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Program
Requirements
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
MS
Campus
Location:
Health Science
Students may take a majority of required and elective courses at Main and Health Sciences campuses. A few courses may be offered at the Fort Washington campus. Research may be carried out at the Health Science campus under the supervision of his/her advisor.
Full-time/Part-time
Status
Students are required to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m.
General
Program Requirements:
Number of Didactic credits
required beyond the Baccalaureate:
24
Required Courses:
Pharmaceutics 405, Pharmaceutics 530, Chem 421, Chem 422, Chem 424, Biochemistry. Elective courses may be taken in the Pharmacology and Computer & Information Science Departments.
A total of 6 research credits must be taken for MS.
Internship:
False
Language Examination:
False
Culminating
Events:
Thesis
Thesis 1 - The MS thesis is an original, theoretical and/or empirical study that makes a contribution to the field of pharmaceutics. It should expand existing knowledge and demonstrate the student's knowledge of both research methods and a mastery of his or her primary area of interest. Theses should be rigorously investigated, uphold the ethics and standard of the pharmaceutics field, demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the primary area of interest and the broader field of pharmaceutics, and be prepared for publication in a professional journal.Thesis 2 - Students who are preparing to defend their thesis should confirm a time and date with their advisor and register with the Graduste Secretary at least 15 days before the defence is to be scheduled. The Graduste Secretary will arrange the time, date, and room within two working days, and forwards to the student the appropriate forms.Thesis 3 - The thesis Examining Committee will evaluate the student's ability to express verbally his or her research question, methodological approach, primary findings, and implications. The Committee will vote to pass or fail the thesis and the defence at the conclusion of the public presentation. The thesis Examining Committee is comprised of at least three Graduate Faculty members. Two members, including the Chair, must be from the School of Pharmacy.
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