MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pacific University, Oregon

The pharmacist is an integral member of an interdisciplinary health care team focused on improving health care outcomes of patients. As the leading source for accurate and timely drug information, the pharmacist contributes to patient safety, alleviation of symptoms, prevention of disease, and reduced health care costs. Pharmacists can choose to work in a wide variety of professional settings. Although the majority of pharmacists work in community pharmacies, many other opportunities exist in health-systems, industry, nursing home, managed care, home infusion, and academic settings.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree program trains students interested in discovery-based research, who are motivated to disseminate new knowledge in the biomedical sciences. The following program learning outcomes (PLOs) describe how students in our program demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes critical to discipline mastery. Graduates of the Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree program will be able to:

Knowledge: Apply foundational concepts related to pharmaceutical sciences (pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmaceutics) to complex scientific scenarios

Skills: Perform multiple research techniques that provide the foundation for discovery-focused lines of inquiry

Research Design: Design a research project that includes the collection, organization, and analysis of data in order to address a research hypothesis; this includes an adherence to scientific ethics, where honesty and integrity permeate all stages of scientific practice

Communication: Effectively communicate scientific concepts to an audience as an author, presenter and peer reviewer

Professional Development: Cultivate a professional identity that facilitates integration into the broader scientific community