MS, PhD Pharmacology
Boston
Curriculum Outline
A typical MS in pharmacology program
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
| MAT 763 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| PSB 811 | Advanced Physiology I | 2 |
| PSB 812 | Advanced Physiology II | 2 |
| PSB 818 | Laboratory Rotations | 1 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 2 |
| PSB 841 | Advanced Pharmacology I | 4 |
| PSB 842 | Advanced Pharmacology II | 4 |
| PSB 855 | Care and Use of Laboratory Animals | 1 |
| PSB 865 | Drug Screening | 2 |
| PSB 880 | Research* | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
Total minimum semester hours: 30
*Time and credit approved by major professor.
A typical PhD in pharmacology program
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
| MAT 763 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| PSB 811 | Advanced Physiology I | 2 |
| PSB 812 | Advanced Physiology II | 2 |
| PSB 818 | Laboratory Rotations | 1 |
| PSB 819 | Graduate Seminar | 4 |
| PSB 836 | Pharmacodynamics | 4 |
| PSB 841 | Advanced Pharmacology I | 4 |
| PSB 842 | Advanced Pharmacology II | 4 |
| PSB 846 | Advanced Toxicology | 2 |
| PSB 855 | Care and Use of Laboratory Animals | 1 |
| PSB 860 & 861 | Chromatography with Laboratory | 2+1 |
| PSB 865 | Drug Screening | 2 |
| PSB 880 | Research* | 7 |
| Minor | 8 | |
| Electives | 3 |
Total minimum semester hours: 50
*Time and credit approved by major professor.
Elective courses listed for the MS program are also applicable to the
doctoral program.
Students may select courses from other areas with the approval of their
major advisor.
Minor: Biochemistry, medicinal chemistry or pharmaceutics.
Elective courses for MS and PhD programs
| COURSE | TITLE | SEMESTER HOURS |
| BIO 734 | Immunology | 3 |
| CHE 717 | Instrumental Analysis | 4 |
| PSB 740 | Cardiovascular Physiology | 3 |
| PSB 802 | Chemistry of Peptides and Proteins (w/lab) | 2+1 |
| PSB 815 | Drug Metabolism | 3 |
| PSB 831 | Advanced Organic Chemistry | 4 |
| PSB 835 | Advanced Pharmacokinetics | 3 |
| PSB 837 | Vascular Physiology and Pharmacology | 2 |
| PSB 850 | Pharmacogenomics | 3 |
| PSB 856 | Selected Topics in the Neurosciences | 1 |
| PSB 872 | Special Problems (PhD program only) | 1+2 |
Additional electives may be selected from other appropriate graduate
courses with the approval of the major advisor and the course instructor.