08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

148 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
541. ADVANCED MARKETING OF DRUG PRODUCTS. 4 cr. Distributive systems and underlying
economic principles, functions, policies, and practice as related to marketing drug products.
542. ADVANCED RETAIL PHARMACY MANAGEMENT. 4 cr. Advanced problems related to
planning, organizing, and controlling the retail pharmacy.
543. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES IN PHARMACY ADMINISTRATION. 4 cr. Psychology, sociology,
and communications as related to pharmacy management.
544. NEW DRUG DEVELOPMENT. 4 cr. Professional, administrative and legal requirements for
discovery, production and distribution of a new drug.
545. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 3 cr. Description and application of the scientific method to
social and economic research problems peculiar to the health fields.
546. RESEARCH DESIGN. 3 cr. Design and analysis of research problems in the health care field.
547. HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION. 3 cr. A description and analysis of the current health care
system in the United States, using economic and administrative concepts and principles.
Prerequisite: Consent of Department Head.
548. HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION. 3 cr. The hospital as a complex health care organization, its
nature and functions, personnel and staff behavior, and how it is viewed by its client, the patient.
Prerequisite: Consent of Department Head.
549. HEALTH CARE LAW. 3 cr. A study of legal issues pertaining to health care topics such as
modes and institutions for providing medical care, liability of selected providers and review of
applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Prerequisite: Consent of Department Head.
550. BIOCHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY. 3 cr. A detailed coverage of biochemical mechanisms of
toxicity. Prerequisite: Credit or registration in Toxicology 412 or equivalent.
551. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 5 cr. Applicable to all disciplines.
552. SEMINAR. 1 cr. Current developments in pharmaceutical disciplines. Applicable to all
disciplines. Attendance required for every graduate student each semester. Not more than 2 cr.
applicable to the M.S. degree or an additional 4 cr. toward the Ph.D. degree, not to exceed 6 cr.
for the Ph.D. degree.
555. FERMENTATION. 3 cr. Production of medicinal products by microorganisms. Two hours lecture
and three hours laboratory.
558. ADVANCED CANCER PHARMACOLOGY. 3 cr. An advanced course presenting the pathophysiology,
clinical features, and pharmacology of cancers as well as the latest advances and
developments in cancer therapeutics. Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor.
564. PHARMACOGENETICS. 3 cr. This course will provide students with basic concepts in
pharmacogenetics and the role of inheritance on inter-individual variation in drug response.
Prerequisites: Pharmacy 411, 412, 432 or consent of Department Head.
566. ADVANCED MEDICINAL ANALYSIS. 2 cr. Advanced analytical procedures; use of new
techniques and equipment. Prerequisites: Credit or registration in 568 and Consent of Department
Head.
568. ADVANCED MEDICINAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY. 2 cr. A laboratory course to accompany
566. Six hours laboratory. Prerequisite: Credit or registration in 566.
569. CONCEPTS IN DRUG DESIGN. 3 cr. A study of traditional and contemporary approaches to
drug design and development. Basic concepts important to receptor-ligand interactions will be
introduced. Literature examples will be used to illustrate contemporary methods, such as
molecular modeling, QSAR, and combinatorial strategies. Prerequisite: 409 or Consent of
Instructor.
577. PHARMACEUTICAL PREFORMULATION. 3 cr. Introduce students to the necessary physicochemical
parameters, determination of kinetic rate profiles, characterization of physical
properties, and compatibility with common excipients of new drug substances.
578. SOLID-STATE CHEMISTRY OF DRUGS. 3 cr. This fundamental course on pharmaceutical
solids provides a comprehensive, cutting-edge overview of ideas, issues, language, and
methodologies of pharmaceutical solid-state research.
579. DOSAGE FORM DESIGN. 3 cr. Theoretical and practical aspects involved in the design of
dosage forms including the development of drug molecules and industrial scale manufacturing.
580. TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH. 2 cr. Student participation in ongoing laboratory research to
illustrate experimental design and performance. Prerequisite: Open to students enrolled in the
non-thesis option Master of Science program in toxicology (pharmaceutical sciences) only.