CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Laura Wait/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 08/15/2005 05:44 PM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 07/19/2006
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Course Number: (prefix) CHS (number) 253614 ESC 2.0 Course number:

Name: Drugs & Human Health-PENDING DEVELOPMENT
Datatel Title: (30char)

Area Coordinator: Deborah Smith Department Code: 10CH Team:

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? YES
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 2. Natural SciencesFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
First Term Offered: 2006SP (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
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AC Changes:
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Description: In this study, students will explore the therapeutic effects of drugs on the human body. Drugs will be studied in the context of body systems that they affect and diseases that they are used to treat. Students will study the molecular mechanisms of actions of drugs, and how those mechanisms of action relate to clinical use. A holistic approach will be used to examine the relationship between lifestyle habits, such as exercise and nutrition, and the effects of drugs. Therapeutic classes to be covered include drugs used to treat nervous system disorders (e.g. anxiety, depression, psychosis, seizures, Parkinson’s disease, or pain), cardiovascular diseases (e.g. hypertension, heart attack, stroke, blood clots, or heart failure), infectious diseases (e.g. bacterial, fungal, and viral infections, including HIV), endocrine conditions (e.g. diabetes or menopause), cancer, and asthma.

Students will read from the text Core Concepts in Pharmacology by Norman Holland and Michael Adams. The text will be supplemented with recently-published articles from the popular press and the biomedical literature. Students will analyze case studies to demonstrate practical application of the basic science concepts. A final project will allow students to explore a health topic of their choosing in more depth.

Prerequisites: Human Biology or equivalent. Suggested: one semester of chemistry

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Community & Human Services		Minor Course Area
Science		SLN Disciplines
Additional Course Requirements
CD-ROM Component, Video Component		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


3

Includes a video component
Meets General Education Requirement

Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course: Yes
Archived for Development:

genedcode for dpplanner: 2^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Natural Sciences



Students will read from the text Core Concepts in Pharmacology by Norman Holland and Michael Adams. The text will be supplemented with recently-published articles from the popular press and the biomedical literature. Students will analyze case studies to demonstrate practical application of the basic science concepts. A final project will allow students to explore a health topic of their choosing in more depth.

Prerequisites: Human Biology or equivalent. Suggested: one semester of chemistry

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Natural Sciences.