Course Catalog

This course will cover the basics of pain, from neuroanatomy to medications. Students taking this course will hear from experts in the field of pain pathophysiology and treatment.

Terms: Fall/Winter

Gain insights on how medicines are discovered, developed, and delivered. We will touch upon broad themes that sustain drug development: 1) Natural products, 2) Public health advances and challenges, 3) Financial and ethical aspects of drug development, 4) Precision medicine, 5) Preventative medicine, and 6) The future of healthcare delivery.

Terms: Fall

This course will give students the opportunity to explore careers in the healthcare and drug development industries, especially for those who are pursuing a degree in pharmaceutical sciences. Students will have the opportunity to shadow practitioners in these fields, while they also receive an introduction to medical terminology. Students from all degre programs are welcome to take this course.

Terms: Fall

This course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to learn about drug discovery, drug product development, and care of patients as it relates to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate PharmSci program AND sophomore, junior or senior academic level

Terms: Winter

Are you curious about the development of life-saving drugs and the groundbreaking innovations that power the pharmaceutical industry? This course is your passport to the dynamic world of pharmaceutical science. Hearing from a diverse group of speakers from academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and government agencies will ignite your curiosity, inspire your career aspirations, and connect you to experts at the forefront of scientific discovery.

Terms: Winter

Lecture series focusing on precision health topics.

Terms: Winter

Lecture series focusing on precision health topics.

Terms: Winter

This course will provide students with a foundational understanding of the design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical trials. Students will gain introductory knowledge and skills which will facilitate later coursework where more in-depth knowledge of the concepts are used and applied to understand implications for healthcare practice.

Terms: Winter

A practical work experience related to the field of pharmaceutics and in consultation with a faculty advisor. Students enrolled are participating in a work experience directly related to their academic studies during which they are consulting with a College of Pharmacy faculty member in this profession. At the end of the work experience, the student submits a paper which relates employment opportunity to the enhancement of his/her academic studies to the consulting professor. This course carries 1 credit but does not count towards graduation credits.

Prerequisites: Permission Required

Terms: Fall/Winter

Students in this seminar course will investigate what professional path they are on and through self-inventory, will work on developing the skills they need to acheive their professional goals. Skills to be explored include written/verbal communication, leadership/followership, networking, and other professional workplace skills.

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Standing

Terms: Fall

This course will cover three main topics. 1) Discuss historical events that have shaped current standards of biomedical ethics. 2) Survey topics related to laboratory, animal, and clinical research ethics. 3) Discuss current events and debates regarding ethical issues faced in the practice of clinical medicine.

Prerequisites: Junior or Senior academic level only OR Graduate Standing

Terms: Winter

The experiences will vary depending on the specific faculty member's project but may include: conducting clinical or basic science research, performing an extensive review of the literature and preparing a summary report/manuscript, analyzing data that has previously been collected. Students may work on a single project or be exposed to several types of projects during the course. For specific details of the course, students should contact individual faculty.

Terms: Fall/Winter

This course explores the profession of pharmacy and its evolution. The course will evaluate and discuss the role of pharmacists and pharmacy practice as they relate to patient care, other health professionals, and roles in state and federal health care issues. The concept of professionalism will be explored and reflected upon during the course. Students will have the opportunity to participate in different activities in the clinical setting and to engage with other health professionals.

Terms: Fall

The course will focus on the social determinants of health and consider their impact within the Social Ecological Model of Health. The model includes individual, interpersonal, organizational, community and public policy levels. This class will consist of quizzes, lectures, assessments, case discussion, panel presentations and group zip code project.

Terms: Fall/Winter

This course is the first in the pharmacy practice skills series that focuses on contemporary community pharmacy practice. Topics covered include introduction to law, interpretation of prescriptions, principles of compounding and dispensing of medications, pharmaceutical calculations, top 50 medications, introduction to drug information, and activities related to health promotion and disease prevention in the community setting.

Terms: Fall

This course serves as an introduction to calculations in pharmacy practice. It will cover topics related to calculations needed for medication compounding, medication dispensing, patient specific dosing, and medication costs. The skills learned in this course will be reinforced throughout the curriculum.

Terms: Fall

Students will engage in activities reinforcing key communications skills, including patient interviewing and counseling. The role of cultural influences on communication of health information is explored. Students also work on these skills outside the classroom with a community partner. The skills learned in this course will be reinforced throughout the PharmD curriculum. Two hours of lecture/discussion and 3 hours lab per week.

Terms: Fall

This class explores strategies to integrate health and wellness as a part of student success. Students discuss the transition into professional school, building resilience, promoting self-care, combating perfectionism, minimizing isolation, time management, and mindfulness. Strategies for successful and healthy ways of coping with stress will be discovered.

Terms: Fall

The Life-Long Learning (IPPE/APPE) course promotes professional development, commitment to self-improvement, accountability for one’s learning as well as work and commitment to excellence. Over the course of the term, students are required to independently complete a variety of professional development IPPE activities. Independent study.

Terms: Winter

This course is the first in a five-semester sequence on therapeutic problem solving, and emphasizes nonprescription therapies for the self-treating patient. Students learn a systematic approach to assessing, triaging and treating self-treatable conditions and about over-the-counter medications. Active learning strategies are employed.

Prerequisites: First year PharmD fall-term coursework

Terms: Winter