Five tracks are available in the MSPS curriculum so students may customize their degree.
Core Curriculum
All students must complete courses in the core curriculum in addition to one set of track courses.
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PHSC 508 – Product & Process Validation | 2 |
| PHSC 512 – Graduate Principles of Pharmacology & Medicinal Chemistry | 3 |
| PHSC 523 – Graduate Experimental Design & Biostatistics* | 4 |
| PHSC 534/536 – M.S. Seminar I & II | 2 |
| PHSC 574 –Biopharmaceutics | 3 |
| PHSC 5XX – Elective(s) | 3 |
| PHSC 610 – Research Proposal | 2 |
| Total | 19 |
*If the undergraduate version, PHSC 324, has been taken, students take PHSC 524 for 0.5 credit.
Track Curriculum
Bioprocessing & Biotechnology
Prerequisites: Microbiology, Molecular Biology
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PHSC 526/526L – Protein Analysis & Bioassays/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 538/538L– Bioprocessing I: Upstream Technologies/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 539/539L– Bioprocessing II: Downstream Operations/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 620 – Research Project | 4 |
| Total | 1 |
Industrial Pharmacy
Prerequisites: Analytical Instrumentation
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PHSC 514/515L – Industrial Pharmacy/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 412L– Analytical Lab Survey | 0.5 |
| PHSC 540 – Advanced Physical Pharmacy | 3 |
| PHSC 542 – Advanced Topics in Industrial Pharmacy | 3 |
| PHSC 543 – Advanced Industrial Pharmacy Lab | 1 |
| PHSC 510 – Pharmacokinetics | 2 |
| PHSC 620 – Research Project | 4 |
| Total | 17.5 |
Pharmaceutical Analysis
Prerequisites: Analytical Instrumentation
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PHSC 514/515L – Industrial Pharmacy | 4 |
| HSC 412L – Analytical Lab Survey | 0.5 |
| PHSC 528/529 – Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Separation/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 530/531 – Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Spectroscopy/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 620 – Research Project | 4 |
| Total | 16.5 |
Pharmacology
Additional Prerequisites: Cell Biology, Introduction to Pharmacology, Mammalian Anatomy & Physiology
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PHSC 526/526L – Protein Analysis & Bioassays/Lab | 4 |
| PHSC 590 – Advanced Pharmacology & Toxicology with Lab | 3 |
| PHSC 592 – Advanced Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology | 3 |
| PHSC 510 – Pharmacokinetics | 2 |
| PHSC 620 – Research Project | 4 |
| Total | 16 |
Multidisciplinary
Prerequisites: depends on advanced coursework selected
Courses
Concentration-students complete one of the following options:
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Industrial Pharmacy/Lab (PHSC 514/515L), Advanced Physical Pharmacy (PHSC 540), Advanced Topics in Industrial Pharmacy (PHSC 542), Advanced Industrial Pharmacy Lab (PHSC 543)
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Industrial Pharmacy/Lab (PHSC 514/515L), Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Separation/Lab (PHSC 528/529), Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Spectroscopy/Lab (PHSC 530/531)
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Protein Analysis and Bioassays/Lab (PHSC 526/526L), Bioprocessing I: Upstream Technologies/Lab (PHSC 538/538L), Bioprocessing II: Downstream Operations/Lab (PHSC 539/539L)
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Protein Analysis and Bioassays and lab (PHSC 526/526L), Advanced Pharmacology & Toxicology/Lab (PHSC 590/590L), Advanced Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology (PHSC 592)
Students also complete two of the following (courses must be different than courses in concentration):
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Industrial Pharmacy/Lab (PHSC 514/515L)
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Adv. Industrial Pharmacy Lab (PHSC 543) with either Adv. Physical Pharmacy (PHSC 540) or Adv. Topics in Industrial Pharmacy (PHSC 542)
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Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Separation/Lab (PHSC 528/529)
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Advanced Pharmaceutical Analysis-Spectroscopy/Lab (PHSC 530/531)
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Protein Analysis and Bioassays/Lab (PHSC 526/526L)
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Bioprocessing I: Upstream Technologies/Lab (PHSC 538/538L)
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Bioprocessing II: Downstream Operations/Lab (PHSC 539/539L)
Electives
Electives must be from PHSC or PHAR (with committee approval) courses 500 or above. Students may apply courses from other MSPS tracks.
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| PHAR 522 – Practical Compounding Techniques | 1 |
| PHAR 534 – Herbal Medicine | 1 |
| PPHAR 550 – Alternative Medicine | 3 |
| PHSC 518 – General Toxicology/Lab | 3 |
| PHSC 522 – Molecular Modeling | 2 |
| PHSC 532 – Introduction to Radiopharmaceuticals | 3 |
| PHSC 558 – Essentials of Toxicology | 2 |
| PHSC 564 – Pharmacogenetics | 2 |
| PHSC 565 – Advanced Experimental Design | 2 |
| PHSC 577, 581, 583 – Pharmacology & Medicinal Chemistry II, III or IV | 3 or 4 |
| PHSC 578 – Good Regulatory Practices | 2 |
| PHSC 582 – Botanical Medicine Seminar | 1 |
| PHSC 593 – Leadership Development | 2 |
Federally supported financial aid requires a minimum of half-time enrollment (3.5 credit hours).