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Pharmaceutical Sciences

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GPA and percentages are weighted by recorded letter grades. UW comparisons use the same terms. Cross-listed courses count once within this department and once across UW; department totals should not be added together. Grade counts are not unique students. Offering counts reflect captured records, not a complete historical schedule.

Fall 2026

Recorded this term
courses with offerings
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Grades have not been recorded for this term. Historical results remain in the overview above.

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29 courses

Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Grade sorting prioritizes courses with at least 100 letter grades.

CHEM/PHMSCI 766 covers molecular recognition, intermolecular interactions, and systems chemistry in biological contexts.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2024–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Covers basic toxicology principles and biochemical mechanisms of toxicity in mammals and humans, correlating morphological and functional organ changes.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

PHYSICOCHEMICAL PRINCIPLES OF DRUG FORMULATION AND DELIVERY applies physicochemical principles to pharmaceutical systems.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Covers biochemical principles of drug treatment, focusing on biopolymers, metabolic pathways, and drug mechanisms.

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

PHMSCI 493 covers specialized, current subject matter in pharmaceutical sciences for graduate students.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

PHMSCI 540 covers drug development, delivery routes, and delivery systems for pharmacotherapy.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

PHMSCI 542 introduces parenteral therapy and nutrition, teaching calculations and methods to prepare safe injectable medications.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

PHMSCI 558 teaches basic laboratory techniques employed in pharmacological and toxicological research.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sample

PHARMACOLOGY III covers the pharmacological actions and science of antimicrobial, antiviral, and endocrine system drugs.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

Individual study for seniors completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

PHMSCI 699 is an advanced independent study course where students engage in directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Explores strategies for navigating the graduate student experience, professional identity formation, and career pathways in pharmaceutical sciences.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

Introduction to Regulatory Practice examines key regulatory agencies and practices governing the pharmaceutical industry.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

PHMSCI 752 teaches GXP principles for working in regulated pharmaceutical environments, focusing on documentation, protocols, and audit readiness.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Fall 2025

Applies project management theory and tools to the drug development lifecycle.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Introduction to the scientific process of drug development from discovery through clinical trials, with a focus on neurological diseases.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2023–Fall 2025

CURRENT TRENDS IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT teaches students to find, read, and critically analyze scientific and regulatory literature in drug discovery and development.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

Overview of the drug development process from discovery to investigational new drug application (IND).

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2023–Spring 2026 · limited sample

PHMSCI 764 explores scientific, regulatory, and strategic considerations in modern drug development through case studies, emphasizing interdisciplinary problem-solving and emerging technologies.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

PHARMACOKINETICS covers the quantitative aspects of drug ADME and pharmacokinetic modeling applications.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2025

PHMSCI 801 explores bioethics and scientific integrity in biomedical research, focusing on drug development, marketing, and regulatory compliance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

PHMSCI 990

Research

1–12 credits

PHMSCI 990 is a research course for graduate students involving independent research and writing under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

No recorded grade history

PHMSCI 999 is an Advanced Independent Study course for graduate students to conduct directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

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Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample

Across course levels

Recorded this term

No released grades for this term.

Recorded offerings over time

Offering snapshots currently cover Fall 2026. Earlier grade records do not provide a complete offering history.