About
The Masters of Science (M.S.) in Pharmaceutical Sciences Degree Program is offered to students who demonstrate exceptional scholarly activity through achievement in academics and original thesis research or non-thesis project in an area of the pharmaceutical sciences. The two-year program is flexible enough to accommodate individuals of varied educational backgrounds.
The degree is available with either a thesis or non-thesis options.
Students opting for Thesis Research must be in residence at all times including at the time of completion of the thesis. and must take courses in person. If you opt for the Non-Thesis Project option, you may choose to take listed courses online, but it must be synchronous.
Purpose Outcomes/Objectives
The Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences (M.S.) degree is granted to students who demonstrate exceptional scholarly activity through achievement in academics and original research in an area of the pharmaceutical sciences. The specific goals of this graduate program include:
1. Equipping the graduates with the skills necessary to perform in academia, in the
pharmaceutical industry or in government;
2. Fostering the development of oral and written communication skills to be used in
classroom instruction, in the presentation of research findings to the scientific
community and in interdisciplinary collaborative research efforts.
Curriculum Requirements
M.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences Required Courses (30 hours)
- PHA 715 Pharmacokinetics (3 semester hours)*
- PHA 742 Foundations in Pharmaceutical Sciences (5 semester hours)*
- PHA 743 Foundations in Research (3 semester hours)
- PHA 744 Scientific Writing (3 semester hours)
- PHA 745 Statistical Methods (3 semester hours)
- PHA 749 Introduction to Research (2 semester hours)
- PHA 797 Graduate Seminar (1 semester hour)
Choose one:
- PHA 799 Thesis Research (10 semester hours)
- PHA 798 Non-Thesis Project (10 semester hours)
*waived for students who have completed the Pharm.D. program at Mercer