PSYCTRY M180Neuropsychopharmacology
Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Formerly numbered 180.) Designed for juniors/seniors. Consideration of questions such as how drugs work on the brain to influence behavior and how chewing versus smoking versus injecting a drug produces such different actions through in-depth study of pharmacological principles and their application to behavioral neuroscience. Students gain understanding of how pharmacology guides drug development, delivery, and efficacy in the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Students critically evaluate drug claims, collaborate with peers to create well-informed and detailed presentations, and apply pharmacological concepts in a clinical setting. Active learning, collaboration, and teamwork are encouraged.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: Neuroscience M101A.
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PSYCTRY M180
- NEUROSC M101ANeuroscience: From Molecules to Mind—Cellular and Systems Neuroscience
- CHEM 14CStructure of Organic Molecules
- LIFESCI 7CPhysiology and Human Biology
- PHYSICS 1BPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- CHEM 30AOrganic Chemistry I: Structure and Reactivity
- PHYSICS 1BHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Oscillations, Waves, Electric and Magnetic Fields (Honors)
- PHYSICS 5CPhysics for Life Sciences Majors: Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics
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