University of Maryland Graduate School

Program Overview

The MS and PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PSC) programs at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy offers students opportunities to be part of cutting-edge biomedical and pharmaceutical research while preparing them for careers in academia, government or industry.

Training is highly collaborative, and a wide range of research is conducted. Current research areas include medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, bioinorganic chemistry, cellular and molecular biology, computational chemistry, biophysics, microbiology, neuroscience, pharmacometrics, pharmacokinetics, drug formulation, drug transport and delivery, industrial pharmaceutical research, and translational and regulatory sciences. Research is interdisciplinary and students have access to state-of-the-art facilities that include centers in nanobiotechnology, mass spectrometry, computer aided drug design and translational medicine.