Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS) - Pharmaceutics Emphasis
Description
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
Requirements for each emphasis area are given in the respective program description sections. Each emphasis area requires students to complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of course work and 6 hours of thesis.
Emphasis - Pharmaceutics
Description
Minimum Credit hours required for M.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences with an emphasis in Pharmaceutics: 33
The M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with emphasis in pharmaceutics deals with the science of dosage form design and embraces all facets of the process of turning a new chemical entity into a medication that can be safely and effectively used by patients.
Course Requirements
The M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in pharmaceutics requires 27 semester hours of course work.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BISC 5004 | Biometry | 3-4 |
| or PBHL 6260 | Statistical Analysis I | |
| BMSC 6010 | Graduate Student Survival Strategies | 2 |
| or GRAD 6000 | Research Ethics | |
| PHAR 7600 | Applied Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHAR 7490 | Product Development | 3 |
| PHAR 6500 | Formulation Development | 3 |
| PHAR 7410 | Advanced Pharmaceutics | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| Select at least two of the following: | 3-6 | |
| Stability of Pharmaceutical Systems | ||
| Colloid and Surface Science | ||
| Applied Pharmaceutics | ||
| Analytical Pharmaceutics | ||
| Pharmaceutical Manufacturing | ||
| Regulatory Science I | ||
| Regulatory Science II | ||
| Problems in Pharmaceutics | ||
or PHAR 5420 | Problems in Pharmaceutics | |
| Introduction to Polymer Science | ||
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 PHAR 5430 Seminar in Current Pharm. Topics or PHAR 5440 Seminar in Current Pharm. Topics 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.
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Admission
Admission to the M.S. in pharmaceutical sciences with an emphasis in pharmaceutics in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery is open to superior students with a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, chemical engineering, biotechnology, or a related area. A “B” average or better in undergraduate and graduate coursework is required for consideration for admission. Admission is competitive, so it is unlikely that all students who meet the minimum requirements will be admitted.
Our program encourages but does not require the GRE test score submission for those applying for fall (application deadline: April 1) or spring (application deadline: October 1) semester admissions. You are not required to submit GRE scores, and applications without GRE scores will be given full consideration. You may choose to submit scores if you have them, and they will be considered by the graduate faculty.
International applicants whose primary language is not English and/or who have completed their secondary or tertiary education primarily outside of the U.S. must submit official scores from the acceptable tests found on University of Mississippi’s International Student and Scholar Services listing of English language requirements.
Two letters of recommendation, a resume, and a statement of purpose are used to evaluate candidates. You may apply to all of the graduate programs online and get additional application information from the University of Mississippi Graduate School website.