Pharmaceutical Sciences

Mailing Address: 
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MC 781)
833 South Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612-7231

Contact Information: 
Campus Location: 333 PHARM 
(312) 996-7245 
 
pharmacy.uic.edu/programs/graduate-programs/phd-programs/phd-in-pharmaceutical-sciences

Administration: 
Head of the Department: Nancy Freitag
Director of Graduate Studies: Shilpa Sant

Program Codes: 
20FS5750MS (MS)
20FS5750PHD (PhD)

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences offers work leading to degrees in Pharmaceutical Sciences. Coursework and research are available in the areas of discovery, development, and formulation of biologically active agents for therapeutic applications. The program is focused on the following areas: Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery, Pharmacognosy, Chemistry in Drug Discovery, Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics.

Note: These graduate degrees are research degrees, not practice degrees. Students who wish to apply to the professional degree program in Pharmacy, see requirements for the UIC Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences also participates in a joint PharmD/PhD program