Exploratory Courses

Autumn 2026 Course Offerings

Consider these courses when building your schedule to further explore health and healthcare as a field of study and vocation.

Consult with your Academic Advisor when registering for courses to ensure your progress toward the completion of degree requirements.

If you’re considering a career in clinical patient care (medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, etc.), consider starting with courses in Biology and/or courses in Chemistry depending on your placement in those courses. 足彩app哪个是正规的se sequenced courses are prerequisites for many professional health programs.

Visit our Pre-Health Advising page on Coursework for more on program prerequisites.

If you’re considering a career in health, but not sure exactly what or where, consider courses in Health Studies or Health Elective courses.

Visit the Community Engaged Learning & Research website for information on these courses.

UW Seattle courses require cross-campus enrollment.

  • PHARM 301 Medications and Health: It’s Not All About Drugs (3) SSc/NSc Explore how medications fit into overall health and healthcare. Learn about drug development, how medications work, and careers in health sciences—especially pharmacy. Accessible to all students.
  • PHRMSC 313 Drug Disposition and Delivery (3) NSc Introduction to how drugs are formulated, delivered, and move through the body. Covers key concepts in pharmaceutics and pharmaceutical sciences. Best for STEM students.
  • PHRMSC 330 / HEOR 340 / ECON 344 Intro Health Economics (3) SSc Applies microeconomic tools to understand the structure and failures of US healthcare markets, covering health insurance design, provider incentives, pharmaceutical pricing, and the policy debates shaping American healthcare today. Accessible to all students.
  • PHRMSC 401 Principles of Pharmacology (2) NSc Hands?on, small?group course focused on how drugs work in the body. Apply pharmacology concepts to real clinical cases, drug interactions, and disease states. Best for STEM students.
  • PHRMSC 452 Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals (2) Current topics in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology focusing on transforming small molecules, proteins, and genes into therapeutic products. Includes new drug therapies, drug design, pharmacogenomics, molecular modeling, high throughput screen, production and stability considerations, and delivery systems of protein and gene therapeutics in relation to pharmacokinetic and therapeutic responses. Best for STEM students.
  • PHRMSC 481 Current Trends in Medicinal Chemistry (1) Current topics in active research relevant to professional pharmacy practice. Topics include drug metabolism, molecular mechanisms of diseases progression, large molecule drug development and analysis, or related research within the Department of Medicinal Chemistry. Best for STEM students.