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VBSC 5691 A Focus on Zoonotic Diseases Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description: Overview of zoonotic aspects of infectious diseases, including the transmission to man, incidence and prevalence, prevention and control strategies, assessment of risk, and governmental and regulatory aspects of these public health threats. Diseases of all veterinary species will be balances according to various aspects of importance, ease of transmission, incidence, and other current concepts. Same course as VMED 7691. Credit hours: 1 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 5723 Parasitic Protozoa Prerequisites: Graduate standing in zoology or entomology or consent of instructor. Description: Structure, life cycle, physiology, host-parasite relationships, and diagnosis concerned with protozoan parasites. Previously offered as VIDP 5723. Credit hours: 3

VBSC 6000 PhD Research and Dissertation Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

Description: Research problem for meeting requirements of the PhD degree. Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 45 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-15 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 6110 Seminar Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Description: Literature and research problems pertaining to veterinary biomedical sciences. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 6111 Respiratory and Infectious Disease Seminar Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of IOR. Description: The Oklahoma Center for Respiratory and Infectious Disease hosts seminars each semester. This course requires mandatory attendance for seminars with opportunities to meet with and have discussions with the visiting scientist. Credit hours: 1 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Discussion Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 6120 Advanced Physiology of Selected Systems Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description: Advanced studies in gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, excretory and neuroendocrine physiology. Each part of this sequential course may be taken for two hours credit. Student should ascertain the topics before registering for this course a second time. Previously offered as VIDP 6120. Offered for variable credit, 3-15 credit hours, maximum of 15 credit hours. Credit hours: 3-15 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 6200 Topics in Advanced Pharmacology and Toxicology Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description: Selected topics in advanced pharmacology, including xenobiotic kinetics and dynamics. Previously offered as VAPP 6200. Offered for variable credit, 1-4 credit hours, maximum of 4 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-4 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med

Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Lab, Lecture, Combined lecture and lab

Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 5801 Nonclinical Drug Development

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description: This course will cover the basic to highly-regulated concepts in nonclinical drug development including pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and toxicology, along with topics in chemistry manufacturing and controls. Credit hours: 1 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 5802 Experimental Principles and Approaches Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor. Description: A review of experimental principles and approaches essential for design, conduct and analysis of research. Credit hours: 2 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Levels: Graduate, Professional Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med VBSC 5902 Toxicology of Chemical Warfare and Chemical Terrorism Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of IOR. Description: The course will review the history and current issues related to the use of chemicals as agents of warfare and terrorism. Students will participate in weekly roundtable lectures/discussions and review publications related to various toxicological issues surrounding these chemicals. Same course as ITOX 5902. Credit hours: 2 Contact hours: Lecture: 1 Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Discussion, Combined lecture & discussion, Lecture Department/School: Dean of Veterinary Med