The Ph.D. program in the Pharmaceutical Sciences is offered in the specialty areas of Pharmaceutics , Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics , and Drug Regulatory Affairs . The graduate program is designed to provide a comprehensive background in the pharmaceutical sciences and training in modern research techniques. The department offers a core of graduate courses and draws upon the University to provide training in areas such as statistics and experimental design, analytical methods, marketing, toxicology, microbiology and physical chemistry. The program of study is tailored for each student to satisfy his or her needs and interests. Each student is required to complete a series of core courses with additional elective courses selected to complement their research project.
All degree programs require the proposing and defending of thesis research.