Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmacology)

Program Core Competencies

The following are the program-specific requirements to satisfy the FoMD’s Program Core Competencies (See Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Program Core Competencies ).

PhD students are required to complete 3 units of graduate level coursework each in Critical Reading/Thinking and Background Knowledge core competencies (total 6 units). PhD students entering the program with an MSc in a relevant discipline may only be required to complete 3 units of graduate level coursework, at the discretion of the Director of Graduate Studies in consultation with the Supervisor.

The program for each student will be determined by their supervisory committee and will be subject to approval by GSEC if required.

1. Professional Development and Ethics

See GPS Ethics and Academic Citizenship Requirement and Professional Development Requirement .

2. Communication

Students are required to enroll every year in the course PMCOL 601 - Pharmacology Graduate Seminars . Students must participate in the Pharmacology Research Day presenting their work orally or in a poster Seminar attendance and participation in Research Day is reported in the Annual Progress report.

3. Critical Reading/Thinking

Students have options for developing competency in this area including:

4. Background Knowledge

Graduate courses can be found in Course Listings , under the subject heading Pharmacology (PMCOL). In addition, students may take courses from the following list of courses approved by the Department of Pharmacology.

Students wishing to take a course not listed must receive approval prior to registration by emailing the Director of Graduate Studies for the program (and copying their supervisor and the department Graduate Program Administrator). The email should include the course description and a rationale for how the course fits the research program of the student.

List of Non-Pharmacology Courses Approved

PhD Thesis Proposal

See FoMD PhD Thesis Proposal and Thesis Proposal Meeting .

Candidacy Exam

See FoMD Doctoral Candidacy Examination .

Thesis

Registration in 900-level THES. Students are required to prepare and defend a thesis on a topic approved by their supervisor and supervisory committee.

Length of Program

See FoMD Minimum Length of Time in Program .

See GPS Time Limit for Completion of Graduate Programs .