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Eligibility and Admissions
Students entering our graduate and postdoctoral programs generally have a baccalaureate degree in a discipline such as chemistry, biochemistry, or biomedical science plus a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college or school of pharmacy in the United States. This training should include coursework in biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, calculus and physiology.
Additional details about eligibility and admissions can be found on the Graduate Studies page.
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Degree Programs
Masters Program
The Masters Program is designed to be the “terminal” degree for the advanced practice clinician who brings science to practice. The maturation of clinical pharmacy and the widespread adoption of pharmaceutical care as the cornerstone of pharmacy practice are evidenced by changes in standards and regulations.
Collaborative drug therapy practice in Texas and in over 30 other states, allows pharmacists to assume primary care responsibilities for patients (e.g., disease management and the ordering of medications and laboratory tests).
Pharmacotherapy practitioners provide patient care responsibilities at the specialist level, apply science to practice, and contribute to the body of pharmacotherapeutic knowledge through scholarship and services innovation.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. Program
The Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D. Program is a research degree program designed to prepare students to discover, integrate, and apply knowledge as well as to communicate and disseminate it.
The degree program emphasizes development of the capacity to make significant original contributions to knowledge within the context of free inquiry and expression.
The student pursuing this degree program is expected to develop the ability to understand and to evaluate the literature of his or her field and to apply appropriate principles and procedures to the recognition, evaluation, interpretation, and understanding of issues at the frontiers of knowledge. The graduate will be able to independently engage in the discovery, dissemination, and application of pharmaceutical and biomedical knowledge to improve the health status of society.
Translational Sciences Ph.D. Program
The Translational Sciences Ph.D. Program is a multidisciplinary, inter-institutional degree program, that leverages the strengths of four universities in The University of Texas System.
Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and other health professionals received advanced clinical and translational research training in an interprofessional environment.
The Translational Sciences Ph.D. Program provides an in-depth, rigorous, and individualized research education and training program that will prepare clinician-scientists to integrate information from multiple domains and conduct independent and team-oriented research to improve human and global health.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree Details
Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences Sample Curriculum
Year 1
Summer (3 credit hours)
- PGS 182W, Ethics in Science and Clinical Practice, Professor Jim Koeller
- PGS 185D Responsible Conduct of Science, Dr. Christopher Frei
- PGS 185J, Advanced Pharmacotherapy Lab Research, Supervising Professor
Fall (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS 292E, Clinical Research Design Methods I, Dr. Stephen Saklad
- PGS 398T, College Teaching Methodology, Dr. John Kuhn
- PGS Elective, Instructor
Spring (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS 292F, Clinical Research Design Methods II, Dr. Stephen Saklad
- PGS 383Q, Statistics in Translational Science, Dr. Christopher Frei
- PGS 191Q, Pharmacy and its Disciplines, Dr. Carlton Erickson
- PGS Elective, Instructor
Year 2
Summer (3 credit hours)
- PGS 381V, Communication Skills for Translational Scientists, Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
Fall (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS 698A, Thesis, Supervising Professor
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Spring (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS 698B, Thesis, Supervising Professor
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Guide to Graduate Study for M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
For a current copy of our Guide to Graduate Study for the M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program, please contact Professor Jim Koeller.
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Sample Curriculum
Year 1
Summer (3 credit hours)
- PGS 182W, Ethics in Science and Clinical Practice, Professor Jim Koeller
- PGS 185D Responsible Conduct of Science, Dr. Christopher Frei
- PGS 185J, Advanced Pharmacotherapy Lab Research, Supervising Professor
Fall (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS 292E, Clinical Research Design Methods I, Dr. Stephen Saklad
- PGS 398T, College Teaching Methodology, Dr. John Kuhn
- PGS Elective, Instructor
Spring (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS 292F, Clinical Research Design Methods II, Dr. Stephen Saklad
- PGS 383Q, Statistics in Translational Science, Dr. Christopher Frei
- PGS 191Q, Pharmacy and its Disciplines, Dr. Carlton Erickson
- PGS Elective, Instructor
Year 2
Summer (3 credit hours)
- PGS 381V, Communication Skills for Translational Scientists, Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
Fall (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Spring (9 credit hours)
- PGS 196S, Seminar in Pharmacy (Pharmacotherapy), Dr. Jennifer Seltzer
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Year 3
Summer (3 credit hours)
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Fall (9 credit hours)
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Spring (9 credit hours)
- PGS Electives, Instructor
Year 4
Summer (3 credit hours)
- PGS Dissertation, Supervising Professor
Fall (9 credit hours)
- PGS Dissertation, Supervising Professor
Spring (9 credit hours)
- PGS Dissertation, Supervising Professor
Guide to Graduate Study for Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences
For a current copy of our Guide to Graduate Study for the Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences Program, please contact Professor Jim Koeller.
Translational Sciences Ph.D. Program
Ph.D. in Translational Sciences
Please visit the Ph.D. in Translational Sciences Home Page.
For a current copy of our Guide to Graduate Study for the Ph.D. in Translational Sciences Program, please contact Dr. Christopher Frei.