Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD

If you are interested in combining chemistry, biology, mathematics and computer techniques with pharmacology, physiology and biochemistry, to work on the development of treatments to prevent disease and improve health, a degree in the pharmaceutical sciences may be for you. Our undergraduate program focuses on the design, development and rational use of medication for the prevention and treatment of disease, as well as the drug development and research process. Our graduate programs are research-focused that immerse students in diverse aspects of drug action, from drug discovery to various elements of drug evaluation.

Requirements

Seminars (3 credits)
PHC 588SEM - Faculty Research Seminar Credits: 1
PHC 613SEM - Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Credits: 1
PHC 614SEM - Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Credits: 1
Courses (22 credits)
PHC 500LEC - Basic Drug Development Credits: 2-3
PHC 506LEC - Biometry in Phc Sci Credits: 3 (May be substituted with another graduate biostatistics course)
PHC 508LEC - Drug Delivery: Principles and Applications Credits: 3
PHC 510LLB - Pharmaceutical Analysis Credits: 3
PHC 539TUT - Development of Biologics Credits: 1
PHC 600LEC - PHC Ethics Credits: 2
PHC 607LR - Intermediate Pharmacokinetics Credits: 3
PHC 630LEC - Drug Metabolism and Transport Credits: 3
Supervised Teaching (4 credits)
PHC 599TUT - Supervised Teaching Credits: 2
Research Proposal (3 credits)
PHC 511CON - Research Proposal Credits: 3
Research & Dissertation (12-32 credits)
PHC 615TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 18
PHC 616TUT - Research Credits: 1 - 18

Electives (8-28 credits)

Department Electives (minimum of 4 credits)
PHC 502TUT - Seminar On Selected Pharmaceutics Topics Credits: 1 - 3
PHC 512TUT - Pharmacometric Software Credits: 1
PHC 516LEC - Pharmacogenomics Molec. Approa Credits: 1-2
PHC 518LEC - Nutrigenomics in Cancer Credits: 2
PHC 531LEC - Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacod Credits: 4
PHC 608LEC - Advanced Pharmacokinetics Credits: 3
PHC 610LEC - Population PK-PD Modeling Credits: 2
Outside Electives (minimum of 4 credits)
BCH 508SEM - Gene Expression Credits: 2
BIO 501LEC - Adv Biological Chemistry Credits: 4
CE 550LEC - Protein Engineering Credits: 3
MIC 512LEC - Fundamentals of Immunology Credits: 3
MT 501LLB - Instrumental Analysis Credits: 4
MT 502LR - Clinical Immunology Credits: 3
MT 526LEC - Technical Communications for the Scientific Professional Credits: 3
PMY 626LEC - Toxicology Princ Practice Credits: 3
STA 503LEC - Introduction to Applied Statistics I Credits: 3
STA 511LEC - Advanced Statistical Computing Credits: 3
STA 527LEC - Statistical Analysis I Credits: 3
Other course options may be approved in consultation with the advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 72

3.0 Degree GPA required

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Identify and apply the principles of physical pharmacy, drug metabolism and transport, drug delivery, biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics that are relevant for solving problems in drug discovery and drug development.

2) Review the literature, develop hypotheses and specific aims for research, design, conduct and interpret pharmaceutical research experiments.

3) Utilize statistical and quantitative methods to analyze and interpret data from pharmaceutical research experiments.

4) Conduct independent original research that can result in scientific presentations and peer-reviewed publications.

5) Prepare students to contribute to the field of pharmaceutical sciences

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).