Fall 2026

Psychedelic History: Sacred Plants, Science & Psychotherapy

PHMSCI 564 explores the global and U.S. history of psychedelics, psychopharmacology, and the war on drugs.

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Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

  • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation
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  • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

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A history of psychedelics in the U.S. and more globally. Read texts that were formative in the development of the history of psychopharmacology, pharmaceuticals, and the "war on drugs." Examine readings that represent different themes, subfields, or areas of research interest within the history of psychedelics (medicine science). Beyond biomedicine, types of analysis include: consumerism, class, ethnicity, gender, and military history. Histories of laws, regulations, and key historical actors, as well as specific drug biographies, will be provided. Not open to students with credit for PHARMACY 564 prior to fall 2026.

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  • History of psychopharmacology and the war on drugs
  • Consumerism, class, ethnicity, gender, and military history
  • Laws, regulations, and key historical actors
  • Specific drug biographies

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  • Examine readings on themes and subfields in psychedelic history
  • Analyze psychedelics through consumerism, class, ethnicity, gender, and military history
  • Study histories of laws, regulations, and drug biographies

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