Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences
In-Person & Online
Course Objective
The goal of the MS program is to provide students with a broad background of courses in a variety of areas in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacology & Toxicology. Students will take courses in the areas of Drug Discovery & Development, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Pharmaceutics, and Health & Pharmaceutical Outcomes. The program is ideal for students pursuing advancement in their careers or exploring future academic opportunities in the health sciences. Those interested in the PhD programs in the College of Pharmacy will have an opportunity to pursue optional research in the summer and apply to the program in the fall of their second year.
Courses taken in the MS program can be transferred to a PhD degree.
Application Requirements
Students applying to this program should have a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology, biochemistry or pharmacy with adequate preparation in mathematics.
Course Information
Students are required to complete a minimum of 30 units specified below, including:
A minimum of 30 units of course work in the area of the major subject the student’s Plan of Study. Please note that seminar registration is required every semester.
- PCOL 530 Topics in Drug Discovery (Fall) 2 Credits
- PCOL 535 General and Systems Toxicology (Fall) 3 Credits
- PCOL 696A Student Seminar (Fall) 1 Credit
- PHSC 501 Introduction to Pharmacology, Drug Discovery & Pharmaceutics (Fall) 4 Credits
- PCOL 802 Pharmaceutics/ Biopharmaceutics (Spring) 3 Credits
- PCOL 505 Current Techniques in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Fall) 3 Credits
- PHSC 670 Principles in Drug Discovery, Design and Development (Spring) 4 Credits
- PCOL 595A Journal Club, 1 Credit
- BIOS 576a Biostatistics 3 Credits
- PCOL 509c Statistics for Research (Spring, even years)
- PCOL 550 Drug Disposition & Metabolism (Spring) 2 Credits
- PCOL 515 Mechanisms of Human Diseases (Spring) 4 Credits
- PCOL 595H Problems in the Biology of Complex Diseases 2 Credits
- PCOL 520A Cellular Communications and Signal Transduction (Spring) 4 Credits
- MCB 516A Bioinformatics and Genomic Analysis (Spring) 3 Credits
- PCOL 512 Neurodegenerative Diseases: Pathomechanism and Therapeutic Approaches 2 Credits
PCOL 900 Research (Fall/Spring/Summer) 1-4 Credits
Contact
In-Person Program
Online Program
Alison Veltri, PhD
Associate Professor of Practice, Pharmacology and Toxicology