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Graduate Program: Medical Pharmacology

General Information

Program/Degree

Medical Pharmacology (MS)

Program Description

Pharmacology is the science concerned with all aspects of the action of drugs and other chemicals on living systems. Its primary aim is the discovery of chemical mechanisms, by which cellular and molecular functions are regulated for the purpose of understanding how existing drugs act and to develop new drugs for treatment and diagnosis of diseases. The broad scope of interests of pharmacology ranges from the study of intermolecular reactions of chemical constituents of cells with drugs to effects of chemicals in our environment on entire populations.

The overall goal of the program is to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge base and training in scientific investigation. In addition to courses in pharmacology, the student may add courses in a variety of disciplines such as cancer biology, cell biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, physiology, immunology, medicinal chemistry, law and business.

Each student will have the opportunity in their first year to obtain first-hand research experience in at least three laboratories of their choosing. This exposure will form the basis upon which the student will choose a mentor and an area of research for the their thesis research project.

Professional pharmacologists tend toward careers in basic reearch and teaching in academia, research in pharmaceutical or biotech companies, research institues or government agencies.

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

Pharmacology is the science concerned with all aspects of the action of drugs and other chemicals on living systems. Its primary aim is the discovery of chemical mechanisms, by which cellular and molecular functions are regulated for the purpose of understanding how existing drugs act and to develop new drugs for treatment and diagnosis of diseases. The broad scope of interests of pharmacology ranges from the study of intermolecular reactions of chemical constituents of cells with drugs to effects of chemicals in our environment on entire populations.

The overall goal of the program is to provide the student with an in-depth knowledge base and training in scientific investigation. In addition to courses in pharmacology, the student may add courses in a variety of disciplines such as cancer biology, cell biology, biochemistry, neuroscience, physiology, immunology, medicinal chemistry, law and business.

Each student will have the opportunity in their first year to obtain first-hand research experience in at least three laboratories of their choosing. This exposure will form the basis upon which the student will choose a mentor and an area of research for the their thesis research project.

Professional pharmacologists tend toward careers in basic reearch and teaching in academia, research in pharmaceutical or biotech companies, research institues or government agencies.

 

College

College of Medicine, Tucson

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

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Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements

Year 1 - Fall:

  • BIOS 576A, Biostatistics, 3 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 601A, Pharmacology: General Principles, 2 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 601B, Endocrine & Immune System Drugs, 2 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 601C, Cardio, Pulmonary, GI & CNS Drugs,  2 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 586A, Intro to Med Pharm (Rotation-minimum of 3), 1 unit, minimum grade required: B  OR
  • PHCL 682, Directed Research, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 596B, Critical Literature Review, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 596C, Research Seminar, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B

Year 1 - Spring

  • PHCL 551, Molecular Targets of Pharm Agents, 3 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 553, Neuropharmacology/Drug Abuse, 3 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 595B, Scientific Writing Strategies Skill and Ethics, 2 units, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 586A, Intro to Med Pharm (Rotation-minimum of 3), 1 unit, minimum grade required: B  OR
  • PHCL 682, Directed Research, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 596B, Critical Literature Review, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 596C, Research Seminar, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B

Year 2

  • PHCL 596B, Critical Literature Review, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 596C, Research Seminar, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 682, Directed Research, 1 unit, minimum grade required: B
  • PHCL 920, Dissertation, 9 units

Minimum GPA in core coursework: 3.0

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020