Pharmaceutics Course Descriptions
Chemical Kinetics, CH721
Theoretical aspects of reaction kinetics and the experimental
methods used to measure the rate of reactions.
(Prerequisite:
CH322 or permission of instructor)
Advanced Pharmaceutics PH750
The course topics include physical properties or drugs, ionic
equilibria, solubility and related phenomena, drug diffusion
and permeability, drug stability, interfacial phenomena,
colloids, micromeritics, drug dissolution and biomaterials.
(Prerequisite: CH322, PH307 or permission of instructor)
Product Development, PH752
This course covers factors involved in design of pharmaceutical
dosage forms to meet requirements of therapeutic
efficacy, stability, and safety. It includes the opportunity to
develop and prepare pharmaceutical products currently
used.
(Prerequisite: permission of instructor)
Quality Assurance in the Pharmaceutical Industry, PH754
Principles of current good manufacturing practices and
quality control within the pharmaceutical industry are
covered, including total control of quality in industry
and the relationship to Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
(Prerequisite: permission of instructor)
Master's Research, PH799
Students in the master of science thesis program in pharmaceutics are required to complete a research project under the direction of a graduate faculty member.
Equilibrium Phenomena, PH803
This course examines thermodynamic applications in pharmaceutical
material and processes and includes the study
of macromolecules in solution, and polymer swelling.
(Prerequisite: CH322 or permission of instructor)
Drug Diffusion and Controlled Delivery, PH811
Class covers the theory of drug permeation through polymer
and biological membranes and the study of the mechanistic
basis of controlled delivery devices and specialized delivery
systems.
(Prerequisite: CH322 or permission of instructor)
Unit Operations, PH852
Students gain an understanding of the application of unit
operations from an engineering point of view to pharmaceutical
production and processing.
(Prerequisite: permission
of instructor)
Drug Dynamics, PH875
This course includes the determination of pharmacokinetic
parameters. Other topics include statistical moments,
protein binding, clearance, nonlinear pharmacokinetics,
and pharmacodynamics. Experimental data will be used
to correlate practical applications with theory.
(Prerequisite:
permission of instructor)
Pharmaceutical Polymers, PH880
Students will study the physical properties and characterization
methods for polymeric materials, specifically as they
apply to the design of pharmaceutical dosage forms and
drug delivery systems.
(Prerequisite: CH322 or permission
of instructor)
Pharmaceutics Seminar, PH890
A presentation of a topic of pharmaceutical interest by current graduate students and invited guests will be followed by group discussion.
Current Topics in Pharmaceutics: Formulation Development, PH894
Class covers the factors involved in the design of pharmaceutical
dosage forms to meet requirements of therapeutic
efficacy, stability, and safety.
(Prerequisite: permission
of instructor)
Analysis of Current Literature in Pharmaceutics, PH895
Analysis and discussion of current literature in areas of
interest in pharmaceutics will be this class's subject. Papers
are presented informally and discussed by students and
faculty.
(Prerequisite: permission of instructor)
Research in Pharmaceutics, PH897
Two seven-week rotations through the laboratories of pharmaceutics
faculty provide experience in basic and applied
techniques utilized in conducting research.
(Prerequisite:
permission of instructor)
Doctoral Research, PH899
Students in the doctor of philosophy program specializing in pharmaceutics are required to fulfill their research requirement under the direction of a graduate faculty member.
