Master of Science - Chemistry - Pharmaceutical Science

To serve the needs of the large population of pharmaceutical professionals in the greater New York metropolitan area, Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physics offers a Master of Science in Chemistry with a concentration Pharmaceutical Science. This focused concentration is designed to fulfill the practical and intellectual needs of chemists pursuing research and development careers within the pharmaceutical industrial. It is also geared to current technologists aspiring to supervisory roles in the laboratory and plant.

Students completing a Master’s degree in Chemistry with a concentration in Pharmaceutical Science at the Metropolitan campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University shall acquire the ability to:

• Demonstrate solid foundation in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, including: vocabulary, concepts, methods, and procedures.
  
• Develop skills to work independently and with others.
• Develop skills in oral and written modes of communication (including mathematical and graphical).
• Develop a solid foundation for future independent study (lifelong learning)
• Demonstrate qualitative and quantitative critical reasoning skills.
• Exhibit the ability to use information resources including primary and secondary literature in the field