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College of Pharmacy
MS in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology
Degree Requirements
Applications are not accepted and students are not admitted for the
Master's of Science degree programs in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology
as a terminal degree option. However, when students enrolled in the
Doctor of Philosophy programs in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology are
unable to meet the requirements of the doctoral degree, the Master's
of Science Degree may be granted to students who meet the
requirements of the MS degree.
The degree tracks in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology consist of a core
of courses common to both tracks and specialty course tracks in
Pharmaceutics or Pharmacology. These specialty tracks provide
essential training in the elected major discipline. The course of
study to complete the degree is anticipated to take approximately two
to two and one-half years to complete.
The student must complete a minimum of 30 hours for the M.S. degree,
including 6 hours of thesis and a minimum of 24 hours of M.S. degree
courses approved by the departmental faculty. A maximum of 3 hours of
special problems, exclusive of specific lecture/laboratory special
problems courses, may be counted toward the 24 hours minimum course
load. In accordance with the University of Houston guidelines, the
department may approve a maximum of 9 hours of transfer credits from
another institution.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 (A= 4.00) must be
maintained in all graduate level courses required for the M.S. degree
in order to obtain an advanced degree from the College of Pharmacy.
Graduate-level courses are defined as all courses required for the
M.S. degree as defined either by the department and/or thesis
committee.
Students who have received a grade of C or lower in courses that are
part of the student's degree plan, totaling 8 hours or more, will be
dismissed from the program. In addition, a student with a D, F, or I
as the most recent grade in a graduate-level course for a degree plan
will not be eligible for graduation.
M.S. in Pharmaceutics
Required Didactic Courses
PCEU 6341 Advanced Pharmacokinetics PCEU 6342 Advanced Pharmaceutics I PCEU 6345 Advanced Pharmaceutics II PCEU 7180, PCEU 7181 Pharmaceutics Seminar PCEU 7242, PCEU 7243 Pharmaceutics Literature Review PCEU 7355 Regulatory Affairs PCOL 7441 Experimental Design and Analysis
Research Requirement
In addition to didactic course work, students must complete an original research project, write a thesis and successfully defend the thesis before their thesis committee (a minimum of 6 hours of Masters Thesis (PCEU 7_99).
M.S. in Pharmacology
Required Didactic Courses
PCOL 6450 Neurophysiology PCOL 6451 Organ System Physiology PCOL 6470 Advanced Pharmacology I PCOL 6471 Advanced Pharmacology II PCOL 7180, PCOL 7181 Pharmacology Seminar PCOL 7241, PCOL 7242 Pharmacological Literature Review PCOL 7330 Biochemical Pharmacology PCOL 7333 Principles of Molecular Pharmacology PCOL 7441 Experimental Design and Analysis
Research Requirement
In addition to didactic course work, students must complete an original research project, write a thesis and successfully defend the thesis before their thesis committee (a minimum of 6 hours of Masters Thesis (PCOL 7_99).
College of Pharmacy
MS in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology
Degree Requirements
Applications are not accepted and students are not admitted for the Master's of Science degree programs in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology as a terminal degree option. However, when students enrolled in the Doctor of Philosophy programs in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology are unable to meet the requirements of the doctoral degree, the Master's of Science Degree may be granted to students who meet the requirements of the MS degree.The degree tracks in Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology consist of a core of courses common to both tracks and specialty course tracks in Pharmaceutics or Pharmacology. These specialty tracks provide essential training in the elected major discipline. The course of study to complete the degree is anticipated to take approximately two to two and one-half years to complete.
The student must complete a minimum of 30 hours for the M.S. degree, including 6 hours of thesis and a minimum of 24 hours of M.S. degree courses approved by the departmental faculty. A maximum of 3 hours of special problems, exclusive of specific lecture/laboratory special problems courses, may be counted toward the 24 hours minimum course load. In accordance with the University of Houston guidelines, the department may approve a maximum of 9 hours of transfer credits from another institution.
A cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00 (A= 4.00) must be maintained in all graduate level courses required for the M.S. degree in order to obtain an advanced degree from the College of Pharmacy. Graduate-level courses are defined as all courses required for the M.S. degree as defined either by the department and/or thesis committee.
Students who have received a grade of C or lower in courses that are part of the student's degree plan, totaling 8 hours or more, will be dismissed from the program. In addition, a student with a D, F, or I as the most recent grade in a graduate-level course for a degree plan will not be eligible for graduation.
M.S. in Pharmaceutics
Required Didactic Courses
| PCEU 6341 | Advanced Pharmacokinetics |
| PCEU 6342 | Advanced Pharmaceutics I |
| PCEU 6345 | Advanced Pharmaceutics II |
| PCEU 7180, PCEU 7181 | Pharmaceutics Seminar |
| PCEU 7242, PCEU 7243 | Pharmaceutics Literature Review |
| PCEU 7355 | Regulatory Affairs |
| PCOL 7441 | Experimental Design and Analysis |
Research Requirement
In addition to didactic course work, students must complete an original research project, write a thesis and successfully defend the thesis before their thesis committee (a minimum of 6 hours of Masters Thesis (PCEU 7_99).
M.S. in Pharmacology
Required Didactic Courses
| PCOL 6450 | Neurophysiology |
| PCOL 6451 | Organ System Physiology |
| PCOL 6470 | Advanced Pharmacology I |
| PCOL 6471 | Advanced Pharmacology II |
| PCOL 7180, PCOL 7181 | Pharmacology Seminar |
| PCOL 7241, PCOL 7242 | Pharmacological Literature Review |
| PCOL 7330 | Biochemical Pharmacology |
| PCOL 7333 | Principles of Molecular Pharmacology |
| PCOL 7441 | Experimental Design and Analysis |
Research Requirement
In addition to didactic course work, students must complete an original research project, write a thesis and successfully defend the thesis before their thesis committee (a minimum of 6 hours of Masters Thesis (PCOL 7_99).