The University of Texas at Austin was founded in 1883 on lands set aside for it by the previous Republic of Texas. It is a public research university and the flagship for the University of Texas system.

The college of pharmacy started in 1893 in Galveston, at the site of the University of Texas Medical Branch. This was only two years after the Medical Branch was created. In 1927 the college was moved to the main site of the university, at Austin, and was officially named the College of Pharmacy. The college was housed with other departments until 1952, when a dedicated pharmacy building was built.

In its first year, the pharmacy program had only 11 students. Over the first fifty years of its existence, the program increased from a two-year program to offering MS, PhD, and PharmD degrees. In the early 1970s the college opened another branch at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Instruction is coordinated between the two campuses with the use of an interactive television system that was installed in 1978.

The Doctor of Pharmacy degree is a six-year program which includes two years of pre-professional studies. It is the only entry level program offered by the College of Pharmacy, as they no longer have a BS degree. The program culminates in seven six-week sessions in on-site internships. Each internship requires forty to fifty hours of work per week.

The college of pharmacy also offers MS and PhD degrees in pharmacy. Students in the graduate program choose from one of six different areas of study: pharmacology/toxicology, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacotherapy, pharmacy administration, or pharmacy practice. Graduate degrees prepare students to pursue careers in research or academia.

For students already enrolled in the PharmD program, there is the possibility of a joint PharmD/PhD program. The dual degree is very intensive and is highly selective in which students may be accepted. The PharmD program has a set curriculum that lasts six years, but the PhD is a research degree, and therefore the amount of time it takes varies. In general, students usually require five years to complete the PhD program on its own. For the joint program, students usually complete their PhD within three years after finishing the PharmD program.

http://www.utexas.edu/pharmacy/

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