Integrative Pharmacology - Master of Science

The student must complete at least 31 credits under Plan B (without thesis). Students may not earn more than 9 credits at the 400-level.
All of the following courses (16 to 19 credits):
Principles of Drug-Tissue Interactions
Academic and Research Integrity
Experimental Design and Data Analysis
Applied Integrative Pharmacology Laboratory
Communications for Biomedical Researchers
Applied Project in Integrative Pharmacology
Capstone Literature Review
Science electives (as needed to total 31 credits for the degree):
Concepts in Molecular Biology
Epidemiology and Public Health
Environmental Factors of Health
Introduction to Pharmaceutical Counterfeiting and Public Health
Pharmacology of Drug Addiction
Introduction to Chemical Toxicology
Tropical Medicine Pharmacology
Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Toxicology
Concepts in Carcinogenesis
Endocrine Pharmacology and Toxicology
Gastro-Intestinal and Liver Pharmacology and Toxicology
Respiratory Pharmacology
Biopharmaceuticals: From Development to Manufacturing
Autonomic Pharmacology
Cellular and Molecular Toxicology
Food Safety Toxicology
Professional electives (6 to 9 credits):
Managing Biomedical Laboratory Operations
Intellectual Property and Patent Law for Biomedical Sciences
Leadership and Team-Building for Biomedical Research
The Business of Biomedical Research Organizations
Project Management and the Drug Development Process
Students must complete one of the following:
a significant, on-the-job project that addresses a research, theoretical or applied problem in whole animal or organ level pharmacology culminating in a written report, suitable for publication. Projects must be pre-approved by the student’s advisor.
a significant literature-based research project culminating in a written literature review, suitable for publication. Topics must be pre-approved by the student’s advisor.