The graduate programs in the College of Pharmacy offer advanced education in all aspects of pharmaceutical sciences including drug discovery, development and application.
The PhD program in pharmaceutical sciences includes coursework as well as cutting-edge research focused on topics like discovery and evaluation of novel drugs, determination of a drug's effects on the body, delivery methods to improve drug treatment, and how medication is used and applied to enhance patient outcomes.
Because the scope of pharmaceutical sciences is so broad, our graduate program has a number of specialty disciplines:
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy focuses on the interdisciplinary application of chemical, biochemical and molecular principles to the identification and development of therapeutic agents. This includes both synthesis of new chemical entities and isolation of medicinal agents from natural sources (pharmacognosy).
- Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology focuses on pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, with a special emphasis on drug delivery and targeting systems and on determination of biochemical and physiological mechanisms by which drugs exert their effects.
- Translational Science conducts research across the interface from the laboratory bench to the patient bedside.
Admission to the PhD program does not first require application to the MS program.
Pick your specialization:
PhD Admissions
The College of Pharmacy deadline for completed applications with financial assistance (Graduate Teaching Associateships and Graduate Research Associateships) for the Fall Term is December 1.
To apply online, visit the graduate admission website and follow these instructions:
- On the first page, search Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- Create your account then select PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences.
- Indicate the Area of Specialization at the bottom of the "Program Data" tab. We offer specializations in the following areas:
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology
- Translational Science