EDUCATING LEADERS IN PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES SINCE 1886
The BS/MS is a five-year accelerated program for academically qualified students who enroll at UB as first-year/freshman students, or who are already enrolled in our BS degree program. Graduates of this program are highly sought after by pharmaceutical companies.
While the BS/MS is structurally a basic science program, it is also a unique interdisciplinary field. Areas of interest in pharmaceutical sciences include:
| Credit Hour Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of requirements for BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences 124.5 for undergrad courses minus 6 credits of science electives that overlap with the Graduate program | 118.5 |
| Minimum departmental didactic credit hours excluding research, laboratory courses, seminars and tutorials, and PHC 506. | 10 |
| Minimum credit hours from other departmental courses, laboratory courses and department electives | 5 |
| Minimum research, seminar and tutorial courses | 15 |
| Minimum total credit hours for MS degree | 30 |
| Satisfactory completion of a research project, including approval of the Project Committee after submission of a written project report, presentation of an open seminar and oral defense | |
| Total: | 148.5 |
Curriculum
Below is the course timeline and curriculum for BS through MS. Note: The following courses for MS students will instead be completed within the BS program through cross-listed courses:
PHC 488/588 Faculty Research Seminar
PHC 416/516 Pharmacogenomics
PHC 411/531 Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BCH 403 Principles of Biochemistry | 4 |
| PGY 451 Human Physiology I | 3 |
| PHC 330 Scientific Writing Pharm Sci | 1 |
| PHC 331 Clinical and Research Ethics Pharm Sci | 2 |
| PHC 401 Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 3 |
| PHC 409 Pharmaceutical Calculations | 2.5 |
| PHC 488 Faculty Research Seminar | 1 |
| Total: | 16.5 |
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PGY 452 Human Physiology II | 3 |
| PHC 332 Introduction to Research | 1 |
| PHC 410 Physical Pharmacy | 2 |
| PHC 414 Pharmaceutics Seminar | 1 |
| PHC 416 Pharmacogenomics (1 credit, may be taken in 3rd or 4th year) OR PHC 425 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (2 credits, offered in odd-numbered years only)* | 1 or 2 |
| PHC 421 Pharmaceutical Principles | 3 |
| UBC 399 UB Capstone | 1 |
| Total: | 12-13 |
*PHC 425 is available odd years only. Students take it during its next scheduled offering.
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 413 Pharmaceutics Seminar | 1 |
| PHC 431 Intro to Drug Development | 2 |
| PHC 498 Undergraduate Research Participation** | 3 |
| PMY 302 Introduction to Pharmacology*** | 4 |
| STA 119 Statistical Methods | 4 |
| Total: | 14 |
**All BS/MS candidates must complete PHC 498 in a lab that can also support them during the MS portion in order to remain eligible.
***All PHC BS and BS/MS students take PMY 302 instead of PMY 405.
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| UNDERGRADUATE: | |
| PHC 411 Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics I | 4 |
| PHC 416 Pharmacogenomics (1 credit, may be taken in 3rd or 4th year) OR PHC 425 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (2 credits, offered in odd-numbered years only)* | 1 or 2 |
| PHC 432 Methods of Scientific Communication | 1 |
| GRADUATE: | |
| PHC 616 Research | 3 |
| PHC 506 Biometry in Pharm Sci | 3 |
| Total: | 12-13 |
*PHC 425 is available odd years only. Students take it during its next scheduled offering.
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 615 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Credit hours may be adjusted based on work. Consult with your advisor. | Varies |
| PHC 500/600-level courses (see Electives) | Varies |
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 616 Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Credit hours may be adjusted based on work. Consult with your advisor. | Varies |
| FALL | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 607 Intermed Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PHC 613 Pharmaceutics Seminar Optional elective. Students have already completed it as the cross-listed undergraduate course, PHC 413 but may repeat it if desired. | 1 |
| PHC 512 Pharmacometric Software (also offered in spring) | 1 |
| PHC 500 Basic Drug Development (available even years) | 2 |
| PHC 539 Biologics - Specialty Pharma (available even years) | 3 |
| PHC 508 Drug Delivery: Principles and Applications (available odd years) | 3 |
| PHC 630 Drug Metabolism and Transport (available odd years) | 3 |
| SPRING | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| PHC 502 Selected Topics** | 1-3 |
| PHC 504 Computational Basis of Pharmacometrics | 2 |
| PHC 512 Pharmacometric Software (also offered in fall) | 1 |
| PHC 518VT Nutrigenomics in Cancer (Prerequisite: Pharmacogenomics) | 2 |
| PHC 600 Ethics of Scientific Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences Optional elective. Required for those who have not completed an approved PHM/PHC ethics course. | 2 |
| PHC 608 Advanced Pharmacokinetics (PHC 607 C grade or better) | 3 |
| PHC 610 Population Pk-Pd Modeling (PHC 607 C grade or better) | 2 |
| PHC 614 Pharmaceutics Seminar Optional elective. Students have already completed it as the cross-listed undergraduate course, PHC 414 but may repeat it if desired. | 1 |
| PHC 616 Research | Varies |
| PHC 609: Quantitative Systems Pharmacology (available odd years) | 2 |
**PHC 502 Selected Topics can be used to register Research Group meetings and Journal Clubs. A separate registration code is available for each faculty member. Consult faculty on offerings/availability.
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