The program offers courses leading to the master of science (M.S.) and doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) 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 coursework and completion of
an original research problem and thesis (6 credits). The Ph.D. degree
requirements include a minimum of 27 credits of coursework and 45 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 coursework. For
a more detailed account of degree requirements, courses, facilities, faculty
research interests, and application procedures, please visit http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu/pharmsci.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 postgenomic 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.
