Course variations

Course summary

This program is designed to prepare students for teaching and research careers in academia, the pharmaceutical industry and public and private research institutes. Students are expected to select an area of specialization from one of the pharmaceutical science disciplines including medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and pharmaceutics. The medicinal chemistry deals with the application of organic chemistry, analytical chemistry and biochemistry to studies of actions of chemical substances at cellular and molecular levels. Pharmaceutics deals with the study of the theories and techniques of mathematics, chemistry and biological sciences as they apply to physical and chemical stability and biological efficacy of medicinal agents and their dosage forms. While pharmacology / toxicology deals with the study of the biochemical and molecular modes and mechanisms of action of biologically-active substances.

Program modules

The core courses include medicinal chemistry: PY 7320 (3 hours) Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs I, PY 7240 (3 hours) Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs II, PY 7250 (3 hours) Chemistry of Synthetic Drugs III, PY 6230 (5 hours), Synthesis of Drugs, PY 7260 (4 hours) Analytical and Control Methods I, PY 7270 (4 hours) Analytical and Control Methods II, PY 2600 (3 hours) Heterocyclic Medicinal Chemistry, CH 7200 (3 hours) Advanced Organic Chemistry I, CH 7220 (3 hours) Advanced Organic Chemistry II, Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology/Toxicology, Common Core (23 hours): PY 7010 (4 hours) Pharmacokinetics, PY 6370 (3 hours) Fundamentals of Bionucleonics, PY 2260 (4 hours) Analytical and Control Methods I, STAT 7000 (3 hours) Biostatistics I, STAT 7010 (3 hours) Biostatistics II, Optional Course list - (Minimum of 30 credit hours): PY 7030 (4 hours): Drug Product Development, PY 7050 (3 hours): Novel Dosage Forms, PY 7060 (3 hours): Formulation and Delivery of Peptide/Protein Drugs, PY 7080 (3 hours): Advanced Biopharmaceutics, PY 7110 (3 hours): Stability/Reaction/ Kinetics of Pharm. PY 7310 (3 hours): Psychopharmacology I, PY 7320 (3 hours): Psychopharmacology II, PY 7500 (2 hours): Metabolism and Disposition of Xenobiotics, PY 6360 (3 hours): Cellular Pharmacology, PY 7270 (3 hours): Analytical and Control Methods II, PY 6390 (3 hours): Neuropharmacology of Drugs of Abuse, PY 6310 (4 hours): Pharmacology I, PY 6320 (4 hours): Pharmacology II, PY 6330 (4 hours): Pharmacology III, PY 6390 (3 hours): Immunobiology, CMBL 6501 (2 hours): Lab, VBMS 7000 (5 hours): Neuroanatomy Lecture 3, Lab 4, VBMS 7160 (3 hours): Neurosciences, VBMS 7120 (5 hours): Membrane Physiology Lecture 2, Lab 3, VBMS 7110 (5 hours): Cardiology, PYSC 8540 (3 hours): Behavioral Pharmacology, PYSC 6610 (3 hours): Behavioral Effects of Environ. Contaminants.

Entry requirement for international students

Students to be considered for admission must complete a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in pharmacy or other health profession or a degree in an allied discipline such as biochemistry, biology or chemistry from an accredited college or university; They must have taken the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test. Also students whose native language is not English must demonstrate their proficiency with a TOEFL score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in the paper version (pBT), 213 on the computer version (cBT), and 79 on the internet version (IBT). Additionally, students must score a minimum of 16 on the listening, reading, speaking and writing components of the IBT.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

AUBURN UNIVERSITY

Department name

Auburn University Graduate School

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