PhD/MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences Courses & Curriculum
All students entering graduate programs at the School of Pharmacy will work with an advisor throughout their didactic education and during the completion of their research-based theses.
First-year students will take “Survey of Pharmaceutical Sciences” and at least two different labs to determine their research paths of study before choosing an advisor.
PhD
Within seven years, doctoral students in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics or Pharmacodynamics) must complete 40 graduate credits beyond their bachelor’s degrees and 16 beyond their master’s degrees.
Didactic courses, which are largely replaced with research and lab work as the program progresses, consist of core requirements, electives and additional approved courses that each student chooses with the help of his or her advisor.
In addition, PhD students are responsible for writing and defending a research-based dissertation before the Dissertation Examining Committee and fulfilling a residency requirement of one year of full-time study at the School of Pharmacy.
MS
Master’s-level students in the thesis-based Pharmaceutical Sciences Program (Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutics or Pharmacodynamics) must complete 30 graduate credits of required core courses and approved electives within a time frame of five years. Coursework is chosen with the help of an advisor.
In addition, MS students are responsible for completing six research credits with a faculty member and writing and defending a research-based thesis.
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Semester |
Course Title |
Course # |
Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
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Every Spring |
Intro to Biostatistics |
5002 |
3 s.h. |
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Every Fall |
Pharmaceutical Analysis |
8002 |
3 s.h. |
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Every Spring |
Seminar in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
8051 |
1-2 s.h. |
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Every Fall |
Survey of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
8121 |
1 s.h. |
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Every Spring |
Pharmacokinetics |
8127 |
3 s.h. |
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Every Fall |
Principles of Drug Discovery |
8128 |
3 s.h. |
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Every even-year Fall |
Bioethics in Research |
8129 |
2 s.h. |
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Every odd-year Spring |
Pharmacogenomics |
8403 |
2 s.h. |
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Every Fall |
Biochemistry (PharmD Med Chem 1 course) |
P151 |
5 s.h. |
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total: |
23-24* s.h. |
*MS to take 1 s.h.; PhD to take 2 s.h.
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Course Title |
Course # |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
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Physical Pharmacy |
8006 |
3 |
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Principles of Pharmacokinetics |
8008 |
3 |
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing I |
8003 |
3 |
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing II |
8004 |
3 |
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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
8005 |
3 |
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Applied Biopharmaceutics |
8007 |
3 |
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Advanced Drug and Gene Delivery Systems |
8584 |
3 |
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Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences |
8000 |
1-3 |
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Advanced Medicinal Chemistry I |
8009 |
3 |
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Advanced Medicinal Chemistry II |
8011 |
3 |
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Organic Mechanisms |
4201 |
3 |
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Organic Syntheses |
5205 |
3 |
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Physical Methods in Organic Chemistry |
5201 |
3 |
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Organometallic Chemistry |
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Heterocyclic Chemistry |
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Introduction to Toxicology |
8111 |
3 |
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Pharmacology I |
P164 |
4 |
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Principles of Physiology |
5851 |
3 |
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Abuses of Drugs and Chemicals |
8464 |
3 |
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Cellular Pharmacology |
9703 |
4 |
*Advisors can recommend specific courses for their students. Please refer to the appropriate department and/or instructor for specific course offerings.
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Department |
Course Title |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Physical Pharmacy II |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Modified Release Dosage Forms |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Drug Dosage Forms |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Advanced PK Modeling I |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Advanced PK Modeling II |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Abuses of Drugs and Chemicals |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Radioisotope Methodology |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Metabolism of Drugs and Chemicals |
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Introduction to Toxicology |
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Chemistry |
Advanced Instrumental Methods |
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Chemistry |
Chemical Kinetics |
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Chemistry |
Special Topics in Organic Chemistry |
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Chemistry |
Chemistry of Natural Products |
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Chemistry |
Statistical Thermodynamics |
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Molecular Biology and Genetics (Medical School) |
Molecular Genetics |
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Pharmacology |
Molecular Biological Receptors |
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Pharmacology |
Neuropharmacology |
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Molecular Biology and Genetics (Medical School) |
Molecular Biology of Signal Transduction |
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Computer & Information Sciences |
Bioinformatics (Machine learning) |
Additional courses may be taken with approval from an advisor and staff within the Office of Graduate Studies.