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PSCZ

3 courses with the subject PSCZ, 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.

PSCZ 355Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical Sciences2

Semester course; 4 laboratory hours. 2 credits. Prerequisite: PSCI 320. Enrollment is restricted to students enrolled in the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences or by permission of instructor. The course will explore pharmaceutical and bioanalytical concepts and assays. It is designed to introduce topics associated with pharmaceutical analysis including method development, validation, instrumentation, and sample preparation that support the various stages of the drug development process, from target identification, drug discovery, lead optimization, preclinical drug development, active pharmaceutical ingredient and dosage form manufacturing, post marketing drug surveillance, and the use of artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical drug product analysis. Hands on experiential learning with various assays will be emphasized. Analytical methods to be introduced include UV-Vis spectroscopy, FTIR, GC, HPLC.

Subject
PSCZ
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PSCZ 375Drug Dosage Form Development Laboratory1

Semester course; 2 laboratory hours. 1 credit. Prerequisite: PSCZ 425. Corequisite: PSCI 370. Enrollment is restricted to students enrolled in the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences or by permission of instructor. The laboratory course supports hands on experiential learning related to the design of dosage forms using a Quality-by-Design approach, and their characterization using United States Pharmacopeia compendial testing and Good Laboratory Practice, artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical dosage form development. A variety of traditional dosage forms will be explored, including oral tablets, injectables and nebulizers. Advanced drug delivery systems including lipid-based nanocarriers for small molecules and biologics including mRNA will also be explored. Analytical methods studied previously will be used in the course to characterize dosage forms, including assays for dose content uniformity, dissolution, purity, drug product stability, residual solvent, and drug loading and controlled release. Extensive characterization of the quality attributes of the formulations will be emphasized.

Subject
PSCZ
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Hour
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
Bulletin 2026-27
Source
bulletin.vcu.edu
PSCZ 425Molecules to Medicine Laboratory2

Semester course; 4 laboratory hours. 2 credits. Prerequisites: PSCI 330 and PSCZ 355. Corequisite: PSCI 420. Enrollment is restricted to students in the B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences program or by permission of the instructor. The laboratory will cover various tools that support the drug development process, including both computational and advanced analytical techniques. Software tools include those for modeling Quantitative Structure-activity Relationship, Design of Experiments, machine learning and pharmacokinetic modeling to support drug design. Advanced analytical techniques will focus on HPLC-MS and will also include PCR and ELISA.

Subject
PSCZ
Credits (min)
2
Credits (max)
2
Credit unit
Hours
Type
course
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