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Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSCI)

PSCI 462 Physiology for the Health Professions (4) (Enroll in PHBI 462)

PSCI 531 Cell Biology (4) (Enroll in INTD 531)

PSCI 561 Molecular Genetics (4, Sp) (Enroll in INTD 561)

PSCI 562 Systems and Integrative Physiology (4, Sp) (Enroll in PHBI 562)

PSCI 571 Biochemistry (4, Fa) (Enroll in INTD 571)

PSCI 590 Directed Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

PSCI 594abz Master's Thesis (2-2-0, FaSp) Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded IP/CR/NC. Prerequisite: completion of all required course work for the M.S. degree.

PSCI 599 Special Topics (2-4, max 8, FaSp) Topics in advanced pharmaceutical sciences.

PSCI 601 Molecular Biology of Gene Regulation (2, max 8) (Enroll in BIOC 601)

PSCI 613L Radiobiology and Biological Effects of Radiation (4) Effects on the cellular level and on mammalian systems; their bearing on human exposure criteria. Lecture and laboratory.

PSCI 652L Structure Activity Relationship and Drug Design (4, 2 years, Sp) Computerized correlation of biological activities with molecular structures and physico-chemical properties of drugs and their applications in designing new drugs. Lecture and laboratory.

PSCI 653L Spectrometry in Biomedicine (4, 2 years, Sp) Theory of spectrometry and applications in pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences. Emphasis on structural identification of organic molecules, drugs and their metabolites of pharmaceutical interest. Lecture and laboratory.

PSCI 654L Computer Applications in Pharmaceutical Sciences (3, 2 years, Fa) Introduction to computing facilities and computer applications frequently used in the study of pharmaceutical sciences. Students receive maximal hands-on exposure to computing.

PSCI 655 Immunopharmaceutics (2, 2 years, Fa) Lectures and discussion sessions on pharmaceutics-related immunology, including drugs affecting the immune system, antibodies and cytokines as drugs, and new developments in immunobiotechnology.

PSCI 661L Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis (4, 2 years, Fa) Theory and application of quantitative instrumental techniques to the pharmaceutical sciences. Includes principles of chromatography, spectrophotometry, fluorescence, mass spectrometry and immunologic assays. Lecture and laboratory.

PSCI 662 Advanced Pharmacokinetics (4, 2 years, Sp) Principles of pharmacokinetics including mathematical description of drug disposition processes. Emphasis on design and evaluation of pharmacokinetic studies and statistical analysis of parameter estimates.

PSCI 663 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (2, Fa) Design and applications of polymers, liposomes, micro/nanoparticles, prodrugs, and macromolecules for parenteral, oral, transdermal, respiratory and CNS drug delivery. Recommended preparation: college level chemistry and biology; prerequisite: PSCI 665.

PSCI 664 Drug Discovery and Design (4, Fa) Principles of drug discovery, design and characterization. Mechanisms of action of major classes of drugs. Recommended preparation: college level chemistry and biology.

PSCI 665 Drug Transport and Delivery (4, Fa) Principles of cellular drug transport, in vivo drug transport, and modern drug delivery, including drug targeting. Recommended preparation: college level chemistry and biology.

PSCI 666 Molecular Structural Biology (2, Sp) Molecular structure of proteins and DNA. Structure-function relationships and structure determination. Recommended preparation: college level chemistry and biology.

PSCI 667 Intracellular Drug Delivery and Targeting (2, 2 years, Sp) Mechanisms of membrane trafficking and intracellular transport and the utilization of these mechanisms in drug delivery and targeting. Recommended preparation: college level chemistry and biology, INTD 531.

PSCI 671 Drug Morphology (3, 2 years, Fa) This course will examine drug metabolism in terms of hepatic and extrahepatic processes. Mechanisms of bioactivation and cellular toxicity will also be covered.

PSCI 756ab Seminar in Pharmaceutical Sciences (1-1, FaSpSm) Review of current pharmaceutical and related research topics.

PSCI 790 Research (1-12, FaSpSm) Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

PSCI 791L Research (2-12, no max) Directed research for the M.S. thesis or Ph.D. dissertation.

PSCI 794abcdz Doctoral Dissertation (2-2-2-2-0, FaSpSm) Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.