Undergraduate Courses in Pharmacology and/or Toxicology
| PHM 340 - Principles of Drug Action |
| Chemistry and/or Physiology background recommended.
Not open to students with credit in: PHM 350 Factors influencing drug action. Absorption, distribution, and elimination of drugs. Factors controlling intensity, selectivity of drug action, and nature of drug action. Mismatches of drug presence and drug action including receptor effector coupling mechanisms and mechanisms of tolerance to drug action. Offered first half of semester. PHM 350, Section 730 - This section is offered Summer Semester as online course. (1 credit). |
| PHM 350 - Introduction to Human Pharmacology |
| Section 001 - General principles of pharmacology: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Pharmacology of central and peripheral nervous systems. Drugs affecting cardiovascular and renal systems to treat cardiac dysfunction and hypertension. Cancer chemotherapy. Anti-infective drugs. Drugs targeting endocrine systems. Some biology and/or chemistry is strongly suggested; PSL250 or PSL310, or PSL431 and PSL432 are prerequisite courses for MSU students. This section is offered Fall and Spring Semester as live lecture, on campus course. (3 credits). Course Schedule PHM 350, Section 730 - This section is offered Summer Semester as online course. (3 credits). Course Schedule |
| PHM 431 -- Pharmacology of Drug Addiction |
| Provide students with an introduction to pharmacology in the context of understanding the mechanisms of action of drugs of abuse. Major topics include: Pharmacodynamics, Pharmacokinetics, Introductory, neuroanatom, Introductory neurophysiology, Alcohol use and abuse, Opiate use and abuse, Cocaine and amphetamine abuse, Barbiturate use and abuse, Benzodiazepine use and abuse, Hallucinogen abuse. Recommended background: Zoology or Human Biology or Psychology or Biochemistry or Physiology. Fall (3 credits) Summer online (3 credits) PHM 431 Flyer.pdf |
| PHM 450- Introduction to Toxicology |
| Mammalian toxicology. Disposition of chemicals in the body, detoxication, elimination, and mechanisms of toxicity in major organ systems. Selected toxic agents. Covers absorption, distribution, elimination, eetoxication mechanisms, organ system toxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicology, pesticides, lead, mercury, and others, other selected toxic agents. Presrequisites include biology and chemistry such as (BS 110 or LBS 144) and (BS 111 or LBS 145 or BS 111) and CEM 251. Available online summer semester and face-to-face classroom in spring. (3 credits) Flyer.pdf |
| PHM 480- Special Problems |
Individualized research on special topics supervised by Department faculty. Check out one medical student's presentation derived from his dioxin research paper. |