This course covers the various tasks performed by cell components and the mechanisms used to integrate their actions. The course also covers the chemistry of biomolecules that are essential for structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells including discussions of drug metabolism, energy generation, and information storage and transmission. The course will be taught in a blended or hybrid format that requires that students accept accountability for learning.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the principles that underlie drug design and delivery. The course is divided into three components; 1) introduction to the principles of pharmacokinetics and drug delivery; 2) introduction to the principles of medicinal chemistry (drug design); and 3) introduction to the principles of pharmacology (drug action).
A course designed to integrate and apply concepts of patient-centered care that focuses on general health, wellness, and disease prevention and appropriate self-care therapy for commonly encountered conditions and symptoms. Patient assessment and decision making skills for ambulatory patient triage; appropriate health and wellness interventions for the purpose of general wellbeing and prevention of disease; and the recommendation and appropriation of appropriate non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic non-prescription therapies for common conditions are emphasized.
Clinical Reasoning introduces students to: 1) general concepts of thought processes used in problem-solving from novice to expert thinking; 2) the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process as an anchor that students can apply to any drug-related problem throughout the curriculum; 3) develops consistent habits framing the essential questions of a case; 4) concise, professional-level writing and speaking communication skills providing logic driven solution(s) to a patient's drug related problem; and, 5) critical self-assessment and reflection on how one can improve reasoning and communicati
This course introduces students to the profession of pharmacy, its role within the US healthcare system and its obligations to society. It provides students foundational knowledge of the structure of the US healthcare system and the laws, regulations, and ethical framework within which pharmacists practice.
Basic aspects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter. Bohr atom, atomic spectra, radioactivity, energetics of decay. Sources of radiation, penetration of charged particles, electro- magnetic radiation, and neutrons through matter; excitation and ionization processes; selected nuclear reactions; basic radiation detection and dosimetry.
This course will introduce students to the major films and film makers of the Soviet Union and Russia. It will trace the major artistic, political, cultural, and social influences and movements that shaped Russian and Soviet film. Students will view not only Russian feature films, but also documentary films and animation. Students will explore how the history and products of Russian and Soviet film are woven into the larger context of world cinema and into (Soviet) Russian history and society.
This course examines "globalization" and its effect on a world language like Spanish. We will trace some of the debates and discussions surrounding language issues in a global era, attempting to identify those aspects of globalization of particular interest when it comes to explaining language behavior. We will seek to identify some of the key agents acting as the forces of globalization on language processes and will discuss the nature of this relationship.
This course is a topics course in Medieval and Early Modern Spanish Literature and Culture. Appropriate for advanced undergraduates and MA level graduate students. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.
Special and intensive study of selected topics in Latin American literature and culture of the first half of the 20th century. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits when taught under different subtitles.
