U3 Courses

Please note, the following page reflects the requirements for the major program. For the Honours program, students must take an additional 3 credits of a PHAR 5XX course.

All Pharmacology Majors must take 9 credits of 500-level PHAR courses as a part of their degree program (12 credits for Honours).

-PHAR 503. Drug Discovery and Development 1
-PHAR 505. Structural Pharmacology
-PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology
-PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology

Fall 500-level PHAR courses

Winter 500-level PHAR courses

-PHAR 504. Drug Discovery and Development 2
-PHAR 508. Drug Discovery and Development 3
-PHAR 510. New Advances in Antimicrobial (not offered in the 2026-2027 school year)
-PHAR 540. Advances in Industrial Biotechnology
-PHAR 565. Epigenetic Drugs and Targets

**NOTE: courses may be offered in alternating years, please reference the McGill Course Catalogue for the most up to date information.

Common Questions

PHAR 503 or 505?

PHAR 503

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PHAR 505

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PHAR 562 or 563?

PHAR 562

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PHAR 563

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**Note: all above statements are student feedback from polls and forms, none are official statements about the course from the university or PILS

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