Degrees Offered With a Major in Pharmaceutical Sciences through The Department of Pharmacodynamics

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • concentration in Pharmacodynamics
      •  optional second concentration in Clinical and Translational Science
  • Master of Science in Pharmacy
    • concentration in Drug Development and Optimized Pharmacotherapy
    • concentration in Pharmacodynamics

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Pharmacodynamics Courses

MCB 5252Microbiology, Immunology, and Immunotherapeutics4
PHA 6189CNS Drug Discovery3
PHA 6508Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology I3
PHA 6509Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology II3
PHA 6512LExperiential Research Training in Pharmacodynamics1-4
PHA 6521CResearch Techniques in Pharmacodynamics1
PHA 6563Pathophysiology of Diseases I3
PHA 6564Pathophysiology of Diseases II3
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7900Journal Club in Pharmaceutical Research1
PHA 7939Journal Club in Pharmaceutical Sciences1
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Medicinal Chemistry Courses

PHA 6354Natural Medicinal Products3
PHA 6356Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products3
PHA 6357Herbal & Dietary Supplements3
PHA 6416Pharmaceutical Analysis I3
PHA 6417Pharmaceutical Analysis II3
PHA 6425Drug Biotrans and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity3
PHA 6432Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Chemistry1
PHA 6435Biosynthetic Logic of Medicinal Natural Products3
PHA 6444Pharmaceutical Chemistry I3
PHA 6447Drug Design3
PHA 6452Metabolic Biochemistry3
PHA 6467CDrug Design II3
PHA 6468Biotransformation Considerations in Drug Design2
PHA 6471Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry3
PHA 6472Organic Synthesis of Drug Molecules3
PHA 6532Occupational Toxicology3
PHA 6533Epidemiology & Biostatistics in Clinical Toxicology3
PHA 6534Toxicology of Chemical Weapons3
PHA 6535Principles of Nucleotide Activity2
PHA 6543Pharmaceutical Chemistry II3
PHA 6556Introduction to Clinical Toxicology3
PHA 6557Clinical Toxicology 13
PHA 6840Medicinal Chemistry of Drugs of Abuse3
PHA 6850Principles of Forensic Science3
PHA 6851Forensic Analysis of DNA3
PHA 6852Mammalian Molecular Biology3
PHA 6853Biological Evidence and Serology3
PHA 6854Forensic Immunology3
PHA 6855Forensic Genetics3
PHA 6856Bloodstain Pattern Analysis3
PHA 6857Forensic Analysis of DNA 23
PHA 6861Intro to Forensic Medicine 24
PHA 6905CResearch Procedures in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-4
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6934Seminar in Medicinal Chemistry1
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Courses

PHA 5270Health Care and Patient Safety3
PHA 5271Health Care Risk Management3
PHA 6041Principles of Peer-Reviewed Biomedical Publications3
PHA 6186Pharm Outcomes/Policy Found 13
PHA 6187Pharm Outcomes/Policy Found 23
PHA 6211Applied Pharmacy Benefit Design3
PHA 6213Advanced Case Studies in Managed Care Pharmacy3
PHA 6227Institutional Pharmacy Leadership I3
PHA 6228Institutional Pharmacy Leadership II3
PHA 6246Medication Safety & Technology3
PHA 6264Pharmaceutical Health Technology Assessment3
PHA 6265Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy I3
PHA 6268Pharmacoepidemiology and Patient Safety3
PHA 6269Pharmaceutical Products and Public Policy3
PHA 6273Structure, Process, and Outcomes of Regulation3
PHA 6274Federal Regulations of Drugs and Pharmacy3
PHA 6275Federal Regulations of Controlled Substances3
PHA 6276Pharmacy Benefit Design & Management3
PHA 6277Ethics in Drug Development Production and Use3
PHA 6278State Regulation of Drugs and Pharmacy3
PHA 6279Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Capstone3
PHA 6280Medicare and Medicaid3
PHA 6283Introduction to Pharmacoeconomics3
PHA 6286Pharmaceutical Microeconomics3
PHA 6287Pharmaceutical Health Economics3
PHA 6288Critical Review of Research Methods3
PHA 6289Regulating Clinical Research3
PHA 6717Measurement in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research3
PHA 6741Writing for Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy3
PHA 6791Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Pharmaceutical Interventions3
PHA 6793Evidentiary Basis of Pharmaceutical Use3
PHA 6795Quantitative Methods in Evidence-Based Pharmacy3
PHA 6796Study Design in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Research3
PHA 6797Applied Pharmaceutical Research Communications3
PHA 6799Medication Safety & Quality Program Evaluation3
PHA 6805Applied Data Interpretation and Reporting of Findings in Pharmacy3
PHA 6806Pharmacoeconomic Modeling3
PHA 6891Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology3
PHA 6892Practices and Procedures of the IRB3
PHA 6893Research Ethics3
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6937Topics in Pharmaceutical Administration2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7807Advanced Pharmacoepidemiology3
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Pharmacology Courses

GMS 6590Seminar in Pharmacology1
GMS 6592Ion Channels Journal Club: Pharmacology, Biophysics, and Neuroscience of Excitable Membranes1
GMS 6847Translational Research and Therapeutics: Bench, Bedside, Community, & Policy3
GMS 7593Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology1-3

Pharmacodynamics Departmental Courses

MCB 5252Microbiology, Immunology, and Immunotherapeutics4
PHA 6189CNS Drug Discovery3
PHA 6508Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology I3
PHA 6509Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology II3
PHA 6512LExperiential Research Training in Pharmacodynamics1-4
PHA 6521CResearch Techniques in Pharmacodynamics1
PHA 6563Pathophysiology of Diseases I3
PHA 6564Pathophysiology of Diseases II3
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7900Journal Club in Pharmaceutical Research1
PHA 7939Journal Club in Pharmaceutical Sciences1
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

College of Pharmacy Courses

PHA 6356Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products3
PHA 6418Model-Informed Drug Development3
PHA 6471Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry3
GMS 6951Teaching Biomedical Science2
GMS 6952Curricular Models for Biomedical Science3
GMS 6953Art and Science of Mentoring1
GMS 6954Assessing Effectiveness of Biomedical Science Teaching and Curricula3
PHA 6051Principles of Community Engagement Research for Health Equity2
PHA 6120Foundations of Precision Medicine: Pharmacogenomics3
PHA 6134Foundations in Precision Medicine: Genomic Technologies1
PHA 6135Clinical Applications of Precision Medicine: Pharmacogenomics2
PHA 6136Clinical Applications of Precision Medicine: Oncology3
PHA 6137Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementations2
PHA 6138Foundations in Precision Medicine: Genetic Epidemiology1
PHA 6140Quality Control and Assurance in the Pharmaceutical Industry3
PHA 6184Pharmaceutical Research & Development: Foundations and Impact on Individualized Medicine3
PHA 6232Forensic Ethics2
PHA 6241Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacy3
PHA 6247Principles of Pharmacy Informatics3
PHA 6427Pharmacogenetics of Drug Metabolism2
PHA 6443Case Studies in Clinical Pharmacogenomics3
PHA 6449Pharmacogenomic and Genomic Data Analysis3
PHA 6539Evidence-Based Applications in Clinical Toxicology3
PHA 6613Clinical Applications Precision Medicine: Precision Health3
PHA 6630Foundations of Medication Management: Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Disease3
PHA 6631Foundations of Medication Management: Patient Care and Practice3
PHA 6632Foundations of Medication Therapy Management II3
PHA 6633Foundations of Medication Management: Individualized Pharmacotherapy I3
PHA 6634Foundations of Medication Management: Individualized Pharmacotherapy II3
PHA 6635Medication Therapy Management: A Renal Focus3
PHA 6636Medication Therapy Management: A Gastrointestinal Focus3
PHA 6637Medication Therapy Management: A Psychiatric Focus3
PHA 6638Medication Therapy Management: A Neurologic Focus3
PHA 6639Medication Therapy Management: A Respiratory Focus3
PHA 6725Ethics in Genetics3
PHA 6746Patient Education and Communication in the Era of Precision Medicine1
PHA 6821Risk Management & Assessment in Clinical Trials3
PHA 6910Supervised Research1-5
PHA 6935Selected Topics in Pharmacy1-4
PHA 6936Advanced Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences1-2
PHA 6938Research Seminar1
PHA 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
PHA 6946Practicum in the Pharmaceutical Sciences2
PHA 6950Precision Medicine Conference1
PHA 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
PHA 7979Advanced Research1-12
PHA 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES (PH.D.)

SLO 1    
Knowledge
Identify, interpret, and utilize core knowledge across the spectrum of Pharmaceutical Sciences as it relates to the student's research. At the most advanced level, this will include interpreting experimental data and designing experiments.

SLO 2   
​Problem Solving/Critical Thinking
Apply discipline- and research project-related knowledge to complete the student's dissertation research by formulating hypotheses, designing experiments, interpreting results, and forming conclusions from their experiments.

SLO 3   
​Skills
Discuss and defend the published literature of the Pharmaceutical Sciences field. The students will present analysis of the literature in a formal, structured class setting to clearly convey the background, methods, results, and significance of the literature to faculty and students.

SLO 4   
Research Skills
Utilize the scientific method to formulate hypotheses based on their ability to use the literature, their own experimental observations, and those of others; design a technically sound and up-to-date experimental plan with appropriate controls; execute the experimental plan in a technically proficient manner; interpret the data; reformulate the hypotheses.

SLO 5    
​Professional Behavior
Exhibit behaviors and values that are consistent with ethical standards in research appropriate to safety, administrative, and regulatory rules. Professionalism, safety and adherence to regulations will be monitored by the student's mentor.

SLO6
Professional Presentations
​Deliver a formal scholarly presentation of their original research results in oral and written formats at an internal academic review. These presentations will be clear in providing information at an appropriate level to the audience, complete in providing the necessary and relevant background from the literature, and will utilize appropriate audiovisual aids that are clearly constructed.

Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmacodynamics (M.S.P.)

SLO 1    
Knowledge
Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge related to a specific discipline within the pharmaceutical sciences.

SLO 2   
Problem-Solving/Critical Thinking
Analyze and apply material from foundation courses in the curriculum, interpret data, and synthesize a response to a complex problem or case.

SLO 3
Professional Communication
Deliver a presentation of a discipline-specific topic related to Pharmaceutical Sciences for internal academic review. These presentations will be clear in providing information at an appropriate level to the audience, complete in providing the necessary and relevant background from the literature and will utilize appropriate audiovisual aids that are clearly constructed.