Overview

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics from University of California, San Francisco focuses on how to develop effective drug therapies for patients that have a minimum of adverse effects.

This multidisciplinary graduate program has a dual focus: pharmaceutical sciences and drug development, and pharmacogenomics, which is the application of genetics and genomics to drug action and disposition.

Students in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics program from University of California, San Francisco will:

receive solid training in the pharmaceutical-related basic sciences

develop into independent and creative scientific problem-solvers.

explore new drugs in novel ways.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Statistics

Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences – Pharmacokinetics, Drug Metabolism and Transport

Statistical Methods for Bioinformatics

Biocomputing Algorithms

Principles of Genetics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Francisco, United States

Disciplines

Pharmacy View 94 other PhDs in Pharmacy in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

General and demographic information

3 letters of recommendation (preferably from recommenders who are familiar with your research experience)

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Tuition Fee

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International

27366 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 27366 USD per year during 60 months.
National

27366 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 27366 USD per year during 60 months.
In-State

12264 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12264 USD per year during 60 months.

Living costs for San Francisco

2206 - 4119 USD /month

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