Oregon State University College of Pharmacy 8 courses 108 total credits
The MS degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences is designed to prepare students for careers or advancement in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries or regulatory careers. The PhD degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences is designed to prepare students to lead research programs in academia, regulatory, pharmaceutical and/or biomedical industry to discover, develop and deliver new drug treatments to promote health. The non-thesis MS degree is offered both on-campus and through Ecampus. Thesis MS and PhD degree programs are offered on-campus only. Faculty in the graduate programs in Pharmaceutical Sciences are involved in research that aims to identify novel chemicals and characterize the therapeutic potential of new agents from diverse biological sources; design and develop nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery; discover and investigate new drug targets to treat human diseases; explore the impact of the human microbiome on health and disease and advance all these research programs with new computational approaches.
| Total Credits | 108 credits |
MS Non-Thesis
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 522 or PHAR 735 | Drugs and the Body or Drug Action I: Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics | 3 |
| GRAD 520 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 2 |
| PHAR 507 | Seminar | 1-16 |
| PHAR 506 | Projects | 1-6 |
| Total MS Non-Thesis | 45 credits | |
MS Thesis
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 522 or PHAR 735 | Drugs and the Body or Drug Action I: Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics | 3 |
| GRAD 520 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 2 |
| PHAR 507 | Seminar | 1-16 |
| PHAR 503 | Thesis | 1-16 |
| Total MS Thesis | 45 credits | |
PhD
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHAR 522 or PHAR 735 | Drugs and the Body or Drug Action I: Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics | 3 |
| GRAD 520 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 2 |
| PHAR 507 | Seminar | 1-16 |
| PHAR 669 | Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing | 2 |
| PHAR 603 | Thesis | 1-16 |
| Total PhD | 108 credits | |
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