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Pharmacy Curriculum

The University utilizes the block system of curricular design, which provides students with the opportunity to study one content area intensely. Faculty, using a variety of educational strategies, help students achieve the learning objectives for each block. The program does not award students traditional letter grades (e.g., A, B, C, D or F). However, faculty require students to demonstrate competency by successfully passing every assessment (examination) that is associated with each block. The program also offers a unique experiential training program that places students in a community pharmacy practice setting within the first two weeks after beginning classes in the University.

The curriculum of the University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy PharmD program can be divided into two major components: the didactic component and the experiential component.

03. PHAR 681 Exercise Pharmacology and Toxicology

This course is designed to provide the student with knowledge of the potential interactions of physical activity and pharmacological agents in everyday lifestyles. The course will specifically compare the mechanisms of exercise training and drug administration in maintaining healthy lifestyles. In addition, the effects of exercise on drug actions, the effects of drugs on exercise and athletic performance, and drug abuse in individuals who exercise and/or compete in athletic competition will be discussed. Instructor: Welder; Cr. Hr.: 4.