Graduate Program

For Clinical Pharmaceutical Scientists

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Curriculum

A minimum of 30 semester hours, including at least 6 semester hours of research with a thesis is required for the M.S. in Clinical Pharmacy. Didactic courses within and outside the College of Pharmacy will be required. The student and his/her major professor will design the program of study. Nine hours are usually taken each semester and 3 hours during the summer.

 Course Work for the Masters Degreea

YEAR 1 Fall b

No.

Course

Sem Hr.

46:104

Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceuticsc

3

46:115

Advanced Drug Literature Evaluation

2

63:161

Introduction to Biostatistics

3

46:249

Chemotherapy of Parasitic Diseasese

1

46:280

Clinical Pharmacy Research Seminar

2

 

Electives

0-4

 

Minimum Subtotal:

9

 

YEAR 1 Spring b

No.

Course

Sem Hr.

46:170

Clinical Pharmacokineticsc

3

63:162

Design and Analysis of Experiments in the Biomedical Science

2

46:284

Research Design for Clinical Studies

2

46:280

Clinical Pharmacy Research Seminar

2

46:243

Research

1-6

 

Electives

0-4

 

Minimum Subtotal:

9

 

Summerd

No.

Course

Sem Hr.

46:243

Research

1-6

 

Electives

0-4

 

Minimum Subtotal:

3-5

 

YEAR 2 Fall b

No.

Course

Sem Hr.

46:282

Advanced Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Topicsc

2

46:247

Clinical Pharmacy – Neurologye

2

46:248

Pharmacotherapy in Organ Transplantatione

1

46:280

Clinical Pharmacy Research Seminar

2

46:243

Research

1-6

 

Electives

0-4

 

Minimum Subtotal:

9

 

YEAR 2 Spring b, f

No.

Course

Sem Hr.

46:246

Population Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamicse

1

46:280

Clinical Pharmacy Research Seminar

2

46:243

Research

1-6

 

Electives

0-4

 

Minimum Subtotal:

9

 

 

a

A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed with at least a minimum of 6 research credits. An average course load has 24 hours of didactic work

b

A minimum of 9 semester hour credits must be taken to be enrolled in the graduate college during the fall and spring semesters.

c

Students can take either 46:104 or 46:170 depending on agreement with what is decided with the major professor; 46:104 is offered every other year.

d

A minimum of 3 semester hour credits must be taken to be enrolled in the graduate college during the summer.

e

These advanced therapeutic courses are taught every other year.

f

The Masters thesis is usually defended toward the end of the spring semester in year 2.

 

Electives

No.

Course

Sem Hr.

46:221

Quantitative Research Methods

3

46:229

Advanced Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics

2

46:137

Enzymatic Basis of Drug Metabolism

2

99:242

Biophysical Chemistry II

1-4

46:202

Drug Delivery Systems: Theory and Applications

2

4:216

Gas Chromatography

1

4:217

Liquid Chromatography

1

63:163

Introduction to the Design of Sample Surveys

3

47:100

Problems in Global Studies

2

16:136

History of Medicine

3

000:270

Responsible Conduct of Research

1

7H:385

Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

1