Mar 28, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIOL 472 - Psychopharmacology 3 hours


Introduction to psychopharmacology and the mechanisms of drug action in the brain and on the body, including: the fundamentals of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, neuroanatomy, neurotransmission, tolerance and dependence. Major drug classes covered are sedative-hypnotics, anxiolytics, psychostimulants, opiates, hallucinogens, antipsychotics, antidepressants and mood stabilizers. Cross-listed as PSYC 472 . Prerequisites: junior standing and six hours of BIOL or six hours of PSYC courses.