Summer 2008 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Pharmacology and Toxicology (PCOL)  Department Info

PCOL 195A -- Of People, Plants, and Medicine  (1 unit)
Description:  Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons, usually in a small group setting. Designed to give students insight into the concepts and practices which typify different academic disciplines, and introduce students to the methods and standards of the discipline for discovering new knowledge, the values which characterize the field of study, advances in the field, impact on society, and career opportunities.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 195B -- Toxicology: The Poisons Around Us  (1 unit)
Description:  Open discussion about the basic concepts of toxicology and some case studies. Case studies will be used to stimulate dialogue about specific areas of toxicology. Finally, the student will be asked to critique a toxic event that has occurred in Tucson.  This is a First-Year Colloquium Course.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 399 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 423 -- Mechanisms of Disease  (4 units)
Description:  Comparative general pathology of animal and selected human diseases with emphasis on pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and morphologic and biochemical changes at the macroscopic, microscopic and molecular levels. Recitation will stress general mechanisms of disease common to all mammalian species, with focus on tissue injury and adaptation; inflammation and repair; and disorders of circulation, immunity, and cell growth, including neoplasia. Laboratory will reinforce recitation and stress practical, hands-on recognition of disease in organs and tissues at the gross and microscopic levels. Available for honors credit.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  6 units of upper division V SC and MIC credit, or consent of instructor.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  V SC 423; V SC is home department.
May be convened with:  PCOL 523.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 462A -- Biochemistry  (4-5 units)
Description:  Introduction to the properties and metabolism of proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, carbohydrates and lipids. Designed primarily for majors and minors in chemistry, biochemistry and biology. For honors credit register for 5 units.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 181R, CHEM 241B, one semester of calculus. Honors section available for 5 honors credits. Credit allowed for either BIOC462A or BIOC460, not both
Identical to:  BIOC 462A; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 462B -- Biochemistry  (4-5 units)
Description:  Introduction to the properties and metabolism of proteins, nucleic acids, enzymes, carbohydrates and lipids. Designed primarily for majors and minors in chemistry, biochemistry and biology. For honors credit register for 5 units.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 462A. Credit allowed for either BIOC 462B or BIOC 460, but not for both.
Identical to:  BIOC 462B; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 472A -- Nursing Pharmacology  (3 units)
Description:  Pharmacodynamics, pharmacology, and adverse effects of commonly used drugs, with emphasis on clinical applications. Not available for elective credit in the College of Pharmacy or graduate credit in pharmacology-toxicology graduate programs. Enrollment in a nursing program, a health-related professions program, or a prior full-year course in medical terminology is strongly recommended.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PSIO 201, open only to nursing majors or with consent of course coordinator.
Identical to:  NURS 472A; NURS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 480 -- Human Physiology  (5 units)
Description:  Principles of physiology with emphasis on the human, including discussion intended to reinforce principles of physiological phenomena; designed primarily for students in physiology, pharmacy and health-related sciences.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 103A, CHEM 103B, CHEM 104A, CHEM 104B; CHEM 241A, CHEM243A; MATH 124 or MATH 125; PHYS 102, PHYS 103; PSIO 201, PSIO 202. Prerequisite or Concurrent registration CHEM 241B, CHEM 243B.
Identical to:  PSIO 480; PSIO is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 484 -- Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the principles of occupational and environmental health, with emphasis on industrial hygiene aspects of recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental and industrial health hazards.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 484; CPH is home department.
May be convened with:  PCOL 584.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 499 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 502 -- Environmental Monitoring Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to sampling techniques and analytical methods to measure environmental contamination in the air, water, soils and food. Emphasis on instrument selection and quality control, including documentation, calibration, and sample management.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 502; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 509C -- Statistics for Research  (3 units)
Description:  Statistical concepts and methods applied to research in other scientific disciplines. Principles of estimation and hypothesis testing for standard one-and two-sample procedures. Correlation, linear regression. Contingency tables and analysis of variance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MATH 110 or 112.
Identical to:  MATH 509C; MATH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 510 -- Physical Exposures  (3 units)
Description:  Participants will understand the health effects, evaluate exposures, and identify control options available to reduce exposures to physical stressors in the environment. The course focuses on noise, heat stress, vibration, radiation and ergonomics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  CPH 510; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 515 -- Basic Human Pathology  (4 units)
Description:  Biochemical, structural, and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs, which cause and are caused by diseases. For graduate students training for a career in biomedical research.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to all graduate students.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory.
Identical to:  PATH 515; PATH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 523 -- Mechanisms of Disease  (5 units)
Description:  Comparative general pathology of animal and selected human diseases with emphasis on pathogenesis, pathophysiology, and morphologic and biochemical changes at the macroscopic, microscopic and molecular levels. Recitation will stress general mechanisms of disease common to all mammalian species, with focus on tissue injury and adaptation; inflammation and repair; and disorders of circulation, immunity, and cell growth, including neoplasia. Laboratory will reinforce recitation and stress practical, hands-on recognition of disease in organs and tissues at the gross and microscopic levels. Available for honors credit. Graduate-level requirements will include outside discussion and preparation of a research proposal on a relevant topic emphasizing the molecular pathogenesis of selected infectious diseases and currently applicable biotechniques, and critical analysis of related publications from the current literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  V SC 523; V SC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 530 -- Proteins and Nucleic Acids as Drug Targets  (3 units)
Description:  [Taught alternate years beginning Spring 2005]. The course will be coordinated through the Medicinal Chemistry Division of Pharmacology & Toxicology and will be Team Taught. Each semester four to five topics will be chosen for which the core areas of (chemistry, biochemistry, and medicinal chemistry) have been brought to bear on a specific biological question. Faculty, from the core areas, will lecture on each topic and lead discussions. Students will present material and lead discussions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHSC 530; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 536A -- Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases  (3 units)
Description:  Comprehensive survey of anti-infective drugs. Comprehensive survey of anti-infective drugs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 836A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 537A -- Medicinal Chemistry II  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the medicinal chemistry of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, inflammatory, and gastrointestinal systems, vitamins and radiopharmaceuticals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 536A.
Identical to:  PHSC 537A; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 537B -- Medicinal Chemistry III  (2 units)
Description:  Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the medicinal chemistry of drugs, including agents acting on the endocrine and central nervous systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 536A and PHSC 537A.
Identical to:  PHSC 537B; PHSC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 549 -- Chemistry of Natural Products  (3 units)
Description:  Chemical, biochemical and genetic survey of secondary metabolic pathways leading to biologically active natural products. Combinatorial biosynthesis of hybrid "unnatural" natural products.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CHEM 549; CHEM is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 550 -- Drug Disposition and Metabolism  (2 units)
Description:  Principles of absorption, distribution and excretion of drugs, with emphasis on mechanisms of drug metabolism.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 602A.
Identical to:  CBIO 550.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 553 -- Toxicology and Chemical Exposure  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of toxicology related to industry and the environment; dose response; mechanisms of toxicity; hazard evaluation principles; toxicology of major classes of industrial and environmental compounds
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 553; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 571A -- Pharmacology I  (4 units)
Description:  Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the pharmacology of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and inflammatory systems. Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the pharmacology of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and inflammatory systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 871A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 571C -- Pharmacology II  (3 units)
Description:  This course is the second of a two semester course covering the basic science of pharmacology. Generally, Pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of the action of drugs on living systems. In its entirety, pharmacology embraces biochemical and physiological effects, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic and diagnostic uses of drugs. This course is the second of a two semester course covering the basic science of pharmacology. Generally, Pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of the action of drugs on living systems. In its entirety, pharmacology embraces biochemical and physiological effects, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic and diagnostic uses of drugs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 871C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 573 -- Environmental Toxicology  (1 unit)
Description:  Environmental Toxicology defines an emerging area filled with new discoveries concerning the effect of environment or environmental chemicals on biological systems. This course is designed to bring students the up-to-date information within this rapid developing area of science. The lecture will be based on the background, overview or new discovery type of information for each discipline listed. The lecture will be 35-40 minutes followed by 20 minutes of discussion or question-answering period of time. The main focus will be for students to understand new movements and new trends of selected topics within the expertise of the Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center and environmental toxicology research programs at the University of Arizona.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 574 -- Clinical Toxicology  (2 units)
Description:  Prevention, characteristics, diagnosis and rational management of diseases caused by drug overdose, toxic household products, poisonous plants, venomous animals, environmental and industrial toxicants. Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 874.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 576 -- Environmental Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Toxicity of agricultural and industrial chemicals, with emphasis on air and water pollutants; decision-making in environmental issues and risk assessment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 602A; 6 units of biology and organic chemistry.
Identical to:  ENTO 576.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 578 -- Signal Transduction in Molecular Medicine  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced treatment of the biochemistry and molecular biology of disease, considering both genomic and environmental factors.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 462A, BIOC 462B, or consent of instructor.
Identical to:  BIOC 578; BIOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 584 -- Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the principles of occupational and environmental health, with emphasis on industrial hygiene aspects of recognition, evaluation, and control of environmental and industrial health hazards. Graduate-level requirements include a comprehensive paper detailing hazards associated with a particular health hazard.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 584; CPH is home department.
May be convened with:  PCOL 484.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 585 -- Industrial Ventilation  (3 units)
Description:  Design and evaluation of industrial ventilation systems. Emphasis is on level evaluation of industrial contaminants. Five laboratory exercises and course design project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  3 hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory.
Identical to:  CPH 585; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 586A -- Introduction to Pharmacology and Toxicology Research  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduction to basic research techniques in pharmacology and toxicology through supervised laboratory rotations; student-initiated and faculty-structured lab. Exercises in modern pharmacological and toxicological techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 586B -- Introduction to Pharmacology and Toxicology Research  (1 unit)
Description:  Introduction to basic research techniques in pharmacology and toxicology through supervised laboratory rotations; student-initiated and faculty-structured lab. Exercises in modern pharmacological and toxicological techniques.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 593 -- Internship  (1-3 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 595B -- Scientific Writing Strategies, Skills and Ethics  (2 units)
Description:  Provide students with skills to write/communicate effectively for a variety of scientific audiences; including scientific journals, funding institutions, potential employers as well as administration in academia and industry.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  PHCL 595B; PHCL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 595G -- Cancer Biology: Focus on Breast Cancer  (1 unit)
Description:  This a graduate-level journal club which will focus on the biology of cancer with a specific focus on breast cancer-related peer-reviewed research articles.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 6 times (maximum 7 enrollments).
Identical to:  MCB 595G; MCB is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 596C -- Advanced Toxicology  (1-2 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 8 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 596L -- National Health Care Systems  (1 unit)
Description:  This seminar course will compare US healthcare delivery systems with the national health care systems of 12 other industrialized nations. Each of these 12 nations has a health care system that covers all or nearly all of its citizens. Each nation is a member of OECD which has collected comparative health care data on each country since 1960.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  CPH 596L; CPH is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 597B -- Computer-Assisted Instruction  (2 units)
Description:  Hands-on tutorials on the technical and aesthetic aspects of the use of digital tools for the creation of effective presentations. Hands-on tutorials on the technical and aesthetic aspects of the use of digital tools for the creation of effective presentations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 897B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 599 -- Independent Study  (2-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 601 -- Genomics and Proteomics  (2-4 units)
Description:  Lecture and laboratory on the qualitative and quantitative effects of toxic substances on mammalian genes and proteins. Modern instrumental techniques will be employed whenever appropriate. Lecture may be taken separately by non-majors. Toxicology majors take lecture/laboratory (4 units).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 325, CHEM 326. Required for toxicology majors, elective for pharmacology majors. Others should consult with instructor before enrolling.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 602A -- General and Systems Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of tissue and organ system effects of environmental chemicals. Introduction to adsorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of chemicals; toxicology of liver, lung, kidney, central nervous system, skin, reproductive systems, hematopoeitic system, and immune system. Introduction to carcinogenesis and developmental toxicology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  organic chemistry, two semesters of biology and one semester of biochemistry.
Identical to:  CBIO 602A, CPH 602A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 610 -- Molecular and Cellular Toxicology  (3 units)
Description:  Molecular and cellular mechanisms of injury by environmental chemicals. Content includes reactive intermediates and oxidants, DNA and protein adducts, DNA repair, rotooncogene activation and tumor suppressor gene inactivation, apoptosis and cell death mechanisms, mechanisms of molecular mutagenesis, stress responses, signaling cascades, cell cycle controls, cell-cell communication and intercellular signaling in injury, and chemical and molecular biomarkers of exposure and injury.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 602A.
Identical to:  CBIO 610, CPH 610.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 625 -- Human Neuroscience  (6 units)
Description:  Functional and morphological organization of the human central nervous system.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Identical to:  MED 625; MED is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 630A -- Cellular Communications and Signal Transduction  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of molecular signaling regulating membrane, cytoplasmic, and nuclear events in eukaryotic cells. Topics include extracellular signals, intracellular transduction pathways, modulation of cell signaling, and biological processes controlled by specific signaling pathways.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 462A, BIOC 462B, BIOC 511.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Identical to:  CBIO 630A.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 630B -- Cellular Communications and Signal Transduction  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of molecular signaling regulating membrane, cytoplasmic, and nuclear events in eukaryotic cells. Topics include extracellular signals, intracellular transduction pathways, modulation of cell signaling, and biological processes controlled by specific signaling pathways.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 462A, BIOC 462B.
Identical to:  CBIO 630B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 631 -- Pharmacogenetics/Pharmacogenomics  (2 units)
Description:  Pharmacogenetics is the study of the effect of variation in a single gene on response to a therapeutic agent. Pharmacogenomics extends pharmacogenetics to include the effects of multiple genes and genome wide analysis. Topics include changes in gene expression induced by chemicals, how genetic information impacts the development and use of drugs as well as ethical, legal and social issues associated with using genetic information.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC460, PSIO 480.
Identical to:  CBIO 631.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 653 -- Neuropharmacology/Drugs of Abuse  (3 units)
Description:  Role of various neurochemicals in the peripheral and central nervous systems and the effects of drugs on the nervous system, including their actions at receptors and their influence on synthesis, storage, and release of neurotransmitters.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHCL 653; PHCL is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 670 -- Principles of Perfusion Techniques I  (3 units)
Description:  An introduction to basic extracorporeal techniques through discussion of blood propelling devices, heat transfer, gas transfer, bio-materials, and perfusion pharmacology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PHCL 671. Open to majors only.
Identical to:  PHCL 670; PHCL is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 695A -- Research Conference  (1-3 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 33 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 695C -- Readings in Cancer Immunology  (1-2 units)
Description:  This course will focus on the analysis and discussion of current basic and clinical immunological studies of cancer in the literature and on the search for ways to control the disease. Immunological surveillance plays an important role in cancer. Dysregulation of the immune system contributes to the poorer outcome in the disease.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  MIC 419.
Identical to:  IMB 695C; IMB is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 696A -- Student Research  (1 unit)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 9 times (maximum 10 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 699 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 807 -- Functional Anatomy: Cells to Systems  (3 units)
Description:  This course is an introduction to human cell biology and anatomy (microscopic and macroscopic) for pharmacy students. The course is designed to provide the student with the basic cell biology and anatomy background needed for patient assessment, relating drug action to cellular targets, and understanding human physiology. The emphasis is on functional morphology. Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to interpret structure in terms of function, and to use cell biological/anatomical information to solve clinical problems.
Grading:  Medical grades are awarded for this course: S P F K.
Identical to:  CBA 807; CBA is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 815L -- Research  (5 units)
Description:  contact department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  available only after completion of all required and didactic coursework in the first three professional years.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Identical to:  PHPR 815L; PHPR is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 820 -- Case Studies in Biochemical Pharmacology  (1 unit)
Description:  Contemporary issues is biochemistry will be discussed in a case study format. The course will relate alterations in cellular biochemistry with disease states and drug therapy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 821 -- Case Studies in Pharmacology  (1 unit)
Description:  Contemporary issues in pharmacology and the related disciplines of toxicology, physiology, and immunology will be discussed in a case study format. Relates concepts and mechanisms with disease states and drug therapy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 830B -- Cellular Communications and Signal Transduction  (3 units)
Description:  Principles of molecular signaling regulating membrane, cytoplasmic, and nuclear events in eukaryotic cells. Topics include extracellular signals, intracellular transduction pathways, modulation of cell signaling, and biological processes controlled by specific signaling pathways.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 462A, BIOC 462B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 831 -- Pharmacogenetics/Pharmacogenomics  (2 units)
Description:  Pharmacogenetics is the study of the effect of variation in a single gene on response to a therapeutic agent. Pharmacogenomics extends pharmacogenetics to include the effects of multiple genes and genome wide analysis. Topics include changes in gene expression induced by chemicals, how genetic information impacts the development and use of drugs as well as ethical, legal and social issues associated with using genetic information.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  BIOC 460, PSIO 480.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 835 -- Introduction to Immunology and Hematology  (2 units)
Description:  Molecular, cellular, and organismal aspects of immune systems protection and destruction; new strategies for pharmacologic interventions; effects of current medical treatments.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 836A -- Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases  (3 units)
Description:  Comprehensive survey of anti-infective drugs. Comprehensive survey of anti-infective drugs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 536A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 837A -- Medicinal Chemistry II  (3 units)
Description:  Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the medicinal chemistry of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, inflammatory, and gastrointestinal systems, vitamins and radiopharmaceuticals. Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the medicinal chemistry of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, inflammatory, and gastrointestinal systems, vitamins and radiopharmaceuticals.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 836A.
Identical to:  PHSC 837A.
May be convened with:  PCOL 837A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 837B -- Medicinal Chemistry III  (2 units)
Description:  Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the medicinal chemistry of drugs, including agents acting on the endocrine and central nervous systems. Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the medicinal chemistry of drugs, including agents acting on the endocrine and central nervous systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 836A, PCOL 837A.
Identical to:  PHSC 837B.
May be convened with:  PHSC 537B.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 870 -- Phytomedicine  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to chemistry, pharmacology, botanical sources, safety and efficacy issues of commonly used herbal drugs with emphasis on pharmaceutical applications.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 837A, PCOL 837B.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 871A -- Pharmacology I  (4 units)
Description:  Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the pharmacology of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and inflammatory systems. Continuation of the comprehensive survey of the pharmacology of drugs, including agents acting on the autonomic, cardiovascular, hematopoietic, and inflammatory systems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 836A.
May be convened with:  PCOL 571A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

PCOL 871C -- Pharmacology II  (3 units)
Description:  This course is the second of a two semester course covering the basic science of pharmacology. Generally, Pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of the action of drugs on living systems. In its entirety, pharmacology embraces biochemical and physiological effects, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic and diagnostic uses of drugs. This course is the second of a two semester course covering the basic science of pharmacology. Generally, Pharmacology is concerned with all aspects of the action of drugs on living systems. In its entirety, pharmacology embraces biochemical and physiological effects, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic and diagnostic uses of drugs.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 871A. Open to majors only.
May be convened with:  PCOL 571C.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 874 -- Clinical Toxicology  (2 units)
Description:  Individual study or special project or formal report thereof submitted in lieu of thesis for certain master's degrees. Prevention, characteristics, diagnosis and rational management of diseases caused by drug overdose, toxic household products, poisonous plants, venomous animals, environmental and industrial toxicants.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  PCOL 472A (Nursing students only); PCOL 871C required.
May be convened with:  PCOL 574.
Usually offered:  Spring.

PCOL 897B -- Computer-Assisted Instruction  (2 units)
Description:  Hands-on tutorials on the technical and aesthetic aspects of the use of digital tools for the creation of effective presentations. Hands-on tutorials on the technical and aesthetic aspects of the use of digital tools for the creation of effective presentations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  PCOL 597B.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

PCOL 899 -- Independent Study  (1-6 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 900 -- Research  (1-12 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 910 -- Thesis  (1-12 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

PCOL 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.