Pharmacology Minor

Program Overview

The Department of Pharmacology is pleased to offer an Undergraduate Minor in Pharmacology.  This 15 credit academic offering is designed to provide students with both a theoretical and practical understanding of a wide array of pharmacological principles, applications and experimental techniques.

Pharmacology is the study of the interactions of drugs and chemicals with biological systems.  This broad and diverse discipline includes examining the therapeutic and toxic effects of drugs on humans, animals and microorganisms, studying the impact of chemicals upon the environment, and the use of drugs as research tools.  Pharmacology is an everyday part of the lives of health care professionals, members of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and academic scientists.  Learn more about Pharmacology as a Career sponsored by the American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).  Learn more about careers for scientists from the Science Careers Site sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Benefits of a Pharmacology Minor:

• Preparation for a broad range of careers in pharmaceutical & biotechnology industry, government agencies and academic research institutions.
• Increased competitiveness when applying to graduate and professional programs.
• Theoretical and practical training in state-of-the-art research technologies.
• A broad understanding of the clinical applications of drugs and how they act at the cellular and system levels.

Curriculum

Specific Requirements:  

• PHRM 3010 Pharmacology & Therapeutics
• PHRM 3720(5720) Toxicology
• PHRM 3900(5900) Topics in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology  

Additional courses may be selected from: 

PHRM 2000 Medical Cannabis

PHRM 5400 Molecules and Medicine

PHRM 3990 Special Topics

PHRM 3995 Advanced Pharmacological Research

Additional electives from Pharmacology and Neurological Science, Biochemistry, Biology, and Chemistry courses can be approved by the Co-Directors.

**Note:  Only one course may be used toward fulfillment of both Major and Minor requirements.

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For more information contact a co-director of our minor program:  Dr. Nicholas Klug or Dr. Osama Harraz

Declare a Minor in Pharmacology by contacting the Registrar.