Degree Pathway for Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Required Core Curriculum 

Course NumberCourse NameCredits
Total Core Curriculum 29 credits
CHEM.5500Biochemistry I3 credits
PHRM.6100Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences3 credits
PHRM.6120Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences Lab1 credit
BIOL.5420Cell Biology (a)3 credits
CHEM.5620Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (b)3 credits
PHRM.6400Pharmaceutical Analysis3 credits
PHRM.6420Pharmaceutical Analysis Lab1 credit
MLSC.5510Clinical Pathology (formerly Advanced Pathophysiology) (c)3 credits
PHRM.6600Pharmacokinetics & Drug Metabolism3 credits
PHRM.6410Drug Delivery3 credits
PUBH.5770Introduction to Biostatistics3 credits
  • (a) OR BIOL.5760 Cell Culture or CHEN.5350 Cell and Microbe Cultivation
    (if Cell Biology or equivalent training was previously completed at either the undergraduate or graduate level)
  • (b) OR CHEM.6310 Principles of Medicinal Chemistry I (3 credits)
  • (c) OR HSCI.5500 Human Development and Pathophysiology (3 credits)

Pharmaceutical Sciences Elective options include (but are not limited to):

Other pharmaceutical sciences elective options may be added to this list or be approved by the Graduate Coordinator.

Total credits for the MS degree is 32.

Updated 10/3/2022