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Pharmaceutics Track
Pharmaceutics is concerned with the strategies by which biologically active compounds are presented to the body so as to elicit an optimal response. Included are the design, preparation, and testing of drug-delivery systems. Major areas of research in pharmaceutics at Rutgers are drug formulation, physical/industrial pharmacy, mechanisms and modeling of drug transport, and pharmacokinetics. In course work, emphasis is placed on the fundamentals underlying these subject areas. Biopharmaceutics is the study of the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of drugs, toxins, and their metabolites. Pharmacokinetics is the study of the time dependencies of ADME once a drug or toxin is introduced into the body. This includes the rate and extent of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion, as well as the relationship between the concentration of drug at various sites in the body and the level of pharmacological or toxicological effect. Mathematical models are used to aid interpretation of experimental data and to explore basic biological mechanisms for drug disposition.
The program for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees consists of a defined core of courses required of all students in the track, electives which fit individual needs, and original research under the supervision of a major advisor. Masters level studies consist of a minimum of 24 credits of coursework and 6 credits of research. Ph.D level studies require a minimum of 38 credits of coursework and 34 credits of research.
Academic Requirements for the M.S.
Degree
Core
Courses
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Advanced Pharmaceutics I
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16:720:507
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3
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Advanced Pharmaceutics II*
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16:720:509
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3
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Design of Experiments
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16:960:590
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3
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16:720:601,602
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2
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| Ethical Scientific Conduct | 16:115:556 | 1 |
*New course
Core Electives -
13 Credits
Academic Requirements for the Ph.D.
Degree
Core
Courses
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Advanced Pharmaceutics I
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16:720:507
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3
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Advanced Pharmaceutics II
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16:720:509
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3
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Design of Experiments
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16:960:590
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3
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16:720:540
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3
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16:720:601,602
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2
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| Ethical Scientific Conduct | 16:115:556 | 1 |
*New course
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Advanced Drug Delivery**
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16:720:TBA
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3
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General Toxicology I
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16:963:501
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2
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Advanced Pharmacokinetics
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16:720:510
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3
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Biomaterials and Drug Delivery**
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16:720:TBA
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3
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Controlled Drug Release
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16:720:522
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3
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Dermaceutics
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16:720:523
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3
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16:720:525
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3
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Molecular and Cellular Pharmaceutics
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16:720:614
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3
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Pharmaceutical Biotechnology**
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16:720:TBA
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3
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Pharmaceutical Formulations
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16:720:511,512
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3
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Pharmaceutical Processes and Equipment
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16:720:515,517
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3
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Pharmacodynamics and Signal Transduction**
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16:720:TBA
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3
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Therapeutic Peptides and Delivery Systems
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16:720:520
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3
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| Biochemical Toxicology | 16:963:505 | 3 |
Elective Courses - 9 Credits
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16:720:591
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3
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16:720:592
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3
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16:720:594
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3
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16:720:583
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3
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Basic Statistics for Research
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01:960:401
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3
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16:160:510
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3
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Molecular Biology and Biochemistry I
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16:115:511
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3
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Molecular Biology and Biochemistry II
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16:115:512
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3
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Upon admission to the program students become familiar with the various faculty members and choose a major advisor. The student and major advisor will then plan a program of study and select a Thesis (Master of Science) or Dissertation (Doctor of Philosophy) Committee. Master's candidates who have completed their course and research requirements are required to prepare a written thesis and are then examined by their Thesis Committee as a final requirement in the M.S. degree program. Students in the Ph.D. program after satisfactorily completing a significant amount of course credits must prepare a written original research proposal which they must then defend before their Dissertation Committee. Once these requirements are fulfilled the student becomes a candidate for the Ph.D. degree. Upon completion of all coursework and the research project the candidate prepares a written Dissertation which must be defended before their committee. Specific details of all requirements for both the M.S. and Ph.D degree program are outlined in the "Policy Statement on Procedures for Granting or Denying Graduate Degrees in Pharmaceutical Science Within the Pharmaceutics Track".
Course Selection
Students who have not previously taken Physical Chemistry are required to take 3 credits of either Physical Chemistry I (01:160:323) or Physical Chemistry for Biochemical Systems I (01:160:341). Calculus I and II (01:640:151, 152) and Multivariable Calculus (01:640:251) [or Calculus III] are prerequisites for Physical Chemistry. Students who are required to take physical chemistry may apply the three credits towards their elective course requirements. Any prerequisites required for physical chemistry however, must be taken in addition to the required credits of elective courses. Students who have not previously taken Elementary Differential Equations are required to take 3 credits of Differential Equations (01:640:252). Those credits may not be applied towards their elective credit requirement.
Students in the M.S. and Ph.D. programs are required to present two seminars. An oral presentation at a regional or national scientific meeting may be substituted for one credit of seminar.
Registration, Credit, and Residence Requirements
Full-time students are defined as those individual who are registered for 12 or more credits per semester. Any student who registers for 11 or fewer credits per semester is considered a part-time student. Graduate and teaching assistants, who hold half-time academic appointments, register their assistantships for 6 credits. These 6 credits together with the required minimum program of 6 credits of courses or research qualify them as full-time students.
A Ph.D. candidate who is engaged exclusively in research and is on campus
can for two semesters register for 3 credits each if his/her formal course
work is complete and maintain full-time status.Similarly,
a Ph.D. student who is writing his/her dissertation and is off-campus can
for two semesters register for 1 credit each if his/her formal course work
is complete and maintain full-time status.
A Ph.D. candidate must spend at least one academic year as a full-time student in residence.
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Updated July 09, 2002