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 401, B M S 439, and one physiology course selected from B M S 329, B M S 438 or BIOL 335. The remaining credits are fulfilled by any of the electives listed below.
Required Core Courses:
| TOX 401 | Principles of Toxicology | 3 |
| B M S 439 | 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:
| A B E 424A | Air Pollution: Air quality and effects of pollutants | 1 |
| A B E 451 | Food and Bioprocess Engineering | 3 |
| BBMB 316 | Principles of Biochemistry | 3 |
| BBMB 404 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BBMB 405 | Biochemistry II | 3 |
| BIOL 381 | Environmental Systems I: Introduction to Environmental Systems | 3-4 |
| BIOL 382 | Environmental Systems II: Analysis of Environmental Systems | 3 |
| BIOL 423 | Developmental Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 434 | Endocrinology | 3 |
| BIOL 436 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| B M E 440 | Biomedical Applications of Chemical Engineering | 3 |
| B M S 443 | Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3 |
| B M S 448 | Principles of Human Gross Anatomy | 4 |
| CHEM 211 & 211L | Quantitative and Environmental Analysis and Quantitative and Environmental Analysis Laboratory | 4 |
| CHEM 231 | Elementary Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 331 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| ENSCI 486 | Aquatic Ecology | 3 |
| ENT 450 | Pesticides in the Environment | 3 |
| FS HN 264 | Fundamentals of Nutritional Biochemistry | 3 |
| FS HN 442 | Issues in Food and Society | 2 |
| FS HN 461 | Medical Nutrition and Disease I | 4 |
| FS HN 464 | Medical Nutrition and Disease II | 3 |
| FS HN 467 | Molecular Basis of Nutrition in Disease Etiology and Health Promotion | 3 |
| FS HN 489 | Issues in Food Safety | 1 |
| TOX 354 | General Pharmacology | 3 |
| TOX 419X | Foodborne Hazards | 3 |
| TOX 420 | Food Microbiology | 3 |
| TOX 426 | Veterinary Toxicology | 3 |
| TOX 490 | Independent Study | 1-2 |
| TOX 499 | Undergraduate Research | 1-3 |