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Master of Science
Admission requirements
Students enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy program are eligible to
apply for admission to the joint program during the second semester of their
third academic year (P1 year) by May 1. The following are required at that
time:
Specializations
Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy: Molecular mechanisms of chemical carcinogenesis;
mutation and repair; combinatorial chemistry; solid-phase peptide synthesis;
screening, isolation and structure elucidation of physiologically-active
natural products; biosynthesis of microbial and plant natural products;
herbal medicine, bioinformatics.
Pharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics: Design, development, production, evaluation and
regulatory approval of pharmaceutical and self-care products as well as
pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies using virtual, clinical, and
preclinical data, often with an emphasis on population approaches.
Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics:
Health and economic outcomes research pertaining to
pharmacotherapy as used in human populations. Specializations include
medication adherence, decision and cost-effectiveness analyses,
post-marketing surveillance, epidemiologic methods, and quality improvement
and measurement.
Pharmacology and Toxicology:
Mechanisms involved in disease states and their
pharmacological intervention, and mechanisms of toxicity of environmental
agents. On-going topics include the effects of hormonal imbalances on
cardiac function and metabolism in hypertension, biomarkers and treatment of
arthritis, developmental neurotoxicity of environmental agents,
hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of heavy metals, pharmacogenomics, drug
interactions, hepatic responses to neuractive chemicals, hormonal
regulations of gene expression in breast cancer; drug metabolism and drug
transporter, and the development of inhibitors to cell signaling events.
Program Requirements
Successful completion of 30 credits of graduate study,
including PHC 502, 2 seminar credits, 6-9 thesis research credits, thesis.
For specialization in medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy:
ACS placement exam (organic) to determine specific program requirements;
either BPS 530 or BPS 535; 9 credits selected from CHM 427, CHM 521, CHM
522, BCH 581, BPS 525 and BPS 551, and BPS691A, in consultation with
student’s major professor.
For specialization in pharmaceutics and pharmacokinetics:
STA 409 or 411 or equivalent; 6-9 credits of 500- or 600-level BPS courses;
3–6 credits of elective in consultation with student’s major professor.
For specialization in pharmacoepidemiology and
pharmacoeconomics: PHP 540, 550, 580 or 640, in consultation with student’s
major professor.
For specialization in pharmacology and toxicology: BCH 581;
one course of either BPS 530, 535 or 587; and three courses from BPS 525,
544, 546, 572, 587, 641, 644, and BCH 582, in consultation with student’s
major professor.
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