About This Major
A program that focuses on the scientific study of drug interactions on biological systems and organisms and the sources, chemical properties, biological effects, and therapeutic uses of drugs. Includes instruction in pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, drug therapeutics, drug action, bodily responses to drug events, biochemical proliferation and differentiation, apoptosis, cell biology, medicinal chemistry, and studies of specific drugs and drug interactions.
Related CIP Codes
- 51.2003
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design., 51.2010
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 26.1001
- CIP Family
- 26
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