Doctor of Philosophy with specialization in Pharmaceutics

Program Director,
David R. Taft, Ph.D.
Telephone: (718) 488-1101

PHARMACEUTICS

The Doctor of Philosophy program offers a diversified curriculum that is fundamentally based on scientific principles of chemistry and mathematics yet permits one to specialize in many areas of research and preformulation, including: solubility and stability; dosage form design; development; controlled drug delivery dosage forms, including oral, parenteral, transdermal, and nasal routes of administration; manufacturing; and biopharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics. Accordingly, prerequisites to the core curriculum are courses in organic chemistry, physiology, pharmacology, calculus and differential equations. These background courses are all available at the University, and students who lack these prerequisites will be required to take the appropriate courses prior to the beginning of their doctoral studies.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete 69 credits of course work, including a minimum of four semesters of the Research and Thesis course, pass the NIH-style proposal, and successfully defend orally their Ph.D. doctoral dissertation. Students who have earned an M.S. degree may receive up to 18 credits if the M.S. courses are appropriate.

*Students are required to register for three semesters; one credit per semester.