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2013-2014 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
PSY 432 - Psychopharmacology
Study of the effects of drugs on the brain and behavior. The course introduces students to the principle of neurotransmission in the brain, how the neurotransmission becomes disturbed in the psychological/behavioral disorder, psychopharmacologic treatments of psychological/behavioral disorders, and the actions of psychoactive drugs on the brain and behavior. Offered every academic year. Prerequisites: PSY 101 or HNR 234, and PSY 300 or SS 300 or BMS 301 or CJ 300 or PLS 300 or NUR 435 or SW 430.
Credits: 3