Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD
The PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences at Temple University’s School of Pharmacy is a rigorous, research-based graduate course of study that prepares you for advanced scientific research. The curriculum integrates biochemistry, organic chemistry, pharmaceutics and pharmacology. You will acquire expertise on drug synthesis, action, delivery and disposition.
Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD graduates have gone on to work in academic research labs and government and regulatory agencies. Graduates have also pursued biotechnology, clinical pharmacology and pharmaceutics. The Philadelphia region is a hub for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, putting students in the middle of multiple research and career opportunities.
Completed in four to five years, the Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD curriculum emphasizes a deep understanding of chemical synthesis, controlled release dosage forms, drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of drug action, pharmaceutical analysis, and solid dosage forms. The interdisciplinary curriculum is divided into three concentrations of scientific study: medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics and pharmacodynamics.
Doctoral candidates contribute to extensive research under the mentorship of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate faculty, particularly as they progress through the program. New discoveries and contributions to healthcare in the pharmaceutical sciences are performed in the School of Pharmacy’s state-of-the-art labs and research facilities.