All students accepted into the thesis-based programs in the department (non-thesis MS students see below) complete the courses listed in Table 1a.  Students in individual concentrations (Medicinal/Pharmaceutical Chemistry , Pharmacodynamics, or Pharmaceutics) must take courses listed in Tables 1b, 1c, and 1d below. Students must consult with their thesis advisors prior to registration to assure appropriateness of coursework.  Courses not approved by your advisor may not be counted toward your total didactic credit requirement 30 and 40 for MS and PhD respectively).       

Table 1a.  Core Courses in the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program (MS & Ph.D.)*

*M.S. to take 1 s.h.;  Ph.D. to take 2 s.h.;  ^#Dept encourages an additional statistics elective

Courses listed in Tables 1b, 1c, and 1d are required for students in individual concentrations.

Table 1b. Core Courses for Concentration in Medicinal Chemistry (M.S. & Ph.D.)

Table 1c.  Core Courses for Concentration in Pharmaceutics (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Table 1d.  Core Courses for Concentration in Pharmacodynamics (M.S. and Ph.D.)

Biochemistry	3 s.h.
Pharmacokinetics	3 s.h.
Pharmacodynamics	3 s.h.
Introductory Pharmacology	3 s.h
Principles of Physiology	3 s.h.
total:	15 s.h.

Table  2a.  Nonthesis M.S. Core Courses, Pharmaceutics

Table 2b.  Nonthesis M.S. Elective Courses, Pharmaceutics

• Statistical Quality Control 451
• Good Manufacturing Practices 487
• High Purity Water Systems 488
• Production of Sterile Parenteral Products 492
• Sterilization Process 493
• Extended Release Dosage Forms 478
• Drug Dosage Forms 499
• Development of Sterile Parenteral Products 501
• Advanced Pharmacokinetics 502
• Regulatory Sciences - Managing the Guidelines to Quality 580
• Physical Pharmacy II: Colloid and Surface Chemistry 582
• Pharmaceutical Lab Quality Systems and Operations 489
• Microbiological Concepts in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 512

Table 3.  Nonthesis M.S. Core Courses, QA/RA

Elective courses in the QA/RA program can be found on the WEB site: http://www.temple.edu/pharmacy_QARA/courses.htm