UNT System College of Pharmacy

Certificate in Pharmacometrics

Get hands-on with drug modeling software in our pharmacometrics certificate program

Pharmacometrics is defined as that branch of science concerned with mathematical models of biology, pharmacology, disease and physiology used to describe and quantify interactions between xenobiotics and patients, including beneficial effects and side effects resultant from such interfaces (Barrett, Fossler et al. 2008). The goal of the Certificate in Pharmacometrics is to provide a skill-building program in quantitative tools that are used in drug development, regulatory decision-making and precision dosing.

  • Obtain a Certificate in Pharmacometrics in 12 months online to enhance your skills and career.
  • Train in quantitative tools that are used in drug development, regulatory decision-making and precision dosing.
  • Learn from expert faculty from the pharmaceutical industry, academia and regulatory backgrounds.

Curriculum roadmap

Program Details

15 credit hours

Five courses

One year

100% online

 

Estimated tuition cost

About $8,033.95

More about tuition and fees
 Apply for fall 2026: Jan. 15-July 1, 2026

 

Key outcomes

  • Proficiency in pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic data analysis
  • Understand the principles of clinical pharmacology in drug development
  • Foundational statistical knowledge required for pharmacometrics
  • Proficiency in using various software programs used in pharmacometrics
  • Precision dosing tools and applications

Potential career paths

  • Clinical pharmacologist
  • Pharmacometrician
  • Regulatory agencies, clinical practice, and the pharmaceutical industry

 

 

Curriculum

The Certificate in Pharmacometrics is a one-year program with five courses for a total of 15 credit hours. The focus of the coursework is to provide the students with foundational principles of PK-PD models, statistical considerations of pharmacometrics and software skills (e.g., R, NONMEM, Phoenix). The first semester is designed to build the foundational principles of PK-PD models and modeling concepts using case studies. The second semester will be used to understand the big picture of applications of pharmacometrics in drug development through case discussions. The software skills needed for pharmacometrics analysis are taught in two pharmacometrics techniques courses. The courses are designed with various case studies that use active learning methods. The program is delivered fully online using state of the art technology.

  • PHAR 7380 Quantitative Aspects of Drug Action
  • PHAR 7381 Statistics for Pharmacometricians

  • PHAR 7382 Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Development
  • PHAR 7383 Pharmacometrics Techniques 1

  • PHAR 7384 Pharmacometrics Techniques 2

Certificate info

  • Health science professionals and students (e. g. PharmD, MS, PhD, MD, DO, MPH, PA) with pharmacology/pharmacokinetics background
  • International students

  • Proficiency in English
  • Bachelor’s degree in Biological sciences, PharmD, DO, MD, PhD or other health sciences graduate program
  • Calculus (3 semester credit hours)
  • Statistics (3 semester credit hours)
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology or equivalent (3 semester credit hours)
  • Any pharmacokinetics course, at least 2 semester credit hours or demonstrated working experience, i.e. authorship of peer-reviewed publications

Note: Current Doctor of Pharmacy students in the UNT System College of Pharmacy program are qualified for the prerequisites needed.

  • Your application must be submitted by 10:59 p.m. Central on July 1, 2026.
  • Supplemental materials must be submitted by 10:59 p.m. Central on July 15, 2026.
  • These include Letter of Recommendation, Resume, Transcripts, Fee, TOEFL (as appropriate)
  • Items must be submitted to GradCAS unless otherwise noted.

Your application must be Verified by the deadline for transcripts and other required items. Verified means that GradCAS has ensured that all of your coursework was entered correctly and consistently, which allows us to fairly evaluate your academic history. Because this process takes time, you should plan to have transcripts submitted as soon as possible in the application process.

Prerequisites: You should have completed all coursework by Aug. 1 to ensure transcripts can be submitted to Admissions prior to the start of the program.

Admitted students will need to submit official transcripts for any coursework not completed at the time of application.

For questions about the admissions process, contact the Admissions Office at admissions@unthealth.edu. (Current UNT System Doctor of Pharmacy students should contact Dr. Tina Machu at Tina.Machu@unthealth.edu.) For questions about the program, contact Dr. Tina Machu, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNT System College of Pharmacy, at Tina.Machu@unthealth.edu.

The Certificate in Pharmacometrics application requires the following:

  • One-page personal statement of interest in the program (maximum 400 words)
  • One letter of recommendation from an employer or a professor. Request that recommender submits LOR directly to UNT Health Admissions. Send by email to admissions@unthealth.edu from the recommender’s personal/work email account or mail a hard copy with a signature across the envelope seal to be an official letter.
  • Resume
  • Unofficial transcript(s) from all colleges and universities attended. Official transcripts may be required for an admission decision and will be required for matriculants.
  • A course-by-course WES International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP) is required from any international institutions attended. Choose “University of North Texas – Fort Worth TX” when selecting the recipient(s).
  • International Applicants will be required to submit an official TOEFL Language Exam Score; use code 6909 to have your scores sent to UNT Health Fort Worth.
  • $50 application processing fee required

NOTE: If you are a current UNT Health Doctor of Pharmacy student who wants to add the Certificate in Pharmacometrics to your program of study, the process is different; please contact Dr. Tina Machu at Tina.Machu@unthealth.edu.

Videos

Graduates share their experience in the program and success in attaining fellowships, industry exposure and career growth.

Panelists:

  • Valerie Acuna, PharmD, USC- Abbvie Fellow
  • Jeanne Dulie Kom Nzia, PharmD, UNC-Nuventra Fellow
  • Aligoke Sule, PharmD, UNC-Genentech Fellow
  • Chih-Hsuan Hsin, PhD, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland
  • Asama Tanaudommongkon, PharmD, Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA
  • Xiuqing Gao, PhD, Pharmacometrician, Alnylam
  • Ziqi Yue, PharmD, Junior Scientist, Pumas AI

Watch the video

Recorded Pharmacometrics Symposiums

  • The Role of Pharmacometrics in the Practice of Pharmacy and Medicine
  • The Role of Pharmacometrics in Drug Development
  • Applied Meta-analysis in Drug Development
  • Clinical Trial Design Evaluation and Optimization in NONMEM

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