Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) - Pharmaceutics & Drug Delivery
The M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences can be completed with an emphasis in environmental toxicology, industrial pharmacy, medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, pharmacology, pharmacognosy, or pharmacy administration.
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 30
Course Requirements
Minimum Credit hours required for M.S. in Pharmaceutical Scienceswith an emphasis in Industrial Pharmacy: 33
The M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in industrial pharmacy requires 27 semester hours of course work. The following core courses are required:
- Statistics and Experimental Design [BISC 5504 (4 hours) or PBHL 6260 (3 hours)];
- Graduate Student Survival Strategies (BMSC 6010) (2 hours) or Research Ethics (GRAD 6000) (1 hour);
- Applied Pharmacokinetics (PHAR 7600) (3 hours);
- Product Development (PHAR 7490) (3 hours);
- Formulation Development (PHAR 6500) (3 hours);
- Advanced Pharmaceutics (PHAR 7410) (4 hours);
In addition, at least two of the following electives are required:
- Stability of Pharmaceutical Systems (PHAR 7440) (3 hours);
- Colloid and Surface Science (CHME 5950) (3 hours);
- Applied Pharmaceutics (PHAR 7500) (2 hours);
- Analytical Pharmaceutics (PHAR 7350) (3 hours);
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (PHAR 6580) (3 hours);
- Regulatory Science I (PHAR 6510) (3 hours);
- Regulatory Science II (PHAR 6520) (3 hours);
- Problems in Pharmaceutics (PHAR 5910, PHAR 5920) (1-3 hours);
- Introduction to Polymer Science (CHME 5930) (3 hours);
- Coating Materials Processing and Applications (CHME 5900) (3 hours).
Additional courses may be required by the student’s graduate adviser and/or advisory committee. If a required course is unavailable, the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery graduate faculty may approve an alternative course for a particular student.
Seminar Requirement
Students are required to register for Seminar in Current Pharmaceutical Topics (PHAR 5930 or PHAR 5940) every semester. No more than 1 seminar hour can be used toward the 27 minimum total credit hours.
Other Academic Requirements
The M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in industrial pharmacy does not require the completion of a thesis or an examination process. Students will complete 6 hours of special projects that complement ongoing research in the department instead of a thesis project.
The policies and regulations contained in this online University of Mississippi Catalog are in effect for the current or selected semester. The catalog is not a contract, but rather a guide for the convenience of students. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change the fees, rules, and schedules for admission, registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time. Implicit in each student’s enrollment with the university is an agreement to comply with university rules and regulations, which the university may modify to exercise properly its educational responsibility.
Minimum Credit hours required for M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Pharmaceutics: 33
The M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in pharmaceutics requires 27 semester hours of course work. The following core courses are required:
- Statistics and Experimental Design [BISC 5504 (4 hours) or PBHL 6260 (3 hours)];
- Graduate Student Survival Strategies (BMSC 6010) (2 hours) or Research Ethics (GRAD 6000) (1 hour);
- Applied Pharmacokinetics (PHAR 7600) (3 hours);
- Product Development (PHAR 7490) (3 hours);
- Formulation Development (PHAR 6500) (3 hours);
- Advanced Pharmaceutics (PHAR 7410) (4 hours).
In addition, at least two of the following electives is required:
- Stability of Pharmaceutical Systems (PHAR 7440) (3 hours);
- Colloid and Surface Science (CHME 5950); (3 hours);
- Applied Pharmaceutics (PHAR 7500); (2 hours);
- Analytical Pharmaceutics (PHAR 7350) (3 hours);
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (PHAR 6580) (3 hours);
- Regulatory Science I (PHAR 6510) (3 hours);
- Regulatory Science II (PHAR 6520) (3 hours);
- Problems in Pharmaceutics (PHAR 5910, PHAR 5) (1-3 hours);
- Introduction to Polymer Science (CHME 5930) (3 hours);
- Coating Materials Processing and Applications (CHME 5900) (3 hours).
Additional courses may be required by the student’s graduate adviser and/or advisory committee. If a required course is unavailable, the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery graduate faculty may approve an alternative course for a particular student.
Seminar Requirement
Students are required to register for Seminar in Current Pharmaceutical Topics (PHAR 5930 or PHAR 5940) every semester. No more than 1 seminar hour can be used toward the 27 minimum total credit hours.
Other Academic Requirements
A thesis based upon experimental work in the general area of pharmaceutics is also required. Enrollment in a minimum of 6 thesis hours is required with at least 3 research hours (thesis) in the last semester.
Prior to the student's thesis defense, the student must have a minimum of one completed manuscript ready for submission to a referred journal for publication.
The policies and regulations contained in this online University of Mississippi Catalog are in effect for the current or selected semester. The catalog is not a contract, but rather a guide for the convenience of students. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change the fees, rules, and schedules for admission, registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time. Implicit in each student’s enrollment with the university is an agreement to comply with university rules and regulations, which the university may modify to exercise properly its educational responsibility.