PhD Program: Pharmaceutics

About the track

The pharmaceutics track is concentrated on the study of the design of pharmaceutical dosage forms and their interaction with the human body.  Topics included are physical pharmacy, bioanalysis, drug delivery and targeting, drug metabolism, drug transport, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.

  • You will develop a thorough understanding of how to apply principles of physical pharmacy to dosage form design and optimization of drug product performance.
  • You will develop the fundamentals required for design of both traditional and complex state-of-the-art drug delivery systems and skills essential for the advancement of targeted drug therapies using small molecules, proteins, peptides and other biomolecules, probiotics, and tissue engineered platforms.
  • You will gain knowledge of the human body and the interaction of medications with the human body including metabolism, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.
  • Your research opportunities include formulation of dosage forms, development of novel delivery systems and development of complex new therapies for site specific action, establishing novel markers for disease, study of metabolic pathways, development of bioanalytical techniques, and evaluation of absorption, distribution, and elimination of drug substances and their regulation.

Faculty Associated with this Track

Curriculum

Year 1

Fall

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives5
PHARM 3024Pharm Sci Seminar1
PHARM 3009Journal Club1
PHARM 3040Stat Methods 1/Recitation3
PHARM 3011Principles of Biochem1
PHARM 3028Pharmacology and Therapeutics4
Spring

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives5
PHARM 2001Pharmaceutical Analysis4
PHARM 3071Foundations in Pharm Sci4
PHARM 3025Pharm Sci Seminar1
Journal ClubJournal Club1

Year 2

Fall

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives7.5
PHARM 3038Grant Writing 12
PHARM 3024Pharm Sci Seminar1
Journal ClubJournal Club1
PHARM 5218PK & Drug Response3.5
Spring

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Pract/electives10
PHARM 3039Grant Writing 22
PHARM 3025Pharm Sci Seminar1
Journal ClubJournal Club1
PHARM3074Intro to Reg Asp Drug Develop1

Year 3

Fall

 

Course #TitleCredits
PHARM 3002Advanced PK4
PHARM 3042/ElectivesResearch Practicum/electives5 to 11