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Pharmacy (Pharmaceutics) PHD (Thesis)


Academic Career

0 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
72 s.h. must be graduate level coursework; graduate transfer credits allowed upon approval. More information is included in the General Catalog and on department website. a
The degree requires 30 s.h. in didactic coursework, including a minimum of 15 s.h. in divisional courses and 15 s.h. of pharmacy or elective coursework; the remaining 42 s.h. can be fulfilled with research or electives.

First Year

24 s.h.

Fall

12 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
MATH:2560 - Engineering Differential Equations or MATH:3600 - Intro to Ordinary Differential Equations b 3 s.h.
CHEM:4430 - Principles of Physical Chemistry or CHEM:4431 - Chemical Thermodynamics b 3 s.h.
PHAR:4736 - Properties of Dosage Forms I b 3 s.h.
PHAR:6710 - Pharmaceutics Graduate Seminar c 1 s.h.
Elective course d 2 s.h.

Spring

12 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:4800 - Chemical/Biophysical Properties of Drugs 2 s.h.
PHAR:6706 - Equilibria Processes 3 s.h.
PHAR:6710 - Pharmaceutics Graduate Seminar c 1 s.h.
Elective course d 3 s.h.
Elective course d 3 s.h.

Second Year

22 s.h.

Fall

11 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:4146 - Drug Disposition and Pharmacokinetics 2 s.h.
BMED:7270 - Scholarly Integ/Resp Conduct of Rsrch I 0 s.h.
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 2 s.h.
PHAR:6710 - Pharmaceutics Graduate Seminar c 1 s.h.
Elective course d 3 s.h.
Elective course d 3 s.h.

Spring

11 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:5745 - Adv Biopharmaceutics & Drug Delivery 3 s.h.
PHAR:6700 - Adv Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics 3 s.h.
BMED:7271 - Scholarly Integ/Resp Conduct of Rsrch II 0 s.h.
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 2 s.h.
PHAR:6710 - Pharmaceutics Graduate Seminar c 1 s.h.
Elective course d 2 s.h.

Third Year

18 s.h.

Any Semester

0 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
Exam: Doctoral Comprehensive Exam e

Fall

9 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
Elective course d 3 s.h.
Elective course d 3 s.h.
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 3 s.h.

Spring

9 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
Elective course d 3 s.h.
Elective course d 3 s.h.
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 3 s.h.

Summer

0 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
Internship (optional)

Fourth Year

4 s.h.

Fall

2 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 2 s.h.

Spring

2 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 2 s.h.

Summer

0 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
Internship (optional)

Fifth Year

4 s.h.

Fall

2 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 2 s.h.

Spring

2 s.h.
Course Semester Hours
PHAR:6720 - Pharmaceutics Research 2 s.h.
Exam: Doctoral Final Exam f
Footnotes
Footnote Letter Footnote Description
a Students must complete specific requirements in the University of Iowa Graduate College after program admission. Refer to the Graduate College website and the Manual of Rules and Regulations for more information.
b If equivalent course not taken previously; otherwise work with faculty advisor to select relevant elective in Pharmaceutics or outside the department.
c Enrollment required each semester until completion of comprehensive exam.
d Work with faculty advisor to determine appropriate graduate coursework and sequence.
e Written research proposal and oral exam; typically completed by the end of third year.
f Dissertation defense.
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