Industrial Pharmacy

Earn your Master of Science in Industrial Pharmacy at the Duquesne University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Dual Degree

Earn your MBA alongside your Master of Science in Industrial Pharmacy with 61.5 credits through credit-sharing with the School of Business. Students may begin their study in either the School of Business or the School of Pharmacy. However, students must apply and be accepted to both programs of study. While the student is enrolled in both the MS in Industrial Pharmacy and the MBA programs, the MS in Industrial Pharmacy tuition rate will apply for all terms except any term during which a student is enrolled exclusively in MBA courses. During those terms, the MBA program will take priority and the graduate business tuition rate will apply.

 

Program Information

Be at the forefront of drug discovery and therapeutics with our Master of Science in Industrial Pharmacy program and engage in cutting-edge research. Apply now!

Program Type

Major

Degree

Master's

School

School of Pharmacy

Duration

2 Years

Required Credit Hours

30

Course Descriptions

30 Total Credit Hours

A course designed to integrate the principles of formulation of pharmaceutical drug products with the unit operations required for their manufacturing. Students will learn how liquid (emulsions and liposomal formulations) and solid oral (tablets and capsules) dosage forms are designed and manufactured. Formulation strategies related to effective drug delivery as well as industrial processing will be discussed. Theory and current methods related to liquids mixing/blending, emulsion preparation, liposomal encapsulation, comminution, dry mixing/blending, granulation processes, tableting, encapsulation, and film coating will be discussed. Students will also be exposed to issues concerning manufacturing scale-up and packaging. Offered fall term, odd years. Hybrid Course, Lecture. Offered fall only, odd years.
A course designed to provide a general appreciation of the regulatory aspects of industrial practice (including the federal patent system) associated with the transition from a new bioactive substance or composition to a finished product. Class, two hours. Offered spring term, odd years.
A combination laboratory and lecture course designed to provide students with an opportunity to develop hands-on experience with pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment, formulations, and common release testing procedures. Didactic sessions will focus on developing the skills necessary to perform a risk assessment (as part of a quality risk management system) and draft a batch record for routine manufacturing of a drug product. Regulatory underpinnings of these practices will be discussed. Successful completion of the course requires execution of the completed and approved batch record and characterization of a quality attribute of the product. Offered spring term, even years.
This course addresses the mathematical and physiological bases of pharmacokinetics models, their construction and use. Both classical and non-classical models are emphasized. Offered spring term, even years.
A course designed to prepare the pharmaceutics graduate student to operate processing equipment in the Duquesne University Industrial Pharmacy Laboratory according to established standard operating procedures and university/school safety protocols. The successful student will become familiar with approved standard operating procedures (SOPs); complete formal training for specific processing equipment including assembly, operation, and disassembly/cleaning; and achieve certification for operation of pharmaceutical processing equipment according to School policy. Offered fall term, odd years.
This course is designed to introduce students to the foundational ethical principles and practices related to pharmaceutical research.
Oral presentation by graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers on topics of current research. Participation is required of all graduate students during each semester of matriculation. Offered fall only.
Oral presentation by graduate students, faculty, and invited speakers on topics of current research. Participation is required of all graduate students during each semester of matriculation. Offered spring only.
Courses must be pre-approved by your advisor to meet the analytical requirement.
Courses must be pre-approved by your advisor to meet the math requirement.
Choose from a variety of electives offered through the Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.