UCSF School of Pharmacy

Year 1 Fall Courses

Key to Course Abbreviations

• BPS 111 Biopharmaceutics: This course is about how drug dosage forms can be used as drug delivery systems. It will explain routes of administration, pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics, bioavailbility, bioequivalency, rate and extent of availability, onset and duration of effect, getting to the site of absorption, dissolution, disintegration, first-pass effect, passive diffusion and active transport.
  Lecture: 3 hours. Workshop: 2 hours. 3.5 units
  Course Director: Dr. Xin Chen, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
• BPS 112 Biostatistics: This course is an introductory course in biostatistics covering topics such as elementary probability theory, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, t-tests, Z- and chi-square tests, regression and correlation, nonparametric methods, estimation and confidence intervals, and computer-aided solutions.
  Lecture: 2 hours. Conference: 1 hour. 2.5 units
  Course Director: Dr. Brian Jersky, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences
• CP 110 Pharmaceutical Calculations: This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive overview of pharmaceutical calculations and equip students with the tools to perform pharmacy practice-related calculations quickly and accurately.
  Lecture: 1 hour. 1 unit
  Course Director: Dr. Marcus Ferrone, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
• CP 111 Pharmacy Practice: Students are exposed to and develop skills in pharmacy practice. Topics are professional conduct, introductory pharmacy law, communications, physical assessment skills, therapeutics of OTC products and career opportunities in pharmacy.
  Lecture: 2 hours. Conference: 1 hour. Workshop: 2 hours. 3.5 units
  Course Director: Dr. Cathi Dennehy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
• Chem 111 Physical Chemistry: This course teaches the fundamentals of thermodynamics and its application to chemical, biochemical and pharmaceutical systems.
  Lecture: 3 hours. Laboratory: 3 hours. 4 units
  Course Director: Dr. Richard Shafer, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• CP 155 Introduction to Pharmacy Pathways and Careers
  This course introduces students to the 3 pharmacy pathways: Pharmaceutical Care, Pharmaceutical Health Policy & Management, and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  Lecture: 1 hour. 2 units
  Course Director: Dr. Chris Cullander
• CP 119 Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences
  Introductory pharmacy practice experiences (IPPEs) in a variety of programs in PharmD courses, settings affiliated with the School of Pharmacy, and/or approved community service projects (e.g., health education and screening events).
  Various settings. 0 units
  Course Director: Dr. Donald T. Kishi, Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Next Quarter: Year 1 Winter