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PHM SCI 564

PSYCHEDELIC HISTORY: SACRED PLANTS, SCIENCE & PSYCHOTHERAPY

3 credits.

A history of psychedelics in the U.S. and more globally. Read texts that were formative in the development of the history of psychopharmacology, pharmaceuticals, and the "war on drugs." Examine readings that represent different themes, subfields, or areas of research interest within the history of psychedelics (medicine science). Beyond biomedicine, types of analysis include: consumerism, class, ethnicity, gender, and military history. Histories of laws, regulations, and key historical actors, as well as specific drug biographies, will be provided. Not open to students with credit for PHARMACY 564 prior to fall 2026.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the key theoretical issues in the history and historiographical discussions relevant to psychedelics in biomedicine and society. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the role of the psychedelics in treatment settings and as part of indigenous and religious rituals. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze and present primary and lay literature; apply knowledge to present problems and situations. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique and construct tools to help shape new understandings of psychedelic historiography. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the key theoretical issues in the history and historiographical discussions relevant to psychedelics in biomedicine and society. Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the role of the psychedelics in treatment settings and as part of indigenous and religious rituals. Audience: Graduate 3. Analyze and present primary and lay literature; apply knowledge to present problems and situations. Audience: Graduate 4. Critique and construct tools to help shape new understandings of psychedelic historiography. Audience: Graduate

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