Ph.D. Curriculum
Ph.D. Track Year 1
Fall
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 51003 | Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| BIOS 50133 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| PHAR 51171 | Scientific Communication and Ethics I | 1 |
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 3 |
| UNIV 11000 | IPE Exposure Workshop “Live Events” | 0 |
| UNIV 12000 | IPE Exposure Bridge Transition Workshop “Live Events” | 0 |
Spring
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 51033 | Pharmaceutics for Graduate Students | 3 |
| PHAR 51191 | Scientific Communication and Ethics II | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 3 |
Summer
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 1 |
Ph.D. Track Year 2
Fall
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 51073 | Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 3 |
| PHAR 51201 | Scientific Communication and Ethics III | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 3 |
Spring
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 51231 | Scientific Communication and Ethics IV | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 6 |
Summer
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 1 |
Ph.D. Track Year 3
Fall and Spring
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 6200V | Doctoral Dissertation | 10 per semester |
| UNIV 13000 | IPE Immersion Quadruple Aim Project (Fall or Spring Semester) | 0 |
Summer
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 6200V | Doctoral Dissertation | 1 |
Ph.D. Track Year 4
Fall and Spring
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 6200V | Doctoral Dissertation | 10 per semester |
| UNIV 16000 | IPE Competence Practice Activity (Spring Semester) | 0 |
MS Curriculum
MS Track Year 1
Fall
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 51003 | Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| BIOS 50133 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| PHAR 51171 | Scientific Communication and Ethics I | 1 |
| PSCI 5200V | Research | 2 |
| UNIV 11000 | IPE Exposure Workshop “Live Events” | 0 |
| UNIV 12000 | IPE Exposure Bridge Transition Workshop “Live Events” | 0 |
Spring
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 51033 | Pharmaceutics for Graduate Students | 3 |
| PHAR 51191 | Scientific Communication and Ethics II | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 5200V | Research | 3 |
Summer
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 5200V | Research | 1 |
MS Track Year 2
Fall
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 51073 | Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 3 |
| PHAR 51201 | Scientific Communication and Ethics III | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 3 |
Spring
| Course ID | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 51231 | Scientific Communication and Ethics IV | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 5114V | Research | 6 |
| UNIV 13000 | IPE Immersion Quadruple Aim Project | 0 |
| UNIV 16000 | IPE Competence Practice Activity | 0 |
Core Courses
PSCI 51003 Medicinal Chemistry This course is an overview of concepts from organic and medicinal chemistry and pharmacology that are fundamental to understanding the design of drugs, including factors affecting stability, absorption, distribution and metabolism.
PSCI 51033 Pharmaceutics for Graduate Students The primary objective of this course is to provide an overview of the discipline of pharmaceutics (the study of drug delivery systems) for graduate students. Particular emphasis is placed on the physico-chemical properties of drugs and dosage forms, both ex vivo and in vivo, that are important for basic research in the fields of the pharmaceutical sciences.
PSCI 51183, 51193, 51203, 51233, 51243 Scientific Communication and Ethics This course will explore the philosophies, rules, regulations and social structure of a responsible research environment. Emphasis will be on faculty culture, professionalism, federal regulation, ethical use of humans and animals, conflicts of interest, scientific misconduct, and the overall regulatory, normative and cognitive structures of a responsible research environment.
PHAR 51073 Graduate Pharmacology This course provides coverage of all the categories of pharmacological agents and discusses their mechanisms of action, uses, consequences and potential interactions with other drugs and/or disease-related circumstances.
BIOS 50133 Biostatistics I Introductory topics in descriptive biostatistics and epidemiology, database principles, basic probability, diagnostic test statistics, tests of hypotheses, sample-size estimation, power of tests, frequency cross-tabulations, correlation, non-parametric tests, regression, randomization, multiple comparisons of means and analysis of variance for one and two-factor experiments. Prerequisite, consent.
Electives Students are required to complete three elective courses. Eligible electives include any graduate-level course offered within the Graduate School curriculum.
PSCI 5114V Research Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of major advisor.
PSCI 6200V Doctoral Dissertation A total of 18 hours is required for the Ph.D. degree at UAMS.