Pharmacy Graduate Studies (PGS)
PGS 480E Concepts in Biomedical Pharmacology 4 Hours
4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore fundamental concepts of pharmacology, pharmacologic agents and relevant physiology and disease pathophysiology in the areas of neuropharmacology; cardiovascular; gastrointestinal; renal; hematopoiesis; immune/asthma/allergy; endocrine; anti-virals and anti-retrovirals; cancer therapeutics and immunotherapy. Pharmacy Graduate Studies 380G and 480E may not both be counted. Four lecture hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and experience or prior coursework in physiology, biochemistry, or organic chemistry.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 180J, 280J, 380J Advanced Pharmaceutics: Laboratory Research 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9 Lab Hours
Three, six, or nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 180M, 280M, 380M Topics in Advanced Pharmaceutics 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmacy 180M, 280M, 380M and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 180M, 280M, 380M may not both be counted unless the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 380S Basic Principles in Experimental Design and Statistics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic principles in experimental design and statistics with a focus on real world situations that may be encountered while performing scientific research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 380T Texas Venture Labs Startup Practicum 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Places students in teams and connects them with Austin-area startup companies. The teams then execute business consulting projects for the startup companies. Explores how these projects help companies better understand their market, competition, business model, etc, in order to accelerate their path to market and funding decisions. Only one of the following may be counted: Aerospace Engineering 396 (Topic: Texas Venture Labs Practicum), Electrical Engineering 390V (Topic: Texas Venture Labs Practicum), Engineering Mechanics 397 (Topic: Texas Venture Labs Practicum), Management 385 (Topic: Texas Venture Labs Practicum), Mechanical Engineering 397 (Topic: Texas Venture Labs Practicum), Pharmacy Graduate Studies 380M (Topic: Texas Venture Labs Startup Practicum). Three lecture hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 381F Product Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Application of physical-chemical principles to the formulation and development of stable and bioavailable drug delivery systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in the College of Pharmacy, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 381G Advanced Manufacturing Pharmacy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Physical-mechanical properties of compacts, drugs, and polymers. Properties of biodegradable and nonbiodegradable polymers in pharmaceutical formulations. Process validation and pilot plant scale-up. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in the College of Pharmacy, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 381H Advanced Pharmaceutical Processing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Didactic and laboratory exposure to pharmaceutical processes used in the design, development, and optimization of drug delivery systems. Emphasis on equipment and machinery used in pharmaceutical manufacturing of these dosage forms, with discussion of other issues, such as technology transfer and scale-up. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in the College of Pharmacy, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 181J, 281J, 381J Advanced Pharmacy Administration: Laboratory Research 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9 Lab Hours
Three, six, or nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 181M, 281M, 381M Topics in Advanced Pharmacy Administration 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmacy 181M, 281M, 381M and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 181M, 281M, 381M may not both be counted unless the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 381N Health Care Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overview of the health care system in the United States and examination of the classic and contemporary literature on managed health care systems, with emphasis on pharmacy-related issues. Studies the advantages, disadvantages, and effects of these systems on patients, providers, and payers. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 381V Communication Skills for Translational Scientists 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explores oral and written communication skills for scientists conducting translational research at the interface of basic and clinical science. Introduction to the skills necessary to successfully convey medication and healthcare-related data in a professional manner. Involves discussions addressing subjects such as medical writing, grant writing, abstract development, and poster design. Three lecture hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 381W Molecular and Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Broad issues of molecular pharmacotherapeutics, including potential and challenge for optimization of drug therapy, implications for drug development and regulation, ethical and social aspects of pharmacogenomics, signal transduction, use of knock-out mice, and informed consent process in pharmacogenomic research. Pharmacy 381W and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 381W may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 382F Analytical Methods in Biologics Formulation 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore theory and practice of techniques used to characterize and analyze pre-formulated and formulated biologics, as well as basic biology specific to formulation sciences. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 282J Advanced Pharmacotherapy Seminar I 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of advanced pharmacotherapeutics topics, case presentations, and journal clubs at the advanced practitioner level. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 282K Advanced Pharmacotherapy Seminar II 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of advanced pharmacotherapeutics topics, case presentations, and journal clubs at the advanced practitioner level. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 382R Topics in Recent Advances in Pharmaceutics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Presentation of topics of current research interest in physical pharmacy, biopharmaceutics, and pharmacokinetics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 282S, 382S Advanced Biopharmaceutics 2-3 Hours
2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Provides students with a more comprehensive background in biopharmaceutics and the drug approval process. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy 382S, Pharmacy Graduate Studies 280M (Topic: Advanced Biopharmaceuticals), 282S, 382S. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 382T Basic Concepts of Tumor Biology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A survey of cancer biology that includes tumor pathology, initiation, progression and metastasis, genetic instability, DNA damage and repair, cell cycle control, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, and the immune response. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 382U Drug Discovery and Development 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine the fundamental principles of drug discovery and development including patenting, clinical trials, and marketing. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 382V Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Application of protein, oligonucleotide, and related molecules as therapeutic agents: stability, formulation, kinetics, dynamics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; and the following coursework: Pharmacy PharmD 387M, 287N, and 388M, or the equivalent; or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 182W Ethics in Science and Clinical Practice 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Ethical considerations in the conduct of clinical research, including institutional review boards, adherence to protocol, Food and Drug Administration and related site reviews, protection of human subjects through informed consent and confidentiality, and the use of genetic banks in research. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383D Neuropharmacology I 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An advanced survey of neurotransmitters and systems in the brain. Covers experimental approaches and pharmacological analysis at behavioral, neurochemical, and neuroanatomical levels to determine mechanisms of actions of drugs that act on the brain. Neuroscience 383D and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 383D may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383E Neuropharmacology II 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore neuropharmacological concepts related to brain development, organization and anatomy; neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology and neuroinflammation; gut-brain axis; neurobiology of addiction; and others. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 383E, 385L (Topic: Neuropharmacology II), Pharmacy Graduate Studies 383E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Same as: NEU 383E
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383G Analytical Methods in Biologic Formulations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Examine primary challenges in formulating biologics. Compare relevant techniques to characterize and analyze biopharmaceuticals and explore how they are applied in pre-formulated and formulated biologics. Pharmacy Graduate Studies 380M (Topic: Anlytcl Mthds in Biolgc Formu) and 383G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and a background in pharmaceutical sciences, mathematics, and chemistry.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383M Health Innovation Entrepreneurship 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore a highly interactive and interdisciplinary approach for developing health innovation, including drug product, devices, and digital health solutions. Examine foundational entrepreneurial and innovation concepts for identifying and developing ideas, performing market validation, conducting customer discovery, assessing competition, and identifying skills for effectively working in teams. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy Graduate Studies 380M (Topic: Entrepreneurshp/Hlth Innov), 383M, Pharmacy PharmD 382R (Topic: Entrepreneurshp/Hlth Innov), 383M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383N Solution Theory and Disperse Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The theory and technology of solutions and heterogeneous systems; applications of scientific principles to the design of pharmaceutical products; a study of factors influencing physical chemical characteristics, stability, and biopharmaceutical activity of solutions and coarse dispersions; review of recent literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383P Advanced Pharmacokinetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Study of the kinetics of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs in the intact organism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and Pharmacy 252C or an equivalent pharmacokinetics course.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383Q Statistics in Translational Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmaceutical statistical analysis with a focus on choosing the appropriate statistical test to address both basic science and clinical research hypotheses. Students use the JMP software package to execute statistical analysis on their own pharmaceutical research projects. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in the College of Pharmacy or Translational Science Graduate Program; and an introductory statistics course or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383R Rate Processes in Pharmaceutical Systems 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A study of decomposition and stabilization of drug molecules in solutions and in solid dosage forms; principles of kinetics and diffusion as applied to pharmaceutical systems. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383V Research Design and Methods 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore a practical approach to classical experimental design, hypothesis generation, development of translational research methods that incorporate principles of basic and clinical science. Examine writing with a focus on grantsmanship and protocol development. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 383W Biopharmaceutical Analysis 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Analytical methods for the isolation and identification of drugs and their metabolites, specific genes, and proteins in biological fluids. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in pharmacy, completion of a PharmD degree, and concurrent enrollment in Pharmacy Graduate Studies 184U.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 384G Pharmacological Mechanisms of Addiction 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Overview of neurobiological and pharmacological mechanisms of addiction, with in-depth discussion of recent literature in the field of addiction and animal models of addiction Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 385L (Topic: Pharmacolgcl Mechs of Addictn), Pharmacy Graduate Studies 384G, 388K (Topic: Pharmacolgcl Mechs of Addictn). Three hours of lecture per week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 384K Fundamentals of Toxicology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An organ system approach to advanced topics in general toxicology. Required course for pharmacology and toxicology graduate students specializing in toxicology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and some background in pharmacology or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 384L Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Discussion of mechanisms of selected drugs and toxicants. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and some background in pharmacology or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 384N Health Behavior Theory and Medication Use Process 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In-depth analysis of the social and behavioral issues that affect medication use, using the content, theories, and methodologies associated with patient compliance research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 384S Introduction to Epidemiology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Principles of epidemiology; descriptive analytic, and clinical epidemiology; epidemiologic perspective for health care management; epidemiology and the public policy process; pharmacoepidemiology. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; with consent of instructor, may be taken by students in the professional pharmacy curriculum.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 384T Advanced Epidemiology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Review of major research methods and current issues within drug epidemiology. Emphasis on application of methods by reviewing historical and contemporary literature/examples. Areas presented include: how to read, interpret, design, conduct, review, critique and evaluate pharmacoepidemiology studies. Pharmacy 381M (Topic: Advanced Epidemiology) and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 384T may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 384S or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 184U Biopharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 3 Lab Hours
Analytical methods for the isolation and identification of drugs and their metabolites, specific genes, and proteins in biological fluids. One lecture hour and three laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in pharmacy, registration for Pharmacy Graduate Studies 383W, and completion of a PharmD degree.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 185D Responsible Conduct of Science 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Ethical considerations in the conduct of science, including issues of animal welfare and/or human subjects research, data analysis, fraud, publications, misconduct, intellectual property, grants, peer review, and mentor responsibility. Neuroscience 185D and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 185D may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the doctoral program in pharmacy, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 185G Grant Writing for Pharmacology and Toxicology 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Subjects include federal and nonfederal grants, specific aims, preliminary data, hypothesis testing, experimental design, peer review, responding to critiques, biosketch, and budgeting. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in the pharmacology and toxicology program or consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 185J, 285J, 385J Advanced Pharmacotherapy Laboratory Research 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9 Lab Hours
Three, six, or nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 385L Clinical Pharmacokinetics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In-depth analysis of pharmacotherapeutic regimens, using complex mathematical models. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 385M Advanced Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Continuation of Pharmacy Graduate Studies 385L. Advanced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic concepts and their application. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, Pharmacy Graduate Studies 385L and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 185N Translational Science PhD Seminar 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore the scientific and operational principles underlying each step of the translational process, with an emphasis on multi-disciplinary, collaborative research and methods to move discovery more efficiently and effectively into application. Pharmacy Graduate Studies 185N and 186N (Topic: Translational Sci PHD Seminar) may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy in Translational Science.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 185W, 285W, 385W Advanced Topics in Pharmacotherapy 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmacy 185W and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 185W, 285W, 385W may not both be counted unless the topics vary. One, two, or three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 386C, 486C Cellular and Systems Physiology I 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Basic principles of human physiology and anatomy in relation to drug action. Includes cellular and subcellular physiology, membrane transport, electrophysiology, synaptic transmission, and autonomic, neurological, and cardiovascular physiology and anatomy. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, the Institute for Neuroscience, pharmacy, or psychology; and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 386D, 486D Cellular and Systems Physiology II 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Principles of cellular and systems physiology. Subjects include immunology, kidney function, respiration, acid-base balance, blood and hematopoiesis, general endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, and reproduction. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 386C, 486C or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 186J, 286J, 386J Advanced Medicinal Chemistry: Laboratory Research 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9 Lab Hours
Modern laboratory techniques used in medicinal and natural products chemistry. Three, six, or nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 386M Pharmaceutical Industry and Marketing 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Subjects include the structure, size, and regulation of the pharmaceutical industry, including good manufacturing practices; drug development, pricing, marketing, and channels of distribution; and issues that impact the drug development industry, including generic drug competition, patent life, active ingredient importation and finished drug product importation, drug counterfeiting and safety concerns, direct-to-consumer advertising, and the drug approval process. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 186N, 286N, 386N, 486N Topics in Pharmacy 1-4 Hours
1,2,3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Current issues in translational science. Pharmacy 186N 286N, 386N, 486N and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 186N, 286N, 386N, 486N may not both be counted unless the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Translational Science degree program; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 387G Manuscripts in Pharmaceutical Science 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore skills essential for scientific leaders including scientific reviewing, reasoning, and writing, and their application to critically reviewing and communicating research plans and data. Pharmacy Graduate Studies 382R (Topic: Manuscripts in Phmceutical Sci) and 387G may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 387Q, 487Q Communication Skills for Scientists 3-4 Hours
3,4 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to enhance written and oral communication skills through lectures and practice. Covers grant writing, journal paper writing, poster presentation writing, and delivery. Pharmacy 487Q and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 387Q, 487Q may not both be counted. For every hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in pharmacy, neuroscience, or a biological science; international students must complete the University's English Certification Program or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 388C Introductory Bioorganic Chemistry 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Survey of enzyme-catalyzed reactions, with emphasis on mechanism, experimental design, and applications in natural products biosynthesis. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and undergraduate courses in organic chemistry and biochemistry or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 188G Dialogue Across Difference 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Develop framework, terminology, and critical thinking and empathy tools for engaging in productive conversations around difficult topics. Explore both differences and commonalities across and within social identities, dialogue about issues pertaining to systems of oppression and enhance intercultural competencies. Examine the meaning of social identities and how they intersect, influence and/or are influenced by others. Pharmacy Graduate Studies 180M (Topic: Dialogue Across Difference) and 188G may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in pharmaceutical or translational sciences.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 188J, 288J, 388J Advanced Pharmacology: Laboratory Research 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9 Lab Hours
Three, six, or nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 188K, 288K, 388K Topics in Advanced Pharmacology 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmacy 188K, 288K, 388K and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 188K, 288K, 388K may not both be counted unless the topics vary. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 288M Fundamentals of Fluorescence Microscopy 2 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 2 Lab Hours
Explores optics, image formation, functioning of epifluorescent and confocal microscopes, detector technology (cameras and photomultiplier tubes), immunofluorescence techniques, image analyses, and image presentation for publication. Study of the technology and science behind widely-used high-end microscope systems. Only one of the following may be counted: Neuroscience 285L (Topic: Fndmntls of Fluorscnc Micrscpy), 288M, Pharmacy Graduate Studies 288K (Topic: Fndmntls of Fluorscnc Micrscpy), 288M. One lecture hours and two lab hours a week for one semester
Same as: NEU 288M
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 389C Pharmacy Association Management 3 Hours
9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An introduction to the principles involved in managing pharmacy associations. Pharmacy 329C and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 389C may not both be counted. Nine hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 389J Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics of Cardiovascular Disorders 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to provide the student with a sound knowledge and comprehension of contemporary pharmacotherapeutic regimens used in treating cardiovascular diseases. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 389M Fundamentals of Health Innovations 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore foundational innovation and entrepreneurship concepts related to the process of developing novel drug therapies, medical devices, diagnostics, and digital health products and services. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy Graduate Studies 380M (Topic: Fundamentals of Health Innovations), 389M, Pharmacy PharmD 382R (Topic: Fundamentals of Health Innovations), 389M. Three lecture hours a week for one semester
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 389P Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics of Infectious Diseases 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Designed to provide the student with a sound knowledge and comprehension of contemporary therapeutic principles used in treating infectious diseases. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 189Q Seminar in Alcohol Studies 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Presentations and discussion of current research topics in alcohol studies. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 190G, 290G, 390G Topics in Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics of Human Diseases and Illnesses 1-3 Hours
1,2,3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A comprehensive analysis of disease processes and a determination of appropriate therapeutic interventions for the treatment of those diseases. For each semester hour of credit earned, one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 190H Advanced Pharmaceutics Research Conference 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 390J Data Analysis in Health Care 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Statistical analysis of research data using the computer and various statistical software programs. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and an introductory course in statistics or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 390K Experimental Design and Research Methodology in Health Care 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Principles and procedures of experimental, quasi-experimental, and non-experimental research designs; includes reliability, validity, data collection methods, qualitative study designs, and survey methodologies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 190R, 290R, 390R Topics in Pharmacotherapy: Special Problems 1-3 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 3,6,9 Lab Hours
Individual supervision of research problems in the clinical pharmacy sciences, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, efficacy, safety, and pharmaceutical care. Pharmacy 190R, 290R, 390R and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 190R, 290R, 390R may not both be counted unless the topics vary. Three, six, or nine laboratory hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 390U Advanced Research Methods in Health Care 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Advanced methodologies used in pharmacy administration research; designed to build upon the skills covered in Pharmacy 390K. Explores data management issues and statistical procedures, with emphasis on the application of research methodology concepts and principles. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 390K.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 291E Advanced Hematology and Oncology Seminar I 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In-depth discussion of the contemporary pharmacotherapy and patient care relating to hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplantation. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 291F Advanced Hematology and Oncology Seminar II 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
In-depth discussion of the contemporary pharmacotherapy and patient care relating to hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplantation. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 191H Advanced Health Outcomes and Pharmacy Practice Research Conference 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 292E Clinical Research Methods I 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Defining a research question, general study design issues, cross-sectional and case-control studies, and diagnostic test evaluation. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 292F Clinical Research Methods II 2 Hours
2 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Prospective observational studies; randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized intervention studies; meta-analysis; and data synthesis, evaluation, and application. Pharmacy 292F and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 292F may not both be counted. Two lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 292E (or Pharmacy 292E) or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 192Q Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Career Development 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
An overview of pharmacy and its primary disciplines of pharmaceutics, medicinal chemistry, pharmacy administration and practice, pharmacotherapy, and pharmacology/toxicology. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy Graduate Studies 191Q, 192Q 194Q. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 092T Joint PhD Program with Partner Institutions 0 Hours
0 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Translational science study at partner institutions. May not be taken concurrently with another course at the University of Texas at Austin.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and admission to the Doctor of Philosophy in Translational Science degree program.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 393Q Health-Related Quality of Life 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Terms, concepts, procedures, methods, problems, and strengths associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) research. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 393T Pharmacoeconomics 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Terms, concepts, procedures, methods, problems, and strengths associated with pharmacoeconomics. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy 394F, Pharmacy Graduate Studies 393T, Pharmacy PharmD 393F, 394F. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 193U, 293U, 393U, 693U, 993U Pharmacotherapy Master's Mentorship 1,2,3,6,9 Hours
3,6,9,18,27 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Experience in pharmacy practice, research, and/or administration. For each semester hour of credit earned, three hours of fieldwork a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Master's
PGS 194I, 294I, 394I, 494I, 594I, 694I, 794I, 894I, 994I Internship in Pharmaceutical Sciences 1-9 Hours
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Work in a professional environment and apply research, analysis, communication, and other academic skills to practical work. Experience may be on- or off-campus, paid or unpaid, and may include work with public or private corporations, nonprofit agencies, government offices, or academic laboratories. Internship to be arranged by the student and approved by their supervising professor. For each semester hour of credit earned, the equivalent of one lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, consent of the graduate advisor, and consent of instructor.
Restrictions: Restricted to graduate students enrolled in the Pharmaceutical Sciences or Translational Science Graduate Programs.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 194Q Professional Development for Pharmaceutical Scientists 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Explore professional development skills (e.g., creating an individual development plan, understanding and capitalizing on strengths, curriculum vitae and resume writing, best practices in networking) and career pathways available to graduate students receiving advanced degrees in the pharmaceutical sciences. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy Graduate Studies 191Q, 192Q, 194Q. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 195H Advanced Pharmacotherapy Research Conference 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 195S Environmental and Molecular Mechanisms of Health and Disease 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Present and discuss current research topics in environmental and molecular mechanisms of health and disease. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of the instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 196H Advanced Medicinal Chemistry Research Conference 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 396M Medicinal Chemistry: General Principles, Pharmacological Classification, and Mechanism of Action 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Introduction to medicinal chemistry, covering drug classes according to their pharmacological classification, structural class, and mechanism of action. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy Graduate Studies 396M, Pharmacy PharmD 382R (Topic: Mdrn Trends in Drug Design), 389E. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; and undergraduate coursework in organic chemistry and biochemistry, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 196S Seminar in Pharmacy 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmacy 196S and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 196S may not both be counted. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing in pharmacy.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 196T Seminar in Toxicology 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Presentations and discussion of current research topics in toxicology. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing, and admission to the Toxicology Training Program or consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 097 Fundamentals for Teaching Assistants 0 Hours
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Skills, behaviours, and strategies for effective college teaching, with emphasis on pharmacy-related courses. One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; Consent of the graduate adviser.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 197H Advanced Pharmacology Research Conference 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 397M Drug Design and Synthetic Strategy 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
A multiperspective approach to modern concepts and drug design and synthetic strategy. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing; and undergraduate courses in organic chemistry and biochemistry, or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 197S Seminar in Pharmacotherapy: Advanced Topics 1 Hour
1 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
One lecture hour a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 698 Thesis 6 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
The equivalent of three lecture hours a week for two semesters.
Pre/Corequisites: For 698A, graduate standing in pharmacy and consent of the graduate adviser; for 698B, Pharmacy Graduate Studies 698A.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Master's
PGS 398T College Teaching Methodology 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Interdisciplinary course intended to provide a foundation of theoretical and practical knowledge about teaching at the post-secondary level. Instructional methods; instructional design; practice teaching; teaching philosophy; instructional technology; assessment of learning; class discussions; individual consultations. Only one of the following may be counted: Pharmacy 368T, Pharmacy Graduate Studies 398T, and Pharmacy PharmD 398T. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Letter Grade
Repeatable for credit: No
Academic Level: Doctoral
PGS 399W, 499W, 599W, 699W, 799W, 899W, 999W Dissertation 3-9 Hours
3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Pharmacy 399W, 699W, 799W, 899W, 999W and Pharmacy Graduate Studies 399W, 699W, 799W, 899W, 999W may not both be counted.
Pre/Corequisites: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.
Grading: Credit No Credit
Repeatable for credit: Yes (Unlimited)
Academic Level: Doctoral