Drug Delivery MS Curriculum

Please note that non-thesis MS students take 6 hours of electives in addition to the core courses. Thesis MS students substitute master’s thesis research hours for the elective courses. The thesis MS program is highly competitive and only a limited number of students will be admitted each year.

MS in Drug Delivery (Thesis or Non-thesis): 30 credit hours 

Fall semester

• Topics in Pharmaceutical Sciences (3 credits)
• Pharmaceutical Analysis (3 credits)
• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar Series (1 credit)
• Principles in Drug Discovery (3 credits)
• Bioethics in Research (3 credits)
• Advanced Pharmacogenomics (2 credits)

Spring semester

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing I: Pre-formulation/Formulation (3 credits)
• Solid Dosage Forms – Small Molecules (3 credits)
• Pharmacokinetics (3 credits)
• Thesis Research or elective courses (6 hours)

Elective courses are chosen from a variety of subjects, including pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biology, pharmacology and biochemistry, among many others.