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Since 1886, the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SoPPS) has been a national leader in education and research in both Pharmacy Practice and the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Consistently ranked among the top pharmacy schools in the United States, SoPPS boasts the nation’s second most productive research program in terms of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding per faculty member.
As a renowned center for education and groundbreaking research, admission to the school’s professional, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences is highly competitive. We welcome your interest in becoming part of our proud tradition of accomplishment and excellence.
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
The doctor of pharmacy degree, also called the PharmD, entails about two years of pre-pharmacy courses followed by four full-time years of professional study that provide an educational foundation for a career in pharmacy. The program prepares the pharmacist, as a therapeutic drug manager, to be a member of the health-care team working with physicians, non-physician providers, and other allied health professionals. Our challenging PharmD program promotes excellence and integrity in our graduates making them among the most sought-after in the country.
The University at Buffalo also offers a wide range of opportunities for exciting interdisciplinary study across its academic schools such as unique collaborative degree programs with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences including PharmD/JD, PharmD/MBA, PharmD/MPH, and PharmD/PhD (coming soon) combinations. Through these partnerships, interested students have the opportunity to enhance their academic and post-graduate opportunities. Click here for an overview of each program (opens PDF).
Pharmaceutical Sciences
The Pharmaceutical Sciences Program at UB SoPPS offers cutting edge undergraduate (BS and BS/MS) and graduate (MS and PhD) programs. The degrees are interdisciplinary fields of study that seek to achieve better understanding and control of the factors influencing clinical response to drug therapy. If you are interested in combining chemistry, biology, mathematics, and computer science with human anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry to work on the development of treatments to prevent disease and improve health, a degree in the pharmaceutical sciences may be for you. Our graduates become innovators—guiding and shaping the future of healthcare in academia, in government, and in world renowned companies.
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