Program Description
The MS program in Pharmaceutical Sciences is housed in the Jefferson College of Pharmacy (JCP) and offered in collaboration with Jefferson College of Life Sciences. The program may be completed on either a full-time or part-time course of study and students enrolling in this 34 credit MS program may select either a thesis or non-thesis track.
The curriculum provides instruction in all phases of the drug and biologic development process, including preclinical drug discovery and development (computational design and synthesis of new molecular entities and molecular characterization), screening and formulation, analytical support for clinical trials, health care pharmacogenomics profiling, metabolite analysis, pharmacokinetic characterization and pharmacodynamics.
Learning Goals/Outcomes
- Graduates will demonstrate expertise in the design and application of research methodologies to meet the needs of the evolving biomedical and pharmaceutical industries and academic laboratories.
- Graduates of this program will be prepared for employment as Research Technicians/Assistants in various laboratories in academic institutions and the pharmaceutical industry.
- Graduates will be prepared to pursue further education and training, including Ph.D degree programs.
Thesis Track
- Curriculum: 2 Years, 34 Credits
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 704 | Molecular Pharm Sciences | 3 |
| PSCI 707 | Drug Discovery | 2 |
| GC 660 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PSCI 703 | PharmaceuticalSciencesRotation | 1 |
| PSCI 705 | Biological Pharm Sciences | 3 |
| PSCI 702 | Research Foundation & Ethics | 1 |
| PSCI 799 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Resrch | 3 |
| PSCI 706 | Spec Techniq in Pharm Sciences | 2 |
| PSCI 798 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Pract | 1 |
| Credits | 19 | |
| Summer | ||
| PSCI 799 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Resrch | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| PSCI 708 | Pharma Biotech in Drug Develop | 2 |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| PSCI 709 | Scientific Writing | 2 |
| PSCI 799 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Resrch | 4 |
| PSCI 701 | PharmaceuticalSciences Seminar | 1 |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 35 | |
Non-Thesis Track
- Curriculum: 2 Years, 34 Credits
| First Year | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| PSCI 704 | Molecular Pharm Sciences | 3 |
| PSCI 707 | Drug Discovery | 2 |
| GC 660 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| PSCI 703 | PharmaceuticalSciencesRotation | 1 |
| PSCI 705 | Biological Pharm Sciences | 3 |
| PSCI 702 | Research Foundation & Ethics | 1 |
| PSCI 798 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Pract | 3 |
| PSCI 706 | Spec Techniq in Pharm Sciences | 2 |
| Credits | 18 | |
| Summer | ||
| PSCI 798 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Pract | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| PSCI 708 | Pharma Biotech in Drug Develop | 2 |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| PSCI 709 | Scientific Writing | 2 |
| PSCI 798 | Pharmaceutical Sciences Pract | 2 |
| PSCI 701 | PharmaceuticalSciences Seminar | 1 |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| General Elective | 2 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 32 | |