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. Continue reading