University Of Southern Nevada
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY
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.
DIDACTIC CURRICULUM - First Professional Year (P1 Year)
The curriculum of the PharmD Program can be divided into two major components: the didactic component and the experiential component. The didactic component consists primarily of classroom experiences in the first two professional years (P1 and P2 years). The didactic curricular content is delivered as a "modified block" system in which students concentrate on one subject area at a time. Each content area comprising a block varies in duration and is allotted as much time as necessary. The didactic portion of the P1 year consists of 14 sequential blocks and two courses which are distributed throughout the P1 year.
The experiential component begins in the P1 year and is integrated into all three professional years.
Articles
- 01. PHAR 410 Fundamentals of Drug Action and Metabolism
- 02. PHAR 411 Genetic Control of Cell Function, Cell Reproduction and Protein Synthesis
- 03. PHAR 412 Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Amino Acids
- 04. PHAR 413 Hematology and Immunology
- 05. PHAR 414 Biostatistics and Clinical Trial Design
- 06. PHAR 420 Neuropharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
- 07. PHAR 421 Cardiovascular, Renal, and Pulmonary Systems: Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
- 08. PHAR 422 Gastrointenstinal, Genitourinary and Skeletal Muscle: Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
- 09. PHAR 423 Endocrine System: Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry
- 10. PHAR 424 Toxicology
- 11. PHAR 430 Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics
- 12. PHAR 431 Pharmacokinetics
- 13. PHAR 440 Pharmacy Administration
- 14. PHAR 441 Pharmacy Law
- 15. PHAR 442 Pharmaceutical Communications
- 16. PHAR 450 Pharmaceutical Calculations