMCY 4980 | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY) 5050/7050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Abused Drugs | Course
Description: | The history, abuse, misuse, effects, and detection of selected drugs. Guest lecturers are invited to present their views on these subjects. | | Athena Title: | ABUSED DRUGS | | Prerequisite: | For PHRM: Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program; For PMCY: None | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY) 5470. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | International Comparisons of Pharmacy Services and Health Care Delivery | Course
Description: | A comparison of international systems of delivery of pharmacy
services and health care delivery mechanisms, including varying
methods of pharmacy care and medical systems in an international
context. | | Athena Title: | INT HEALTH COMP | | Nontraditional Format: | Travel to foreign countries as part of the Studies Abroad Program
to critically examine differences and similarities in the
provision of health care abroad. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY) 5530. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Ethics in Health Care | Course
Description: | A focus on the ethical issues and dilemmas facing health
professionals in today's environment. Beliefs, human
experimentation, professional responsibility, confidentiality,
and conflicts of interest will be addressed to develop the
critical thinking process important to the personal and
professional resolution of ethical issues. | | Athena Title: | ETHICS HEALTH CARE | | Prerequisite: | For PHRM: Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program; For PMCY: None | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY) 5540/7540. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Health and the Health Professions | Course
Description: | Relationship between the public's health and the health
professions, including the role of the health care professional
in local, state, and national public health systems, the Healthy
People 2010 program, interdisciplinary public health professional
teams, and the health care professional's role in prevention
programs. | | Athena Title: | PUB HEALTH PROFESS | | Prerequisite: | Enrolled in Doctor of Pharmacy Program or permission of department | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 6410E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Robotic Technology in Drug Discovery and Toxicology | Course
Description: | Designed to train students on three principal objectives which
comprise the second and third stages of a drug discovery
pipeline. Beyond its own course objectives, this course also
serves as the first of three two-credit courses in a series that
encompass aspects of the drug discovery pipeline. | | Athena Title: | Robotic Tech in Drug Discovery | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 6420E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Computation Approaches in Drug Discovery and Toxicology | Course
Description: | In-depth study of the first, second, and third stages of
a drug discovery pipeline. This is the second of a three-course
series that encompasses aspects of the drug discovery pipeline. | | Athena Title: | Drug Discovery and Toxicology | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PMCY 6430E. 2 hours. | | Course Title: | Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics | Course
Description: | Designed to train students on three principal objectives that
comprise the second and third stages of a drug discovery pipeline.
Beyond its own course objectives, this course is the last of three
two-hour course series that encompass aspects of the drug
discovery pipeline. | | Athena Title: | Biopharmaceut & Pharmacokinet | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PHRM(PMCY)(HPAM) 8310. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Discrete Choice Experiments in Health Economics Evaluations | Course
Description: | Theoretical background, assessment, research design, modeling,
statistical analysis, and utility of Discrete Choice Experiments
in evaluating health care decision making in a limited resources
opportunity cost framework. Statistical analytic techniques to
enhance the understanding and applications of the techniques of
Discrete Choice Experiments. | | Athena Title: | DISCRETE CHOICE EXP | | Nontraditional Format: | Lectures, small group work, independent reading of literature
and assigned manuscripts, use of computer packages (STATA,
LIMDEP), and required write-up and preparation of manuscripts. | | Pre or Corequisite: | STAT 6200 or STAT 6210 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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