Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences

The mission of the Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences Graduate Program (PCSP) is to prepare graduates for working in the increasingly complex and integrated research in the pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnological environment. This integrated, multidisciplinary program provides a student-centered learning environment and will produce new scientists with both brand and in-depth training by preparing them for work as part of interdisciplinary research/development teams. The PCSP program is offered jointly by the School of Pharmacy and College of the Pacific. The participating departments in the program are Chemistry, Pharmacy Practice, Pharmacology and Physiology, and Pharmaceutics and Medicinal Chemistry. PROGRAMS OFFERED The program offers training in one of these five focus areas: Bioanalytical and Physical Chemistry, Chemical Synthesis, Drug Discovery and Design, Molecular-Cellular Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Pharmacoeconomics and Health Care Outcomes and Clinical Services. PROGRAM GOALS The goals of the PCSP curriculum are to: prepare students for the challenges in both basic and applied research advance knowledge in pharmaceutical and chemical sciences encourage fundamental discovery in the chemical, pharmaceutical and healthcare sciences Students must complete a minimum of 45 units with a Pacific cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in order to earn the doctor of philosophy degree in Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences.