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Bloomington

Medical Sciences
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Courses
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Anatomy and Cell Biology
  • MSCI–A 460 Anatomy of the Ear and Vocal Organs (3 cr.)
  • MSCI–A 464 Human Tissue Biology (4 cr.)
  • MSCI–A 505 Human Development (2 cr.) P: Z315 or equivalent and consent of instructor. Normal and abnormal human develop­ment. General considerations of development from embryonic through early neonatal period. Emphasis on understanding basis for morphological conditions found in the adult. 
  • MSCI–A 512 Introduction to Research in Anatomy (1 cr.) Lectures and demonstrations in current research interests of faculty. Required of all new graduate students. 
  • MSCI–A 513 Introduction to Research Techniques (1 cr.) P: A512. Individual work on a research problem. Required of all new graduate students. 
  • MSCI–A 530 Special Topics (arr. cr.) P: Consent of instructor. **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade. Work in advanced areas in anatomy. 
  • MSCI–A 550 Gross Human Anatomy I (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Detailed study of the gross anatomy of the human, including a complete dissection. Systemic anatomy, anatomy of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum (Sem. I). Anatomy of the head and neck, extremities (Sem. II). 
  • MSCI–A 551 Gross Human Anatomy II (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Detailed study of the gross anatomy of the human, including a complete dissection. Systemic anatomy, anatomy of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum (Sem. I). Anatomy of the head and neck, extremities (Sem. II). 
  • MSCI–A 560 Cell Biology and Histology (4 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Detailed study of the microscopic anatomy of the human. Emphasis on structure-function relationships and laboratory identification of tissues and organs. Material presented at opti­cal and electron microscopic level. Sem. I. 
  • MSCI–A 566 Human Neuroanatomy (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Basic human central nervous system will be covered. Inter­relationships between structure and function in the nervous system. Thorough foundation for further study in neurophysiol­ogy, neuroanatomy, or neurology. Sem. II.
  • MSCI–A 601 Advanced Gross Anatomy I (4 cr.) P: A550-A551, consent of instructor. Structure of the upper and lower extremity. II. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. III. Head, neck, and gross brain. All include detailed dissection, lectures, and discussion on current literature to determine relation of structure to function. 
  • MSCI–A 602 Advanced Gross Anatomy II (4 cr.) P: A550-A551, consent of instructor. Structure of the upper and lower extremity. II. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. III. Head, neck, and gross brain. All include detailed dissection, lectures, and discussion on current literature to determine relation of structure to function. 
  • MSCI–A 603 Advanced Gross Anatomy III (4 cr.) P: A550-A551, consent of instructor. Structure of the upper and lower extremity. II. Thorax, abdomen, and pelvis. III. Head, neck, and gross brain. All include detailed dissection, lectures, and discussion on current literature to determine relation of structure to function. 
  • MSCI–A 610 Comparative Neuroanatomy (2 cr.) P: Consent of instruc­tor; graduate standing; one neuroscience course or equivalent. A comparison of the central nervous system of mammalian and nonmammalian vertebrates, including a laboratory study of representative specimens. 
  • MSCI–A 664 Selected Topics in Advanced Microscopic Anatomy (3 cr.) P: A560 or consent of instructor; graduate standing. Advanced instruction in the microscopic structure of selected animal cell systems, involving discussion and review of current literature and research dealing with these systems. Topics will change with each offering. 
  • MSCI–A 800 Research in Anatomy (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.
  • MSCI–A 850 Topical Seminar in Anatomy (1 cr.) Topics of current interest discussed in seminar format.
  • MSCI–A 878 Anatomy Teaching Practicum (2 cr.) This course is designed to provide the student with super­vised teaching experiences in Gross Anatomy, Histology and Neuroscience, as well as critical Reviews of all teaching duties. May be repeated for credit.
  • BIOL–L 500 Independent Study (arr. cr.) P: Must have written consent of faculty member supervising research.
  • MSCI–M 555 Medical Neuroscience (5 cr.) An interdisciplinary study of the morphological, functional, and clinical aspects of the hu­man nervous system. 
  • MSCI–M 570 Mechanisms of Human Disease (1–6 cr.) Intensive study of selected topics of human disease and pathological process­es.
  • MSCI–M 620 Pedagogical Methods in the Health Sciences (3 cr.) This course is for biomedical sciences graduate students who want to be excellent instructors and classroom researchers. Students will learn about pedagogical methods, student learning styles ad methods of instructional delivery. Students also will learn about the scholarship of teaching and develop a foundation for implementing classroom research and assessment.
Pathology
  • MSCI–C 601 General Pathology (6 cr.) Principles of pathology, includ­ing a comprehensive introduction to mechanisms of reaction to injury and pathogenesis of disease processes. 
  • MSCI–C 602 Systemic Pathology (6 cr.) Principles of pathology, includ­ing a comprehensive introduction to mechanisms of reaction to injury and pathogenesis of disease processes. 
  • MSCI–C 800 Advanced Pathology (6 cr.) P: C603. Subject material and hours arranged to conform to needs of student.
  • MSCI–C 858 Experimental Pathology (5 cr.) Review and performance of selected experiments in pathology illustrating the types of pathologic processes. 
  • MSCI–C 859 Research in Pathology (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade. Supervised initiation of a research project in pathology, and counseling in the comple­tion of a thesis. 
  • MSCI–C 862 Basic Pathologic Techniques (5 cr.) Methods of the histologic and chemical laboratories of pathology; principles of examination used in the usual procedures of surgical and autopsy pathology. 
  • MSCI–C 875 Biochemical Pathology (5 cr.) P: C603 or B800. A survey of biochemical pathology as demonstrated by recent advances in research in pathology. Selected topics for lecture and discus­sion will include aspects of tissue, cellular, subcellular, and molecular pathology. 
  • MSCI–M 575 Human Diseases (5 cr.) This course will explore and detail the basic elements of human disease. The fundamental pathology of all organ systems of the human body will be cov­ered as will the basic elements of bodily response to a variety of forms of injury.
Pharmacology
  • MSCI–C 580 Medical Biochemistry (3 cr.) Biochemistry for medical students, emphasizing structure-function relationships of cel­lular components and biosynthesis and degradation of simple and complex cell constituents as well as regulation of metabolic pathways. Includes biochemical basis for genetic continuity and expression of hereditary characteristics. Sem I 
  • MSCI–C 583 Physiological Biochemistry (3 cr.) P: C483. To develop a sound and rigorous biochemical background for students in medicine and allied health sciences. Biochemistry of physiologi­cal and pathological processes; role of heredity and environ­mental factors; effect on macromolecules, macromolecular aggregates, and cells. Sem II
  • MSCI–F 605 Principles of Pharmacology I (4 cr.) P: Chemistry C483, Medical Sciences P531-P532, or consent of instructor. Basic principles and clinical aspects of modern pharmacology pre­sented in lectures. Physicochemical properties of drugs. Drugs that affect the autonomic nervous system. Drugs that act on cardiovascular and renal systems. Chemotherapy of cancer, infections, and parasites. 
  • MSCI–F 606 Principles of Pharmacology II (4 cr.) P: F605. Drugs that influence the central nervous system. Drugs that influence gastrointestinal and endocrine systems. Immunopharmacology and the pharmacology of allergy and inflammation. Toxicology. 
  • MSCI–F 611 Methods of Pharmacology I (3 cr.) P: Consent of instruc­tor. Chemical and biological procedures used in pharmaco­logical research. Lectures and demonstrations of techniques used for the determination of specific substances in biological material. 
  • MSCI–F 612 Methods of Pharmacology II (3 cr.) P: F611. Laboratory application of principles and techniques presented in F611 to practical problems in pharmacological research. Introduction to data handling. 
  • MSCI–F 613 Graduate Pharmacology I (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Molecular mechanisms of drug action, drug-re­ceptor interactions, drug metabolism, and pharmacokinetics.
  • MSCI–F 614 Graduate Pharmacology II (3 cr.) P: F613 or consent of instructor. Continuation of F613. Molecular mechanisms of drug action, drug-receptor interactions, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics. 
  • MSCI–F 615 Chemotherapeutic Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Basic principles of use of drugs as selec­tively toxic agents and of chemotherapy of bacterial, parasitic, or viral diseases and malignancies. 
  • MSCI–F 616 Molecular Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Molecular mechanisms as they relate to drug ac­tion. Biological transducers, receptor mechanisms, subcellular phenomena in the actions of drugs on mammalian systems. 
  • MSCI–F 617 Pharmacology of Drug Metabolism (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Physicochemical principles involved in the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs and other foreign compounds in the mammalian organism. 
  • MSCI–F 618 Pharmacokinetics (3 cr.) P: F617. Kinetic aspects of the absorption, distribution, and excretion of drugs in the mam­malian organism. Compartmentalization, multiphasic decay curves, and computerized treatments. 
  • MSCI–F 619 Endocrine Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. The pharmacology of hormones. Biosyntheses, structures, actions, and degradations of hormones endogenous to mammalian species. Structure and pharmacological activ­ity of synthetic analogs and antagonists of naturally occurring hormones. 
  • MSCI–F 620 Special Topics in Pharmacology (3 cr.) P: F605-F606 or consent of instructor. Special topics of current interest in pharmacology. May be repeated.
  • MSCI–F 621 Readings in Pharmacology (1–3 cr.) Supplementary read­ings and tutorial discussions in aspects of pharmacology to fit the needs of individual students or for specialized areas.  May be repeated.
  • MSCI–F 625 Research in Pharmacology (arr. cr.) Original research as approved. 
  • MSCI–F 630 Seminar in Pharmacology (1 cr.) Research reports by students, faculty, and invited guests. 
Physiology
  • MSCI–P 416 Comparative Animal Physiology (3 cr.)
  • MSCI–P 417 Neurobiology (3 cr.)
  • MSCI–P 418 Laboratory in Comparative Animal Physiology (2 cr.)
  • MSCI–P 421 Biophysical Principles in Physiology (3–5 cr.)
  • MSCI–P 431 Human Physiology (4 cr.)
  • MSCI–P 509 Physiological Adaptations (3 cr.) Mechanisms of adapta­tion and acclimatization of invertebrate and vertebrate animals to environmental conditions. Seminar-type course. 
  • MSCI–P 510 Control Systems Theory in Biology (4 cr.) P: Introduc­tion to calculus; P531 or equivalent. Predicting the properties of physiological systems from the dynamic properties of their component parts. Laboratory emphasizes analog and digital simulation techniques. 
  • MSCI–P 512 Introduction to Research in Physiology (1 cr.) Introduc­tion to areas and methods of current faculty research. Required of all new graduate students. 
  • MSCI–P 513 Introduction to Research Techniques (1 cr.) P: P512. Indi­vidual work on a research problem. 
  • MSCI–P 530 Special Topics (arr. cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Work in advanced areas in physiology. 
  • MSCI–P 531 Human Physiology I (3 cr.) Basic principles of homeosta­sis; muscle, cardiovascular, and renal physiology and metabo­lism relevant to humans. Sem I 
  • MSCI–P 532 Human Physiology II (5 cr.) Basic physiological principles of temperature regulation, respiration, digestion, and endocri­nology relevant to humans. Sem II
  • MSCI–P 541 Advanced Physiology I: Neurophysiology (3 cr.) P:  P531, P532 or P417, or consent of instructor. From molecular to be­havioral level, with special emphasis on electrophysiology and reflexes. 
  • MSCI–P 543 Neurophysiology Seminar (3 cr.) P: P541. May be taken more than once with consent of the department for a maxi­mum of 6 credits. 
  • MSCI–P 547 Topical Seminar in Physiology (1–5 cr.) P: Graduate stand­ing and consent of instructor. Discussion and review of current research and literature in physiology. 
  • MSCI–P 548 Neuroethology (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. The function of nerve cells in controlling the natural behavior of animals. Sensory, integrative, and motor processes underly­ing selected behavior patterns of invertebrate and vertebrate animals. 
  • MSCI–P 550 Seminar in Physiology (1 cr.) P: Graduate standing in physiology. Biomedical colloquium/seminar series on current topics of interest in medical sciences. 
  • MSCI–P 551 Advanced Physiology II: Circulation (1 cr.) P: P531, P532, or P416 or equivalent or consent of instructor. Lecture and seminar discussions of current literature, with emphasis on physical models. 
  • MSCI–P 561 Advanced Comparative Animal Physiology (3 cr.) P: P531, P416 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Lectures and discussions of current literature on mechanisms and adap­tations of respiration, temperature regulation, locomotion, and osmoregulation from a comparative approach. Topics will be covered in succeeding years on a rotating basis. May be taken more than once for different topics. 
  • MSCI–P 575 Advanced Physiology: Exercise (3 cr.) Study of the regula­tion and integration of metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrinological, and biochemical functions of the human body in response to exercise of all types and durations. 
  • MSCI–P 576 Advanced Physiology: Work and Environmental (3 cr.) Mechanisms of contraction and neuromuscular control. Meta­bolic energy cost, efficiency and the fuels of work. Circulatory and respiratory adjustments and their regulation in exercise. The adjustments and regulation of chemical and thermal homeostasis. Effects of environmental factors, training, age, health, and disease on metabolic, cardiovascular, and respirato­ry adjustment to exercise. (Offered in School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.) 
  • MSCI–P 620 Renal Physiology (3 cr.) P: P531, A464, P551, C483. Designed for graduate students in physiology. Covers recent ad­vances in acid-base balance, blood pressure regulation, and salt balance in relation to endocrinology. Offered alternate years in second semester. 
  • MSCI–P 800 Research in Physiology (arr. cr.) **These courses are eligible for a deferred grade.
  • MSCI–M 555 Medical Neuroscience (5 cr.) An interdisciplinary study of the morphological, functional, and clinical aspects of the hu­man nervous system. 
  • GRAD–G 800 Biophysics Seminar (1 cr.) Topics of current inter­est in biophysics.

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