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Ph. D. Curriculum

The Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology PhD program offers a rigorous and flexible curriculum to train our students in all aspects of modern Pharmacology. If you are entering the program through the MSTP program please see the modified curriculum HERE.group photo

R= required

E= elective

Course  Credits
1st year Fall  
CHE 541 (R) Biomolecular Structure and Analysis/Graduate Biochemistry 3
HBH 631 (R) Graduate Pharmacology I 3
HBH 545  (R) Biochemical Lab Techniques in Pharmacology I 1
HBH 590  (R) Seminars 0-1
HBH 599  (R) Research  0-9
1st year Spring  
 HBH 656  (R) Cell Biology   3-4
 HBH 546  (R) Biochemical Lab Techniques in Pharmacology II  1
 GRD 500  section 06 (R) Integrity in Science/   Responsible Conduct in Research 0-1 
 HBH 632 (R) Graduate Pharmacology II
 HBH 590  (R) Seminars 0-1 
 HBH 550  (R) Statistics in Life Sciences 
 HBH 599  (R) Research  0-9 
 HBH 580  (R) Journal Club  0-1
 2nd year Fall  
 GRD 600 (R) Rigor & Reproducibility
 HBH 590  (R) Seminars 0-1 
 HBH 599  (R) Research  0-9 
 HBH 560  (R) Research Proposal Designs in   Regulatory Biology  2
 HBH 580  (R) Journal Club  0-1
 2nd year Spring  
 HBH 590  (R) Seminars  0-1
 HBH 599  (R) Research 0-9 
  HBH 601 (R) Practicum in teaching       Pharmacology (TA) 1
  Elective 3
 3rd year Fall/Spring  
 HBH 599  (R) Graduate Research (Thesis Proposal Defense in Fall) OR HBH 699  (R) Thesis Research (after Advancement to Candidacy)  0-9 
HBH 590  (R) Seminar     0
DOCTORAL CANDIDATES (4th year and up) Fall/Spring  
HBH 699  (R) Thesis Research (after Advancement to Candidacy)  0-9
HBH 590  (R) Seminar 0
Selected Electives (see Program for complete list)  
BME 509:  Fundamentals in Bioscience Industry 3
HBH 655:  Neuropharmacology (offered spring in  even years) 3
HPH 566:  Clinical Trials 2
HBH 522:  Biology of Cancer 2
AMS 561 Introduction to Computational and Data Science 3