The Pharmacology & Toxicology graduate program offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree and guarantees PhD students a minimum annual stipend for a maximum of 48 months. Students are expected to complete their degree requirements within this time. Minimum stipends are reviewed on an annual basis. Listed below are the requirements to complete this PhD degree.
(i) Graduate Courses
The PhD program in Pharmacology & Toxicology requires you complete the equivalent of two and a half full credit graduate courses. All students will be required to take PHAR-812 Methodology in Pharmacology, PHAR-821* Pharmacology Seminar Program and PHAR-811* Principles of Drug Discovery and Development. In addition Pharmacology-stream students are required to take either PHAR-810* Advances in Neuropharmacology or PHAR-853* Cellular and Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences or PHAR 854* Cardiovascular Sciences: Tissues and Systems. Toxicology-stream students are required to take PHAR-815* Mechanistic Toxicology. Exemption from any of these courses requires the approval of the program. The student must obtain satisfactory standings in the courses (see The School of Graduate Studies: Course Work Requirements).
(ii) Research and Thesis
The student must prepare a satisfactory thesis which is original and furthers knowledge within a research area and successfully defend it (see The School of Graduate Studies: Thesis).
(iii) Oral Examination
The student's understanding of general pharmacology and toxicology and his/her ability to apply knowledge will be evaluated in an oral exam based in part on the most recent versions of PHAR-840* Principles of General Pharmacology I, PHAR-850* Principles of General Pharmacology II, PHAR-812 Methodology in Pharmacology, PHAR-821* Pharmacology Seminar Program, PHAR-811* Principles of Drug Discovery and Development, and the following as appropriate depending on the area of research: PHAR-810* Advances in Neuropharmacology, PHAR-815* Mechanistic Toxicology, PHAR-853* Cellular and Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, PHAR-854* Cardiovascular Sciences: Tissues and Systems.
