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Faculty of Medicine

PhD in Pharmacology
Program structure

Consult the program description

Graduate 3-520-1-0

Course listing

Official title
Type Philosophiae Doctor (Ph. D.)
Number 3-520-1-0

The doctorate program consists of 90 credits.
It is offered as a Flexible Stream (70) or one of the following five options:

  • Neuropharmacology (71)
  • Pharmacogenomics (72)
  • Clinical Pharmacology (73)
  • Integrative Cardiovascular Pharmacology (74)
  • Molecular Pharmacology (75)

Research must be done as a residency at either Université de Montréal or a research laboratory of an affiliated institute or hospital approved by the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Medicine. 

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Segment 70 Flexible Stream option

All credits in this option are mandatory and are for research and a thesis.

Block 70A Research and thesis

Mandatory - 90 credits
PHL 7000

PhD Comprehensive Examination

0 Credits
PHL 7901

Thesis Seminar 1

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the first year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits
PHL 7902

Thesis Seminar 2

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the second year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits

Segment 71 Neuropharmacology option

All credits in this option are mandatory and are for research and a thesis.

Block 71A Research and thesis

Mandatory – 90 credits
PHL 7000

PhD Comprehensive Examination

0 Credits
PHL 7901

Thesis Seminar 1

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the first year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits
PHL 7902

Thesis Seminar 2

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the second year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits

Segment 72 Pharmacogenomics option

All credits in this option are mandatory and are for research and a thesis.

Block 72A Research and thesis

Mandatory – 90 credits
PHL 7000

PhD Comprehensive Examination

0 Credits
PHL 7901

Thesis Seminar 1

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the first year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits
PHL 7902

Thesis Seminar 2

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the second year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits

Segment 73 Clinical Pharmacology option

All credits in this option are mandatory and are for research and a thesis.

Block 73A Research and thesis

Mandatory – 90 credits
PHL 7000

PhD Comprehensive Examination

0 Credits
PHL 7901

Thesis Seminar 1

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the first year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits
PHL 7902

Thesis Seminar 2

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the second year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits

Segment 74 Integrative Cardiovascular Pharmacology option

All credits in this option are mandatory and are for research and a thesis.

Block 74A Research and thesis

Mandatory – 90 credits
PHL 7000

PhD Comprehensive Examination

0 Credits
PHL 7901

Thesis Seminar 1

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the first year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits
PHL 7902

Thesis Seminar 2

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the second year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits

Segment 75 Molecular Pharmacology option

All credits in this option are mandatory and are for research and a thesis.

Block 75A Research and thesis

Mandatory – 90 credits
PHL 7000

PhD Comprehensive Examination

0 Credits
PHL 7901

Thesis Seminar 1

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the first year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits
PHL 7902

Thesis Seminar 2

Participation in the seminars of the Department of Pharmacology (or, if applicable, in the seminars of another faculty or another research centre, group or department) during the second year of the PhD (Pharmacology) program.

1 Credits