EDUCATING LEADERS IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SINCE 1886
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Our highly sought-after PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences gives you the opportunity to work with internationally-renowned faculty specializing in the fields of systems pharmacology and drug delivery.
Program Requirements
- You must satisfactorily complete at least 72 graduate credit hours for the PhD degree.
- Overall GPA 3.0 required.
- All required courses must be completed with a B- or higher (or must be repeated).
- It is recommended that you do not take electives during your first semester, as you will have a full course load.
Required Courses
First Semester Required Courses - Fall - EVEN YEARS | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Students will be registered for these first semester fall courses and will have a graduate course advisement meeting with the Director of Graduate Studies. | |
| PHC 500 Drug Development | 2 |
| PHC 506 Biometry in PHC* | 3 |
| PHC 538 Introduction to Biologics | 2 |
| PHC 539 Protein Pharmaceuticals | 1 |
| PHC 588 Faculty Research Seminar (waived if PHC 488 within 3 years)** | 1 |
| PHC 607A Intermediate Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHC 613 Pharmaceutics Seminar | 1 |
| 13 |
| First Semester Required Courses - Fall - ODD YEARS | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Students will be registered for these first semester fall courses and will have a graduate course advisement meeting with the Director of Graduate Studies. | |
| PHC 506 Biometry in PHC* | 3 |
| PHC 508 Drug Delivery | 3 |
| PHC 607A Intermed Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHC 630 Drug Metabolism and Transport | 3 |
| PHC 613 Pharmaceutics Seminar | 1 |
| PHC 588 Faculty Research Seminar (waived if PHC 488 within 3 years)** | 1 |
| 14 |
| Remaining Required Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Spring Only | |
| PHC 510 Pharmaceutical Analysis | 3 |
| PHC 516 Pharmacogenomics | 1 |
| PHC 614 Departmental Seminar | 1 |
| Fall, Spring | |
| PHC 511 Research Proposal | 3 |
| PHC 599 Supervised Teaching Typically, students enroll in 2 credits in the fall semester + 2 credits in the spring. The credit number of PHC 599 for each session could be adjusted based on TA duties by the Director of Graduate Studies. | 4 total |
| Three departmental research presentations including the Dissertation defense. The other two presentations may be scheduled in PHC 613 or PHC 614 | NA |
| Satisfactory completion of a research dissertation, including approval of the Dissertation Committee after submission of a written Dissertation Report, presentation of an open seminar and, oral defense | NA |
| PHC 615 or PHC 616 Thesis Research. One or more credits after satisfactory completion of PHC 511 Research Proposal | >= 4 |
Elective Courses
| Elective Options | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Spring | |
| PHC 608 Advanced Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHC 609 Advanced Pharmacodynamics (odd years) | 3 |
| PHC 610 Population PK-PD Modeling | 2 |
| PHC 521 Pharmaceutical Principles | 3 |
| Fall, Spring | |
| PHC 502 Selected Topics | 1-3 |
| PHC 512 Pharmacometric Software | 1 |
| "Out of department" graduate elective courses | >=4 |
Course offerings vary each year. Refer to the Class Schedules.
*PHC 506 Biometry for Pharmaceutical Sciences is the preferred statistics course. This requirement may be substituted with another graduate biostatistics course from the biostatistics or other department. Written approval from the Director of Graduate Studies is required for substitution. Substitution with STA 527 is not recommended and will be allowed only in special cases with prior approval of the Director of Graduate Studies.
**Students who have previously taken PHC 488 or PHC 588 within 3 years of enrollment in the MS or PhD programs are exempt from PHC 588. They are, however, strongly encouraged to attend the lectures provided by new faculty on a non-credit basis.
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