Course requirements

M.Sc. in Pharmacology (Chemical Biology option)

Please note: a grayed out course title means the course is currently not offered this year.

Required courses (9-15 credits)

 

PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology. 3
PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology. 3
PHAR 601D1. Research Seminar. 3
PHAR 601D2. Research Seminar. 3
PHAR 712. Statistics for Pharmacologists. 3

 

Complementary courses are chosen in consultation with the research director. Graduate Committee may stipulate additional course work (e.g. BIOC 404. Biophysical Methods in Biochemistry. , BIOC 450. Protein Structure and Function. or BIOC 454. Nucleic Acids. ) depending on the background and project of the candidate. *Students exempted from one or both of PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology. and PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology. because they have taken these courses (or equivalent) as undergraduates must complete 3 or 6 credits, respectively, from Complementary course list D below.

Complementary Courses (total 8-14 credits)

 

Complementary courses A (2 credits)

Two of the following courses:

BIOC 610. Seminars in Chemical Biology 1. 1
BIOC 611. Seminars in Chemical Biology 2 1
1
1

 

Complementary courses B (3 credits)

PHAR 702. Topics in Pharmacology 1. 3
PHAR 703. Topics in Pharmacology 2. 3
PHAR 704. Topics in Pharmacology 3. 3
PHAR 705. Topics in Pharmacology 4. 3
PHAR 706. Topics in Pharmacology 5. 3
PHAR 707. Topics in Pharmacology 6. 3

 

Complementary courses C (3 credits)

Three credits from the following:

CHEM 502. Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry. 3
PHAR 503. Drug Discovery and Development 1. 3

 

Complementary courses D (0-6 credits)

Students exempted from one or both of PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology. and PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology. must complete 3 or 6 credits, respectively, from the following:

3
PHAR 504. Drug Discovery and Development 2. 3
BIOC 603. Genomics and Gene Expression. 3
BIOC 604. Macromolecular Structure. 3
CHEM 522. Stereochemistry. 5
CHEM 591. Bioinorganic Chemistry. 3
CHEM 621. Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry. 5
CHEM 629. Organic Synthesis. 5
4
PHAR 707. Topics in Pharmacology 6. 3

(Please note that CHEM 504 and PHAR 504 are the same course)

*PHAR 707 may be credited against this requirement only if another 700-level Pharmacology course is taken to fulfill the requirement for a course from Complementary course list B above.



Thesis Preparation courses

PHAR 696. Thesis Preparation. 3
PHAR 698. Thesis Preparation 2. 9
PHAR 699. Thesis Preparation 3. 12


Ph.D. in Pharmacology (Chemical Biology option)

Required courses (13-19 credits)

 

PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology. 3
PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology. 3
PHAR 601D1. Research Seminar. 3
PHAR 601D2. Research Seminar. 3
PHAR 712. Statistics for Pharmacologists. 3
BIOC 610. Seminars in Chemical Biology 1. 1
BIOC 611. Seminars in Chemical Biology 2 1
1
1

Complementary courses are chosen in consultation with the research director. The Graduate Committee may stipulate additional course work (e.g. BIOC 404. Biophysical Methods in Biochemistry. , BIOC 450. Protein Structure and Function. or BIOC 454. Nucleic Acids.) depending on the background and project of the candidate. *Students exempted from one or both of PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology. and PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology. because they have taken these courses (or equivalent) as undergraduates must complete 3 or 6 credits, respectively, from Complementary course list D below.

Complementary Courses (total 9-15 credits)

 

Complementary courses A (6 credits)

 

PHAR 702. Topics in Pharmacology 1. 3
PHAR 703. Topics in Pharmacology 2. 3
PHAR 704. Topics in Pharmacology 3. 3
PHAR 705. Topics in Pharmacology 4. 3
PHAR 706. Topics in Pharmacology 5. 3
PHAR 707. Topics in Pharmacology 6. 3
3

 

Complementary courses B (3 credits)

Different PHAR 700 courses in B are offered each year (on a rotation basis).

CHEM 502. Advanced Bio-Organic Chemistry. 3
PHAR 503. Drug Discovery and Development 1. 3

 

Complementary courses C (0-6 credits)

*Students exempted from one or both of PHAR 562. Neuropharmacology. and PHAR 563. Endocrine Pharmacology. must complete 3 or 6 credits, respectively, from the following:

3
PHAR 504. Drug Discovery and Development 2. 3
CHEM 522. Stereochemistry. 5
BIOC 603. Genomics and Gene Expression. 3
BIOC 604. Macromolecular Structure. 3
CHEM 591. Bioinorganic Chemistry. 3
CHEM 621. Reaction Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry. 5
CHEM 629. Organic Synthesis. 5
4
PHAR 707. Topics in Pharmacology 6. 3

(Please note that CHEM 504 and PHAR 504 are the same course)

*PHAR 707 may be credited against this requirement only if another 700-level Pharmacology course is taken to fulfill the requirement for a course from Complementary course list B above.

 

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