Curriculum

Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology

Year I-Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS

MAT 763

Advanced Statistics

3

PSB 710

Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences

3

PSB XXX

Advanced Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

3

PSB 818

Laboratory Rotations

0

PSB 819

Graduate Seminar

0

TOTAL

 

9

Year I-Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS

PSB XXX

Advanced Pharmacology: G-protein Receptors

3

PSB XXX

Advanced Pharmacology: Neuropharmacology

3

PSB 818

Laboratory Rotations

1

PSB 819

Graduate Seminar

1

PSB 855

Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

1

TOTAL

 

9

Year II-Fall

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS

PSB 8XX

Advanced Pharmacology: Cancer & Immunopharmacology

3

PSB 819

Graduate Seminar

0

PSB 880

Research

1


Elective

3

TOTAL

 

7

Year II-Spring

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS

PSB 815

Drug Metabolism

3

PSB 819

Graduate Seminar

1

PSB 880

Research

1

TOTAL

 

5

Year III

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
PSB XXX Pharmacodynamics 3
PSB 819 Graduate Seminar 2
PSB 846 Advanced Toxicology 2
PSB 880 Research 4

Minor* 9
TOTAL
20

Total credits to complete degree requirements: 50 semester hours 


*Minors: Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, or Pharmaceutics.


Elective Courses

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS
BIO 734 Immunology 3
CHE717 Instrumental Analysis (w/ lab) 4
CHE731 Advanced Organic Chemistry 4
PSB 740 Cardiovascular Physiology 3
PSB XXX Experimental Methods -
PSB 802 Chemistry of Macromolecules 3
PSB 835 Advanced Pharmacokinetics 3
PSB 837 Vascular Physiology & Pharmacology 2
PSB 850 Pharmacogenomics 3
PSB 856 Selected Topics in the Neurosciences 1
PSB 860 Chromatography 2
PSB 861L Chromatography Laboratory 1
PSB 872 Special Problems (PhD program only) 1 - 2

*Additional electives may be selected from other appropriate graduate courses with the approval of the major advisor & the course instructor.