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PhD Pharmacy - Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics at University of Georgia

University of Georgia, United States

Programme overview

The CET Ph.D. program is a unique program designed to prepare students for professional careers devoted to medical and pharmaceutical research in academia, industry, and/or government. During the course of study, students are provided the necessary tools to create and test a rational and scientifically-based hypothesis that pertains to the development and/or use of therapeutic agents in humans suffering from disease.

Faculty: College of Pharmacy  |  Duration: 30 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

30 credit hours total. Required courses include PHRM 8080 (up to 6 hours) Grantsmanship; PHRM 8600 Drug Targets in Signal Transduction Pathways; PHRM 8700 (up to 8 hours) Advanced Therapeutics I; PHRM 8720 Advanced Therapeutics III; PHRM 8730 (up to 3 hours) Clinical Seminar/Journal Club.

Career pathways

Our graduates move to different careers – Some move to academia as Postdoctoral fellows transitioning into academic faculty while others take up pharmaceutical industry track.

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Application information

Entry requirements

3 Letters of recommendation Resume ‘Statement of Purpose’ (emphasizing career goals, objectives, and research plans) Unofficial transcript A minimum of GPA 3.0, and higher GPA preferred A previous BS, MS, PharmD degree, or an equivalent International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required (TOEFL or IELTS). Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. For students on sponsorships by their home country institutions, a certificate of finances must be provided upon acceptance to the program. Application deadline is December 31 for the following fall.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 30 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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