19 courses with the subject PHSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PHSC 201Foundations of Pharmaceutical Sciences3
The course will give students overview of the major and basic knowledge and foundation for the curriculum. Students will be exposed to the principles, methods and strategies employed in solving mathematical problems in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Students will explore different career options in pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy.
BIOL 101 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ and CHEM 101 / CHEM 101L with a minimum grade of a ‘C’. Offered: F, S.
PHSC 217Over the Counter (OTC) Products and Self-Care3
This course introduces students to many products, medication, herbal remedies, supplements, and vitamins that are used for wellness, self-care, treatment, monitoring and management of diseases and common illness that are obtainable without written prescriptions. Products include those for managing cough and cold, seasonal allergies, dermatological, and gastrointestinal disorders, pain etc. Offered: F, S, SS
This course introduces basic concepts of toxicology that pertain to human health and the environment. These concepts are reinforced by a case study approach where a pertinent environmental issue is incorporated into the lecture.
This course focuses on the characterization of drug and drug products commonly encountered in the pharmaceutical laboratories using analytical techniques. The laboratory component provides relevant hands-on experience in drug analysis and competency in various analytical skills and intended to strengthen understanding of concepts discussed in lectures. Offered: F, S.
Provides a general introductory overview of the key role that Regulatory Affairs plays in a pharmaceutical company’s launching of new drugs in the market. The laws, regulations, policies and procedures, and the FDA’s Standard operating procedures (SOP’s) that the FDA issues to drug companies to better understand FDA’s expectations.
Junior/Senior Classification and instructor’s approval. Offered: F, S.
PHSC 402Basis Pharmaceutics with Lab4
Introduces the student to the principles and technologies that are applied in the preparation of pharmaceutical dosage forms and drug delivery systems. It covers the design, preparation, properties, stability, and evaluation of solutions, semisolids dispersions, and solid dosage forms. It also covers the characteristics and use of excipients. Three hours of lecture. Three hours of lab per week.
Focuses on the basic principles of protein structure and function, and an introduction to molecular mechanisms of drug action. Review of key concepts in general and organic chemistry, properties of drugs, amino acid, protein structure, enzyme function (catalysis), carbohydrates and their metabolism, electron transport and some regulatory mechanisms will be discussed.
Focuses on the structure and function of biological membranes, metabolism of lipids, amino acids, nucleic acids, and some regulatory mechanisms. Selected human disease states, their biochemical origins, and pharmaceutical treatment are also discussed in relation to all of the above, when applicable.
PHSC 410Clinical Trials Management & Research Methods3
Introduces students to the three phases of clinical trials involved in drug development; development of research questions, basic elements of experiments and researches involving human subjects, government and institution mandated protocols, clinical trials methodology and practical and theoretical overview of the principles of managing and monitoring clinical trials.
BIOL 101 with a minimum grade of ‘C’, CHEM 101 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ and instructor’s approval. Offered: F; S.
PHSC 420Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics3
Introduces students to the following: routes of drug administration, absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) and the concepts of bioequivalence, bioavailability, half-life, and drug product testing. Quantitation of factors affecting the ADME and mathematical models to calculate the rates of drug and metabolite concentrations will be introduced.
Discusses a comprehensive analysis of the major ethical issues raised by scientific research on animal and human subjects. It will emphasize emergence of an international dialogue about research resulted in the adoption of extensive official policies on a broad set of ethical issues. Cases will be discussed.
Junior/Senior Classification and Instructor’s approval. Offered: F, S.
PHSC 432Advanced Medicinal Chemistry3
Focuses on applications of foundational concepts of drug chemistry. Discusses chemical and pharmaceutical features of drugs and targets by evaluating molecular basis of actions from representative drug classes. Fundamental concepts in contemporary medicinal chemistry including computational chemistry and combinatorial/parallel methods of synthesis are covered in this course.
Faculty supervision of students in research related to pharmaceutical sciences. Open to Junior students that have the ability to carry-out independent work in the laboratory. Laboratory: one hour and additional lab time scheduled as necessary.
Covers the principles of how new drugs are found with emphasis on the drug discovery pipeline, target identification, screening methodologies and assays, mechanism-based design, structure-based design, in vitro and in vivo testing, chemical analogs and development issues. Connections to genomics, bioinformatics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, immunology and parasitology will be explored and appropriate health science, pharmaceutical industry and clinical issues will be discussed.
PHSC 403 with a minimum grade of “C”. Offered: F; S.
PHSC 485Principles of Pharmacology3
Provides an introduction to the principles of toxicology and drug therapy, including safety, management of medication administration, drug actions, adverse drug reactions, and patient dosing (receptors, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, biotransformation, and toxicology, etc.).
BIOL 215 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ and PHSC 403 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ or BIOL 207 and BIOL 307 with a minimum grade of ‘C’ and PHSC 403 with minimum grade of ‘C’. Offered: S.
Designed to evaluate a student’s accumulated knowledge, abilities, and skills in the major. Course content focuses on recent advances in pharmaceutical sciences research with strong emphasis on student participation and general discussion.
