USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MS in Farmaceutische Wetenschappen
Los Angeles, Verenigde Staten
MSc (Master of Science)
DUUR
2 jaren
TALEN
Engels
TEMPO
Full time
DEADLINE VOOR AANMELDING
EERSTE STARTDATUM
COLLEGEGELD
USD 66.640 *
STUDIE FORMAAT
Op de campus
* Voltijds onderwijs (8 tot 14 eenheden per semester)
*Uitbreiding aanmeldingsdeadline voor toelating najaar 2020 - 1 juni 2020*
Overzicht
Afgestudeerden van de multidisciplinaire masteropleidingen van de USC School of Pharmacy zijn zeer gewild bij toonaangevende instellingen in de academische wereld, het bedrijfsleven en de overheid. De Master of Science in de farmaceutische wetenschappen legt de nadruk op zowel fundamenteel als toegepast onderzoek op het gebied van medicijnafgifte en -targeting, waarbij gebruik wordt gemaakt van medicinale chemie, computationele chemie, farmacie, farmacokinetiek, farmacodynamiek, immunologie en moleculaire en celbiologie.
Requirements for Degree Completion
Units Required
Minimaal 24 eenheden in cursuswerk (zie Cursusaanbod hieronder) en 28 totale eenheden zijn vereist voor afstuderen. Alle studenten nemen deel aan 12 eenheden of kerncursuscurriculum (PSCI 501-503) plus één 4Studenten in het thesistraject volgen 4 van de eenheden in 594A en 594B (MS-thesis). Het kerncurriculum benadrukt medicijnontdekking, medicijnafgifte en moleculaire farmacologie.
Research
Research can be initiated at any point in the program. Students selecting the non-research master’s track may elect and are encouraged to carry out research in their program.
Thesis/Dissertation
Students may choose between two tracks to complete the Master of Science degree. First, the research track requires that the student carry out a research project during their program. As noted above, research towards the thesis can be begun at any point, though typically this begins during the first semester. The thesis should be about 50 pages.
Second, the non-research, non-thesis Master’s track requires that the student complete 28 units of coursework. Several options regarding the nature and scope of coursework are available.
Course Offerings
Graduate students are expected to possess knowledge in various areas of pharmaceutical sciences. The following are graduate courses offered by the program (some courses are not offered every year):
- PSCI 501, Drugs: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
- PSCI 502, Drugs: Principles of Therapeutic Mechanisms
- PSCI 503, Drugs: Principles of Research Methodology
- MPTX 510, The Other Side of Drugs
- PSCI 513, Drugs: Biologics and Specialty Pharmaceutics
- PSCI 515, Drugs: Pharmacogenetics
- PSCI 517, Protein Engineering and Drug Discovery
- MPTX 520, Drugs in the Media
- PSCI 557, Introduction to Tools and Techniques for Chemical Biology
- PSCI 655, Immunopharmaceutics
- PSCI 662, Advanced Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics
- PSCI 664, Drug Discovery and Design
- PSCI 665, Drug Transport and Delivery
- PSCI 666, Molecular Structural Biology
- PSCI 667, Intracellular Drug Delivery and Targeting
- PSCI 671, Drug Metabolism (Morphology)
The following are graduate courses offered in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology:
- MPTX 500, Molecular Pharmacology and Cell Signaling
- MPTX 501, Toxicology of Oxidants and Free Radicals
- MPTX 602, Sciences, Research and Ethics
Financial Aid
Students accepted into the USC Mann Master of Science program are not eligible for institutional financial aid. Students are not permitted to be paid for working in a lab while enrolled in research or thesis units. During the summer, faculty advisors may provide a stipend, arranged on an individual basis.