Ever wanted to learn about drugs, but in a stress-free course? Well PCTH 325 is the course for you! PCTH 325 is a pharmacology course at UBC, targeted towards life science students. The goal of this course is to inform students about the common drugs used to treat illnesses in different body systems, as well as give a glimpse into how new drugs make it to the market.
Format of the course
I found the format of this course to be more unique than your average science course. There is no single lecturer in this course, instead, there is a new lecturer every two or three lectures. The backgrounds of these lecturers are incredibly expansive, ranging from an anesthesiologist to a statistician, who are all experts in their portions of the lectures! I came out of this course feeling more informed and appreciative of the pharmacology field.
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Now for the nitty gritty: is this course hard? Short answer – no, but it’s not easy either. There is a lot of content, especially if you don’t have a decent physiological background. This being said, the evaluations are easy. There is a concept map worth around 10% (basically everyone gets 100%), a midterm, and a final exam. Both exams are multiple choice! When I took it, the midterm average was 86% and final exam was 84% (scaled up from 80%). For the more visual:
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Verdict? To take or not to take
Definitely take this course! Not only does it fulfill upper year requirements, the topic is really interesting and the course is stress-free.