Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Curriculum

Our pharmaceutical sciences courses provide instruction and research training in diverse aspects of drug action, from drug discovery to various elements of drug evaluation. 

The following is a snapshot of pharmaceutical sciences graduate courses. Refer to the Class Schedules for the latest course offerings and course descriptions.

Concentration areas:
DFDD=Drug Formulation and Drug Delivery
DMT=Drug Metabolism and Transport
DA=Drug Analysis
EPP=Experimental Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
PG=Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics
BPP=Biotechnology and Protein Pharmaceuticals
CTR=Clinical and Translational Research

Programs:
PhD=Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD and PharmD/PhD
MS=Pharmaceutical Sciences MS and PharmD/MS
BSMS=Pharmaceutical Sciences BS/MS
PPP=Pharmacometrics MS and PharmD/MS in PPP

MS-O=Pharmaceutical Sciences Online MS
PPP-O=Pharmacometrics Online MS

R=Required
E=Elective

P=In-Person
VT=Remote

NA=Not Applicable

Semester Number Title and Area
Students
Fall (even) PHC 500 P Basic Drug Development
DFDD, DMT, DA, EPP, PG, BPP, CTR
PhD: R
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O: E
PPP-O: E

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 500 VT Basic Drug Development
DFDD, DMT, DA, EPP, PG, BPP, CTR

PhD:NA
MS:NA
BSMS:NA
PPP:NA

MS-O: E
PPP-O:E

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Spring PHC 502

Sem Sel Pharmaceutics Top

PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O: NA
PPP-O:NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Spring PHC 504   Computational Basis of Pharmacometrics
EPP

PhD:NA
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:R

MS-O:E
PPP-O:R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Fall PHC 506 P Biometry in Pharmaceutical Sciences
(In-Person)
DFDD, DMT, DA, EPP, PG, BPP, CTR
PhD:R
MS:E
BSMS:R
PPP:R

MS-O: NA
PPP-O:NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Spring PHC 506 VT
Biometry in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Remote)
DFDD, DMT, DA, EPP, PG, BPP, CTR

PhD:NA
MS:E
BSMS:R
PPP:NA
 

MS-O:R
PPP-O: R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: R
MC SS: NA

Fall (odd) PHC 508   Drug Delivery: Principles and Applications
DFDD
PhD:R
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O: E
PPP-O: E

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Spring PHC 510   Pharmaceutical Analysis
DMT, DA, BPP
PhD:R
MS:NA
BSMS:NA
PPP:NA

MS-O:NA
PPP-O:NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall, Spring PHC 511   Research Proposal PhD:R
MS:NA
BSMS:NA
PPP:NA

MS-O: NA
PPP-O: NA


MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall, Spring PHC 512   Pharmacometric Software
EPP
PhD: E
MS: E
BSMS: E
PPP: R

MS-O: E
PPP-O: R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: R
Spring PHC 516  P Pharmacogenomics
DMT, PG, CTR
PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:NA
PPP:R

MS-O:NA
PPP-O: NA
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MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Spring PHC 516    Pharmacogenomics
DMT, PG, CTR

PhD: E
MS: E
BSMS: NA
PPP: R

MS-O: NA
PPP-O: NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Fall, Summer PHC 517 Pharmacogenomics (Remote)
DMT, PG, CTR
PhD:NA
MS:NA
BSMS:NA
PPP:NA

MS-O:E
PPP-O:R

MC P&T: R
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Spring PHC 518 Nutrigenomics in Cancer

PhD:E
MS:E 
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O:E
PPP-O:E

MC P&T: R
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Spring PHC 521 Pharmaceutical Principles
DMT, DA, BPP
PhD:NA
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O:NA
PPP-O:NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Spring PHC 531  VT, P Intro to Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics I PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:NA
PPP:E

MS-O:NA
PPP-O:NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall (even) PHC 539   Biologics - Specialty Pharma PhD:R
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O:E
PPP-O:E

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 588 Faculty Research Seminar PhD: R
MS: R
BSMS: R
PPP: R

MS-O: NA
PPP-O: NA


MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Waived if B or better in undergrad/cross-listed course.
Fall, Spring PHC 599   Supervised Teaching PhD: R
MS: NA
BSMS: NA
PPP: NA

MS-O: NA
PPP-O: NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 600 VT PHC Ethics PhD: R
MS: R
BSMS: E
PPP: R

MS-O: R
PPP-O: R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 607 P 
Intermed Pharmacokinetics
DMT, EPP, CTR

PhD:R
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:R 

MS-O:E
PPP-O: R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Fall PHC 607 VT
Intermed Pharmacokinetics (Remote)
DMT, EPP, CTR
PhD:NA
MS:E
BSMS:NA
PPP:NA

MS-O:E
PPPO:R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: R
MC SS: NA
Spring  PHC 608   Advanced Pharmacokinetics
EPP

PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O:NA
PPP-O:NA


MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA


PHC 607 C or better

Spring (odd) PHC 609   Advanced Pharmacodynamics
EPP

PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:E

MS-O:E
PPP-O:NA


MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA


PHC 607 C or better

Spring PHC 610 P 
Population PK-PD Modeling
EPP
PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:E
PPP:R

MS-O:E
PPP-O:R


MC P&T: NA
MC PM: R
MC SS: NA

PHC 607 C or better

Spring PHC 610  VT Population PK-PD Modeling (Remote)
EPP
PhD:E
MS:E
BSMS:NA
PPP:NA

MS-O:E
PPP-O:R


MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 613   Pharmaceutics Seminar PhD: R
MS: R
BSMS: E
PPP: R

MS-O: E
PPP-O: NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA

Waived if B or better in undergrad/cross-listed course.
Spring PHC 614   Pharmaceutics Seminar PhD: R
MS: R
BSMS: E
PPP: R

MS-O: E
PPP-O: NA

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 615   Pharmaceutical Sciences Research PhD: R
MS: R
BSMS: R
PPP: R

MS-O: R
PPP-O: R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Spring, Summer PHC 616   Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD:R
MS:R
BSMS:R
PPP:R

MS-O:R
PPPO:R

MC P&T: NA
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA
Fall PHC 630   Drug Metabolism and Transport
DMT, DA, EPP, PG, CTR
PhD: R
MS: E
BSMS: E
PPP: E

MS-O: E
PPP-O:E

MC P&T: R
MC PM: NA
MC SS: NA