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The graduate programs offered by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences provide
instruction and research training in diverse aspects of drug action including drug discovery to
various elements of drug evaluation. These subjects are examined at the molecular, genomic,
biochemical, biological, and clinical levels through an interdisciplinary curriculum that is
individualized to the needs of each incoming student. The program includes as laboratory and
clinical research in the areas of pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacometrics,
pharmacogenomics, dosage form design, physiochemical and biological aspects of drug action,
drug metabolism, and drug toxicity.
MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences The MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences is a two- to three-year degree program admits students with a previously earned four-year B.S. degree. Because of the relatively short duration of the program, students have the opportunity to concentrate their studies in a particular subspecialty of the pharmaceutical sciences. Students can choose from one of the following focus areas: pharmaceutical analysis, basic pharmaceutical sciences research, drug formulation/delivery/development, drug metabolism/transport, drug analysis, experimental pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics, clinical research, or pharmacometrics, a new field that fuses pharmacologic studies with computational and statistical methods of data analysis. The University at Buffalo is the first school in the nation to offer a master's degree program with a focus in pharmacometrics. MS Areas of Concentration A minimum total of 30 graduate credits are required for a MS degree. The specific courses will depend on the area of concentration chosen. Since the duration of training is relatively short (when compared to PhD training), students may wish to concentrate in a subspecialty of the pharmaceutical sciences. The following areas of concentration are available in our department:
Learn more about Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program Policies and Guidelines. Graduate Course Descriptions are available online (pdf).
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