Pharmacology and Neuroscience Concentration
Students can pursue a concentration in medicinal chemistry that will prepare them for the complex and multidisciplinary approach needed for discovery of the next generation of therapeutics to fight acute and chronic disease. Full course requirements are listed in the SIUC Graduate Catalog.
Required Courses
(4) MBBS 577 Neuroscience at SIU School of Medicine
(3) MBBS 504 Fundamentals for Graduate Research at SIU School of Medicine
(1) MBBS 540 Responsible Conduct of Research at SIU School of Medicine
(3) MBBS 544 Applied Statistics for the Basic Scientist at SIU School of Medicine
(8) MBBS 550A/B Principles of Pharmacology I and II at SIU School of Medicine
(1) MBBS 500 or 501 at SIU School of Medicine, each fall and spring semester
The pharmacology and neuroscience concentration requires a total 24 hours of graduate credit on campus as a PhD student to meet the residency requirement for the PhD. Students are admitted to PhD candidacy after having completed the residency requirement, completing all required courses, the research tools requirement, and the comprehensive written preliminary examination. After admission to candidacy, students must complete 24 hours of PHPS 600 (dissertation research) to complete the dissertation research project and prepare the dissertation document. All 24 credit hours of dissertation research should be taken at SIUE. Only six hours of dissertation research credit may be applied to the 24 hour requirement prior to entering candidacy.
Additional credit hours should be fulfilled with electives from SIUE or the SIU School of Medicine. The student and the research supervisor(s), in consultation with the student's graduate committee, will determine specific courses. The multi-disciplinary curriculum for each concentration is customized to meet the student's individual interests and career goals.
