Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Urban Sustainability

Students admitted to the Ph.D. program in Pharmaceutical Sciences can apply to earn a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a dual-title in Urban Sustainability. This dual-title degree is designed to prepare researchers and professionals to solve challenging urban problems that require working across disciplines. Students enrolled in this dual-title program take courses that help develop knowledge and skills relating to urban sustainability. They also undertake activities such as community service, participate in colloquiums, and prepare a funding proposal related to urban sustainability. The dual-title coursework follows competencies outlined by the Transformative Research in Urban Sustainability Training program.

Doctoral applicants must present higher entrance qualifications than those required of master's degree applicants. A doctoral applicant is required to have an undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 ('B'=3) or above for the upper division of the undergraduate, bachelor's degree course work and must have completed an undergraduate major or substantial specialized work in his/her proposed doctoral major field. Certain departments require the completion of a master's degree with superior scholarship before considering acceptance of a student as a doctoral applicant. Applicants with less than a 3.0 grade point average in undergraduate course work may be eligible for admission to doctoral study if they have subsequently achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or better in substantial graduate course work in the proposed doctoral field. IELTS - 6.5 (overall band), TOEFL- 79 internet-based (IBTT), 550 paper-based (PBTT),