Track Leader: Dr. Paul Prather
Email: PratherPaulL@uams.edu
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GPIBS Ph.D. Core Curriculum
Year 1 Fall
(12 credit hours)
- Foundations in Biomedical Sciences (IBSD 61037) – 7 credit hours
- Scientific Communications and Ethics I (PHAR 51171) – 1 credit hour
- Seminar (IBSD 5110V) – 1 credit hour
- Research (IBSD 5100V) – 1 credit hour (Students perform three 5-week research rotations)
Track-Specific Course Requirements
Year 1 Spring
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PHAR 51091)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics II (PHAR 51191)
3 credit hours Principles and Methods of Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51053)
3 credit hours General Physiology (PHYO 5103)
1 credit hour Recent Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51151)
1 credit hour Research (PHAR 51031)
Year 1 Summer
(1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Research (PHAR 51031)
Year 2 Fall
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PHAR 51091)
3 credit hours Graduate Pharmacology and Therapeutics (PHAR 51073)
1 credit hour Scientific Communication and Ethics III (PHAR 51201)
3 credit hours Experimental Design and Quantitative Analysis (PHAR 51433)
1 credit hour Recent Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51151)
1 credit hour Research (PHAR 51031)
Year 2 Spring
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PHAR 51091)
1 credit hour Scientific Communications and Ethics IV (PHAR 51231)
3 credit hours Elective (choose to take in Fall or Spring of second year)*
3 credit hours Elective (choose to take in Fall or Spring of second year)*
1 credit hour Recent Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51151)
1 or 4 credit hours Research (based on taking elective or not) (PHAR 51031)
*The elective must include three additional course credit hours based on advice from the student’s mentor and/or advisory committee. Clinical Toxicology (PHAR 61033), Neuropharmacology (PHAR 51133) or Systems Therapeutics (PHAR 61003) are highly encouraged.
Year 2 Summer
(1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Research (PHAR 51031)
Candidacy Exam (research proposal submitted to committee followed by oral defense)
Year 3 Fall
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PHAR 51091)
1 credit hour Recent Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51151)
8 credit hours Dissertation Research (PHAR 51241)
Year 3 Spring
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PHAR 51091)
1 credit hour Recent Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51151)
8 credit hours Dissertation Research (PHAR 51241)
Year 3 Summer
(1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Dissertation Research (PHAR 51241)
Year 4 Fall
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PHAR 51091)
1 credit hour Recent Advances in Pharmacology and Toxicology (PHAR 51151)
8 credit hours Dissertation Research (PHAR 51241)
Year 4 Spring
(10 credit hours)
1 credit hour Seminar (PCOL 5109)
9 credit hours Dissertation Research (PHAR 51241)
Year 4 Summer
(1 credit hour)
1 credit hour Dissertation Research (PHAR 51241)
Degree Completion
Students must successfully defend their research project in written and oral format prior to completion of the degree.
| Credit Hour Summary | PTET Totals |
| Credit hours of didactic coursework (minimum of 24): | 45 |
| Credit hours of research prior to passing qualifying exam (no minimum): | 6 |
| Credit hours of dissertation research (minimum of 18): | 35 |
| Total number of credit hours (minimum 72): | 86 |
Note: This credit hour summary assumes that students on average take four years to complete their degree. It is certainly possible
students could take more than four years, and thus the number of seminar and dissertation hours would increase relative to that
presented.