Drug Discovery & Development Graduate Certificate
Students can enhance their learning and career at Saint-Joseph's University by selecting to enroll in a Drug Discovery & Development (DDD) Graduate Certificate which can be obtained with 12 credits of graduate classes offered by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Students electing to add this certificate to their education will be working closely with faculty from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy) to advance their knowledge of Drug Discovery and Development by gaining a specialized and advanced skillset that include graduate level biopharmaceutics (formulation and delivery), pharmacology, toxicology, and medicinal chemistry. Students can add several electives offered with partners in the Pharmaceutical industry which focus on regulatory affairs, cell gene therapy, drug development process with a backdrop of preclinical and clinical applications. This certificate prepared students to join the pharmaceutical industry and other specialized organizations leading and contributing to innovation in medicine.
Outcome #1: Students will demonstrate knowledge in the field of Drug Discovery and Development by applying and integrating concepts in molecular pharmacology, clinical toxicology, medicinal chemistry and drug discovery and drug development to real life and clinically applicable problems.
Outcome #2: Students will gain insight into the process of drug discovery and development with hands on training validation, screening of potential candidates, ADME, biopharmaceutics, virtual reality technology (VR) to experience receptor-ligand.
Outcome #3: Students will engage in written and communications related to Drug Discovery and Development through engaging discussions with faculty and guest lecturers in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Industry.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required 3 courses (6 credits): | ||
| PHS 704 | Intro Drug Discovery & Dev | 3 |
| PHT 750 & PHT 752 | Research Ethics and Conduct and Intro Scientific Data Analysis (Both need to be taken as a combo. ) | 3 |
| Choose remaining 2 elective courses (6 credits): | ||
| PHT 707 | Tox Subst Use Disorder (Appld) | 3 |
| PHT 720 | Intro to Neuropsychopharmacolo | 3 |
| PHS 713 | Drug Development II | 3 |
| PHS 730 | Pharmacology of Cell Therapies | 3 |
| PHS 760 | Regulatory Issues in Pharma | 3 |
| PHS 762 | Pre-formulation and Phys Pharm | 3 |
| Total Credits: | 12 | |