Chemistry Core (choose 1)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Related course upon Graduate Coordinator's approval | 3 |
| CHEM.5500 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM.5620 | Biopharmaceutical Development | 3 |
| CHEM.6310 | Principles of Medicinal Chemistry I | 3 |
Credits required = 3
Molecular/Cellular Biology Core (choose 1)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Related course upon Graduate Coordinator's approval | 3 |
| BIOL.5420 | Advanced Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL.5670 | Molecular Biology | 3 |
| BIOL.5760 | Cell Culture* | 3 |
| CHEN.5350 | Cell and Microbe Cultivation | 3
|
| MLSC.5600 | Molecular Pathology | 3 |
Credits required = 3
Pathophysiology Core (choose 1)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| HSCI.5510 | Clinical Pathophysiology | 3 |
Credits required = 3
Statistics Core (choose 1)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| PUBH.5770 | Biostatistics for Health Data | 3 |
Credits required = 3
Pharmaceutical Science Core (4 courses required)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| PHRM.6100 | Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3 |
| PHRM.6400 | Pharmaceutical Analysis | 3 |
| PHRM.6410 | Drug Delivery | 3 |
| PHRM.6600 | Pharmacokinetics and Drug Metabolism | 3
|
Total credits required = 12
Laboratory Core (choose 2)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| Related course upon Graduate Coordinator's approval | 1 |
| PHRM.6120 | Principles of Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory | 1 |
| PHRM.6420 | Pharmaceutical Analysis Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL.5760 | Cell Culture Laboratory* | 1 |
Credits required = 2
Electives (minimum 12 credits required)*
Chemistry Core
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| xxxx.xxxx | Pharmaceutical Sciences Electives | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Pharmaceutical Sciences Electives | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Pharmaceutical Sciences Electives | 3 |
| xxxx.xxxx | Pharmaceutical Sciences Electives | 3 |
Electives total credits required = minimum 12
Dissertation and Research Credits (total courses required = 4)
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| PHRM.7550 | Graduate Research | 12-27 credit hours (4-9 per semester) |
| PHRM.7590 | Doctoral Dissertation | 4-9 credit hours |
Subtotal dissertation hours and research credits required = minimum 26
Prerequisite or Other Additional Requirements:
Qualifying Examination for Doctoral Candidacy after completion of the core curriculum**
Program Total = 64 credits.
Advanced Pharmaceutical Sciences Elective include (but are not limited to):
- Any courses listed above not used as a core course
- CHEM.5660 Nanomaterials and Nanostructures -3 credit hours
- BIOL.5890 Practical Protein Crystallography - 4 credit hours
- RADI.5980 Introduction to Medical Imaging -3 credit hours
- RADI.5410 Radiochemistry - 3 credit hours
- RADI.5620 Radiation Biology -3 credit hours
- CHEM.6320 Principles of Medicinal Chemistry II -3 credit hours
- PHRM.7080 Mechanisms of Drug Action - 3 credit hours
- CHEM.5510 Biochemistry II - 3 credit hours
- MLSC.5800 Clinical Applications of Molecular Genetics - 3 credit hours
- BIOL.5290 Recombinant Protein Production Technology - 4 credit hours
- BIOL.5670 Molecular Biology - 3 credit hours
- BIOL.5690L Molecular Techniques - 4 credit hours
- BIOL.5320 Genomics - 3 credit hours
- BIOL.5340 Genomics Laboratory - 1 credit hour
- NUTR.7100 Nutrigenomics - 3 credit hours
- BIOL.5210L Biochemistry Techniques - 2 credit hours
- CHEM.5380 Biochemical Mechanisms - 3 credit hours
- CHEM.5600 Advanced Physical Biochemistry - 3 credit hours
- CHEM.5680 Structural Analysis - 3 credit hours
- CHEM.5700 Advanced Protein Chemistry -3 credit hours
- BIOL.5820 Cancer Biology
- BIOL.5930 Immunology
- CHEM.5140 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
- CHEM.5260 Chromatography
- CHEN.5350 Cell and Microbe Cultivation
- CHEN.5450 Protein Isolation and Purification
- CHEN.5550 Biopharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance
- CHEN.5480 Engineering Process Analytics
- MLSC.5500 Foundations of Biomedical Research
- MLSC.6000 Biomarkers Discovery & Application
- MLSC.6100 Clinical Toxicology
*Other electives may also be taken with approval of the Graduate Coordinator and the student’s PhD advisor
**Additional courses may be required to ensure that the student meets the core curriculum standards of the MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences equivalency. A plan of study is developed for each student upon admittance to the PhD program to address gaps in the student’s knowledge.
Updated 11/24/25
