药学哲学博士

提供的课程可授予理学硕士和哲学博士学位。基于论文的研究可能会在制药科学等领域进行
Programs leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy are offered. Thesis-based research may be undertaken in fields such as pharmaceutical sciences, medicinal chemistry, and basic medical sciences, as well as in clinically-related areas such as pharmacoepidemology, pharmaceutical policy, pharmacoeconomics, patient/medication safety, and clinical pharmacy.There are four areas of specialty offered within the college: (i) drug design, development, and delivery, (ii) evaluation of medication use, effectiveness and safety, (iii) translational pharmacotherapy, and (iv) molecular biotherapeutics. Expertise in these areas include drug delivery, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, epigenetics & pharmacogenetics, basic medical sciences (pharmacology, physiology, molecular and cellular biology), cardiovascular disease mechanisms, neurobiochemistry, natural health products, drug use and statistics, drug evaluation & outcomes, drug utilization & pharmaceutical policy, and clinical pharmacy (renal, geriatrics, infectious disease, primary care).Collaborative research programs are conducted among other university departments including Anatomy, Community Health Sciences, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Physiology, Medical Microbiology, Pediatrics and Child Health, Internal Medicine, Cell Biology, and the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine (CCARM). Funding sources include the Canadian Institute of Health Research, health related research grants, and pharmaceutical industry.<br>The Ph.D. option consists of coursework and a substantial research component.<br><br>Expected Duration - 4 years.