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Pharmaceutical Science and Business
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Mission Statement
The goal of the Masters in Pharmaceutical Science and Business program at York College is to prepare students for responsible positions in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry management. Opportunities for students, upon successfully completing the program, include careers with Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies, professional societies, and government/international agencies.
Program Goals
Upon graduation students will have:
Gained expertise in advanced concepts for the discovery and development of pharmaceutical drugs.
Obtained advanced knowledge of the regulations involved in the preparation, marketing, and post marketing surveillance of pharmaceutical products.
Acquired knowledge of pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic principles and pharmacogenomics.
Developed an understanding of business aspects of the pharmaceutical industry.
Become versed in the ethics of drug development, testing, marketing and surveillance.
Program Description
The goal of the Master of Pharmaceutical Science and Business Program at York College is to prepare students for responsible positions in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Opportunities for students successfully completing the program include careers with Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies, professional societies, hospitals and health care, government and international agencies. In this two-year graduate program, students will complete a total of 36 credits toward the degree, of which 24 will be from the common Core Courses and 12 from the optional Elective Courses. Full-time students will be expected to take a minimum of 9 credits per semester.
Students choose elective courses based on their career goals, such as:
Pharmaceutical Research and Development for individuals who would like to pursue or enhance a career in the area of drug discovery, biotherapeutics, pharmaceutics, product formulation, manufacturing process development, the design of clinical trials, etc.
Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs for individuals who would like to enter into regulatory science, to pursue or enhance a career working for or interfacing with the US FDA, or similar international bodies.
Pharmaceutical Business and Management for individuals who would like to pursue or enhance a career in pharmaceutical industry areas such as marketing, management, supply chain.