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Twin Cities Campus
Pharmaceutics Ph.D.Graduate Studies in Pharmaceutics
College of Pharmacy
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Department of Pharmaceutics
Room 9-177 Weaver-Densford Hall
308 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
USA
Phone: 612-624-5151
Fax: 612-626-2125
Email:
pceuts@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The pharmaceutics program offers emphases in physical pharmacy, biopharmaceutics, and pharmacokinetics. Minor fields of particular value include biochemistry, biomedical engineering, biometry, chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, molecular biology, pharmacology, and statistics.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.20.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Undergraduate (and graduate, if applicable) scholastic records, recent GRE scores (with a preferred minimum 80% quantitative reasoning score and 3.5 analytical writing score), a statement of career goals and research interests, and three letters of recommendation.
International applicants must submit results from the TOEFL (with a preferred minimum 100 total score and 23 speaking score, and a required minimum 21 writing score and 19 reading score) or IELTS (with a required minimum 6.5 total score, 6.5 reading score, and 6.5 writing score). Prefer "First Class" or the equivalent on transcripts from foreign institutions.
All of the above are collectively used to determine each candidate's admissibility. Fall admission is preferred and the deadline to apply is November 30.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
16 to 21
credits are required in the major.
8 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Successful completion of program examinations and timely progress towards the degree are also required for students to remain in good standing.
Required Courses
Pharmaceutics Modules
Register for 2 credits in fall and 2 credits in spring for a total of 4 credits.
PHM 8295 - Research Problems in Pharmaceutics
(1.0-12.0 cr)
Pharmaceutics Seminar
Register for 1 credit each semester in which presenting a seminar, for a total of 3 credits.
PHM 8100 - Seminar: Pharmaceutics
(1.0 cr)
Pharmaceutics Graduate Courses: 81xx
Take two courses for a total of 2 credits from the following list:
PHM 8110 - Readings in Pharmaceutics
(1.0 cr)
or
PHM 8120 - Readings in Central Nervous System (CNS) Drug Delivery
(1.0 cr)
or
PHM 8150 - Pharmacokinetics Research Seminar
(1.0 cr)
Pharmaceutics Graduate Courses: 84xx
Choose two courses from the following list for at least 7 credits:
PHM 8421 - Advanced Pharmacokinetics
(4.0 cr)
or
PHM 8431 - Controlled Drug and Gene Delivery: Materials, Mechanisms, and Models
(4.0 cr)
or
PHM 8441 - Solubility and Solid-State Properties of Drugs
(4.0 cr)
or
PHM 8481 - Advanced Neuropharmaceutics
(4.0 cr)
Required Background
Equivalent coursework or previous experience, with approval of the program faculty, may be substituted for some or all of the following courses:
PHCL 5110 - Introduction to Pharmacology
(3.0 cr)
or
PHAR 6726 - Principles of Pharmacology
(2.3 cr)
or
PHAR 6762 - Medicinal Chemistry and Neuropharmacology
(2.8 cr)
MATH 4512 - Differential Equations with Applications
(3.0 cr)
Outside Coursework Requirement
Take at least 8 credits of coursework outside the major, which can include non-PHAR- and non-PHM-designated courses taken to satisfy the background requirement. All courses must be selected in consultation with the advisor.
Thesis Credits
Take at least 24 doctoral thesis credits.
PHM 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0-24.0 cr)
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