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Twin Cities Campus
Pharmacology MinorCollege of Biological Sciences - Adm
College of Biological Sciences
Pharmacology studies how drugs affect biological systems. It is the foundation of medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, nursing, and other health care professions. Pharmacology employs scientific principles and techniques of its own, as well as from disciplines such as physiology, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, genetics, structural biology, and pathology. The objectives of pharmacology include identifying new targets for therapeutic intervention, developing new therapeutics, and understanding environmental/toxicological implications.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
A GPA above 2.0 is preferred for the following:
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Prerequisite courses
These courses are prerequisites to required minor coursework.
BIOL 1009 - General Biology
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
BIOL 2002 {Inactive}
[BIOL]
(6.0 cr)
CHEM 1065 - Chemical Principles I Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
Minor Requirements
Students who wish to declare a minor in pharmacology can do so online at the College of Biological Sciences website. The minor requires a minimum of 12 credits.
Pharmacology Minor Required Courses
PHCL 3100 - Pharmacology for Pre-Med and Life Science Students
(2.0 cr)
Pharmacology Elective Courses
Take 5 - 8 credit(s) from the following:
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PHCL 4001 - Mechanisms of Drug Action
(2.0 cr)
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PHCL 4003 - Anti-infective drugs: Drugs that kill invaders
(2.0 cr)
·
PHCL 4010 - Current Research Topics in Pharmacology
(2.0 cr)
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PHCL 4020 - Chemotherapy: from current anticancer drugs to future cancer therapeutics
(3.0 cr)
·
PHCL 4100 - Laboratory in Molecular Pharmacology
(2.0 cr)
·
PHCL 4343 - Pharmacology of the Synapse
(3.0 cr)
·
PHCL 5111 - Pharmacogenomics
(3.0 cr)
Directed Research, Directed Study, or Additional Coursework
Take 0 - 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
PHCL 4994 - Directed Research
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
PHCL 4993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
PHSL 3xxx
·
PHSL 4xxx
·
PHSL 5xxx
·
BIOC 4xxx
·
BIOC 5xxx
·
BIOL 3xxx
·
BIOL 4xxx
·
BIOL 5xxx
·
NSCI 4xxx
·
NSCI 5xxx
·
GCD 4xxx
·
PMB 4111 - Microbial Physiology and Diversity
(3.0 cr)
·
PMB 4121 - Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
(3.0 cr)
·
MICB 4131 - Immunology
(3.0 cr)
·
MICB 4151 - Molecular and Genetic Bases for Microbial Diseases
(3.0 cr)
·
MICB 4161W - Eukaryotic Microbiology
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
MICB 4171 - Biology, Genetics, and Pathogenesis of Viruses
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Biol 1009/Biol 1009H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1065/Chem 1075H |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1065/ 1071H/ 1081 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Chem 1061/ 1065/ 1071H/ 1081 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Prerequisites: | College-level biology: PHCL 2001 and/or PHCL3100, GCD4151 recommended. |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 12.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | PMB 4111/PMB 5111 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | MicB 4131/VPM 4131 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | MicB 4141W/4171 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |