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15 courses with the subject PCEU, 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.

PCEU 507Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics I2.5

Semester course; 2.5 lecture hours. 2.5 credits. Designed to describe the physico-chemical and biopharmaceutical principles fundamental to the development of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Topics will include solid-, semi-solid and liquid-dosage forms that include solid-state, semi-solid and liquid properties in addition to topics that span these dosage forms including aerosols, drug degradation and stability, shelf-life, packaging, and control of pharmaceutical ingredients.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
2.5
Credits (max)
2.5
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 508Pharmacokinetics3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: PCEU 507. Corequisite: PCEU 509. Major topics include the mathematical and physiological principles of pharmacokinetics related to the development and use of pharmaceutical dosage forms. Discussions will include compartmental modeling, physiological concepts of pharmacokinetics, and clearance and absorption concepts. Also includes material related to statistics.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 509Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics II3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: PCEU 507. Designed to describe the biopharmaceutical principles fundamental to the development of pharmaceutical dosage forms, including parenteral products, solutions, disperse systems, semisolids, solids and novel drug delivery systems. The formulation, manufacture, control, biopharmaceutics and relevant patient-pharmacist interactions of the major dosage forms will be addressed and presented by route of administration.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 601Applied Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics2.5

Semester course; 2.5 lecture hours. 2.5 credits. Extends the concepts of pharmacokinetics as applied to physiological interpretation of pharmacokinetic properties and parameters, optimal dosage regimen design, pharmacokinetic variability in drug response, and drug interactions. Pharmacodynamic and pharmacogenomic principles include interpretation of genetic information and application to information in therapeutic decision-making.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
2.5
Credits (max)
2.5
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 604Molecular Pharmaceutics3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: permission of course coordinator. The student's basic biochemistry and pharmacy education will be expanded with emerging molecular concepts in enzyme and transporter structure and function, roles in drug disposition, pharmacogenomics, biochemistry, molecular biology, and experimental techniques.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 612Advanced Physical Pharmacy and Biopharmaceutics3-5

Semester course; 3 credits. Phase equilibria and phase transfer kinetics related to biopharmaceutics will be covered. The relationship between physiochemical properties of a drug dosage form and drug absorption, along with the correlation between in vitro tests used to evaluate dosage forms an in vitro measures of drug absorption will be covered. The course assumes that the student has a basic understanding of pharmacokinetics, physical chemistry and statistics.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 614Research Techniques1-4

Semester course; variable hours. Variable credit. Credit will be given on the basis of 1 credit per 45 hours of laboratory time. Prerequisite: approval of research adviser. Provides new graduate student with the laboratory skills necessary to perform research in the chosen discipline. The training time required will depend upon the discipline. Graded as pass/fail. Crosslisted as: MEDC 614/PHAR 614.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 621Advanced Pharmaceutics and Drug Disposition3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Study at the advanced level of the relationships between the physiochemical properties of a drug and dosage form and the absorption, distribution, elimination and pharmacological effects of the drug. Current theory and methodology involved in solving problems at the research level are emphasized.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 624Advanced Pharmacokinetics3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An advanced treatment of the kinetics of drug absorption, distribution, and elimination utilizing mathematical models, and digital computers for analysis of linear and nonlinear biologic systems.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 625Pharmaceutical Analysis4

Semester course; 3 lecture and 1 laboratory hours. 4 credits. Theory and practice of selected analytical techniques for the quantitative analysis of drugs in body fluids and other matrices. Emphasis is on method validation, and immunoassay methodologies. Laboratory sessions will provide "hands on" experience with modern methods of drug analysis.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
4
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 626Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory1

Semester course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Prerequisite: PCEU 625. A continuation of PCEU 625 with emphasis on providing advanced topics for analysis of drugs and metabolites.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 675Proteomics3

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students, but senior-level undergraduate students in STEM majors will be considered on an individual basis. Introductory course in proteomics with an emphasis on mass spectrometry-based measurements including protein identification, quantification and post-translational modifications. The course will cover essential mass spectrometry instrumentation and separation science fundamentals, sample preparation, protein identification, protein quantification, post-translational modification enrichment strategies, and data analysis. Contemporary applications of proteomics in biology and biomedicine will be covered.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 690Pharmaceutics Research Seminar1

Semester course; 1 lecture hour. 1 credit. Required of all graduate students in pharmaceutics. Research Seminar.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 691Special Topics in Pharmaceutics1-5

Semester course; 1-5 lecture hours. 1-5 credits. Presentation of subject matter is by lectures, tutorial studies, and/or library assignments in selected areas of advanced study not available in other courses or as part of the training in research.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
5
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PCEU 697Directed Research in Pharmaceutics1-15

Semester course; 1-15 research hours. 1-15 credits. May be repeated for a maximum of 50 credits toward graduation. Enrollment is restricted to graduate students. Research leading to the M.S., Pharm.D. or Ph.D. degree. Graded as satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

Subject
PCEU
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
15
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a maximum of 50 credits toward graduation.
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu

Source: Virginia Commonwealth University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59