Pharmacology
This course is delivered by Westcott Courses in partnership with University of Massachusetts Global
Pharmacology
Prerequisite: None
Course Description: This course provides a fundamental understanding of the pharmacological use of drugs and their effects on the body. The course relates the mechanisms by which drugs impact the human body and how the physiological factors influence drug responses. Along with a discussion of each body system, this course will also review the pathophysiology of various disease processes and medications used in their treatment.
Duration: 5 months to complete (Single 30 day extension if needed)
Ways to Learn: Online
Enrollment Schedule
Enroll any day of the year, and start that same day. Students have five months of access, plus a 30 day extension at the end if needed. Students can finish the self-paced courses as soon as they are able. Most students finish the lower level courses in 4 - 8 weeks. The upper level math classes, such as Calculus and above, usually take students 3-4 months. (Note: The 30-day extension cannot take your total course time six months beyond the date of enrollment. At the end of the six months, we must post a grade with the university.)
Course Topics:
- Introduction to Pharmacology
- Drug Administration
- Ethics, Legal Considerations, and Safety
- Homeostasis
- Fluids and Electrolytes, Vitamins, Minerals, and Alternative Therapies
- Immune System
- The Immune System and the Inflammatory Response
- Anti-infective Drugs
- Cancer Therapy and Cancer Drugs
- Nervous System and Drugs for Mental Well-Being
- Drugs to Treat Myasthenia Gravis and Alzheimer’s Disease
- Drugs to Treat Parkinson’s Disease and Multiple Sclerosis
- Anticonvulsant Drugs and Drugs to Treat Epilepsy, Migraine
- Headaches, and Intracranial
- Emergencies
- Psychopharmacologic Drugs
- Pain Response Drugs
- Substance Use Disorder Treatment Drugs
- The Cardiovascular System
- Antidysrhythmic Drugs
- Antihypertensive and Antianginal Drugs
- Heart Failure Drugs
- Anticoagulant, Antiplatelet, and Thrombolytic Drugs
- Lipid-Lowering Drugs
- Cardiac Emergency and Shock Drugs
- The Respiratory System
- Upper Respiratory Disorder Drugs
- Lower Respiratory Disorder Drugs
- The Endocrine System
- Hypothalamus, Pituitary, and Adrenal Disorder Drugs
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Disorder Drugs
- Diabetic Drugs
- The Digestive System
- Gastrointestinal Disorder Drugs
- Hyperacidity and Antiulcer Drugs
- Weight Management Drugs
- The Renal and Urinary Systems
- Diuretic Drugs
- Urinary and Bladder Disorder Drugs
- Reproductive System
- Reproductive Health Drugs
- Transgender and Nonbinary Drugs
- Sensory and Dermatologic Systems
- Ophthalmic Drugs
- Optic Drugs
- Dermatologic Disorder Drugs
Earn your credit in 4 simple steps
Step 1
Register and enroll in your course via Westcott Courses.
Step 2
Once you enroll, Westcott Courses will forward your registration to University of Massachusetts Global.
Step 3
You will be working directly with Westcott Courses from the beginning to end of the course.
Step 4
Once your course is completed, your grade will be posted with University of Massachusetts Global and you can then order a transcript.
Resources
University of Massachusetts Global has partnered with Westcott Courses to offer online remedial, general education and other courses that count towards degree completion.
Ways to Get Started
How it Works
These individual courses are available to anyone in the public who would like to enroll in a math or general education course. Unlike traditional colleges where one must enroll in a degree granting program, Westcott Courses offers individual courses where filling out a one page form makes the course immediately available. Westcott Courses is the teacher of the course and your official transcript with academic semester credits will come from one of our partner universities which are regionally accredited by WASC. Westcott Courses does not appear on the transcript; the transcript will show our courses the same way it would show a traditional class taken on the universities campus without being enrolled as a regular student. View transferring the credits.
Teachers for the Course
The classes are self-paced; however, a teacher is attached to each course who holds at least a master's degree in their field of study (or related). Most of our teachers are teachers who teach the exact same course on either a California State University or California Community college campus.
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