The program offers courses leading to the master of science and
doctor of philosophy degrees in pharmaceutical science. Most applicants
have undergraduate degrees in biochemistry, biology, chemistry,
pharmaceutical science, or other physical or biological sciences.
Pharmaceutics areas of research include drug delivery, controlled drug
release technology, design of new biomaterials, biopharmaceutics,
metabolism, and percutaneous drug absorption. Degree requirements for
the M.S. degree include a minimum of 24 credits of course work and
completion of an original research problem and thesis (6 credits).
The Ph.D. degree requirements include a minimum of 38 credits of course
work and 34 credits of original research. All students are required to
prepare and defend an original research proposal. A residence
requirement of one academic year must be satisfied, preferably after
completion of most of the required course work. For a more detailed
account of degree requirements, courses, facilities, faculty research
interests, and application procedures, please visit http: //pharmsci.rutgers.edu.
The two major objectives of the graduate program in pharmaceutical
science are (1) to further enhance our current understanding of
traditional pharmaceutical sciences, including drug delivery, drug
discovery, and drug development; and (2) to rapidly integrate the great
strides that have been made in areas like pharmacogenomics, and apply
these advances to enhance our understanding of the interrelationships
between genomics/molecular genetics and
pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics.
The graduate program in
pharmaceutical science has been designed to provide the necessary
didactic courses and research training required for the Ph.D. degree,
so that students can excel in this exciting and rapidly changing
post-genomic era of the pharmaceutical sciences. The program focuses on
multidisciplinary training by bringing together faculty from various
departments and programs including pharmaceutics, chemistry, chemical
biology, molecular biosciences, and engineering to enhance student
training by utilizing the latest technologies at the chemical,
cellular, molecular, genomic, biochemical, and clinical levels. This
interdisciplinary curriculum has the flexibility to be individualized
to meet the interests of each incoming student.
