Overview

The specific fields of study in the Pharmaceutical Sciences - Pharmacokinetics - Pharmaceutics program from The University of Arizona are physical Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacokinetics.

Key Features

These disciplines of pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics are unique and exist only in Colleges of Pharmacy. The average time to graduation is approximately four and one half years.

Course of Study

The Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics Track deals with the design and development of pharmaceutical dosage forms.

This involves the study of:

Factors that govern solubility in aqueous and non-aqueous vehicles
The development of stability-indicating assays
The study of the effects of formulation components on physicochemical stability, formulation performance, and therapeutic properties.
The development of various types of nanocarriers composed of biocompatible and biodegradable polymers and lipids for the targeted delivery of therapeutic agents.
- These therapeutic payloads include:
  - Small molecular weight drugs from a variety of therapeutic classes,
  - Oligonucleotides/genes (e.g. DNA, RNA, siRNA, and miRNA)
  - Large molecular weight drugs/biologics (e.g. peptides and proteins).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology, Drug Discovery & Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutics

Pharmaceutical Solids, Nanotechnology and Solid-State

Particle Engineering Design in Drug Delivery

Current Techniques in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmaceutics Research Lab Meeting

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

GPA 3.0 or higher
GRE is no longer required and is optional to submit scores
3 letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose
Official Transcripts
Bachelor's degree in pharmacy, chemistry, or the biological sciences or Pharm.D. degree and adequate preparation in mathematics is a prerequisite to admission.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Out-of-State

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12700 USD / year

≈ 12700 USD / year

Living costs

Tucson

United States

830 - 1140 USD / month

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