Graduate Courses
Adding and Dropping Courses
Course add/drop requests can be made through ACORN.
For regular course add and drop deadlines, please refer to the SGS Sessional Dates website.
For 0.25 FCE modular courses, the deadlines are:
- Add Deadline: Before the first day of class
- Drop Deadline: No more than 50% of the course has passed
If you miss the add/drop deadline, you will need to submit an Add/Drop Course Request Form.
Course Listing
PCL3301H: Introductory Concepts in Clinical Pharmacology
Coordinator: Dr. Cindy Woodland
This course is aimed at learners with no prior background in pharmacology. It will provide participants with an appreciation for the scope and value of pharmacology, as well as principles and basic concepts.
*Terminology and mechanisms will be described in sufficient detail to prepare students for PCL1004Y Clinical Pharmacology.
Grade Scale: Letter Grade
Credits: 0.25 FCE
Pre-requisites
- This course will serve as a co-requisite for students with no pharmacology background taking PCL1004Y Clinical Pharmacology.
- Exclusion: PCL3000H
- Pharmacology graduate students will require permission from the course instructor to enroll.
- Non-Pharmacology graduate students may request this course via an Add/Drop Course form.
PCL3302H: Ethical Considerations and Regulatory Affairs in Drug Development
Coordinator: Dr. Cindy Woodland
This course provides an overview of the ethical considerations and regulatory frameworks governing drug development. Topics include ethical research principles in drug development, appropriate communication of drug-related information, the role of bioethics in shaping pharmaceutical policy, and Canadian and international regulatory requirements for drug development.
Grade Scale: Letter Grade
Credits: 0.25 FCE
Pre-requisites
- Open to first year students in the Applied Clinical Pharmacology program
PCL3303H: Statistics, Bioinformatics, and AI in Clinical Pharmacology
Coordinators: Dr. Walter Swardfager and Dr. Cindy Woodland
This course emphasizes the roles of new methodologies, appropriate statistical approaches and analyses, critical thinking, bioinformatics and artificial intelligence in advancing drug development, clinical research, and patient care. Concepts from this course will be applied throughout the ACP program.
Grade Scale: Letter Grade
Credits: 0.25 FCE
Pre-requisites
Open to first year students in the Applied Clinical Pharmacology program
PCL3500H: Fundamental Concepts in Toxicology
This course is designed for students with little to no prior background coursework in toxicology. Participants will gain an appreciation for the scope and value of toxicology, while learning to apply fundamental toxicology concepts. The module will introduce relevant terminology used in academic, industrial, and regulatory settings, toxicokinetic concepts, mechanisms of toxicity, and principles of risk assessment. Both pharmacologic and environmental agents will be discussed with a focus on minimizing harm to exposed humans. Participants will demonstrate their gained knowledge and critical thinking skills when preparing their final assignment on an assigned topic.
Grade Scale: Letter Grade
Credits: 0.25 FCE