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Pharmacology focuses on examining medications and their vital role in treating numerous human illnesses. Modern medicine increasingly depends on pharmaceuticals not just for curing conditions like infections through antibiotics, but also for disease prevention, such as using cholesterol-lowering drugs for heart health. Choosing pharmacology as your major provides comprehensive understanding of drug discovery, development, and testing processes, along with their significance for advancing medical research and healthcare. Throughout this program, you'll explore drug mechanisms, how medications are absorbed and processed by the body, the relationship between chemical structure and drug effectiveness, impacts on physiological systems, potential toxicity, and other essential topics.
The Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science is an undergraduate program offering foundational knowledge in both humanities and scientific disciplines. Core curriculum includes essential liberal studies subjects like academic writing, logical reasoning, and moral philosophy. Students select a primary concentration from either Arts or Science fields while complementing their studies with relevant courses from the opposite discipline. The degree also incorporates elective options from various academic areas, shared course offerings, or open learning modules to fulfill program requirements.