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Pharmaceutical Biochemistry (M.S.)

The objective of this program is to provide students with the opportunity to obtain a Master of Science Degree in Pharmaceutical Biochemistry at Montclair State University. Graduates from this program will be prepared for careers in applied research or product development in the pharmaceutical industry and for work in management, inspection, sales and service. Specifically, these graduates will have the requisite skills in biochemistry, drug design and pharmacology to set them on a career path in the pharmaceutical industry. This program is uniquely poised to meet these objectives by providing a core curriculum which closely parallels the drug discovery process followed within the pharmaceutical industry. The core curriculum provides training in the biochemical aspects of drug discovery, drug screening and medicinal chemistry technologies, and pharmacological evaluation of new drug candidates.

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Program Requirements

Core Courses
CHEM 570Advanced Biochemistry3
CHEM 575Enzyme Kinetics and Mechanisms3
CHEM 579Biomolecular Assay Development3
CHEM 582Biochemical Pharmacology3
Research Options
Select either the Graduate Literature Search or the Research & Thesis option: 3-9
Graduate Literature Search
CHEM 598
Graduate Literature Search (Complete two times for a total of 2 credits)
CHEM 599
Graduate Seminar
Research & Thesis
CHEM 595
Graduate Research
CHEM 698
Master's Thesis
Submit the completed Thesis original and one copy to the Graduate Office. See Thesis Guidelines for details.
Culminating Experience
Make a seminar presentation in conjunction with Research option. Graduate School must be notified when complete.
Electives
Complete 15 credits of electives if choosing the Graduate Literature Search option. Complete 9 credits of electives if choosing the Thesis option. See list below. No more than 6 credits in Biology may be taken.15-9
Total Credits30

Electives

BIOL 505Experimental Cell Culture3
BIOL 512Special Topics in Modern Genetics3
BIOL 547Molecular Biology I3
BIOL 548Molecular Biology II4
BIOL 594Signal Transduction3
BIOL 598Selected Techniques in Molecular Biology1.5
CHEM 525Bioinorganic Chemistry3
CHEM 530Advanced Organic Chemistry3
CHEM 538Drug Design in Medicinal Chemistry3
CHEM 560Advanced Analytical Chemistry3
CHEM 574Protein Structure3
CHEM 577Nucleic Acid Biochemistry3
CHEM 578Biochemistry Laboratory Techniques3
CHEM 595Graduate Research1-6
 

Research and Thesis Option - 2 Year Roadmap

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Core Course3Core Course3
Elective Course3Elective course3
CHEM 5952CHEM 5952
 8 8
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Core Course3Elective Course3
Elective Course3CHEM 6983
CHEM 5952Culminating Experience
 8 6
Total Credits 30

Research and Thesis Option - 15 Month Roadmap

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
Core Course (Complete in the Summer term)3Elective Course (Complete in the Winter term)3 
CHEM 595 (Complete in the Summer term)2Core Course3 
Core Course3Elective Course3 
Elective Course3CHEM 5952 
CHEM 5952  
 13 11 
Second Year
  SummerCredits
  Elective Course3
  CHEM 6983
  Culminating Experience
   6
Total Credits 30

 Literature Search Option - 2 Year Roadmap 

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Core Course3Core Course3
Elective Course3Elective Course3
Elective Course3Elective Course3
 CHEM 5981
 9 10
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
Core Course3Elective Course3
Elective Course3CHEM 5991
CHEM 5981Culminating Experience
 7 4
Total Credits 30

 Literature Search Option - 15 Month Roadmap

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits 
Elective Course (Complete in the Summer term)3Elective Course (Complete in the Winter term)3 
Core Course3CHEM 598 (Complete in the Winter term)1 
Elective Course3Core Course3 
Elective Course3Elective Course3 
 Elective Course3 
 CHEM 5981 
 12 14 
Second Year
  SummerCredits
  Core Course3
  CHEM 5991
  Culminating Experience
   4
Total Credits 30