Pharmacology and Toxicology - Undergraduate Minor
The interdisciplinary pharmacology and toxicology minor is intended to significantly increase the number of ISU graduates who can:
- Understand, use and define key terms and concepts related to pharmacology and toxicology;
- Apply concepts and standard practices in pharmacology and toxicology to solving practical problems relevant to these fields;
- Analyze scientific data in pharmacology and toxicology;
- Synthesize detailed and accurate descriptions of current knowledge on key topics in pharmacology and toxicology;
- Make informed decisions about current controversies in pharmacology and toxicology, using appropriate scientific methods and ethical reasoning.
The minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology may be earned by completing the following courses. All minors require at least 15 credits; 9 credits of the courses listed in the minor must not be used to meet any other department, college, or university requirement except the credit requirement for graduation. There are three required courses for all Pharmacology and Toxicology undergraduate minors: TOX 4010, BMS 4390, and one physiology course selected from BMS 3290, BMS 4380 or BIOL 3350. The remaining credits are fulfilled by any of the electives listed below.
Required Core Courses:
| TOX 4010 | Principles of Toxicology | 3 |
| BMS 4390 | Principles of Pharmacology | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals | ||
| Principles of Physiology | ||
| Principles of Human and Other Animal Physiology | ||
| Total Credits | 10-11 | |
Electives:
| ENSCI 4240A | Air Pollution: Air Quality and Effects of Pollutants | 1 |
| ABE 4510 | Food and Bioprocess Engineering | 3 |
| BBMB 3160 | Principles of Biochemistry | 3 |
| BBMB 4040 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BBMB 4050 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL 3190 | Analysis of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| BIOL 4230 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4340 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 4360 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BME 4400 | Biomedical Applications of Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| BMS 7443 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3 |
| BMS 4480 | Principles of Human Gross Anatomy | 4 |
| CHEM 2110 & 2110L | Quantitative and Environmental Analysis and Quantitative and Environmental Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 2310 | Elementary Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 3310 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| ENSCI 4860 | Aquatic Ecology | 3 |
| ENT 4500 | Pesticides in the Environment | 3 |
| FSHN 2640 | Fundamentals of Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 |
| FSHN 4420 | Issues in Food and Society | 2 |
| FSHN 4610 | Medical Nutrition and Disease I | 4 |
| FSHN 4640 | Medical Nutrition and Disease II | 4 |
| FSHN 4670 | Molecular Basis of Nutrition in Disease Etiology and Health Promotion | 3 |
| FSHN 4890 | Issues in Food Safety | 1 |
| TOX 7354 | General Pharmacology | 3 |
| TOX 4190 | Foodborne Hazards | 3 |
| TOX 4200 | Food Microbiology | 3 |
| TOX 4260 | Veterinary Toxicology | 3 |
| TOX 4900 | Independent Study | 1-2 |
| TOX 4990 | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |