Biomedical Science, PhD (Boston)

Graduatemajor2027 catalogHealth SciencesBoston31 semester hours totalverified parse

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Seminar

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Complete the following repeatable course for six semesters:

• PHSC 6300 — Pharmaceutical Science Seminar

Required Core

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Complete the following:

• PHSC 5100 — Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science
• PHSC 5102 — Concepts in Pharmaceutical Science 2
• PHSC 5212 — Research Skills and Ethics
• PHSC 5305 — Professional Development for Pharmaceutical Sciences
• PHSC 6213 — Ethical Problems in Health Sciences Research
• PHSC 6214 — Experimental Design and Biostatistics

Electives

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Students must complete one course from each of the following specialization areas for a total of three courses:

Complete one of the following:

• Choose 8 semester hours from:
  • Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery
    • PMST 6250 — Advanced Physical Pharmacy
    • PMST 6252 — Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism
    • PMST 6254 — Advanced Drug Delivery Systems
  • Pharmacology
    • PMCL 6250 — Ion Channel Physiology and Pharmacology
    • PMCL 6252 — Small-Molecule Target and Ligand Pharmacology
  • Medicinal Chemistry & Drug Discovery
    • CHEM 5626 — Organic Synthesis 1
    • CHEM 5628 — Principles of Spectroscopy of Organic Compounds
    • PHSC 5450 — Contemporary Approaches to Drug Design

Prequalifying Exam Course

• PHSC 7020 — Scientific Writing: Thesis Proposal

Qualifying Exam

• PHSC 8940 — Doctoral Training and Research

Proposal Preparation

• PHSC 9681 — Doctoral Proposal

Dissertation

• One of:
  • PHSC 9990 — Dissertation Term 1
  • PHSC 9991 — Dissertation Term 2

Colloquium

• PHSC 6810 — Pharmaceutical Science Colloquium

GPA requirements

• 31-33 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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