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PhD Pharmacy - Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences at University of Georgia

University of Georgia, United States

Programme overview

The Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences at The University of Georgia offers a Ph.D. degree program in all major disciplines of the pharmaceutical sciences, including pharmaceutics, pharmacology, toxicology, medicinal chemistry and other related biomedical sciences.

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 8010 Modern Drug Discovery Approaches; PHRM 8020 Molecular Pharmacology of Disease and Therapeutics; PHRM 8030 Advanced Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics; PHRM 8080 Grantsmanship; PHRM 8200 ^ Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Seminar.

Career pathways

The majority of our graduates are employed in the pharmaceutical industry with major multi-national pharmaceutical companies as well as smaller regional companies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The primary mechanism for admission to the PhD program in the PBS department is through the UGA Integrated Life Sciences (ILS) Graduate Admission Portal program.  Students apply to ILS, not directly to the PBS program. Key factors considered for admission to the ILS graduate program are: prior research experience and productivity; evidence of work ethic and commitment to biomedical research; evidence of appropriate educational background; grade point average; English language exam scores (for international applicants); references (particularly from laboratory supervisors); research interests of available faculty mentors; and other requirements of the UGA Graduate School.  Instructions for submitting your application can be found at their website: https://ils.uga.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/

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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