PhD in Pharmacy

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . The University of Saskatchewan’s pharmacy graduate programs prepare students to create new knowledge, advance the field of pharmacy and improve health quality locally, nationally and internationally. Offered through the College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, the programs include master’s and doctoral studies in pharmaceutical sciences, as well as advanced clinical and community practice. Pursue questions that matter to patients, communities and health systems. At USask, graduate study in pharmacy connects rigorous research with real‑world impact across science, care and policy. The College of Pharmacy and Nutrition offers master’s (M.Sc.) and doctoral (Ph.D.) degree programs in pharmaceutical sciences, and in advanced clinical and community practice. Graduate students in our College are presented with the extraordinary opportunity of creating new knowledge, advancing the field of pharmacy and becoming agents of change in improving health quality locally, nationally and internationally. There is a wide range of potential specializations available. Current faculty areas of expertise include drug and vaccine delivery, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, bio‐technology, molecular biology, nanotechnology, pharmacokinetics, clinical pharmacy, pharmacy education, pharmacoeconomics and pharmaco‐ epidemiology. The college is involved in the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program as well.