Master of Science Degree with specialization in Pharmacology/Toxicology

Program Director,
Anthony J. Cutie, Ph.D.
Telephone: (718) 488-1101

The specialization in Pharmacology/Toxicology is available to those individuals holding a baccalaureate degree from an accredited program in biological or chemical sciences and related disciplines, pharmacy graduates and other healthcare practitioners. The program is intended to develop the skills needed to: 1. pursue a research and/or teaching career in a related discipline; 2. determine drug activity, effectiveness and toxicity; 3. develop new methodologies for drug evaluation according to good laboratory practices; and 4. critically evaluate experimental data as presented in the literature.

Undergraduate Prerequisites:

Biochemistry, Physiology and Pharmacology

The following courses are open only to students enrolled in the graduate program or those in graduate standing.

Degree Requirements

Students taking the Non-Thesis Option must complete 36 credits of course work and pass the written Comprehensive Examination. Students taking the Thesis Option must complete 33 credits of course work of which 6 credits are for Research and Thesis, PTM 060. Thesis students must register for PTM 060 in two consecutive semesters, 3 credits each semester.