Requirements
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Courses
The Minor in Pharmacology & Toxicology is designed to provide a coherent set of courses to introduce science-oriented students to the fields of pharmacology and toxicology.
The Minor requires completion of 18 credits from the course list below.
The Minor will not have any “unique” courses; course credits used to satisfy the requirements for the Minor in Pharmacology & Toxicology may also be used to satisfy requirements for a student's major. Please consult your major advisor if you need further clarification.
Courses available to satisfy the requirements for the minor can be traditional in-class lecture courses, some are online courses, and others are hybrid courses (in-class and online). You can see a course detail list to work out the details of your course plan.
Students must complete at least 18 credits distributed in the following manner:
Required Courses (6 credits)
- PHM 450 Introduction to Chemical Toxicology (3 cr)
and either
- PHM 350 Intro to Human Pharmacology (3 cr)
or - PHM 430 Human Pharmacology (3 cr)
Elective Pharmacology in Context Courses (2 or 3 credits)
- PHM 211 Pharmacology and Society (2 cr)
- PHM 454 Leadership & Teams for Scientists (3 cr)
Elective Science Courses (as necessary to equal a total of 18 credits)
- PHM 321 Pharmacology of Common Drugs (3 cr)
- PHM 351 Fundamentals of Drug Safety (2 cr)
- PHM 422 Fundamentals of Neuropharmacology (2 cr)
- PHM 431 Pharmacology of Drug Addiction (3 cr)
- PHM 461 Tropical Medicine Pharmacology (2 cr)
- PHM 480-001 Special Problems (Research) (1-3 cr)
- PHM 480-002 Special Problems (Neurological Disease) (2-3 cr)
- PHM 483-730 Microbial Chemotherapy (3 cr)
- PHM 487 Current Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology (2 cr)
- ZOL 450-001 Cancer Biology (3 cr)
- CEM 419-001 Pharmaceutical Chemistry (2 cr)
- SST 464 Statistical Methods for Biologists (3 cr)
To apply for the Minor, please fill out this form.