Pharmacology
The Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics offers opportunities for study leading to doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degrees. For information on advanced degrees, see graduate Pharmacology. For further information on other courses within the department, see the Faculty of Medicine. All students who intend to take the B.Sc. in Pharmacology must consult the undergraduate advisor.
Enrolment in PCTH 300 is restricted to students in the third year of the various Pharmacology specializations. Students who wish to enter Pharmacology specializations need to have completed all prerequisites and obtained an average of greater than 75% in each of their first and second years.
The aim of the programs is to produce a graduate broadly trained in all aspects of pharmacology. The programs emphasize the experimental and laboratory aspects of pharmacology and students learn both whole animal and isolated tissue techniques, as well as biochemical and chemical procedures. Skills that are stressed include the ability to search for information, design appropriate experiments, carry out experiments individually and as a member of a team, analyze data, and communicate and write effectively.
Co-operative Education Program
The Department offers a five-year Co-operative Education option (honours and major). In addition to classical laboratory-based university instruction, the student will receive 12 to 16 months of work placement (i.e., three to four work terms) in at least two different research areas supervised by scientists in a pharmaceutical company or equivalent. The work placements are arranged by mutual agreement among students, faculty, and employing organizations. Faculty advisors will visit students at their place of work and provide advice on technical reports. Work placement starts in May or September after the completion of third year and continues through fourth year.
Students in the Honours specialization will take additional credits in second, third, and fourth years and will conduct a laboratory-based research project for six months (September to March) during fifth year supervised by a faculty member within or outside the Department and present an Honours thesis (PCTH 449). Students participating in the Co-op option register for PCTH 398, 399, and 498, in addition to the normal academic requirements, and pay the Co-op Education program fee for each course (see Program and Course Fees). PCTH 499 is optional for students who wish to have four work placements.
Admission
Students must apply to the Department for admission to the B.Sc. and B.Sc. Co-op specializations. Selection of students will be based on academic performance and suitability for pharmacological research. Detailed information on the specialization may be obtained from Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics.
Major (0311): Pharmacology (PCTH)
| First Year | |
|---|---|
| Communication requirement1 | 6 |
| BIOL 112, 1212 | 6 |
| CHEM 121 (or 111)3 | 4 |
| CHEM 123 (or 113) | 4 |
| MATH 100 or 102 or 1044 | 3 |
| MATH 101 or 103 or 1055 | 3 |
| PHYS 100 level6 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 29 |
| Second Year | |
| BIOL 200 | 3 |
| BIOL 201 or BIOC 202 (or 203) | 3 |
| CHEM 205 | 3 |
| CHEM 211 | 4 |
| CHEM 233, 2357 | 4 |
| MICB 202 | 3 |
| BIOL 300 (or STAT 200) | 3 |
| Electives8 | 8 |
| Total Credits | 31 |
| Third and Fourth Years | |
| BIOC 3019 | 3 |
| BIOC 30210 | 3 |
| PCTH 300, 302, 400, 404 | 18 |
| CAPS 3019 | 6 |
| Electives8 | 30 |
| Total Credits | 60 |
| Credits for Degree | 120 |
| 1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. For a full list of acceptable courses see Communication Requirement. | |
| 2 Students without one of Biology 11 or Biology 12 must take BIOL 111 before taking BIOL 112 or BIOL 121. Students without Chemistry 12 must take CHEM 100 or CHEM 111 before taking BIOL 112. | |
| 3 Students who do not have BC high school Chemistry 12 (or its equivalent) must write the UBC Chemistry Basic Skills Test and may be required to take CHEM 100. | |
| 4 MATH 110, 120, 180 or 184 may substitute for any of the specified calculus courses. The extra credit for these courses with more than 3 credits would count as part of the elective credit in later years. | |
| 5 MATH 121 may substitute for any of the specified integral calculus courses. | |
| 6 Chosen from PHYS courses excluding PHYS 100. Students lacking Physics 12 must take PHYS 100 as an elective before taking other PHYS courses. | |
| 7 The combination of CHEM 203 and 213 are accepted as a substitute for CHEM 233 and 235 if students have credit for CHEM 203 and 213. | |
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8 Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the Faculty of Science’s: a) Foundational Requirement; b) Laboratory Science Requirement; c) Science Breadth Requirement; d) Science and Arts Requirements; e) Upper-level Requirement; f) General Degree Requirements. |
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| 9 Must be taken in third year. | |
| 10 BIOC 303 is also acceptable. The extra credits for BIOC 303 instead of BIOC 302 would count as an elective. | |
Honours (0019): Pharmacology (PCTH)
| First Year | |
|---|---|
| Communication requirement1 | 6 |
| BIOL 112, 1212 | 6 |
| CHEM 121 (or 111)3 | 4 |
| CHEM 123 (or 113) | 4 |
| MATH 100 or 102 or 1044 | 3 |
| MATH 101 or 103 or 1055 | 3 |
| PHYS 100 level6 | 3 |
| Electives7 | 2 |
| Total Credits | 31 |
| Second Year | |
| BIOL 200 | 3 |
| BIOL 201 or BIOC 202 (or 203) | 3 |
| CHEM 205 | 3 |
| CHEM 211 | 4 |
| CHEM 233, 2358 | 4 |
| MICB 202 | 3 |
| BIOL 300 (or STAT 200) | 3 |
| Electives7 | 11 |
| Total Credits | 34 |
| Third and Fourth Years | |
| BIOC 301, 3039 | 9 |
| PCTH 300, 302 | 9 |
| PCTH 400, 402, 404 | 15 |
| PCTH 449 | 6 |
| CAPS 3019 | 6 |
| CAPS 30310 | 3 |
| One of CAPS 422, CAPS 423, CAPS 424, CAPS 426 | 3 |
| Electives7 | 16 |
| Total Credits | 67 |
| Credits for Degree | 132 |
| 1 A total of 6 credits of coursework is required to meet the Communication Requirement. For a full list of acceptable courses see Communication Requirement. | |
| 2 Students without one of Biology 11 or Biology 12 must take BIOL 111 before taking BIOL 112 or BIOL 121. Students without Chemistry 12 must take CHEM 100 or CHEM 111 before taking BIOL 112. | |
| 3 Students who do not have BC high school Chemistry 12 (or its equivalent) must write the UBC Chemistry Basic Skills Test and may be required to take CHEM 100. | |
| 4 MATH 110, 120, 180 or 184 may substitute for any of the specified calculus courses. The extra credit for these courses with more than 3 credits would count as part of the elective credit in later years. | |
| 5 MATH 121 may substitute for any of the specified calculus courses. | |
| 6 Chosen from PHYS courses excluding PHYS 100. Students lacking Physics 12 must take PHYS 100 as an elective before taking other PHYS courses. | |
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7 Elective credits together with required courses must fulfill the Faculty of Science’s: a) Foundational Requirement; b) Laboratory Science Requirement; c) Science Breadth Requirement; d) Science and Arts Requirements; e) Upper-level Requirement; f) General Degree Requirements. |
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| 8 The combination of CHEM 203 and 213 are accepted as a substitute for CHEM 233 and 235 if students have credit for CHEM 203 and 213. | |
| 9 Must be taken in third year. | |
| 10 Students in the Co-op program can replace CAPS 303 with a 3-credit science elective. | |
